- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "total_funding_usd", "conflict": {"value": "CB Insights reports $43.03M total raised; Tracxn and The Company Check report ~$46.5M; Korean sources cite ~KRW 50B through Series C", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/soomgo/financials", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/soomgo/__7lCINdJBwOq9mSAoWggWqICQjoJZQht9eolMrML8o-Y", "https://www.kedglobal.com/korean-startups/newsView/ked202106140014"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": {"value": "Reported headcount ranges from 89 (LinkedIn) to 144 (Zighang) depending on source and measurement method (LinkedIn vs national pension enrollment)", "source_urls": ["https://kr.linkedin.com/company/-soomgo", "https://zighang.com/company/95b20bae-3e0c-450b-8b84-d4b0c55ea1b1", "https://www.wanted.co.kr/company/2902", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/soomgo"]}}, {"field": "founded_year", "conflict": {"value": "Most sources say 2014; Wanted lists 12 years of history as of its profile and some marketing copy references 2015 start", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/soomgo/__7lCINdJBwOq9mSAoWggWqICQjoJZQht9eolMrML8o-Y", "https://www.wanted.co.kr/company/2902", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/soomgo"]}}, {"field": "current_ceo", "conflict": {"value": "Tracxn and YC still reference Robin Kim as CEO; post-acquisition leadership moved to Kim Tae-woo (2024) then Kim Kang-se (Dec 2025); Catch lists Kim Tae-woo as legal representative", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/soomgo/__7lCINdJBwOq9mSAoWggWqICQjoJZQht9eolMrML8o-Y", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/soomgo", "https://www.donga.com/news/Economy/article/all/20251208/132922741/1", "https://www.catch.co.kr/Comp/CompSummary/M40414"]}}, {"field": "company_status", "conflict": {"value": "Y Combinator labels status Acquired; CB Insights labels Acq - Fin | Alive; Golden wiki lists operating status Active", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/soomgo", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/soomgo", "https://golden.com/wiki/Soomgo-R9DMM89"]}}, {"field": "acquisition_timeline", "conflict": {"value": "Deal reported May 8, 2024 in Korean press and CB Insights; Davis Polk states tender offer completed in September 2024", "source_urls": ["https://www.donga.com/news/Economy/article/all/20240508/124848016/1", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/soomgo/financials", "https://www.davispolk.com/experience/ark-partners-tender-offer-soomgo"]}}, {"field": "linkedin_funding_total", "conflict": {"value": "LinkedIn company page shows $544.7M total funding, inconsistent with verified VC totals (~$43–46.5M) and PE buyout figures", "source_urls": ["https://kr.linkedin.com/company/-soomgo", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/soomgo/financials", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/soomgo/__7lCINdJBwOq9mSAoWggWqICQjoJZQht9eolMrML8o-Y"]}}, {"field": "techitaka_series_amounts", "conflict": {"value": "Techitaka case study cites Series A as 36B KRW and Series B as 125B KRW, which conflicts with lower USD totals reported by VentureSquare, KED Global, and Tracxn", "source_urls": ["https://techitaka.com/case-study-soomgo/", "https://www.venturesquare.net/world/soomgo-attracts-3-4-million-domestic-foreign-investors/", "https://www.kedglobal.com/korean-startups/newsView/ked202106140014"]}}, {"field": "revenue_figures", "conflict": {"value": "Donga May 2024 article cites 2023 revenue KRW 45.9B and operating profit KRW 5.3B; later Donga/Wanted cite 2024 revenue KRW 62.4B and operating profit KRW 13.7B", "source_urls": ["https://www.donga.com/news/Economy/article/all/20240508/124848016/1", "https://www.donga.com/news/Economy/article/all/20251208/132922741/1", "https://www.wanted.co.kr/company/2902"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://golden.com/wiki/Soomgo-R9DMM89", "https://kr.linkedin.com/company/-soomgo", "https://kr.linkedin.com/in/rhkim85", "https://kr.linkedin.com/in/taewoo-kim-a485229b", "https://techitaka.com/case-study-soomgo/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/soomgo/__7lCINdJBwOq9mSAoWggWqICQjoJZQht9eolMrML8o-Y", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/soomgo/__7lCINdJBwOq9mSAoWggWqICQjoJZQht9eolMrML8o-Y/funding-and-investors", "https://www.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2025122913293374012", "https://www.catch.co.kr/Comp/CompSummary/M40414", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/soomgo", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/soomgo/financials", "https://www.davispolk.com/experience/ark-partners-tender-offer-soomgo", "https://www.donga.com/news/Economy/article/all/20240508/124848016/1", "https://www.donga.com/news/Economy/article/all/20251208/132922741/1", "https://www.kedglobal.com/korean-startups/newsView/ked202106140014", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/soomgo/359jolda9mq9e64bo", "https://www.venturesquare.net/world/soomgo-attracts-3-4-million-domestic-foreign-investors/", "https://www.wanted.co.kr/company/2902", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/soomgo", "https://zighang.com/company/95b20bae-3e0c-450b-8b84-d4b0c55ea1b1"]