- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founded_year": {"value": "2013 (TechCrunch, Crunchbase, VinePair) vs 2014 (YC profile, Startup Intros) vs 2011 (Mergr)", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/15/underground-cellar-is-a-wine-buying-site-that-rewards-you-with-better-bottles-for-free/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/underground-cellar", "https://mergr.com/transaction/wine-country-connect-acquires-underground-cellar"]}, "series_a_amount": {"value": "$12.5M (official PR, FinSMEs, Built In) vs $13M (Startup Intros, some aggregators)", "source_urls": ["https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/underground-cellar-secures-12-5m-series-a-as-their-millionth-bottle-of-wine-is-sold-301312283.html", "https://startupintros.com/news/2021-06-01-underground-cellar-series-a"]}, "total_funding": {"value": "$15M across 3 rounds (Startup Intros) vs $14M equity / $18.5M incl. debt (Built In, Jun 2021) vs $13.5M across 9 rounds (Wine-Searcher/Crunchbase-derived)", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/underground-cellar", "https://www.builtinsf.com/articles/underground-cellar-raises-12m-series-a-wine-e-commerce-hiring", "https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2023/05/underground-cellar-goes-six-feet-under"]}, "bankruptcy_timing": {"value": "Public shutdown announced late April 2023; Chapter 7 petition filed May 1, 2023; some reports say April 2023", "source_urls": ["https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2023/05/underground-cellar-goes-six-feet-under", "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.deb.189833/gov.uscourts.deb.189833.2.0.pdf", "https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/underground-cellar-wine-country-connect-19926489.php"]}, "affected_customers_bottles": {"value": "24,000+ customers (Wine Spectator) vs 50,000+ (PR Newswire/SF Chronicle) vs 37,000 unsecured claims (VinePair); 500,000+ bottles in limbo", "source_urls": ["https://cdn.winespectator.com/articles/wine-trapped-in-retailer-bankruptcy-033124", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wine-e-commerce-pioneer-wine-country-connect-acquires-and-relaunches-underground-cellar-302313484.html", "https://vinepair.com/booze-news/underground-cellars-bankruptcy-debt/"]}, "employee_count": {"value": "No single authoritative current count; snapshots range 10 (2015) to 26 (YC) to ~60 (peak anecdote); YC 26 likely stale", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/underground-cellar", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/15/underground-cellar-is-a-wine-buying-site-that-rewards-you-with-better-bottles-for-free/", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenshoemaker"]}, "acquisition_price": {"value": "Undisclosed; SF Chronicle notes assets purchased quietly in May (2024 context for asset deal preceding Nov relaunch)", "source_urls": ["https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/underground-cellar-wine-country-connect-19926489.php", "https://mergr.com/transaction/wine-country-connect-acquires-underground-cellar"]}, "fraud_allegations": {"value": "Customer fraud allegations and class-action suit reported; inventory discrepancy of $2.7M; not adjudicated in available sources", "source_urls": ["https://vinepair.com/booze-news/underground-cellars-bankruptcy-debt/", "https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2023/05/underground-cellar-goes-six-feet-under"]}, "entity_continuity": {"value": "Original YC startup entity is inactive/bankrupt; current undergroundcellar.com is a relaunched brand under different ownership with no liability for prior customer wine or debts", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/underground-cellar", "https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/underground-cellar-wine-country-connect-19926489.php"]}}]
- source urls
- ["http://undergroundcellar.com", "https://builtin.com/company/underground-cellar", "https://cdn.winespectator.com/articles/wine-trapped-in-retailer-bankruptcy-033124", "https://mergr.com/transaction/wine-country-connect-acquires-underground-cellar", "https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/91266-40", "https://startupintros.com/news/2021-06-01-underground-cellar-series-a", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/underground-cellar", "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.deb.189833/gov.uscourts.deb.189833.2.0.pdf", "https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/15/underground-cellar-is-a-wine-buying-site-that-rewards-you-with-better-bottles-for-free/", "https://vinepair.com/booze-news/underground-cellars-bankruptcy-debt/", "https://www.builtinsf.com/articles/underground-cellar-raises-12m-series-a-wine-e-commerce-hiring", "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/underground-cellar", "https://www.finsmes.com/2021/06/underground-cellar-raises-12-5m-in-series-a-funding.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenshoemaker", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawster", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/underground-cellar-secures-12-5m-series-a-as-their-millionth-bottle-of-wine-is-sold-301312283.html", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wine-e-commerce-pioneer-wine-country-connect-acquires-and-relaunches-underground-cellar-302313484.html", "https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/underground-cellar-wine-country-connect-19926489.php", "https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2023/05/underground-cellar-goes-six-feet-under", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/underground-cellar"]