- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "identity.name_collision", "issue": "Unrelated later company also named Splashup (Australian post-checkout e-commerce startup, splashup.co, founded ~2020–2022, funded by x15ventures) is a distinct entity from the YC S07 photo editor.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/splashup/__2MScRDfLgbkk06udFGKVzMwQpZGgnJUttEcrwiThnQs", "https://au.linkedin.com/company/splashup", "https://www.itnews.com.au/news/cbas-x15-ventures-invests-150k-in-splashup-568590"]}, {"field": "founders", "issue": "Y Combinator lists only Dave Brushinski (shown twice in UI) despite team_size=2; contemporary 2007 press identifies Hugo Van Vuuren as co-founder/developer. Hugo Van Vuuren's Wikipedia profile does not mention Splashup.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/splashup", "http://www.screen-online.de/blog/details/?date=2007.12.17+08%3A17%3A47", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Van_Vuuren"]}, {"field": "identity.location", "issue": "Faux Labs self-described as NYC-based, founded in Cambridge MA; Tracxn incorrectly lists Brisbane, Australia as headquarters.", "source_urls": ["http://www.screen-online.de/blog/details/?date=2007.12.17+08%3A17%3A47", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/splashup/__2MScRDfLgbkk06udFGKVzMwQpZGgnJUttEcrwiThnQs"]}, {"field": "exit_status.shutdown_date", "issue": "Shutdown timing disputed: Tracxn cites February 2014; Reforgers cites event year 2012; Wayback shows site active October 2013; no primary shutdown announcement found.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/splashup/__2MScRDfLgbkk06udFGKVzMwQpZGgnJUttEcrwiThnQs", "https://reforgers.com/startups/splashup", "https://web.archive.org/web/20131022145439/http:/www.splashup.com/"]}, {"field": "identity.founded_year", "issue": "Reforgers incorrectly lists founded year 2012; YC, Tracxn, and 2007 contemporaneous sources support 2007. Site footer copyright spans 2006–2012, suggesting possible pre-2007 activity not corroborated elsewhere.", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/splashup", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/splashup", "https://web.archive.org/web/20131022145439/http:/www.splashup.com/"]}, {"field": "funding.round_date", "issue": "Seed round date reported as 2007-06-25 (CB Insights) vs 2007-06-01 (Tracxn); amount consistently $10K.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/splashup/financials", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/splashup/__2MScRDfLgbkk06udFGKVzMwQpZGgnJUttEcrwiThnQs"]}, {"field": "funding.total_raised_usd", "issue": "Reforgers lists total raised as unknown despite YC backing; CB Insights/Tracxn report only $10K with no follow-on rounds identified.", "source_urls": ["https://reforgers.com/startups/splashup", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/splashup/financials"]}, {"field": "exit_status.cbinsights_label", "issue": "CB Insights financials page labels latest round 'Seed | Alive' while company batch listing marks Splashup as S07 Dead.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/splashup/financials", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/splashup"]}, {"field": "products.current_activity", "issue": "No verified live product, revenue, or user metrics after ~2013; most detailed product reviews date to 2007–2008.", "source_urls": ["https://www.pcworld.com/article/536577/splashup.html", "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/fauxto-changes-name-to-splashup-adds-new-toys/", "https://web.archive.org/web/20131022145439/http:/www.splashup.com/"]}, {"field": "founders.post_company_trajectory", "issue": "No authoritative public source linking either founder's post-Splashup career back to this YC company; Dave Brushinski later LinkedIn profiles found do not clearly reference Splashup/Faux Labs.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/splashup", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-brushinski-5515b7143", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Van_Vuuren"]}]]
- source urls
- ["http://www.screen-online.de/blog/details/?date=2007.12.17+08%3A17%3A47", "http://www.ycdb.co/batch/s07", "https://au.linkedin.com/company/splashup", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Van_Vuuren", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=806683", "https://reforgers.com/startups/splashup", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/splashup/__2MScRDfLgbkk06udFGKVzMwQpZGgnJUttEcrwiThnQs", "https://web.archive.org/web/20131022145439/http:/www.splashup.com/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/splashup", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/splashup/financials", "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/fauxto-changes-name-to-splashup-adds-new-toys/", "https://www.itnews.com.au/news/cbas-x15-ventures-invests-150k-in-splashup-568590", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-brushinski-5515b7143", "https://www.pcworld.com/article/536577/splashup.html", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/splashup", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2007/splashup.json"]