- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founder_roster": {"value": "YC company page lists only Maksim Izmaylov; YC blog (Aug 2014) lists four co-founders (Leonard, Blumen, Izmaylov, Vysoky); Tracxn omits Brett Leonard; FounderTrace omits Maksim Izmaylov; Dealroom lists unrelated founders (Omar Al-Midani, Stephen Ierardi, Jeff Buttars)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/roomstorm", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/bumped-from-your-hotel-walksource-yc-s14-aims-to-find-you-a-free-room-fast", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/roomstorm/__V83FOf0DAmXl4v_WWsKlc7riLfuvhgDx4oS2JWGmiyI", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/roomstorm/", "https://app.dealroom.co/companies/roomstorm_former_walksource_"]}, "founded_year": {"value": "2013 (Travel Tech Nation) vs 2014 (YC, LinkedIn, Tracxn, BBB business started 2015-01-22)", "source_urls": ["https://www.traveltechnation.com/companies/roomstorm", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/walksource", "https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/redwood-city/profile/motel-reservations/walksource-inc-dba-roomstorm-1116-947585"]}, "total_funding": {"value": "CB Insights $1.22M vs Phocuswire $1.1M (2015) vs Tracxn $2.4M vs LinkedIn/Travel Tech Nation $2.6M vs GetLatka $0 (bootstrapped)", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/walksource/financials", "https://www.phocuswire.com/Startup-pitch-Roomstorm-is-literally-a-travel-disruption-startup", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/roomstorm/__V83FOf0DAmXl4v_WWsKlc7riLfuvhgDx4oS2JWGmiyI", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/walksource", "https://getlatka.com/companies/roomstorm.com"]}, "operating_status": {"value": "Travel Tech Nation flagged 'not operating anymore' (Apr 2, 2020) while YC, LinkedIn, and Stormy site show active operations in 2026", "source_urls": ["https://www.traveltechnation.com/companies/roomstorm", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/roomstorm", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/walksource", "https://stormy.chat"]}, "website_state": {"value": "roomstorm.com is minimal ('need a hotel room fast?' © 2023); primary marketing moved to stormy.chat", "source_urls": ["https://roomstorm.com", "https://stormy.chat", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/walksource"]}, "headquarters_location": {"value": "YC/operational sources cite Redwood City, CA; LinkedIn lists Wilmington, DE as HQ with Redwood City offices", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/roomstorm", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/walksource", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/walksource"]}, "founder_attention_split": {"value": "Maksim Izmaylov also founded Winding Tree (2017, blockchain travel marketplace; project closed ~2024); Jakub Vysoky co-founded Winding Tree per academic case study", "source_urls": ["https://maksimizmaylov.com/about/", "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40558-025-00326-2"]}, "unverified_claims": {"value": "GetLatka revenue ($1M ARR), valuation ($3M), and bootstrapped status are unsourced/self-reported and conflict with documented VC rounds", "source_urls": ["https://getlatka.com/companies/roomstorm.com", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/walksource"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://app.dealroom.co/companies/roomstorm_former_walksource_", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/roomstorm/", "https://getlatka.com/companies/roomstorm.com", "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40558-025-00326-2", "https://maksimizmaylov.com/about/", "https://roomstorm.com", "https://stormy.chat", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/19/yc-demo-day-session-1-gingko-bioworks-bikanta-checkr-walksource-cleartax-and-more/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/roomstorm/__V83FOf0DAmXl4v_WWsKlc7riLfuvhgDx4oS2JWGmiyI", "https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/redwood-city/profile/motel-reservations/walksource-inc-dba-roomstorm-1116-947585", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/walksource", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/walksource/financials", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/walksource", "https://www.phocuswire.com/Startup-pitch-Roomstorm-is-literally-a-travel-disruption-startup", "https://www.traveltechnation.com/companies/roomstorm", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/bumped-from-your-hotel-walksource-yc-s14-aims-to-find-you-a-free-room-fast", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/roomstorm", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2014/roomstorm.json"]