- conflicts or gaps
- [[{"field": "total_funding", "conflict": {"value": "$8.5M (TechCrunch Jun 2019) vs $8.6M (YCDB) vs $8.7M (LinkedIn); no primary-source update after Series A.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/06/zyper-series-a/", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/zyper", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/zyper."]}}, {"field": "seed_round_amounts", "conflict": {"value": "Multiple non-equivalent seed figures reported: £750k, £1.2M cumulative UK, $1M (GBx), ~$4M pre-Demo Day (founder); likely separate tranches/currencies but not reconciled in one cap table.", "source_urls": ["https://www.businessinsider.com/made-in-chelsea-star-amber-atherton-zyper-750000-influencers-online-2017-9", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/11/zyper/", "https://gbxglobal.org/member-profile-amber-atherton-zyper/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/amber-atherton-of-zyper-and-iba-masood-of-tara-on-raising-a-series-a-as-a-female-founder"]}}, {"field": "employee_count", "conflict": {"value": "Headcount ranges from 29–45 pre-exit vs 6 acqui-hired; suggests partial team transfer or stale third-party estimates.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zyper", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/zyper", "https://gbxglobal.org/member-profile-amber-atherton-zyper/", "https://www.axios.com/2021/01/26/discord-hire-startups-byte-zyper"]}}, {"field": "headquarters", "conflict": {"value": "London-based at Series A announcement (2019) vs YC/LinkedIn listing San Francisco HQ; company relocated US-side after YC.", "source_urls": ["https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/06/zyper-series-a/", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zyper", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-atherton"]}}, {"field": "founded_year", "conflict": {"value": "Most sources say 2017; CB Insights essay cites launch in London in 2016.", "source_urls": ["https://www.linkedin.com/company/zyper.", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/zyper-1"]}}, {"field": "acquisition_terms", "gap": {"value": "No disclosed purchase price, valuation, or asset/IP transfer terms; Axios explicitly states assets were not purchased.", "source_urls": ["https://www.axios.com/2021/01/26/discord-hire-startups-byte-zyper", "https://medium.com/@zyper_official/the-next-chapter-for-zyper-3ad726e6a063"]}}, {"field": "ycdb_status", "gap": {"value": "YCDB lists company as 'Live' despite YC and public announcements showing acquired/shutdown of standalone product.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycdb.co/company/zyper", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zyper"]}}, {"field": "co_founders", "gap": {"value": "No verified co-founders in YC or major press; founder profile states solo founding by design.", "source_urls": ["https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zyper", "https://gbxglobal.org/member-profile-amber-atherton-zyper/"]}}]]
- source urls
- ["https://amber-atherton.com/", "https://gbxglobal.org/member-profile-amber-atherton-zyper/", "https://medium.com/@zyper_official/the-next-chapter-for-zyper-3ad726e6a063", "https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/11/zyper/", "https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/06/zyper-series-a/", "https://www.axios.com/2021/01/26/discord-hire-startups-byte-zyper", "https://www.businessinsider.com/made-in-chelsea-star-amber-atherton-zyper-750000-influencers-online-2017-9", "https://www.cbinsights.com/company/zyper-1", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/zyper.", "https://www.linkedin.com/in/amber-atherton", "https://www.ycdb.co/company/zyper", "https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/amber-atherton-of-zyper-and-iba-masood-of-tara-on-raising-a-series-a-as-a-female-founder", "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/zyper"]