- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "name_collision", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/switchboard", "https://www.prweb.com/releases/switchboard-beta-launches-to-power-remote-work-announces-13-8m-in-seed-funding-892870351.html", "https://vantechjournal.com/p/switchboard-earnscliffe", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__KbNrJ3Jwy16FTfyF25bguy7EvFsBaEyYq0scIjyUUUc"]}, "description": {"value": "At least four unrelated 'Switchboard' companies exist: (1) YC W19 trucking/onswitchboard.com, (2) Switchboard.app remote collaboration (founded 2020, pivoted to Airtop), (3) Switchboard Public Relations Vancouver (acquired by Earnscliffe Jan 2023), (4) Sydney supply-chain automation Switchboard (founded 2022). Database entries frequently conflate them.", "source_urls": ["https://www.prweb.com/releases/switchboard-beta-launches-to-power-remote-work-announces-13-8m-in-seed-funding-892870351.html", "https://vantechjournal.com/p/switchboard-earnscliffe", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__8hmEH0K1vkTa3TFykfTrn1JoaZT-xCoBTZuvxUKgZ7A", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__KbNrJ3Jwy16FTfyF25bguy7EvFsBaEyYq0scIjyUUUc"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founder_roster", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/switchboard", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__tCxwnwrVIa6zINbGzEGcsfWuC6eFPYq3COFCpqbkvvk", "https://www.newventuresbc.com/top-25-profile-switchboard/"]}, "description": {"value": "YC lists only Michael Ip. Tracxn lists Ip, Rakhra, Sidhu. New Ventures BC and Next 36 document early founding pair Ip + Sagar Malhi. Sagar Malhi left operating role Dec 2020 but remains board member.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/switchboard", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__tCxwnwrVIa6zINbGzEGcsfWuC6eFPYq3COFCpqbkvvk", "https://linkedin.com/in/sagarmalhi", "https://www.newventuresbc.com/top-25-profile-switchboard/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "total_funding", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__tCxwnwrVIa6zINbGzEGcsfWuC6eFPYq3COFCpqbkvvk/funding-and-investors", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/switchboard", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/switchboard"]}, "description": {"value": "Tracxn and TheCompanyCheck report $150K (YC only). LinkedIn reports $4.325M across 4 rounds. StartupIntros reports $19.2M across 7 rounds including 2022/2024 rounds whose investors (Sequoia-adjacent, Aptos Labs, Hustle Fund) match Switchboard.app/Airtop, not trucking.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__tCxwnwrVIa6zINbGzEGcsfWuC6eFPYq3COFCpqbkvvk/funding-and-investors", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/switchboard", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/switchboard", "https://www.finsmes.com/2022/05/switchboard-raises-13-8m-in-seed-funding.html"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employee_count", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/switchboard", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/switchboard"]}, "description": {"value": "YC reports team size 24; LinkedIn reports 8 employees as of 2026. YC figure may be stale or include broader headcount.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/switchboard", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/switchboard"]}}, {"field": {"value": "headquarters_location", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/switchboard", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/switchboard"]}, "description": {"value": "YC lists Vancouver, Canada. LinkedIn and company address list Burnaby, BC as HQ.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/switchboard", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/switchboard"]}}, {"field": {"value": "yc_industry_tag", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/switchboard", "https://ca.linkedin.com/company/switchboard"]}, "description": {"value": "YC tags company under 'Autonomous Trucking' but product is ELD/fleet management SaaS, not autonomous vehicles.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/switchboard", "https://www.onswitchboard.com/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "2020_seed_lead_investor", "source_urls": ["https://ca.linkedin.com/company/switchboard", "https://startupintros.com/news/2020-08-01-switchboard-seed-3"]}, "description": {"value": "LinkedIn lists JAM Fund as lead for ~$4M Sep 2020 seed. StartupIntros lists AAF Management, Tiger Global, Village Global, Eric Quan for Aug 2020 $4M seed with no single lead named.", "source_urls": ["https://ca.linkedin.com/company/switchboard", "https://startupintros.com/news/2020-08-01-switchboard-seed-3"]}}, {"field": {"value": "product_evolution", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/switchboard", "https://www.newventuresbc.com/top-25-profile-switchboard/", "https://www.onswitchboard.com/"]}, "description": {"value": "Early pitch (2015–2019) emphasized cloud dispatch, freight-truck matching marketplace, and software-only GPS. Current positioning is ELD compliance hardware + fleet management platform.", "source_urls": ["https://www.newventuresbc.com/top-25-profile-switchboard/", "https://vancouverstartupweek2019.sched.com/speaker/sagar_malhi.201gwcgt", "https://www.onswitchboard.com/"]}}, {"field": {"value": "tracxn_investor_count_vs_funding", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__tCxwnwrVIa6zINbGzEGcsfWuC6eFPYq3COFCpqbkvvk/funding-and-investors"]}, "description": {"value": "Tracxn states 7 institutional investors but documents only one $150K YC seed round publicly.", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__tCxwnwrVIa6zINbGzEGcsfWuC6eFPYq3COFCpqbkvvk/funding-and-investors", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__tCxwnwrVIa6zINbGzEGcsfWuC6eFPYq3COFCpqbkvvk"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://ca.linkedin.com/company/switchboard", "https://linkedin.com/in/sagarmalhi", "https://startupintros.com/news/2019-03-01-switchboard-seed-2", "https://startupintros.com/news/2020-08-01-switchboard-seed-3", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/switchboard", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__8hmEH0K1vkTa3TFykfTrn1JoaZT-xCoBTZuvxUKgZ7A", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__KbNrJ3Jwy16FTfyF25bguy7EvFsBaEyYq0scIjyUUUc", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__tCxwnwrVIa6zINbGzEGcsfWuC6eFPYq3COFCpqbkvvk", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/switchboard/__tCxwnwrVIa6zINbGzEGcsfWuC6eFPYq3COFCpqbkvvk/funding-and-investors", "https://vancouverstartupweek2019.sched.com/speaker/sagar_malhi.201gwcgt", "https://vantechjournal.com/p/switchboard-earnscliffe", "https://www.finsmes.com/2022/05/switchboard-raises-13-8m-in-seed-funding.html", "https://www.newventuresbc.com/top-25-profile-switchboard/", "https://www.nextcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2015-N36-Annual-Report-.pdf", "https://www.onswitchboard.com/", "https://www.prweb.com/releases/switchboard-beta-launches-to-power-remote-work-announces-13-8m-in-seed-funding-892870351.html", "https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/switchboard/1n2q3abnw1qy7e5ed", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/switchboard"]