- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founding_year_discrepancy": {"value": "Sources cite 2014 (MENAbytes interview), 2015 (TechCrunch, CB Insights, TechCabal), 2016 (YC profile, Empower Africa), and 2017 (TechPoint Africa)", "source_urls": ["https://www.menabytes.com/niama-el-bassunie-waystocap-interview/", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/07/waystocap-africa-cross-border/", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/waystocap", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/waystocap", "https://empowerafrica.com/niama-el-bassunie/", "https://techpoint.africa/news/maxab-15m-efunding-waystocaps-acquisition/"]}, "total_funding_discrepancy": {"value": "CB Insights reports $3.12M total raised; YC founder bios state over $4M", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/waystocap", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/waystocap"]}, "employee_count_discrepancy": {"value": "Reported headcount ranges from 12 (Feb 2017) to 22 (2017 interview) to 38 (YC profile); no verified count at acquisition", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/07/waystocap-africa-cross-border/", "https://www.menabytes.com/niama-el-bassunie-waystocap-interview/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/waystocap"]}, "founder_listing_gap": {"value": "YC active founders page lists Niama El Bassunie, Aziz Jaouhari, and Anis Abdeddine but omits Mehdi Daoui despite all acquisition coverage naming four co-founders", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/waystocap", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/maxab-gets-an-extra-15m-acquires-yc-backed-moroccan-startup-waystocap/"]}, "acquisition_price_undisclosed": {"value": "No public disclosure of acquisition price or terms", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/maxab-gets-an-extra-15m-acquires-yc-backed-moroccan-startup-waystocap/", "https://techpoint.africa/news/maxab-15m-efunding-waystocaps-acquisition/"]}, "domain_brand_continuity_gap": {"value": "Original operating B2B marketplace acquired by MaxAB in 2021; current waystocap.com presents a separate advisory/consulting brand (WaystoCap Ventures) with no clear corporate linkage to MaxAB on-site", "source_urls": ["https://waystocap.com", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/maxab-gets-an-extra-15m-acquires-yc-backed-moroccan-startup-waystocap/"]}, "post_acquisition_standalone_status_unknown": {"value": "Whether WaystoCap brand or product continues independently under MaxAB/Wasoko after 2021 acquisition and 2024 MaxAB-Wasoko merger is not documented in primary sources reviewed", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/maxab-gets-an-extra-15m-acquires-yc-backed-moroccan-startup-waystocap/", "https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/27/wasoko-maxab-complete-merger/"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/ecommerce-giant-maxab-acquires-moroccos-waystocap-to-scale-raises-additional/rlzcfq2", "https://empowerafrica.com/niama-el-bassunie/", "https://techcabal.com/2021/08/25/maxab-extends-series-a-to-55m-largest-ever-by-an-egyptian-startup/", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/07/waystocap-africa-cross-border/", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/07/waystocap-raises-3m/", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/maxab-gets-an-extra-15m-acquires-yc-backed-moroccan-startup-waystocap/", "https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/27/wasoko-maxab-complete-merger/", "https://techpoint.africa/news/maxab-15m-efunding-waystocaps-acquisition/", "https://waystocap.com", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/waystocap", "https://www.menabytes.com/niama-el-bassunie-waystocap-interview/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/waystocap", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/waystocap/jobs"]