- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "funding.total_raised_usd", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/16/proxy-touchless-locks/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/proxy"]}, "issue": {"value": "TechCrunch and YCDB report $58.8M total; CB Insights reports $57.2M; Startup Intros reports $58.0M; LinkedIn reports $58.9M. Sum of publicly reported rounds (Seed $1.6M + Series A $13.6M + Series B $42M) equals $57.2M.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/16/proxy-touchless-locks/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/proxy", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/proxy", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/proxy-technologies"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employees.snapshots", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proxy", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/proxy", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/proxy-technologies"]}, "issue": {"value": "Headcount varies widely: YC lists 20, YCDB lists 60, post-acquisition LinkedIn lists 5. Denis Mars LinkedIn claims 100+ team at Proxy; no primary-source reconciliation found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proxy", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/proxy", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/proxy-technologies", "https://linkedin.com/in/denismars"]}}, {"field": {"value": "identity.website", "source_urls": ["https://proxy.com", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2016/proxy.json"]}, "issue": {"value": "proxy.com (YC-listed canonical domain) no longer serves Proxy company content as of research date; appears repurposed. LinkedIn lists proxy.co as homepage.", "source_urls": ["https://proxy.com", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/proxy-technologies", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2016/proxy.json"]}}, {"field": {"value": "products.access_control_shutdown", "source_urls": ["https://www.getkisi.com/best-access-control-systems/proxy"]}, "issue": {"value": "February 2022 access-control shutdown cited by Kisi secondary review; original Proxy announcement URL not retrieved or verified in this research.", "source_urls": ["https://www.getkisi.com/best-access-control-systems/proxy"]}}, {"field": {"value": "exit_status.deal_value_usd", "source_urls": ["https://tech.eu/2023/05/10/ura-acquires-proxy-and-its-wave-to-pay-tech/", "https://ouraring.com/blog/oura-acquires-proxy/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Bloomberg reported ~$185M acquisition value via Tech.eu; official ŌURA/Business Wire releases did not disclose price. PitchBook 2020 valuation of $292M cited only secondhand.", "source_urls": ["https://tech.eu/2023/05/10/ura-acquires-proxy-and-its-wave-to-pay-tech/", "https://ouraring.com/blog/oura-acquires-proxy/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/proxy"]}}, {"field": {"value": "identity.description / one_liner", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proxy", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/27/forget-your-badge/"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC current tagline emphasizes smart-ring digital wallet; company spent 2016–2022 primarily as enterprise mobile access-control and digital-identity platform before wearable pivot.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proxy", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/27/forget-your-badge/", "https://www.getkisi.com/best-access-control-systems/proxy", "https://ouraring.com/blog/oura-acquires-proxy/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "identity.founded_year", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/proxy/__fGOoM6EXnoZpmZNnB9w9CxKO4SUbNeTP1zLta9qFz2U"]}, "issue": {"value": "Tracxn incorrectly lists founded year as 1994; all primary sources (YC, TechCrunch, CB Insights, press releases) state 2016.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/proxy/__fGOoM6EXnoZpmZNnB9w9CxKO4SUbNeTP1zLta9qFz2U", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proxy", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/22/proxy-raises-1-6-million-to-kill-the-card-key-and-make-the-internet-of-things-more-accessible/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://commercialobserver.com/2021/08/best-covid-vaccination-apps-verification-2/", "https://linkedin.com/in/denismars", "https://ouraring.com/blog/oura-acquires-proxy/", "https://proxy.com", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/proxy", "https://startupintros.com/people/denis-mars", "https://tech.eu/2023/05/10/ura-acquires-proxy-and-its-wave-to-pay-tech/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/22/proxy-raises-1-6-million-to-kill-the-card-key-and-make-the-internet-of-things-more-accessible/", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/27/forget-your-badge/", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/16/proxy-touchless-locks/", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/27/smart-ring-maker-motiv-acquired-by-digital-identity-company/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/proxy/__fGOoM6EXnoZpmZNnB9w9CxKO4SUbNeTP1zLta9qFz2U", "https://vcnewsdaily.com/proxy/venture-capital-funding/xfpxpxtybh", "https://www.axios.com/2021/06/24/employers-coronavirus-vaccines-technology-employees", "https://www.businessinsider.com/smart-ring-motiv-acquired-by-proxy-shift-to-enterprise-2020-4", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230509005326/en/%C5%8CURA-Acquires-Proxy-in-All-Equity-Deal", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/proxy", "https://www.getkisi.com/best-access-control-systems/proxy", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/03/16/2001450/0/en/Proxy-Raises-42M-Series-B-Funding-to-Expand-Identity-Signal-Solutions-and-Global-Footprint.html", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/04/27/2022604/0/en/Proxy-Acquires-Smart-Ring-Startup-Motiv-Sparking-Paradigm-Shift-in-How-People-Use-Wearables-to-Interface-with-Physical-World.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/proxy-technologies", "https://www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/sydney-founded-startup-proxy-raises-2-1-million-as-it-officially-launches/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/proxy", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/proxy", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2016/proxy.json"]