- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "identity.founded_year", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plate-iq", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211104005235/en/Plate-IQ-Raises-160-Million-From-FTV-Capital-To-Close-The-Supply-Chain-Payments-Gap-Between-Vendors-And-Operators"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC profile lists Founded: 2015; company press releases and Ottimate site state founded in 2014.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plate-iq", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211104005235/en/Plate-IQ-Raises-160-Million-From-FTV-Capital-To-Close-The-Supply-Chain-Payments-Gap-Between-Vendors-And-Operators", "https://ottimate.com/plate-iq/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plate-iq", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211104005235/en/Plate-IQ-Raises-160-Million-From-FTV-Capital-To-Close-The-Supply-Chain-Payments-Gap-Between-Vendors-And-Operators"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC lists only Bhavuk Kaul as founder; BusinessWire and Ottimate board announcements name both Bhavuk Kaul and Ram Jayaraman as co-founders.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plate-iq", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211104005235/en/Plate-IQ-Raises-160-Million-From-FTV-Capital-To-Close-The-Supply-Chain-Payments-Gap-Between-Vendors-And-Operators"]}}, {"field": {"value": "identity.hq_location", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2015/plate-iq.json", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ottimate", "https://craft.co/ottimate"]}, "issue": {"value": "HQ varies across sources: YC lists London + Emeryville; LinkedIn headquarters San Francisco; Craft.co lists Oakland, CA; Private Equity Info lists Emeryville, CA.", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2015/plate-iq.json", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ottimate", "https://craft.co/ottimate", "https://privateequityinfo.com/directory/private-equity-portfolio-company/2/ottimate"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.total_raised_usd", "source_urls": ["https://bouncewatch.com/company/plate-iq", "https://craft.co/ottimate", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/08/plate-iq/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Secondary aggregators report totals of ~$164.5M (BounceWatch) or $4.5M (Craft.co, clearly stale/incorrect). No primary-source total; early YC/angel amounts undisclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://bouncewatch.com/company/plate-iq", "https://craft.co/ottimate", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/08/plate-iq/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employees.snapshots", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plate-iq", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ottimate", "https://builtin.com/company/ottimate"]}, "issue": {"value": "Headcount estimates range from 200 (YC) to 215 (LinkedIn) to 256 (Built In); no audited employee count found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plate-iq", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ottimate", "https://builtin.com/company/ottimate"]}}, {"field": {"value": "identity.current_ceo", "source_urls": ["https://ottimate.com/plate-iq/", "https://ottimate.com/news/ottimate-appoints-shawn-lane-as-ceo-to-lead-next-phase-of-ai-driven-growth/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Ottimate about page still quotes Barrett Boston as CEO; official press release (2026-03-19) appoints Shawn Lane as CEO.", "source_urls": ["https://ottimate.com/plate-iq/", "https://ottimate.com/news/ottimate-appoints-shawn-lane-as-ceo-to-lead-next-phase-of-ai-driven-growth/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "operating_metrics", "source_urls": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211104005235/en/Plate-IQ-Raises-160-Million-From-FTV-Capital-To-Close-The-Supply-Chain-Payments-Gap-Between-Vendors-And-Operators", "https://ottimate.com/plate-iq/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Customer/invoice/payment volume metrics differ by date: BusinessWire (Nov 2021) cites 20,000 customers, 50,000 invoices/day, $1B+ annual payments; Ottimate site (current marketing) cites 30,000 customers, 100,000 invoices/day, $3B annual payments.", "source_urls": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211104005235/en/Plate-IQ-Raises-160-Million-From-FTV-Capital-To-Close-The-Supply-Chain-Payments-Gap-Between-Vendors-And-Operators", "https://ottimate.com/plate-iq/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://bouncewatch.com/company/plate-iq", "https://builtin.com/company/ottimate", "https://craft.co/ottimate", "https://ftvcapital.com/2021/plate-iq-raises-160-million-from-ftv-capital-to-close-the-supply-chain-payments-gap-between-vendors-and-operators/", "https://linkedin.com/in/ramprabhuj", "https://ottimate.com/news/meet-ottimate-plate-iq-rebrands-as-leading-ap-automation-ai/", "https://ottimate.com/news/ottimate-appoints-andy-roberts-as-chairman-of-board-of-directors/", "https://ottimate.com/news/ottimate-appoints-shawn-lane-as-ceo-to-lead-next-phase-of-ai-driven-growth/", "https://ottimate.com/plate-iq/", "https://privateequityinfo.com/directory/private-equity-portfolio-company/2/ottimate", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/08/08/plate-iq/", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/20/plateiq-cooks-up-4-million-for-restaurant-management-platform/", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211104005235/en/Plate-IQ-Raises-160-Million-From-FTV-Capital-To-Close-The-Supply-Chain-Payments-Gap-Between-Vendors-And-Operators", "https://www.dialectica.io/origin/company/ottimate", "https://www.fsrmagazine.com/industry-news/app-plate-iq-scores-4-million-recent-funding-round/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ottimate", "https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftv-capital-invests-160-million-in-plate-iq-11636023601", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plate-iq", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2015/plate-iq.json"]