- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"topic": "Series A amount and timing", "conflict": "Wikipedia reports $5M Series A in January 2013 (lead: DVCA, IA Ventures). Forbes (Jan 2014) describes a $10M Series A in Q1 2013. TechCrunch Series B (Jan 2014) states $45M total raised, implying $10M pre-Series B.", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SingleStore", "https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2014/01/24/memsql-brings-facebook-style-big-data-analysis-to-the-masses/", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/22/memsql-raises-35m-series-b-led-by-accel-partners/"]}, {"topic": "Total venture funding raised", "conflict": "Sources disagree: TechCrunch $412M (Oct 2022); TechTarget/CB Insights ~$464M (Sep 2025); Wikipedia $318.1M (stale); PitchBook $582M (paywalled, not independently verified here).", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/04/singlestore-raises-30m-more-to-brings-its-database-tech-to-new-customers/", "https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatamanagement/news/366630612/SingleStore-agrees-to-growth-buyout-by-private-equity-firm", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/memsql/financials", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SingleStore"]}, {"topic": "Employee headcount", "conflict": "Wikipedia lists 380 employees; YC profile lists 150 (stale); Revelio Labs ~614 (Dec 2025); LeadIQ ~551 (Apr 2026); Tracxn 554 (May 2026).", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SingleStore", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/singlestore", "https://www.reveliolabs.com/companies/singlestore/employees/", "https://leadiq.com/c/singlestore/5fa946974133a8a89a58867b/employee-directory"]}, {"topic": "Vector Capital buyout transaction value", "conflict": "SingleStore press release (Sep 2025) did not disclose financial terms. Bloomberg and TechTarget cite ~$500M as an estimate, not confirmed by the company.", "source_urls": ["https://www.singlestore.com/media-hub/releases/singlestore-announces-growth-buyout-led-by-vector-capital/", "https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatamanagement/news/366630612/SingleStore-agrees-to-growth-buyout-by-private-equity-firm", "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-10/google-and-dell-backed-singlestore-nears-sale-to-vector-capital"]}, {"topic": "Customer count over time", "conflict": "TechCrunch reported ~300 customers (Oct 2022); company reported 400+ customers (Q2 FY2026); Vector Capital cites nearly 50 Fortune 500 (different metric).", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/04/singlestore-raises-30m-more-to-brings-its-database-tech-to-new-customers/", "https://www.singlestore.com/media-hub/releases/singlestore-delivers-record-performance-in-the-second-quarter-of-fiscal-year-2026/", "https://www.vectorcapital.com/investments/case-study/singlestore"]}, {"topic": "Founder count", "conflict": "Wikipedia and TechCrunch Oct 2022 list three co-founders (Frenkiel, Shamgunov, Prout). Early TechCrunch and Business Insider articles reference only Frenkiel and Shamgunov as founders.", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SingleStore", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/04/singlestore-raises-30m-more-to-brings-its-database-tech-to-new-customers/", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/22/memsql-raises-35m-series-b-led-by-accel-partners/"]}, {"topic": "YC company profile staleness", "conflict": "YC profile still references MemSQL branding, $100M+ raised, team size 150, and outdated founder bios (e.g., Nikita Shamgunov described as Chairman with IPO trajectory in 2023).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/singlestore"]}, {"topic": "Post-buyout valuation", "gap": "TechTarget reports valuation down substantially from peak $1.3B (2022); no official post-buyout valuation disclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatamanagement/news/366630612/SingleStore-agrees-to-growth-buyout-by-private-equity-firm", "https://www.singlestore.com/blog/celebrating-singlestore-successes/"]}, {"topic": "Revenue / GAAP figures", "gap": "Company discloses non-GAAP ARR and retention metrics; no audited GAAP revenue figures found in sourced public materials.", "source_urls": ["https://www.singlestore.com/media-hub/releases/singlestore-delivers-record-performance-in-the-second-quarter-of-fiscal-year-2026/"]}]]
- source urls
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