- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founded_year": {"conflict": {"value": "2015 (CB Insights, VentureBeat, LinkedIn, PRNewswire) vs 2016 (YC, GeekWire, TechCrunch, Built In)", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/shelf-engine", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/shelf-engine", "https://www.geekwire.com/2025/seattle-startup-shelf-engine-acquired-by-retail-data-company-crisp/"]}}, "total_funding": {"conflict": {"value": "$58M (PRNewswire/CB Insights/Tracxn) vs $60M (TechCrunch/GeekWire Sep 2021) vs $70M+ (founder YC bio) vs $101.2M (LinkedIn scrape)", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shelf-engine-raises-41-million-to-transform-the-grocery-supply-chain-quadrupling-retailer-profits-while-reducing-food-waste-by-one-third-301250109.html", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/21/ellen-degeneres-portia-de-rossi-shaun-white-shawn-mendes-get-behind-shelf-engine/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/shelf-engine", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/shelf-engine"]}}, "exit_date": {"conflict": {"value": "Public acquisition announced 2025-03-27 vs founder bio states 'exited in 2024'", "source_urls": ["https://www.gocrisp.com/blog/crisp-acquires-shelf-engine-ai-demand-planning-solution-to-optimize-retail-forecasting-and-inventory-management", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/shelf-engine"]}}, "store_location_count": {"conflict": {"value": "7,000+ stores at acquisition (GeekWire Mar 2025) vs 10,000+ grocery locations (founder YC bio)", "source_urls": ["https://www.geekwire.com/2025/seattle-startup-shelf-engine-acquired-by-retail-data-company-crisp/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/shelf-engine"]}}, "employee_count": {"conflict": {"value": "YC lists team size 40 (stale snapshot) vs 145–200 at peak vs ~150 post-layoffs Aug 2022", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/shelf-engine", "https://www.geekwire.com/2022/seattle-startup-shelf-engine-lays-off-43-employees-due-to-challenging-economic-conditions/"]}}, "gaps": {"value": ["Acquisition price and deal structure not disclosed", "Exact pre-2018 seed amounts and dates not fully documented in primary sources", "Post-acquisition headcount and standalone product status under Crisp not publicly reported", "No verified independent confirmation of 10,000+ location claim"], "source_urls": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250327362637/en/Crisp-Acquires-Shelf-Engine-AI-Demand-Planning-Solution-to-Support-Optimal-Retail-Forecasting-and-Inventory-Management", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/shelf-engine"]}}]
- source urls
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