- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "acquisition_date", "conflict": {"value": "sparkgift.com states February 2017; FinSMEs, Finovate, AdvisoryHQ, and The Company Check report June 2016.", "source_urls": ["https://sparkgift.com/", "https://www.finsmes.com/2016/06/stockpile-buys-e-gifting-startup-sparkgift.html", "https://www.advisoryhq.com/articles/sparkgift-reviews/"]}}, {"field": "founder_name_spelling", "conflict": {"value": "sparkgift.com spells CTO 'Bob Hagler'; YC, Vox, and Gaebler use 'Bob Haigler'.", "source_urls": ["https://sparkgift.com/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sparkgift", "https://www.vox.com/2015/3/13/11560184/two-former-googlers-backed-by-y-combinator-want-you-to-give-kids-the"]}}, {"field": "team_size_vs_founders", "conflict": {"value": "YC team size 2 vs three named co-founders including Tia Gao absent from YC active founders list.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sparkgift", "https://sparkgift.com/"]}}, {"field": "pricing", "conflict": {"value": "Fee structure differs between 2015 launch coverage ($2.95 / 4%) and later site copy ($2.95 + 3%).", "source_urls": ["https://www.vox.com/2015/3/13/11560184/two-former-googlers-backed-by-y-combinator-want-you-to-give-kids-the", "https://sparkgift.com/"]}}, {"field": "funding_investors", "gap": {"value": "No verified post-YC institutional rounds; only YC $120K confirmed across primary sources. Third-party aggregator The Company Check lists Stockpile as investor (likely post-acquisition conflation) and unrelated names (GGV Capital, Amitabh Bachchan) without corroboration.", "source_urls": ["https://www.gaebler.com/Funded-Company-2B8D866A-A2FD-4EBE-AEE3-DCF1EED782BE-Spark-Gift", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/spark-gift/7jvehlyydoqejkj6v"]}}, {"field": "acquisition_price", "gap": {"value": "Acquisition terms and price undisclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://www.finsmes.com/2016/06/stockpile-buys-e-gifting-startup-sparkgift.html"]}}, {"field": "current_operations", "gap": {"value": "sparkgift.com remains live as a retrospective landing page; YC marks company Inactive; no independent product operations confirmed post-2016 migration.", "source_urls": ["https://sparkgift.com/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sparkgift"]}}, {"field": "employee_headcount_history", "gap": {"value": "No reliable historical headcount beyond YC snapshot of 2; total employees at acquisition unknown.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sparkgift"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://finovate.com/stock-gift-card-platform-stockpile-acquires-sparkgift/", "https://sparkgift.com/", "https://www.advisoryhq.com/articles/sparkgift-reviews/", "https://www.finsmes.com/2016/06/stockpile-buys-e-gifting-startup-sparkgift.html", "https://www.gaebler.com/Funded-Company-2B8D866A-A2FD-4EBE-AEE3-DCF1EED782BE-Spark-Gift", "https://www.gaebler.com/VC-Funding-D73C3D55-FD8D-4554-85F2-29185CB72AA9-Spark-Gift-03-24-2015", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/spark-gift/7jvehlyydoqejkj6v", "https://www.vox.com/2015/3/13/11560184/two-former-googlers-backed-by-y-combinator-want-you-to-give-kids-the", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sparkgift"]