- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "total_funding_usd", "conflict": "Y Combinator and TechCrunch (Feb 2023) report $38.5M total raised; Tracxn reports $32.6M across four rounds; Crunchbase News (May 2018) reported $17.6M after Series B (consistent with 1.5+4.1+12=17.6M for first three rounds only).", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zerocater", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/16/zerocater-raises-15m-as-demand-heats-up-for-flexible-in-office-food-services/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/zerocater/__gPSEM4eGykGCBlzLQgM_W1qMmutcRVXpwBlW25zm2v0", "https://news.crunchbase.com/business/zerocater-raises-12m-zesty-sells-square/"]}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": "Current headcount estimates range from 116 (LinkedIn) to 199 (GetLatka Dec 2024) to 140 (YC profile).", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/zerocater", "https://getlatka.com/companies/zerocater", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zerocater", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/zerocater/__gPSEM4eGykGCBlzLQgM_W1qMmutcRVXpwBlW25zm2v0"]}, {"field": "headquarters_address", "conflict": "Wikipedia lists 115 Stillman Street; third-party directories list 44 Montgomery Street.", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zerocater", "https://www.signalhire.com/companies/zerocater", "https://leadiq.com/c/zerocater/5a1d8da05400005400742b93"]}, {"field": "series_c_participant", "conflict": "Official Zerocater press release and YC profile list Remus Capital; Wikipedia Series C entry lists Romulus Capital.", "source_urls": ["https://zerocater.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2023/zerocater-raises-its-series-c-to-build-the-future-of-the-corporate-cafeteria-for-the-hybrid-workplace/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zerocater", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zerocater"]}, {"field": "founder_designation", "conflict": "Wikipedia and company press name only Arram Sabeti as founder; Ali Sabeti is CEO and brother of founder but not listed as co-founder in primary sources.", "source_urls": ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zerocater", "https://yespress.io/ali-sabeti", "https://zerocater.com/about/"]}, {"field": "yc_profile_leadership", "conflict": "Y Combinator company page still lists Arram Sabeti as Founder/CEO; current CEO is Ali Sabeti per Wikipedia, company about page, and LinkedIn.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zerocater", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zerocater", "https://zerocater.com/about/", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisabeti"]}, {"field": "revenue_arr", "conflict": "CEO cited ~$100M ARR in Pulse2 interview; GetLatka estimates $37.2M ARR for 2023; LinkedIn lists $125M annual revenue (unverified).", "source_urls": ["https://pulse2.com/zerocater-profile-ali-sabeti-interview/", "https://getlatka.com/companies/zerocater", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/zerocater"]}, {"field": "additional_early_rounds", "conflict": "Startup Intros lists an additional $2M seed round on 2011-08-01 not corroborated by TechCrunch or official press releases.", "source_urls": ["https://startupintros.com/orgs/zerocater", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/10/zerocater-raises-1-5-million-for-no-hassle-office-lunches/"]}, {"field": "exact_founding_date", "gap": "Sources consistently cite 2009 but do not provide a specific month/day of incorporation.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zerocater", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zerocater"]}, {"field": "valuation", "gap": "No publicly disclosed post-money valuation for any funding round.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/17/zerocater-raises-4-1-million-to-keep-office-workers-well-fed-in-the-u-s/", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/16/zerocater-raises-15m-as-demand-heats-up-for-flexible-in-office-food-services/"]}]]
- source urls
- ["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zerocater", "https://foodondemand.com/12212020/zerocater-builds-sliding-scale-into-cloud-cafe/", "https://getlatka.com/companies/zerocater", "https://leadiq.com/c/zerocater/5a1d8da05400005400742b93", "https://news.crunchbase.com/business/zerocater-raises-12m-zesty-sells-square/", "https://people.equilar.com/bio/person/ali-sabeti-zerocater/27074704", "https://pulse2.com/zerocater-profile-ali-sabeti-interview/", "https://startupintros.com/orgs/zerocater", "https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/10/zerocater-raises-1-5-million-for-no-hassle-office-lunches/", "https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/06/how-i-started-zerocater/", "https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/17/zerocater-raises-4-1-million-to-keep-office-workers-well-fed-in-the-u-s/", "https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/01/zerocater-raises-12m-to-rule-the-fridges-and-pantries-of-an-office/", "https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/16/zerocater-raises-15m-as-demand-heats-up-for-flexible-in-office-food-services/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/zerocater/__gPSEM4eGykGCBlzLQgM_W1qMmutcRVXpwBlW25zm2v0", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/zerocater/__gPSEM4eGykGCBlzLQgM_W1qMmutcRVXpwBlW25zm2v0/funding-and-investors", "https://vcnewsdaily.com/zerocater/venture-capital-funding/chgdwjfblb", "https://vcnewsdaily.com/zerocater/venture-capital-funding/vptwtlqglv", "https://www.finsmes.com/2016/08/corporate-catering-company-zerocater-raises-4-1m.html", "https://www.finsmes.com/2023/02/zerocater-raises-15m-in-series-c-funding.html", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/zerocater", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisabeti", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/arram-sabeti-10220314", "https://www.preqin.com/data/profile/asset/zerocater-inc-/77553", "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zerocater-raises-12-million-to-expand-snacks-and-catering-to-the-fortune-500-300639907.html", "https://www.signalhire.com/companies/zerocater", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zerocater", "https://yespress.io/ali-sabeti", "https://zerocater.com/about/", "https://zerocater.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2016/zerocater-raises-4-1m-in-new-funding/", "https://zerocater.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2018/zerocater-raises-12-million-to-expand-snacks-and-catering-to-the-fortune-500/", "https://zerocater.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2023/zerocater-raises-its-series-c-to-build-the-future-of-the-corporate-cafeteria-for-the-hybrid-workplace/", "https://zerocater.com/blog/author/asabeti/"]