- conflicts or gaps
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(about page, patents) and spotLESS Materials LLC (2019 Rice competition article).", "source_urls": ["https://www.industry.spotlessmaterials.com/about", "https://invent.psu.edu/stories/penn-state-startup-spotless-materials-wins-367k-in-rice-business-plan-competition/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "identity.brand_spelling", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spotless-materials", "https://www.axios.com/pro/retail-deals/2024/08/19/spotless-materials-seed-raise-pfas"]}, "issue": {"value": "Brand stylized spotLESS Materials vs press spelling Spotless Materials.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spotless-materials", "https://www.axios.com/pro/retail-deals/2024/08/19/spotless-materials-seed-raise-pfas"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.total_raised_usd", "source_urls": ["https://invent.psu.edu/stories/spotless-materials-experiences-growth-selling-super-slippery-coating-technology/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotless-materials", "https://www.axios.com/pro/retail-deals/2024/08/19/spotless-materials-seed-raise-pfas"]}, "issue": {"value": "Total funding varies: Penn State Jan 2022 reports >$2.8M all sources and >$1.3M VC; LinkedIn aggregate $2.45M across 7 rounds; Aug 2024 adds $1.56M seed not reflected in Jan 2022 or LinkedIn totals. No single authoritative cumulative total found.", "source_urls": ["https://invent.psu.edu/stories/spotless-materials-experiences-growth-selling-super-slippery-coating-technology/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotless-materials", "https://www.axios.com/pro/retail-deals/2024/08/19/spotless-materials-seed-raise-pfas"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employees.snapshots", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spotless-materials", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/spotless-materials", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotless-materials", "https://invent.psu.edu/stories/spotless-materials-experiences-growth-selling-super-slippery-coating-technology/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Headcount ranges 5 (LinkedIn) to 6 (YC, Penn State Jan 2022) to 10 (YCDB); no dated primary-source count post-2022.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spotless-materials", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/spotless-materials", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotless-materials", "https://invent.psu.edu/stories/spotless-materials-experiences-growth-selling-super-slippery-coating-technology/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spotless-materials", "https://invent.psu.edu/stories/penn-state-startup-spotless-materials-wins-367k-in-rice-business-plan-competition/"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC lists both founders as 'Founder' without CEO/CTO titles; company about page lists CEO and CTO. Rice 2019 article also names Jing Wang (technical advisor) and Nan Sun (researcher) who are not listed as YC founders.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spotless-materials", "https://www.industry.spotlessmaterials.com/about", "https://invent.psu.edu/stories/penn-state-startup-spotless-materials-wins-367k-in-rice-business-plan-competition/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders.name_spelling", "source_urls": ["https://invent.psu.edu/stories/penn-state-startup-spotless-materials-wins-367k-in-rice-business-plan-competition/", "https://www.industry.spotlessmaterials.com/about"]}, "issue": {"value": "2019 Rice competition article spells CEO name 'Birgitt Stogin'; all other sources use Birgitt Boschitsch.", "source_urls": ["https://invent.psu.edu/stories/penn-state-startup-spotless-materials-wins-367k-in-rice-business-plan-competition/", "https://www.industry.spotlessmaterials.com/about"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.rounds[2021_seed].investors", "source_urls": ["https://invent.psu.edu/stories/spotless-materials-experiences-growth-selling-super-slippery-coating-technology/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Dec 2021 $900K seed round investors not named in Penn State press release.", "source_urls": ["https://invent.psu.edu/stories/spotless-materials-experiences-growth-selling-super-slippery-coating-technology/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "products.surface_compatibility", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spotless-materials", "https://www.industry.spotlessmaterials.com/"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC profile states coatings work best on glass, metal, and ceramic; industrial site and Penn State also cite plastics as supported/applicable.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spotless-materials", "https://www.industry.spotlessmaterials.com/", "https://invent.psu.edu/stories/spotless-materials-experiences-growth-selling-super-slippery-coating-technology/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "exit_status", "source_urls": ["https://www.praxis.co/ventures/spotless-materials", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spotless-materials"]}, "issue": {"value": "Praxis Portfolio lists spotLESS in a 2026 Business Accelerator program; relationship to YC Active status and any equity stake unclear.", "source_urls": ["https://www.praxis.co/ventures/spotless-materials", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/spotless-materials"]}}]]
- source urls
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