- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "funding.total_raised_usd", "conflict": "Totals differ across sources: $6.25M (company press release), $6.3M (Crunchbase/TechCrunch), $6.375M (LinkedIn)", "source_urls": ["https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/03/28/990928/0/en/Smyte-Raises-4-Million-Series-A-to-Continue-Battling-Bad-Actors-Online.html", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/smyte", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/smyte"]}, {"field": "funding.rounds", "conflict": "LinkedIn lists additional early seed tranches (e.g., $125K in Mar 2015, Dec 2014 round) not reflected in contemporaneous TechCrunch seed reporting", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/smyte", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/22/yc-backed-smyte-launches-to-fight-online-fraud/"]}, {"field": "exit_status.acquisition_price", "conflict": "Primary reporting states terms undisclosed; no authoritative public price found", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/21/twitter-acquires-anti-abuse-technology-provider-smyte/", "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/twitter-bought-an-anti-harassment-startup-and-immediately-shut-it-down-smyte/"]}, {"field": "employees.team_size", "conflict": "Headcount varies by source: YC lists 11; Smyte website listed 19; LinkedIn estimated couple dozen at acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/smyte", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/21/twitter-acquires-anti-abuse-technology-provider-smyte/"]}, {"field": "exit_status.customer_transition", "conflict": "Twitter initially indicated a customer transition plan, but TechCrunch reported immediate API shutdown with no warning; customers including npm reported production outages", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/21/twitter-acquires-anti-abuse-technology-provider-smyte/", "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/twitter-bought-an-anti-harassment-startup-and-immediately-shut-it-down-smyte/"]}, {"field": "exit_status.closed_date", "conflict": "Acquisition announced 2018-06-21; Crunchbase lists organization closed date 2018-11-01", "source_urls": ["https://medium.com/smyte/smyte-is-joining-twitter-21435d2a22fe", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/smyte"]}, {"field": "identity.website", "conflict": "http://smyte.com referenced historically; independent product/site no longer operational after acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/smyte", "https://medium.com/smyte/smyte-is-joining-twitter-21435d2a22fe"]}, {"field": "founders.pete_hunt.background", "conflict": "Sources emphasize different prior roles (React.js origin vs Instagram web leadership); likely complementary rather than contradictory", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/22/yc-backed-smyte-launches-to-fight-online-fraud/", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/21/twitter-acquires-anti-abuse-technology-provider-smyte/"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://medium.com/smyte/rate-limiter-df3408325846", "https://medium.com/smyte/smyte-is-joining-twitter-21435d2a22fe", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/22/yc-backed-smyte-launches-to-fight-online-fraud/", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/21/twitter-acquires-anti-abuse-technology-provider-smyte/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/smyte/__IXnmNhb4isPagD9C1Ku5bEiwwFnZdb9v5Ey5g6bHij4/funding-and-investors", "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/twitter-bought-an-anti-harassment-startup-and-immediately-shut-it-down-smyte/", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/smyte", "https://www.engadget.com/2018-06-21-twitter-acquires-online-safety-company-anti-abuse-effort.html", "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/03/28/990928/0/en/Smyte-Raises-4-Million-Series-A-to-Continue-Battling-Bad-Actors-Online.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/smyte", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/smyte"]