- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "founded_year", "conflict": {"value": "YC and most sources say 2017; CB Insights says 2018; Companies House incorporation is 2017-02-15", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stem-sugar", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cambridge-glycoscience", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10620297"]}}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": {"value": "BusinessWire/Nordic9/Business Insider cite >$27M; TechCrunch/City AM cite $24M Series A headline; CB Insights cites $22.5M total", "source_urls": ["https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211012005351/en/The-Supplant-Company-Welcomes-Ayesha-Curry-and-Chris-Paul-as-Early-Stage-Investors", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cambridge-glycoscience", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/26/has-a-startup-finally-found-one-of-food-sciences-holy-grails-with-its-healthy-sugar-substitute/"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": {"value": "YC lists 15; TechCrunch Feb 2021 lists 20; Cambridge Independent Mar 2021 lists 15; City AM peak ~36; YCDB lists 330 (likely erroneous scrape); LinkedIn Stem page lists 2 active (stale)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stem-sugar", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/26/has-a-startup-finally-found-one-of-food-sciences-holy-grails-with-its-healthy-sugar-substitute/", "https://www.cityam.com/y-combinator-backed-food-tech-firm-supplant-put-up-for-sale-after-plunging-into-administration/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/stem-sugar", "https://uk.linkedin.com/company/stemsugar"]}}, {"field": "ruben_tadmor_title", "conflict": {"value": "YC lists Founder/COO; AgFunder lists Head of Business Development", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stem-sugar", "https://agfunder.com/portfolio/supplant/"]}}, {"field": "series_a_structure", "conflict": {"value": "Nordic9 reports $15M Feb 2021 tranche bringing total to $24M; TechCrunch headlines $24M round same period; extension adds $3M Oct 2021", "source_urls": ["https://nordic9.com/news/supplant-raised-15-million-in-a-round-led-by-felicis-ventures/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/26/has-a-startup-finally-found-one-of-food-sciences-holy-grails-with-its-healthy-sugar-substitute/", "https://nordic9.com/news/supplant-raised-more-capital-funding-in-a-round-backed-by-american-celebrity-investors/"]}}, {"field": "yc_category", "conflict": {"value": "YC company page lists Food Tech / Sustainable Agriculture; YCDB lists Healthcare", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stem-sugar", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/stem-sugar"]}}, {"field": "brand_timeline", "conflict": {"value": "Operated as Cambridge Glycoscience at YC S18; also branded Stem/Stem Sugar; rebranded to Supplant in 2020 per Cambridge Independent", "source_urls": ["https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/supplant-s-24m-funding-will-help-replace-sugar-in-foods-9173303/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/26/has-a-startup-finally-found-one-of-food-sciences-holy-grails-with-its-healthy-sugar-substitute/", "https://agfunder.com/portfolio/supplant/"]}}, {"field": "exit_outcome", "gap": {"value": "Rescue sale advertised Aug 2025; no public record found of completed acquisition or exit; entity remains In Administration per Companies House", "source_urls": ["https://www.cityam.com/y-combinator-backed-food-tech-firm-supplant-put-up-for-sale-after-plunging-into-administration/", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10620297"]}}, {"field": "scientific_advisor", "gap": {"value": "Prof Paul Dupree (University of Cambridge) reported as scientific advisor; role/current involvement unverified post-administration", "source_urls": ["https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/supplant-s-24m-funding-will-help-replace-sugar-in-foods-9173303/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://agfunder.com/portfolio/supplant/", "https://councils.forbes.com/profile/Tom-Simmons-Founder-CEO-The-Supplant-Company/94573e60-de63-4da0-9243-18c5f43b385f", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10620297", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10620297/filing-history", "https://insolvencyintel.co.uk/cambridge-glycoscience-ltd/", "https://nordic9.com/news/supplant-raised-15-million-in-a-round-led-by-felicis-ventures/", "https://nordic9.com/news/supplant-raised-more-capital-funding-in-a-round-backed-by-american-celebrity-investors/", "https://supplant.com/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/26/has-a-startup-finally-found-one-of-food-sciences-holy-grails-with-its-healthy-sugar-substitute/", "https://uk.linkedin.com/company/stemsugar", "https://www.businessinsider.com/how-ceo-raised-27-million-y-combinator-plant-tech-supplant-2022-4", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211012005351/en/The-Supplant-Company-Welcomes-Ayesha-Curry-and-Chris-Paul-as-Early-Stage-Investors", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220202005027/en/The-Supplant-Company-Debuts-Inclusions-Portfolio-Beginning-with-Supplant-Chocolate-Chips-And-Revamps-Chocolate-Bar-In-Anticipation-Of-Retail-Launch", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220309005144/en/Chef-Tal-Ronnen-Debuts-Reimagined-Sundae-at-Crossroads-Kitchen-Made-with-Supplant-Sugars-From-Fiber", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230327005267/en/The-Supplant-Company-Expands-its-Sustainable-Ingredient-Portfolio-with-Supplant-Grain-Stalk-Flour", "https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/supplant-s-24m-funding-will-help-replace-sugar-in-foods-9173303/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/cambridge-glycoscience", "https://www.cityam.com/y-combinator-backed-food-tech-firm-supplant-put-up-for-sale-after-plunging-into-administration/", "https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2022/11/14/The-scientist-redefining-nutrition-food-waste-and-food-security-with-an-upcycled-sugars-from-fibre/", "https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4960196", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/stem-sugar", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/stem-sugar"]