- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": {"value": "identity.founded_year", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/virool", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/14/yc-backed-virool-raises-6-62-million-seed-round-to-help-make-videos-go-viral/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/virool/__K6y1x4OvIybRXym2dMcfLDGUoo9Bl__dP0p0SamTWvA"]}, "issue": {"value": "Founding year varies: YC/YC-OSS and FinSMEs cite 2012; TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, and Tracxn cite 2011 or 'late 2011'.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/virool", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/14/yc-backed-virool-raises-6-62-million-seed-round-to-help-make-videos-go-viral/", "https://www.finsmes.com/2016/04/virool-raises-12m-series-a-funding.html", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/virool/__K6y1x4OvIybRXym2dMcfLDGUoo9Bl__dP0p0SamTWvA"]}}, {"field": {"value": "founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/virool", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/virool/__K6y1x4OvIybRXym2dMcfLDGUoo9Bl__dP0p0SamTWvA"]}, "issue": {"value": "YC company page lists only Alexander Debelov as Active Founder/CEO; Tracxn, Entrepreneur, and TechCrunch confirm Vladimir Gurgov as co-founder.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/virool", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/virool/__K6y1x4OvIybRXym2dMcfLDGUoo9Bl__dP0p0SamTWvA", "https://www.entrepreneur.com/starting-a-business/young-entrepreneurs-create-a-formula-to-give-ads-a-viral/227836"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.total_raised_usd", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/virool", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/virool/__K6y1x4OvIybRXym2dMcfLDGUoo9Bl__dP0p0SamTWvA", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/virool"]}, "issue": {"value": "Total funding reported as $18.62M (YC), $18.6M (Craft.co), $20.2M (Tracxn, 6 rounds), $20.4M (Owler), and $23.62M (LinkedIn, 5 rounds); early-round amounts largely undisclosed.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/virool", "https://craft.co/virool", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/virool/__K6y1x4OvIybRXym2dMcfLDGUoo9Bl__dP0p0SamTWvA", "https://www.owler.com/company/virool", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/virool"]}}, {"field": {"value": "employees", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/virool", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/virool/__K6y1x4OvIybRXym2dMcfLDGUoo9Bl__dP0p0SamTWvA", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/virool"]}, "issue": {"value": "Headcount ranges from 12 (2013 Entrepreneur) to 51 (YC profile), 68 (Tracxn Dec 2022), and 2 (current LinkedIn); no authoritative time series from primary sources.", "source_urls": ["https://www.entrepreneur.com/starting-a-business/young-entrepreneurs-create-a-formula-to-give-ads-a-viral/227836", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/virool", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/virool/__K6y1x4OvIybRXym2dMcfLDGUoo9Bl__dP0p0SamTWvA", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/virool"]}}, {"field": {"value": "exit_status.acquisition_price_usd", "source_urls": ["https://promusventures.com/project/virool/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/virool"]}, "issue": {"value": "No public acquisition price disclosed; no primary press release for the Turgo acquisition found.", "source_urls": ["https://promusventures.com/project/virool/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/virool"]}}, {"field": {"value": "exit_status.post_acquisition_brand", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/virool"]}, "issue": {"value": "LinkedIn aliases include 'ShopKick Ads' and 'acq by PE' but no official rebrand announcement or independent confirmation of ShopKick Ads as the operating brand was found.", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/virool", "https://bouncewatch.com/explore/startup/virool-acq-by-penow-shopkick-ads"]}}, {"field": {"value": "exit_status.acquirer_identity", "source_urls": ["https://promusventures.com/project/virool/", "https://turgo.ai/"]}, "issue": {"value": "Turgo that acquired Virool in 2017 appears distinct from the unrelated Turgo.ai autonomous marketing platform founded in 2025; 2017 acquirer details are sparse.", "source_urls": ["https://promusventures.com/project/virool/", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/virool", "https://apnews.com/press-release/prnews-io/turgo-ai-launches-with-1m-pre-seed-from-top-tech-executives-to-start-super-marketer-movement-873d82b8f171500a2d4559d32971f3a9"]}}, {"field": {"value": "funding.valuation_usd", "source_urls": ["https://craft.co/virool"]}, "issue": {"value": "Series A post-money valuation of $127.3M reported only by Craft.co; not corroborated by TechCrunch, FinSMEs, or company press release.", "source_urls": ["https://craft.co/virool", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/04/05/virool-series-a/"]}}]]
- source urls
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