# Sources and exact-record bases

Reviewed 2026-10-26. No publisher was contacted and no new permission was obtained.

## 500 Startups (2025 SelectUSA reference)

File: profiles/500_global.json

Source: [primary evidence](https://www.trade.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/2025%20SelectUSA%20Investor%20Guide.pdf)

SHA-256: e6e9af7589e3dcc652c7a6e311ce3f2015e1283f357aee22c2ef2a04a3df96fd

Independent, one-sentence factual description of a named example in a publicly accessible US Commerce publication. No guide passage, table, logo or external-contributor narrative is reproduced. The entire guide is not assumed to be public domain; this assessment concerns only the independently stated classification fact. Original editorial contributions only are offered under the community edition's CC BY 4.0 scope. This is an editorial assessment, not a source-issued blanket licence, legal certification, or retroactive approval of earlier source access. Copyright facts/expression guidance: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html

## Entrepreneur First (2018 government reference)

File: profiles/entrepreneurs_first.json

Source: [primary evidence](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-france-to-strengthen-ties-in-ai-and-data)

SHA-256: d85e01b859a9884d483d764a1b70bc988842bf20ed176182b71910954aa3bd61

Independently summarized facts from the Crown publication on GOV.UK. GOV.UK terms publish most Crown content under OGL and permit reproduction subject to its conditions; no third-party copyright exception is identified for the summarized release text. OGL attribution is retained. No images, personal biographies, quotations or current EF website material are copied. Original editorial contributions only are offered under the community edition's CC BY 4.0 scope. This is an editorial assessment, not a source-issued blanket licence, legal certification, or retroactive approval of earlier source access. Copyright facts/expression guidance: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html ; GOV.UK content policy: https://www.gov.uk/help/terms-conditions

## firstminute capital

File: profiles/firstminute_capital.json

Source: [primary evidence](https://www.firstminute.capital/about)

SHA-256: 5bc00e8d739872f2ba4ffe420adbd988a1245f3116bb9ef11302abca67de1a06

Independent statement of limited public facts, with original editorial mappings/interpretation. US Copyright Office distinguishes facts from protected expression: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html . Only stage, broad geography, sector themes and currency-labelled amount remain, stated independently. No copied promotional narrative, testimonials, images or branding. About-page footer and linked privacy policy were checked; no affirmative open-content grant is claimed. Direct policy retrieval returned 403 on this pass; the earlier indexed policy concerned personal-data processing. This is an editorial assessment, not a source-issued license, worldwide legal assurance or an endorsement. Original editorial contributions may be licensed separately; underlying source works remain excluded.

## Innovate UK Smart Grants (historical reference)

File: profiles/innovateuk_smart.json

Source: [primary evidence](https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-21/31848)

SHA-256: 5b5efe22103a2ca0dc887b53e8958171c2fc7609721d9c290df4bf6c14984330

Historical factual summary of the 26 February 2025 ministerial answer: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-02-21/31848 . Parliamentary information, including Crown copyright within the licence scope, is reusable commercially and non-commercially under Open Parliament Licence v3.0: https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright/open-parliament-licence/ . Required attribution retained in the record and public notices. No source logos, personal details or excluded third-party expression is included. Original editorial annotations have a separate CC BY 4.0 scope. This is a dated status reference, not current application eligibility.

## Intel Capital (2026 transaction reference)

File: profiles/intel_capital.json

Source: [primary evidence](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50863/000005086326000066/intc-20260323.htm)

SHA-256: 4c225208d0435b84a00573ede3061e0874576f850e31427aa58cb6defc88cc4d

Limited independently stated transaction facts from an issuer filing publicly available through SEC EDGAR, independently verified there instead of relying on the Intel Capital website article. The issuer filing is not presumed to be a government-authored/public-domain work. No filing expression, transaction table, personal information or corporate website material is reproduced. Original editorial contributions only are offered under the community edition's CC BY 4.0 scope. This is an editorial assessment, not a source-issued blanket licence, legal certification, or retroactive approval of earlier source access. Copyright facts/expression guidance: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html

## Lux Capital / Lux Ventures IV (2017 investment reference)

File: profiles/lux_capital.json

Source: [primary evidence](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1789029/000119312521185876/d139275ds1.htm)

SHA-256: 1bda3aaf73654d5698fc68ebe9a75ac573696ecd565c81ddf1176ffae924bbf2

Limited independently stated investment/affiliation facts from an Aeva issuer filing publicly available through SEC EDGAR. Corporate filing text is not presumed public domain. No narrative, cap table, biographies, signatures or material from the Lux website or Ramp article is reproduced. Original editorial contributions only are offered under the community edition's CC BY 4.0 scope. This is an editorial assessment, not a source-issued blanket licence, legal certification, or retroactive approval of earlier source access. Copyright facts/expression guidance: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html

## NSF SBIR Phase I

File: profiles/nsf_sbir_phase1.json

Source: [primary evidence](https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/small-business-innovation-research-small-business-technology)

