- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": {"value": "Founder identity / naming", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/raven-tech", "https://www.wheresyoured.at/rabbit-holed/"]}, "detail": {"value": "Same person referred to as Cheng Lu, Lyu Cheng, Lu Cheng, Jesse Lyu, and 吕骋 across sources", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/16/baidu-raven-tech/", "http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/tech/2017-02/16/content_28227530.htm", "https://technode.com/2018/07/09/baidu-raven-founder-resigns/"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Founder count", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/raven-tech", "https://thetechportal.com/2017/02/16/baidu-acquires-digital-assistant-startup-raven-tech/"]}, "detail": {"value": "YC lists only Cheng Lu; other sources list co-founders Rui Xi and Yiming Wu", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/raven-tech", "https://seekingalpha.com/article/4047919-baidu-acquires-raven-tech-to-ramp-up-smart-home-efforts"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Legal representative vs founder", "source_urls": ["https://pitchhub.36kr.com/project/2254161897931395"]}, "detail": {"value": "Chinese corporate registration lists 赵鹏 as legal representative and 100% shareholder, not founder 吕骋", "source_urls": ["https://pitchhub.36kr.com/project/2254161897931395"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Employee headcount", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/raven-tech", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/16/baidu-raven-tech/"]}, "detail": {"value": "Reports range from 11 (YC batch) to 60 (at acquisition) to ~80 then ~12 (Raven H period); third-party databases show 26 or 1 post-acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/raven-tech", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/16/baidu-raven-tech/", "https://voicebot.ai/2018/06/05/baidu-is-about-to-stop-producing-the-most-intriguing-smart-speaker-on-the-planet/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/raventech/__As1zJ5Bs3b-YS_YxwFuleIGMVhJAqab606U9-80a3qs"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Acquisition price", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/16/baidu-raven-tech/", "https://voicebot.ai/2018/06/05/baidu-is-about-to-stop-producing-the-most-intriguing-smart-speaker-on-the-planet/"]}, "detail": {"value": "Baidu never disclosed price; media reports ~$90M citing The Information without official confirmation", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/16/baidu-raven-tech/", "https://voicebot.ai/2018/06/05/baidu-is-about-to-stop-producing-the-most-intriguing-smart-speaker-on-the-planet/"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Headquarters location", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/raven-tech", "https://seekingalpha.com/article/4047919-baidu-acquires-raven-tech-to-ramp-up-smart-home-efforts"]}, "detail": {"value": "Most sources say Beijing; Seeking Alpha describes Milpitas, California-based Raven Tech", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/raven-tech", "https://seekingalpha.com/article/4047919-baidu-acquires-raven-tech-to-ramp-up-smart-home-efforts", "https://pitchhub.36kr.com/project/2254161897931395"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Founding date", "source_urls": ["https://pitchhub.36kr.com/project/2254161897931395", "https://linkedin.com/in/jesselyu"]}, "detail": {"value": "Corporate registration and most press say May 2014; Jesse Lyu LinkedIn lists Raven Tech from May 2013", "source_urls": ["https://pitchhub.36kr.com/project/2254161897931395", "https://linkedin.com/in/jesselyu"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Total funding amount", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/16/baidu-raven-tech/", "https://linkedin.com/in/jesselyu"]}, "detail": {"value": "Press and databases converge on ~$18M; LinkedIn company profile for Raven Tech shows $33.2M total funding", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/16/baidu-raven-tech/", "https://linkedin.com/in/jesselyu"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Post-acquisition corporate status", "source_urls": ["https://pitchhub.36kr.com/project/2254161897931395", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/raventech/__As1zJ5Bs3b-YS_YxwFuleIGMVhJAqab606U9-80a3qs"]}, "detail": {"value": "36Kr lists 2023-05 merger with Baidu; Tracxn still profiles Raven Tech as active with recent employee count — unclear if independent entity persists", "source_urls": ["https://pitchhub.36kr.com/project/2254161897931395", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/raventech/__As1zJ5Bs3b-YS_YxwFuleIGMVhJAqab606U9-80a3qs"]}}, {"topic": {"value": "Website accessibility", "source_urls": ["https://www.marketing-interactive.com/baidu-acquires-startup-raven-tech-enhance-ai-capability"]}, "detail": {"value": "raventech.com referenced in press but could not be independently verified live during research", "source_urls": ["https://www.marketing-interactive.com/baidu-acquires-startup-raven-tech-enhance-ai-capability"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/tech/2017-02/16/content_28227530.htm", "https://golden.com/wiki/Raven_Tech-JNZDEW5", "https://linkedin.com/in/jesselyu", "https://linkedin.com/in/ruixi", "https://medium.com/@misterzeitgeist/jesse-lyu-the-trailblazing-tech-innovator-from-xian-to-silicon-valley-4ac82d7b1261", "https://pitchhub.36kr.com/project/2254161897931395", "https://seekingalpha.com/article/4047919-baidu-acquires-raven-tech-to-ramp-up-smart-home-efforts", "https://startups.rip/company/raven-tech", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/16/baidu-raven-tech/", "https://technode.com/2017/02/16/baidu-doubles-down-on-ai-by-acquiring-alexa-like-service-raven-tech/", "https://technode.com/2018/07/09/baidu-raven-founder-resigns/", "https://thetechportal.com/2017/02/16/baidu-acquires-digital-assistant-startup-raven-tech/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/raventech/__As1zJ5Bs3b-YS_YxwFuleIGMVhJAqab606U9-80a3qs", "https://voicebot.ai/2018/06/05/baidu-is-about-to-stop-producing-the-most-intriguing-smart-speaker-on-the-planet/", "https://www.marketing-interactive.com/baidu-acquires-startup-raven-tech-enhance-ai-capability", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/raven-tech/zllf7w1gk4ezoq2qp", "https://www.wheresyoured.at/rabbit-holed/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/raven-tech"]