- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "series_b_date", "conflict": {"value": "Zeal About page states Series B in 2023; Business Wire press release dated 2024-10-10 announces $15M Series B close.", "source_urls": ["https://www.zeal.com/about", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241010685339/en/Zeal-Secures-15M-Series-B-Funding-to-Revolutionize-Payroll-for-Modern-Work"]}}, {"field": "founded_year", "conflict": {"value": "YC and Zeal About say founded 2019; TechCrunch says Puzzl was founded in 2018.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zeal", "https://www.zeal.com/about", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/27/zeal-banks-13m-to-offer-employers-a-build-your-own-payroll-product-infrastructure/"]}}, {"field": "total_funding", "conflict": {"value": "Disclosed rounds sum to $29.6M; company materials say 'over $30 million'; TechCrunch at Series A cited $14.6M cumulative; GetLatka claims $0 raised/bootstrapped (contradicts primary sources).", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/27/zeal-banks-13m-to-offer-employers-a-build-your-own-payroll-product-infrastructure/", "https://www.zeal.com/author/kirti-shenoy", "https://getlatka.com/companies/zeal.com"]}}, {"field": "employees", "conflict": {"value": "YC lists team size 45; GetLatka lists ~42 employees as of 2026 with inconsistent historical counts.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zeal", "https://getlatka.com/companies/zeal.com"]}}, {"field": "positioning", "conflict": {"value": "YC profile emphasizes API/embed payroll for platforms; 2024+ company messaging emphasizes 'staffing operations platform' and onboard/pay/bill for staffing companies.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zeal", "https://www.zeal.com/", "https://www.zeal.com/blog/2024-year-in-review-beyond-payroll-built-for-staffing"]}}, {"field": "yc_investment_amount", "gap": {"value": "Y Combinator S19 participation confirmed; standard YC investment dollar amount for this company not found in cited primary sources.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zeal", "https://www.zeal.com/about"]}}, {"field": "valuation", "gap": {"value": "GetLatka reports $19.4M valuation (Apr 2025) without corroborating primary-source confirmation.", "source_urls": ["https://getlatka.com/companies/zeal.com"]}}, {"field": "revenue", "gap": {"value": "GetLatka reports $6.5M ARR (2024) without corroborating primary-source confirmation.", "source_urls": ["https://getlatka.com/companies/zeal.com"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://getlatka.com/companies/zeal.com", "https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/27/zeal-banks-13m-to-offer-employers-a-build-your-own-payroll-product-infrastructure/", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210827005003/en/Zeal-Raises-%2413-Million-Series-A-to-Scale-API-Infrastructure-Allowing-Companies-to-Build-Custom-Payroll-Products", "https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241010685339/en/Zeal-Secures-15M-Series-B-Funding-to-Revolutionize-Payroll-for-Modern-Work", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zeal", "https://www.zeal.com/", "https://www.zeal.com/about", "https://www.zeal.com/author/kirti-shenoy", "https://www.zeal.com/blog/2024-year-in-review-beyond-payroll-built-for-staffing"]