SHA-256: 172c6bd6ca3b919f316a118832df0846172d3c208a20e941552fcfe37d90a420

Brief independently stated program facts and original editorial mappings. NSF Web Policies, Copyright and reuse of images and text, permits copying agency text absent identified third-party copyright. Checked funding page on 2026-10-26; no identified third-party text is reproduced in this record. Excludes images, logos and endorsement. Does not grant rights in third-party sources or certify current application eligibility. Policy: https://www.nsf.gov/policies/digital

## Sequoia-affiliated funds (2020 filing reference)

File: profiles/sequoia_capital.json

Source: [primary evidence](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1691421/000104746920003912/a2241997zs-1a.htm)

SHA-256: 4278101721c21e38b31cc386b1e6527272847feb3df1e664167909813935d9c9

Limited independently stated holding/entity facts from Lemonade's publicly filed June 2020 S-1/A, not the earlier confidential-submission draft or Sequoia website articles. The issuer filing is not presumed public domain. No ownership table, biography, copyrighted narrative or Sequoia article wording is reproduced. Original editorial contributions only are offered under the community edition's CC BY 4.0 scope. This is an editorial assessment, not a source-issued blanket licence, legal certification, or retroactive approval of earlier source access. Copyright facts/expression guidance: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html

## Y Combinator (2017 government reference)

File: profiles/ycombinator.json

Source: [primary evidence](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/608409/business-incubators-accelerators-uk-report.pdf)

SHA-256: ca56ef16a546196ffc097465ae098ad97f9b39d72e6002ac81ddf1de85178ba7

One independently expressed historical fact from a publicly accessible government-commissioned research report, credited to its report authors. No report passage or underlying cited study is copied. This does not assume every contributor's work in the report is Crown-owned or that the current YC FAQ terms are reproduced or cleared. Original editorial contributions only are offered under the community edition's CC BY 4.0 scope. This is an editorial assessment, not a source-issued blanket licence, legal certification, or retroactive approval of earlier source access. Copyright facts/expression guidance: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html

## Airbnb / Airbed & Breakfast

File: startups/airbnb_2009_01_23.json

Source: [primary evidence](https://paulgraham.com/airbnb.html)

SHA-256: 6e6cba9518d3290644a34b4e1da10dd44f1dee9280d2dab3c143e5250e75ca0f

Independent statement of limited public facts, with original editorial mappings/interpretation. US Copyright Office distinguishes facts from protected expression: https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.html . January 23 date and limited operational facts are independently restated. No message text, signature, private address, essay passage or document layout is copied. The author's FAQ prefers links over mirrors; this record links to the source and is not an essay mirror. This is an editorial assessment, not a source-issued license, worldwide legal assurance or an endorsement. Original editorial contributions may be licensed separately; underlying source works remain excluded.

## DoorDash (launch service in Palo Alto)

File: startups/doordash_2013_01_12.json

Source: [primary evidence](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792789/000119312520304953/d752207ds1a.htm)

SHA-256: dc91a1c053d14c3cf0b481ce13e047d69d03b1ad0e63f3fdd626e8e293b634a0

Independent limited factual summary and original editorial learning prompt, with dated primary-source attribution. No copied article narrative, correspondence, software, filing table or media. Public accessibility is not treated as blanket permission or public-domain status. CC BY 4.0 covers only original editorial contributions and rights held by the dataset publisher; linked works retain their own rights. Editorial assessment of these exact bytes, not legal certification.

## GitLab (initial project)

File: startups/gitlab_2011_10_08.json

Source: [primary evidence](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/letter-from-shareholders/)

SHA-256: 9e65908bdbc00a3376c7545a8f719674d1d621d0cce6951b8f3669baf15b0151

Independent limited factual summary and original editorial learning prompt, with dated primary-source attribution. No copied article narrative, correspondence, software, filing table or media. Public accessibility is not treated as blanket permission or public-domain status. CC BY 4.0 covers only original editorial contributions and rights held by the dataset publisher; linked works retain their own rights. Editorial assessment of these exact bytes, not legal certification.

## components/matching.json

SHA-256: 626682e8a6a078c317b51e23f506e67de162ac16e7a69e70a64cff666fc142d9

Original editorial annotations extracted from the dated Airbnb, DoorDash and GitLab records. Investor topics remain empty. Facts and source rights are unchanged. No new source permission is claimed.

## components/suggestions.json

SHA-256: a9d4ec23b0255057d192fefe18be4c32fb1d0d4f51666b79d8fa2d43b3067086

Original editorial annotations extracted from the dated Airbnb, DoorDash and GitLab records. Investor topics remain empty. Facts and source rights are unchanged. No new source permission is claimed.

Provider self-test cases added in 0.6.0 express expected matching behavior only; they do not establish source truth, usefulness or independent accuracy. No positive-match cases exist in the real library.