- conflicts or gaps
- [{"founding_year_conflict": {"value": "YC and TechCrunch cite 2014; Tracxn 'Zinc Save' and Doug Feigelson LinkedIn cite 2012 founding", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zinc", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/zincsave/__26MrRRxnMn7muL5TQr0PC5IodtZqnXl0p5B6hlRkcTU", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/feigelson"]}, "ceo_leadership_conflict": {"value": "Ian Janicki = CEO on LinkedIn; Doug Feigelson posted about returning to lead Zinc; GetLatka lists Xiang Li as CEO; YC lists Doug as Active Founder only", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianjanicki", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/feigelson", "https://getlatka.com/companies/zinc.io", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zinc"]}, "founder_roster_conflict": {"value": "Tracxn lists 2 founders (Max, Doug); launch sources list 3 (Max, Doug, John); John Wang departed 2014 then rejoined before leaving again for Assembled", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/zinc/__JSCtr36DRDOdL5hG2QtwmfC9_523CE2lU-2z977Ns48", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/14/online-shopping-companion-zinc-save-automatically-finds-discounts-for-puchases-from-top-retailers/", "https://www.assembled.com/blog/how-co-founder-john-wang-failed-at-a-yc-startup-worked-at-early-stripe-and-then-raised-20m"]}, "headcount_conflict": {"value": "YC reports 10 employees; LinkedIn company page reports 5 (2025–2026)", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zinc", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianjanicki"]}, "funding_total_conflict": {"value": "Third-party databases report $120K–$270K raised; founder narrative cites ~$400K pre-seed; company/about page emphasizes profitability over VC; GetLatka claims bootstrapped with no outside funding", "source_urls": ["https://tracxn.com/d/companies/zinc/__JSCtr36DRDOdL5hG2QtwmfC9_523CE2lU-2z977Ns48", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/zinc-1", "https://www.assembled.com/blog/how-co-founder-john-wang-failed-at-a-yc-startup-worked-at-early-stripe-and-then-raised-20m", "https://www.zinc.com/about", "https://getlatka.com/companies/zinc.io"]}, "hq_location_conflict": {"value": "CB Insights/YC: San Francisco (545 Sutter St); GetLatka: Santa Clara, CA", "source_urls": ["https://www.cbinsights.com/company/zinc-1", "https://getlatka.com/companies/zinc.io"]}, "order_volume_conflict": {"value": "About page: 4.5M orders; CEO LinkedIn (Dec 2025): 20M orders and $600M goods shipped — unreconciled publicly", "source_urls": ["https://www.zinc.com/about", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ianjanicki_we-taught-ai-to-write-code-make-art-and-activity-7407838373622714368-Syd1"]}, "brand_name_collision": {"value": "'Zinc' name shared with unrelated ZincFive (batteries), Solana ZKFG protocol, UK Zinc Ventures, and supplement brands — risk of search/identity confusion", "source_urls": ["https://zincfive.com/news/zincfive-the-leader-in-nickel-zinc-immediate-power-solutions-for-data-centers-and-ai-infrastructure-to-go-public-via-a-business-combination-with-spark-i/", "https://solanacompass.com/news/metadaos-futarchy-just-executed-its-first-onchain-take-private-as-zkfg-008-passes"]}, "domain_product_drift": {"value": "zinc.com emphasizes API v2/agentic commerce; zinc.io still references PriceYak/JoeLister marketplace-seller tools — unclear which legacy products remain actively sold", "source_urls": ["https://zinc.com/", "https://zinc.io/index.html"]}, "amazon_relationship_gap": {"value": "2016 founder interview reported Amazon cease-and-desist and shutdown of an earlier arbitrage product; current Amazon support claimed but terms/limitations not fully disclosed on marketing site", "source_urls": ["https://medium.com/get-put-post/the-zinc-api-and-pivoting-before-demo-day-5265d8493c59", "https://zinc.com/"]}, "data_freshness_gaps": {"value": "No verified Crunchbase profile surfaced in search; YC team size may be stale; GetLatka revenue unconfirmed; PPP loan in CB Insights may not reflect equity funding", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zinc", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/zinc-1", "https://getlatka.com/companies/zinc.io"]}}]
- source urls
- ["https://beamstart.com/@zinc-17603891494440", "https://getlatka.com/companies/zinc.io", "https://maxkolysh.com/", "https://medium.com/get-put-post/the-zinc-api-and-pivoting-before-demo-day-5265d8493c59", "https://solanacompass.com/news/metadaos-futarchy-just-executed-its-first-onchain-take-private-as-zkfg-008-passes", "https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/14/online-shopping-companion-zinc-save-automatically-finds-discounts-for-puchases-from-top-retailers/", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/zinc/__JSCtr36DRDOdL5hG2QtwmfC9_523CE2lU-2z977Ns48", "https://tracxn.com/d/companies/zincsave/__26MrRRxnMn7muL5TQr0PC5IodtZqnXl0p5B6hlRkcTU", "https://www.assembled.com/blog/how-co-founder-john-wang-failed-at-a-yc-startup-worked-at-early-stripe-and-then-raised-20m", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/zinc-1", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/feigelson", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianjanicki", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxkolysh", "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ianjanicki_we-taught-ai-to-write-code-make-art-and-activity-7407838373622714368-Syd1", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/online-shopping-companion-zinc-yc-w14-automatically-finds-discounts-for-puchases-from-top-retailers", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zinc", "https://www.zinc.com/about", "https://www.zinc.com/blog/agentic-commerce", "https://www.zinc.com/customers/abunda", "https://www.zinc.com/docs/what-is-zinc", "https://www.zinc.com/pricing", "https://zinc.com/", "https://zinc.io/index.html", "https://zincfive.com/news/zincfive-the-leader-in-nickel-zinc-immediate-power-solutions-for-data-centers-and-ai-infrastructure-to-go-public-via-a-business-combination-with-spark-i/"]