- conflicts or gaps
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- source urls
- ["https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/iit-jammu-partners-with-skill-lync-to-launch-certificate-courses-in-future-mobility-engineering/126474786", "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/skill-lync-raises-17-5-million-from-iron-pillar-others/articleshow/84996548.cms", "https://foundertrace.com/companies/skill-lync/", "https://inc42.com/buzz/edtech-startup-skill-lyncs-fy23-loss-widens-1-9x-yoy-to-inr-266-cr-revenue-surges-200/", "https://inc42.com/company/skill-lync/", "https://inc42.com/features/how-edtech-skill-lync-pushed-students-into-a-debt-trap-with-false-promises/", "https://linkedin.com/in/sarangarajan-v-iyengar", "https://motoring-trends.com/aftermarket/iit-jammu-and-skill-lync-partner-to-launch-future-mobility-courses", "https://news.careers360.com/iit-jammu-skill-lync-launch-certificate-course-ev-electric-vehicle-automotive-electronics-sector-future-mobility-engineering", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/25/skill-lync/", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/13/india-skill-lync-layoffs/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/skill-lync/__7-X6RIjbNNmA3-8kOh0twsGsJAieLoJsIdqeE6XcJso/funding-and-investors", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/skilllync/__7-X6RIjbNNmA3-8kOh0twsGsJAieLoJsIdqeE6XcJso", "https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/corporate/story/iron-pillar-flipkart-co-founder-binny-bansal-others-pump-in-175-mn-in-skill-lync-303139-2021-08-03", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/skill-lync", "https://www.cnbctv18.com/startup/edtech-startup-skill-lync-secures-175-million-from-iron-pillar-y-combinator-binny-bansal-others-10233171.htm", "https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/entrepreneurs/an-edtech-making-indian-engineers-industry-ready/382854", "https://www.forbesindia.com/article/startups/exclusive-skilllync-raises-175-million-from-iron-pillar-others-binny-bansal-joins-as-new-investor/69541/1", "https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/startup/upskilling-startup-skill-lync-sacks-close-to-160-employees-in-a-fresh-round-of-layoffs-10960621.html", "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/edtech-start-up-skill-lync-acquires-crio/article66164760.ece", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/skill-lync", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2019/skill-lync.json", "https://yourstory.com/2020/06/y-combinator-chennai-startup-skill-lynch-engineering-skilling"]