- conflicts or gaps
- [{"hq_location_conflict": {"value": "YC lists Bengaluru; legal entity, press, and Tracxn list Mumbai", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pulse", "https://www.techcircle.in/2019/06/19/exclusive-matrix-partners-backed-health-tech-startup-doctalk-winds-up-operations", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/doctalk/__B1iMeTW5-LM32cJeRFeuP0LTPxobsaxskYENo7gVWeY"]}, "founder_list_mismatch": {"value": "YC Pulse page lists 2 founders (Aluru, Chamakura); DocTalk press lists 3 co-founders including Akshat Goenka who stepped down during pivot", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pulse", "https://www.techcircle.in/2019/06/19/exclusive-matrix-partners-backed-health-tech-startup-doctalk-winds-up-operations"]}, "shutdown_date_conflict": {"value": "StartupTalky table lists 2018 dissolution; TechCircle reports full shutdown by June 2019", "source_urls": ["https://www.startuptalky.com/why-startups-fail-case-study/", "https://www.techcircle.in/2019/06/19/exclusive-matrix-partners-backed-health-tech-startup-doctalk-winds-up-operations"]}, "yc_program_conflation": {"value": "Sources disagree on YC participation: Fellowship 2016 + W17 batch 2017 vs TechCircle stating fellowship in 2017 winter batch only", "source_urls": ["https://awards.cs.brown.edu/2016/05/06/krishna-chaitanya-aluru-wins-ycombinator-fellowship/", "https://www.vccircle.com/y-combinator-backed-doctalk-bags-5-mn-from-matrix-others", "https://www.techcircle.in/2019/06/19/exclusive-matrix-partners-backed-health-tech-startup-doctalk-winds-up-operations"]}, "funding_attribution_gap": {"value": "All disclosed institutional funding ($5M Series A) raised under DocTalk; no separate Pulse-branded funding round found", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/doctalk/__B1iMeTW5-LM32cJeRFeuP0LTPxobsaxskYENo7gVWeY", "https://reforgers.com/startups/pulse"]}, "website_unavailable": {"value": "getpulse.care returned HTTP 503 at time of research; cannot verify current product/marketing claims", "source_urls": ["http://www.getpulse.care"]}, "name_collision_risk": {"value": "Unrelated active companies share 'Pulse' name: Pulse Active Stations Network (YC W19), Pulse AI/runpulse.com (2025 seed), US PulseEHR/Pulse Systems", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pulse-active-stations-network", "https://www.runpulse.com/blog/pulse-seed-nfdg-venture", "https://www.itqlick.com/pulseehr"]}, "employee_count_variance": {"value": "YC/reforgers cite team size 30; company registry cites 25; Inc42 cites 14; ~100 layoffs reported during pivot", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pulse", "https://reforgers.com/startups/pulse", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/doctalk-solutions-india-private-limited/U72200MH2016PTC282164", "https://inc42.com/company/doctalk/", "https://www.techcircle.in/2019/06/19/exclusive-matrix-partners-backed-health-tech-startup-doctalk-winds-up-operations"]}, "reforgers_event_year_error": {"value": "Reforgers labels shutdown event year as 2016 (same as founding year), likely erroneous", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/pulse"]}}]
- source urls
- ["http://www.getpulse.care", "https://awards.cs.brown.edu/2016/05/06/krishna-chaitanya-aluru-wins-ycombinator-fellowship/", "https://inc42.com/buzz/y-combinator-winter-2017-batch/", "https://inc42.com/company/doctalk/", "https://reforgers.com/startups/pulse", "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/venture-capital/matrix-khosla-ventures-back-doctalk-with-5-million/articleshow/61539404.cms", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/doctalk/__B1iMeTW5-LM32cJeRFeuP0LTPxobsaxskYENo7gVWeY", "https://www.itqlick.com/pulseehr", "https://www.runpulse.com/blog/pulse-seed-nfdg-venture", "https://www.startuptalky.com/why-startups-fail-case-study/", "https://www.techcircle.in/2019/06/19/exclusive-matrix-partners-backed-health-tech-startup-doctalk-winds-up-operations", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/doctalk-solutions-india-private-limited/U72200MH2016PTC282164", "https://www.vccircle.com/y-combinator-backed-doctalk-bags-5-mn-from-matrix-others", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pulse", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/pulse-active-stations-network"]