- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "founders_listed", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/skip", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/17/skip-scooters/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_(transportation_company)"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC profile lists only Matt Tran as active founder; TechCrunch and Wikipedia list three co-founders (Matt Tran, Sanjay Dastoor, Mike Wadhera).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/skip", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/17/skip-scooters/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_(transportation_company)"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employee_count", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2018/skip.json", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/228814-93"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC team_size is 2; PitchBook reports 58 employees as of 2021.", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2018/skip.json", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/228814-93"]}}, {"field": {"value": "legal_entity_name", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_(transportation_company)", "https://www.bkalerts.com/recent-bankruptcy-cases/california-northern-bankruptcy-court/3:21-bk-30552/bankruptcy-case-skip-transport-inc"]}, "issue": {"value": "Wikipedia cites Waybots, Inc. as former legal name; 2021 bankruptcy filed under Skip Transport, Inc.", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_(transportation_company)", "https://www.bkalerts.com/recent-bankruptcy-cases/california-northern-bankruptcy-court/3:21-bk-30552/bankruptcy-case-skip-transport-inc"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founder_cto_name", "source_urls": ["https://memfault.com/customers/skip-scooters-case-study/", "https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/e-scooter-company-skip-files-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy/604678/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Founder/CTO consistently cited as Mike Wadhera in company press and case studies; bankruptcy filing lists Mohit Wadhera as former CTO and authorized debtor representative.", "source_urls": ["https://memfault.com/customers/skip-scooters-case-study/", "https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/e-scooter-company-skip-files-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy/604678/", "https://www.bkalerts.com/recent-bankruptcy-cases/california-northern-bankruptcy-court/3:21-bk-30552/bankruptcy-case-skip-transport-inc"]}}, {"field": {"value": "helbiz_acquisition_scope", "source_urls": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201203005675/en/Micro-Mobility-Leader-Helbiz-Signs-Letter-of-Intent-to-Acquire-Skips-Operations-to-Expand-to-the-West-Coast", "https://grokipedia.com/page/skip_transportation_company"]}, "issue": {"value": "BusinessWire/Global Venturing describe Helbiz acquiring Skip operations (brand, tech, team, fleet); secondary analysis (Grokipedia) states Helbiz leased/operated under license and did not acquire full company ownership.", "source_urls": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201203005675/en/Micro-Mobility-Leader-Helbiz-Signs-Letter-of-Intent-to-Acquire-Skips-Operations-to-Expand-to-the-West-Coast", "https://globalventuring.com/blog/2020/12/04/helbiz-drives-skip-acquisition/", "https://grokipedia.com/page/skip_transportation_company"]}}, {"field": {"value": "acquisition_date", "source_urls": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201203005675/en/Micro-Mobility-Leader-Helbiz-Signs-Letter-of-Intent-to-Acquire-Skips-Operations-to-Expand-to-the-West-Coast", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/228814-93"]}, "issue": {"value": "Helbiz announced letter of intent 2020-12-03; PitchBook records merger/acquisition closed 2021-01-25.", "source_urls": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201203005675/en/Micro-Mobility-Leader-Helbiz-Signs-Letter-of-Intent-to-Acquire-Skips-Operations-to-Expand-to-the-West-Coast", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/228814-93"]}}, {"field": {"value": "total_funding", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_(transportation_company)", "https://globalventuring.com/blog/2020/12/04/helbiz-drives-skip-acquisition/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Equity total commonly cited as ~$31M; additional $100M debt financing and undisclosed Toyota AI Ventures extension make aggregate capital raised ambiguous across sources.", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_(transportation_company)", "https://globalventuring.com/blog/2020/12/04/helbiz-drives-skip-acquisition/", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/228814-93"]}}, {"field": {"value": "acquisition_price", "source_urls": ["https://globalventuring.com/blog/2020/12/04/helbiz-drives-skip-acquisition/"]}, "gap": {"value": "No public disclosure of Helbiz acquisition price or valuation.", "source_urls": ["https://globalventuring.com/blog/2020/12/04/helbiz-drives-skip-acquisition/", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201203005675/en/Micro-Mobility-Leader-Helbiz-Signs-Letter-of-Intent-to-Acquire-Skips-Operations-to-Expand-to-the-West-Coast"]}}, {"field": {"value": "name_collision", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/skip"]}, "gap": {"value": "Unrelated companies share the Skip name (e.g., restaurant waitlist apps, other mobility brands); YC W18 Skip is specifically the electric scooter operator formerly Waybots.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/skip", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/17/skip-scooters/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip_(transportation_company)", "https://globalventuring.com/blog/2020/12/04/helbiz-drives-skip-acquisition/", "https://grokipedia.com/page/skip_transportation_company", "https://memfault.com/customers/skip-scooters-case-study/", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/228814-93", "https://startupintros.com/news/2018-06-01-skip-scooters-series-a", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/17/skip-scooters/", "https://techmeme.com/180617/p9", "https://www.bkalerts.com/recent-bankruptcy-cases/california-northern-bankruptcy-court/3:21-bk-30552/bankruptcy-case-skip-transport-inc", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201203005675/en/Micro-Mobility-Leader-Helbiz-Signs-Letter-of-Intent-to-Acquire-Skips-Operations-to-Expand-to-the-West-Coast", "https://www.seedtable.com/funding-round/Skip_Scooters_Series_A_round%252C_June_2018-9943RJE", "https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/e-scooter-company-skip-files-for-chapter-7-bankruptcy/604678/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/skip", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2018/skip.json"]