- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "total_funding", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plato", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/plato/__BTswJwOx9QrOWysuzk_Qkr6wmAFyNfZnMpFRlC3svIU", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/plato", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/platohq"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Founder claims $23M total; third-party databases report $3.77M–$5.3M; gap likely from undisclosed rounds, debt, or self-reported vs disclosed VC totals", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plato", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/plato/__BTswJwOx9QrOWysuzk_Qkr6wmAFyNfZnMpFRlC3svIU", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/plato", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/platohq"]}}, {"field": {"value": "headquarters_location", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plato", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/plato"]}, "conflict": {"value": "San Francisco (YC, Tracxn, LinkedIn) vs Covina, California (CB Insights)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plato", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/plato", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/plato/__BTswJwOx9QrOWysuzk_Qkr6wmAFyNfZnMpFRlC3svIU"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founding_vs_launch_year", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/plato/__BTswJwOx9QrOWysuzk_Qkr6wmAFyNfZnMpFRlC3svIU", "https://coda.io/blog/about-coda/coda-acquires-plato", "https://www.platohq.com"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Company founded 2014 as Birdly; Plato mentorship product cited as launched 2018 (Coda) or pivoted 2017 (Business Insider); sunset page says 'founding in 2018'", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/plato/__BTswJwOx9QrOWysuzk_Qkr6wmAFyNfZnMpFRlC3svIU", "https://coda.io/blog/about-coda/coda-acquires-plato", "https://www.businessinsider.com/plato-ceo-quang-hoang-interview-a-mentoring-program-with-tech-leaders-2017-8", "https://www.platohq.com"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employee_count", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plato", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/platohq"]}, "conflict": {"value": "YC lists 26; founder claims peak ~70; LinkedIn lists 100", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plato", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/platohq", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jean-baptiste-coger_platoelevate-activity-7194377730681913345-ocgH"]}}, {"field": {"value": "revenue", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plato", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/platohq"]}, "conflict": {"value": "Founder claims ~$5M ARR; LinkedIn reports $1.5M annual revenue", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plato", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/platohq"]}}, {"field": {"value": "elevate_conference_count", "source_urls": ["https://coda.io/blog/about-coda/coda-acquires-plato", "https://www.platohq.com"]}, "conflict": {"value": "11 Elevate conferences by May 2024 (Coda) vs 13 by Dec 2025 sunset (platohq.com)", "source_urls": ["https://coda.io/blog/about-coda/coda-acquires-plato", "https://www.platohq.com"]}}, {"field": {"value": "acquisition_price", "source_urls": ["https://coda.io/blog/about-coda/coda-acquires-plato", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/plato/financials"]}, "gap": {"value": "No public disclosure of Coda acquisition price", "source_urls": ["https://coda.io/blog/about-coda/coda-acquires-plato", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/plato/financials"]}}, {"field": {"value": "legal_entity_name", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/plato/__BTswJwOx9QrOWysuzk_Qkr6wmAFyNfZnMpFRlC3svIU"]}, "gap": {"value": "Delaware/incorporation legal name not confirmed in sourced materials", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/plato/__BTswJwOx9QrOWysuzk_Qkr6wmAFyNfZnMpFRlC3svIU", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/plato"]}}, {"field": {"value": "2021_seed_round", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/plato/financials", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/platohq"]}, "gap": {"value": "CB Insights lists Nov 2021 round; LinkedIn lists Sep 2022 $2M seed; no verified primary press release with amount/investors found in sourced set", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/plato/financials", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/platohq"]}}, {"field": {"value": "name_collision", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/platohq"]}, "conflict": {"value": "LinkedIn company page mixes unrelated 'Plato Gold' / mining news items with platohq Plato", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/platohq"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://coda.io/blog/about-coda/coda-acquires-plato", "https://medium.com/inside-birdly/gathering-350k-a-journey-through-our-seed-funding-af5bf5a5cd3", "https://medium.com/inside-plato/the-story-behind-plato-mentorship-for-engineering-leaders-fbad257971dd", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/02/26/birdly-wants-to-help-call-your-customer-data-by-talking-to-a-slack-bot/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/plato/__BTswJwOx9QrOWysuzk_Qkr6wmAFyNfZnMpFRlC3svIU", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/plato/__BTswJwOx9QrOWysuzk_Qkr6wmAFyNfZnMpFRlC3svIU/funding-and-investors", "https://www.businessinsider.com/plato-ceo-quang-hoang-interview-a-mentoring-program-with-tech-leaders-2017-8", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/plato", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/plato/financials", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/platohq", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jean-baptiste-coger_platoelevate-activity-7194377730681913345-ocgH", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/quanghoang_hey-all-exciting-life-update-plato-activity-7194372025036009472-V9UH", "https://www.platohq.com", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plato"]