- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "website", "conflict": "ridevalo.com (listed on YC and LinkedIn) currently resolves to unrelated gambling/e-commerce content, not the hydrofoil company", "source_urls": ["https://ridevalo.com", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/valo", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ride-valo"]}, {"field": "founded_year", "conflict": "2018 per YC, CB Insights, Crowdonomics SEC vs 2019 per Yachting Magazine", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/valo", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/boundary-layer-technologies", "https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/gear/valo-hyperfoil-personal-watercraft/"]}, {"field": "headquarters", "conflict": "Alameda, CA (CB Insights street address) vs San Francisco, CA (YC, press)", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/boundary-layer-technologies", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/valo", "https://www.offshore-energy.biz/valo-to-provide-hydrofoil-systems-for-zero-emission-hydrogen-powered-orca-vessels/"]}, {"field": "employees", "conflict": "Headcount ranges from 3 (YC) to 4 (LinkedIn/CB Insights) to 13 (AeroLeads); SEC filing lists no employees", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/valo", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ride-valo", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/valo-hyperfoil/people", "https://aeroleads.com/c/ride-valo", "https://www.crowdonomics.co/companies/valo-yc-w19"]}, {"field": "funding", "conflict": "Total VC reported as $6.45M (CB Insights) vs $7.1M (LinkedIn); Jun 2022 round reported as $4.8M (TechCrunch) vs Aug 2022 $5M (CB Insights); crowdfunding totals may overlap with SEC SAFE filings", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/boundary-layer-technologies/financials", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ride-valo", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/01/boundary-layer-personal-watercraft-pivot/", "https://wefunder.com/valo", "https://www.crowdonomics.co/companies/valo-yc-w19"]}, {"field": "founders", "conflict": "Jeremy Osborne listed as active Founder on YC but CB Insights shows Founder and Advisor; he is CEO of Electric Air (YC S23), suggesting reduced day-to-day involvement at Valo", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/valo", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/valo-hyperfoil/people", "https://www.electricair.io/about-us"]}, {"field": "pre_orders_revenue", "conflict": "Pre-order/reservation claims vary: ~$1M (TechCrunch Dec 2022), ~60 orders (Yachting 2023), $3.3M+ (techAU), $3.5M (Wefunder), 300% oversubscribed Founders Edition (techAU)", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/boundary-layer-technologies", "https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/gear/valo-hyperfoil-personal-watercraft/", "https://techau.com.au/electric-valo-hyperfoil-to-transform-water-sports-the-brainchild-of-an-aussie-startup-founder/", "https://wefunder.com/valo"]}, {"field": "production_timeline", "conflict": "Founders Edition delivery promised mid-2023 / 2024 (TechCrunch, YC launch, techAU) vs limited production 2024 and main run 2025 (Yachting Magazine, Aug 2024)", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/01/boundary-layer-personal-watercraft-pivot/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/valo", "https://techau.com.au/electric-valo-hyperfoil-to-transform-water-sports-the-brainchild-of-an-aussie-startup-founder/", "https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/gear/valo-hyperfoil-personal-watercraft/"]}, {"field": "company_name", "conflict": "Operates as Valo brand while legal entity remains Boundary Layer Technologies Inc; press uses both names interchangeably", "source_urls": ["https://www.crowdonomics.co/companies/valo-yc-w19", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/01/boundary-layer-personal-watercraft-pivot/", "https://www.offshore-energy.biz/valo-to-provide-hydrofoil-systems-for-zero-emission-hydrogen-powered-orca-vessels/"]}, {"field": "commercial_roadmap", "conflict": "Large ferry/container-ship LOIs ($90M–$124M cited) vs explicit pivot to consumer PWC first; commercial ferry/container projects described as on hold", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/01/boundary-layer-personal-watercraft-pivot/", "https://wefunder.com/valo", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34869332"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://aeroleads.com/c/ride-valo", "https://crowdlustro.com/search/353090-Valo-YC-W19--Crowdfunding", "https://lakelandboating.com/boundary-layer-technologies-reimagines-personal-watercraft-with-the-valo-hyperfoil/", "https://marinebusiness.news/news/flying-pwc-manufacturer-raises-2-million/", "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34869332", "https://plugboats.com/waves-17-electric-boat-and-boating-news/", "https://ridevalo.com", "https://techau.com.au/electric-valo-hyperfoil-to-transform-water-sports-the-brainchild-of-an-aussie-startup-founder/", "https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/01/boundary-layer-personal-watercraft-pivot/", "https://wefunder.com/valo", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/boundary-layer-technologies", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/boundary-layer-technologies/financials", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/valo-hyperfoil/people", "https://www.crowdonomics.co/companies/valo-yc-w19", "https://www.electricair.io/about-us", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ride-valo", "https://www.offshore-energy.biz/valo-to-provide-hydrofoil-systems-for-zero-emission-hydrogen-powered-orca-vessels/", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/valo-health-and-khosla-ventures-acquisition-co-mutually-agree-to-terminate-business-combination-agreement-301424671.html", "https://www.yachtingmagazine.com/gear/valo-hyperfoil-personal-watercraft/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/electric-air-2", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/valo"]