- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founders", "conflict": "Y Combinator company page lists only Fred Cheng as founder; TechCrunch, AllThingsD, Crunchbase, and founder bios list both Mike/Michael Johnston and Fred Cheng.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/simperium", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/24/wordpress-simperium-simplenote/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/simperium"]}, {"field": "employee_team_size", "conflict": "YC lists team size 2; acquisition-era reports describe a three-person company without naming the third employee.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/simperium", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/24/wordpress-simperium-simplenote/", "https://allthingsd.com/20130124/automattic-buys-simpermium-maker-of-simplenote/"]}, {"field": "funding_total_and_round_count", "conflict": "TechCrunch/Tracxn/PitchBook cite $450K total; CB Insights cites $470K over 5 rounds; Tracxn cites 3 seed rounds; Crunchbase cites convertible note Aug 28, 2010 as last funding type.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/24/wordpress-simperium-simplenote/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/simperium/__kkGk2L3qGQUwD1dFnMrfWm-AQjCsifzuCWWW9Sg0cFk", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/simperium", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/simperium"]}, {"field": "funding_round_amounts", "gap": "Only aggregate $450,000 seed figure is explicitly reported in primary press; per-round dollar amounts are not publicly disclosed in accessible sources.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/24/wordpress-simperium-simplenote/"]}, {"field": "acquisition_price", "gap": "Acquisition financial terms were not disclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/24/wordpress-simperium-simplenote/", "https://allthingsd.com/20130124/automattic-buys-simpermium-maker-of-simplenote/"]}, {"field": "legal_incorporation_date", "gap": "Sources consistently say founded/launched in 2010 but no exact state incorporation date was found in cited public sources.", "source_urls": ["https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/simperium", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/24/wordpress-simperium-simplenote/"]}, {"field": "simplenote_current_status", "conflict": "Third-party press claimed a July 1, 2025 shutdown; official Simplenote staff forum post (September 5, 2025) says app remains available with maintenance-only support and no new features.", "source_urls": ["https://forums.simplenote.com/forums/topic/customer-update-on-simplenote/", "https://www.webpronews.com/simplenotes-quiet-death-how-automattics-cost-cutting-left-millions-of-users-scrambling-for-a-new-notes-app/", "https://automattic.com/2025/06/20/automattic-20-years/"]}, {"field": "traction_metrics", "gap": "User/request counts come from different dates and contexts (2010–2013 product growth vs. undated marketing copy); not a single consistent current metric set is publicly available.", "source_urls": ["https://developers.googleblog.com/en/simperiums-use-of-google-app-engine-for-simplenote/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/24/wordpress-simperium-simplenote/", "https://simperium.com/"]}]]
- source urls
- ["http://blog.simperium.com/2013/01/24/simperium-joins-automattic/", "http://mikejohnstn.com/", "http://mikejohnstn.com/projects/apps.html", "http://mikejohnstn.com/projects/games.html", "http://simperium.savedfor.us/about.html", "https://allthingsd.com/20130124/automattic-buys-simpermium-maker-of-simplenote/", "https://api.simperium.com/overview/", "https://automattic.com/2025/06/20/automattic-20-years/", "https://automatticstatus.com/", "https://developers.googleblog.com/en/simperiums-use-of-google-app-engine-for-simplenote/", "https://forums.simplenote.com/forums/topic/customer-update-on-simplenote/", "https://pitchbook.com/newsletter/simperium-acquired-by-automattic", "https://simperium.com/", "https://simperium.com/about/", "https://simperium.com/faq/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/24/wordpress-simperium-simplenote/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/simperium/__kkGk2L3qGQUwD1dFnMrfWm-AQjCsifzuCWWW9Sg0cFk", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/simperium/__kkGk2L3qGQUwD1dFnMrfWm-AQjCsifzuCWWW9Sg0cFk/funding-and-investors", "https://www.businessinsider.com/20-silicon-valley-startups-to-watch", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/simperium", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/simperium", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/fred-cheng-955b7554", "https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/18/4741908/simplenote-reborn-first-great-notes-app-ios-android-mac-web", "https://www.webpronews.com/simplenotes-quiet-death-how-automattics-cost-cutting-left-millions-of-users-scrambling-for-a-new-notes-app/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/simperium"]