- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"issue": {"value": "Total funding totals differ across sources ($3.8M VC-only vs $3.86M including crowdfunding rounds per CB Insights).", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pixate/__2mIEbfQ1ym0frlbS33l5C22gB8VFCW6LaVjtGToEWsg", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pixate/financials"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "YC seed round dollar amount not publicly disclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/15/pixate-debuts-a-framework-for-designing-mobile-apps-with-css/"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Google acquisition price not disclosed by any primary source.", "source_urls": ["https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-21/google-acquires-startup-pixate-to-boost-mobile-design", "https://www.mobileworldlive.com/google/google-acquires-visual-prototyping-platform-pixate/"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Founded-month conflict: YC says May 2012; PR Newswire says June 2012.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pixate", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pixate-raises-38m-from-accel-partners-to-expand-its-dynamic-ui-platform-for-native-mobile-apps-213967081.html"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Post-acquisition continuation promise contradicted by 2016 sunset (July 2015 FAQ said product would continue without interruption).", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/21/google-acquires-mobile-app-prototyping-tool-pixate/", "https://pixate.com/pixate-sunset-faq/index.html"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "YC company page is stale (still describes purchasable Pixate Engine v1.0 at pixate.com despite acquisition and sunset).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pixate", "https://pixate.com/pixate-sunset-faq/index.html"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Name collision risk: unrelated companies with similar names (e.g., Pixenate photo-editing reviews site) appear in competitor databases.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pixate/financials", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pixate/__2mIEbfQ1ym0frlbS33l5C22gB8VFCW6LaVjtGToEWsg"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "CB Insights lists Andreessen Horowitz among investors; not corroborated by primary funding announcements (Accel-led Series A only).", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pixate/financials", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pixate-raises-38m-from-accel-partners-to-expand-its-dynamic-ui-platform-for-native-mobile-apps-213967081.html"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Product positioning shifted over time: developer CSS styling framework (2013) to designer no-code prototyping platform (2014).", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/15/pixate-debuts-a-framework-for-designing-mobile-apps-with-css/", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/10/14/pixate-launches-its-app-prototyping-service-for-designers/"]}}, {"issue": {"value": "Current employee counts in third-party databases (1–2) reflect legacy records, not an active standalone company.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pixate/__2mIEbfQ1ym0frlbS33l5C22gB8VFCW6LaVjtGToEWsg", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pixate/people"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2015/07/27/google-acquires-pixate-a-mobile-app-prototyping-tool", "https://pixate.com/pixate-sunset-faq/index.html", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/15/pixate-debuts-a-framework-for-designing-mobile-apps-with-css/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/07/01/pixate-seriesa/", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/10/14/pixate-launches-its-app-prototyping-service-for-designers/", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/21/google-acquires-mobile-app-prototyping-tool-pixate/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/pixate/__2mIEbfQ1ym0frlbS33l5C22gB8VFCW6LaVjtGToEWsg", "https://venturebeat.com/business/google-acquires-pixate-a-y-combinator-backed-mobile-app-prototyping-tool/", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-21/google-acquires-startup-pixate-to-boost-mobile-design", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pixate/financials", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pixate/people", "https://www.gaebler.com/Funded-Company-8A79CE4B-B4BF-4F71-924E-1568AA922AF1-Pixate", "https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixate/beautiful-native-mobile-apps/posts/299537", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/pcolton", "https://www.mobileworldlive.com/google/google-acquires-visual-prototyping-platform-pixate/", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pixate-raises-38m-from-accel-partners-to-expand-its-dynamic-ui-platform-for-native-mobile-apps-213967081.html", "https://www.vox.com/2014/9/16/11630910/pixate-launches-with-new-approach-to-mobile-prototyping", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pixate", "https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-buys-mobile-ui-design-firm-pixate-makes-its-software-free/"]