- conflicts or gaps
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Tracxn labels Jun 2020 as Series B.", "source_urls": ["https://prometheusfuels.ai/about/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/prometheus/__hsv0xxENEbsksbzJSZzzm6AY-72AlVxjYxON1NxlnII/funding-and-investors"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Employee count", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/prometheus", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/prometheus/__hsv0xxENEbsksbzJSZzzm6AY-72AlVxjYxON1NxlnII"]}, "detail": {"value": "YC reports 25; Tracxn 26; no primary-source headcount update found for 2025–2026.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/prometheus", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/prometheus/__hsv0xxENEbsksbzJSZzzm6AY-72AlVxjYxON1NxlnII"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Commercial delivery vs announcements", "source_urls": ["https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/25/1050899/prometheus-fuels-startup-carbon-neutral/", "https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2021/American-Airlines-Commits-to-Setting-Science-Based-Target-for-Reducing-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions-CORP-OTH-07/"]}, "detail": {"value": "MIT Technology Review (2022) reported missed fuel-sale timelines and no integrated commercial system; American Airlines offtake announced 2021 but large-volume delivery not independently verified in primary sources reviewed.", "source_urls": ["https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/25/1050899/prometheus-fuels-startup-carbon-neutral/", "https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2021/American-Airlines-Commits-to-Setting-Science-Based-Target-for-Reducing-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions-CORP-OTH-07/"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Technical and cost claims skepticism", "source_urls": ["https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/25/1050899/prometheus-fuels-startup-carbon-neutral/"]}, "detail": {"value": "Independent experts quoted by MIT Technology Review questioned thermodynamic feasibility and $3/gal claims; company had limited peer-reviewed public validation at that time.", "source_urls": ["https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/04/25/1050899/prometheus-fuels-startup-carbon-neutral/"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Valuation verification", "source_urls": ["https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28631067", "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-throws-its-weight-behind-unicorn-electrofuels-company"]}, "detail": {"value": "$1.5B valuation is company-reported at Series B close; independent third-party valuation confirmation not found in sources reviewed.", "source_urls": ["https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28631067", "https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-throws-its-weight-behind-unicorn-electrofuels-company"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Co-founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/prometheus", "https://prometheusfuels.ai/about/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Fuels"]}, "detail": {"value": "All reviewed sources list Rob McGinnis as sole founder/CEO; no co-founders identified.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/prometheus", "https://prometheusfuels.ai/about/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Fuels"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "YC profile freshness", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/prometheus"]}, "detail": {"value": "YC still lists Active and team size 25 but does not reflect 2025–2026 product/pivot messaging (AI data centers, Titan Forge milestones) on company site and BusinessWire.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/prometheus", "https://prometheusfuels.ai/about/", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260114310118/en/Prometheus-Announces-Breakthrough-e-Kerosene-Pathway-to-Make-Cost-Competitive-SAF-and-Diesel-from-Electricity-and-Air"]}}]]
- source urls
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