- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founded_year", "conflict": {"value": "Sources cite 2018 (Oct/Nov 2018) vs 2019 (FounderTrace, LinkedIn company page).", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/24/your-next-tire-change-could-be-performed-by-a-robot/", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/robotire/", "https://linkedin.com/in/victor-darolfi-92b17311"]}}, {"field": "headquarters", "conflict": {"value": "Early HQ listed as San Carlos/Bay Area, CA; later HQ Plymouth/Detroit, MI.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/24/your-next-tire-change-could-be-performed-by-a-robot/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/robotire", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/robotire"]}}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": {"value": "CB Insights $8.36M vs LinkedIn $10.8M vs Tracxn $12.1M; Tracxn also lists $10.6M Series A in Jun 2021 conflicting with company-stated $7.5M Series A in Oct 2021.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/robotire/financials", "https://linkedin.com/in/victor-darolfi-92b17311", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/robotire/__rKiPnLCQitx5_MCOCqOVg5gprEJHt9j6z4ZRM4Yc5dE/funding-and-investors", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/auto-tech-startup-robotire-closes-series-a-round-301395531.html"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": {"value": "YC lists 20; RBR50 lists 11–50; LinkedIn lists 4 at closure.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/robotire", "https://www.therobotreport.com/rbr50-company-2023/robotire-transforms-tire-changing-process/", "https://linkedin.com/in/victor-darolfi-92b17311"]}}, {"field": "tire_change_time", "conflict": {"value": "Marketing claims range from 10 minutes (YC/2020 TechCrunch) to under 15 minutes (2021 Series A) to under 25 minutes (2022 deployments).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/robotire", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/24/your-next-tire-change-could-be-performed-by-a-robot/", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/auto-tech-startup-robotire-closes-series-a-round-301395531.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/robotire-installs-first-revolutionary-tire-changing-system-at-discount-tire-301601109.html"]}}, {"field": "series_a_date", "conflict": {"value": "The Robot Report references Series A as '2022' in bankruptcy article; official close date is Oct 7, 2021.", "source_urls": ["https://www.therobotreport.com/tire-changing-startup-robotire-files-chapter-7-bankruptcy/", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/auto-tech-startup-robotire-closes-series-a-round-301395531.html"]}}, {"field": "bankruptcy_reporting_date", "conflict": {"value": "Court filing dated Jan 19, 2024; news coverage Jan 23–24, 2024; CB Insights lists Jan 25, 2024.", "source_urls": ["https://www.therobotreport.com/tire-changing-startup-robotire-files-chapter-7-bankruptcy/", "https://www.crainsdetroit.com/manufacturing/discount-tire-backed-robotire-liquidate-bankruptcy/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/robotire/financials"]}}, {"field": "legal_entity", "conflict": {"value": "Crunchbase lists RoboTire, Inc.; CB Insights bankruptcy filing references RoboTire LLC.", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/robotire", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/robotire"]}}, {"field": "post_bankruptcy_fate", "gap": {"value": "No public confirmation of asset buyer, patent disposition, or whether Discount Tire acquired IP/robots after liquidation.", "source_urls": ["https://www.therobotreport.com/tire-changing-startup-robotire-files-chapter-7-bankruptcy/", "https://bendbulletin.com/2024/01/24/key-auto-service-company-files-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy-liquidation/"]}}, {"field": "founder_post_exit_roles", "gap": {"value": "No verified public source on Victor Darolfi or Will Mapes roles after Jan 2024 closure beyond third-party FounderTrace listing Mapes at Hatch.", "source_urls": ["https://linkedin.com/in/victor-darolfi-92b17311", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/robotire/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://bendbulletin.com/2024/01/24/key-auto-service-company-files-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy-liquidation/", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/robotire/", "https://linkedin.com/in/victor-darolfi-92b17311", "https://robotire.com/robotire-launches-tire-changing-system-in-second-discount-tire-location/", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/24/your-next-tire-change-could-be-performed-by-a-robot/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/07/robotire-raises-7-5m-to-automate-tire-replacement/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/robotire/__rKiPnLCQitx5_MCOCqOVg5gprEJHt9j6z4ZRM4Yc5dE/funding-and-investors", "https://type1ventures.com/portfolio/robotire", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/robotire", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/robotire/financials", "https://www.crainsdetroit.com/manufacturing/discount-tire-backed-robotire-liquidate-bankruptcy/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/robotire", "https://www.moderntiredealer.com/retail/article/11461658/robotire-installs-system-at-first-discount-tire-outlet", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/auto-tech-startup-robotire-closes-series-a-round-301395531.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/robotire-installs-first-revolutionary-tire-changing-system-at-discount-tire-301601109.html", "https://www.therobotreport.com/rbr50-company-2023/robotire-transforms-tire-changing-process/", "https://www.therobotreport.com/robotire-installs-its-first-system-at-discount-tire/", "https://www.therobotreport.com/robotire-installs-system-at-detroit-garage/", "https://www.therobotreport.com/tire-changing-startup-robotire-files-chapter-7-bankruptcy/", "https://www.tirereview.com/robotires-tire-shop-floor/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/robotire", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/robotire"]