- conflicts or gaps
- [{"company_slug_discrepancy": {"value": "Internal/database slug strive_school (underscore) vs YC public slug strive-school (hyphen)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/strive-school", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2020/strive-school.json"]}, "funding_total_discrepancy": {"value": "CB Insights reports $130K total over 1 round (YC only); indexed Crunchbase data shows two additional undisclosed 2020 rounds (Seed and Convertible Note). No authoritative cumulative total found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/strive-school/financials", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/striveschool"]}, "exit_structure_ambiguity": {"value": "YC lists 'Acquired' but contemporaneous press describes an operational merger/rebrand into Epicode rather than a disclosed M&A transaction with price or equity terms", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/strive-school", "https://tech.eu/2022/03/09/from-coding-school-to-career-acceleration-platform-italys-epicode-strives-for-expansion-with-eur10-million/", "https://nordic9.com/news/epicode-merges-with-strive-school-and-raises-10-million-funding-from-angel-investors-and-family-offices-from-italy/"]}, "founding_geography_variation": {"value": "YC/YC OSS emphasize Berlin and Remote; 2022 merger coverage also cites U.S. founding geography alongside Berlin", "source_urls": ["https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2020/strive-school.json", "https://tech.eu/2022/03/09/from-coding-school-to-career-acceleration-platform-italys-epicode-strives-for-expansion-with-eur10-million/"]}, "employee_count_gap": {"value": "Only YC-reported team_size of 5 found for Strive standalone; no verified historical peak headcount or post-2020 employee count for Strive alone", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/strive-school", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2020/strive-school.json"]}, "valuation_unknown": {"value": "No post-money valuation disclosed in accessible public sources", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/strive-school/financials"]}, "revenue_unverified": {"value": "No audited revenue figures for Strive School found; business model implies ISA repayments after placement but no public revenue totals", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/08/strive-school-wants-to-increase-the-number-of-job-ready-software-engineers-in-europe/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/strive-school/financials"]}, "website_current_status_unverified": {"value": "strive.school listed on YC profile; current live status and whether domain redirects to Epicode not verified in reviewed sources", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/strive-school", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2020/strive-school.json"]}, "early_traction_snapshot_only": {"value": "Only July 2020 placement metrics (5/7 inaugural class) found; no later standalone Strive cohort outcomes publicly reported before merger", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/08/strive-school-wants-to-increase-the-number-of-job-ready-software-engineers-in-europe/"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://nordic9.com/news/epicode-merges-with-strive-school-and-raises-10-million-funding-from-angel-investors-and-family-offices-from-italy/", "https://tech.eu/2022/03/09/from-coding-school-to-career-acceleration-platform-italys-epicode-strives-for-expansion-with-eur10-million/", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/08/strive-school-wants-to-increase-the-number-of-job-ready-software-engineers-in-europe/", "https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/24/here-are-the-98-companies-from-y-combinators-summer-2020-demo-day-1/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/strive-school/financials", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/striveschool", "https://www.firmenpresse.de/pressinfo1964393-epicode-und-strive-schliessen-sich-fuer-wachstum-in-europa-zusammen-foto.html", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/strive-school", "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2020/strive-school.json"]