Triple
T11486607
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William J. Ruane |
E272295
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sequoia Fund
Sequoia Fund is a long-established, value-oriented mutual fund renowned for its concentrated, Buffett-inspired investment approach and strong long-term performance record.
|
E928768
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Sequoia Fund | Statement: [William J. Ruane, notableWork, Sequoia Fund]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sequoia Fund Context triple: [William J. Ruane, notableWork, Sequoia Fund]
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A.
Sycamore Partners
Sycamore Partners is a private equity firm known for acquiring and restructuring retail and consumer brands in the United States.
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B.
Oaktree Capital Management
Oaktree Capital Management is a global alternative investment management firm best known for its expertise in credit and distressed debt investing.
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C.
Avalon Investments
Avalon Investments is a financial investment firm associated with businessman and former Michigan governor Rick Snyder.
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D.
B Capital Group
B Capital Group is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in high-growth technology and innovation-driven companies.
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E.
Madrona Venture Group
Madrona Venture Group is a Seattle-based venture capital firm known for investing in early-stage technology companies, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Sequoia Fund Triple: [William J. Ruane, notableWork, Sequoia Fund]
Generated description
Sequoia Fund is a long-established, value-oriented mutual fund renowned for its concentrated, Buffett-inspired investment approach and strong long-term performance record.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sequoia Fund Target entity description: Sequoia Fund is a long-established, value-oriented mutual fund renowned for its concentrated, Buffett-inspired investment approach and strong long-term performance record.
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A.
Sycamore Partners
Sycamore Partners is a private equity firm known for acquiring and restructuring retail and consumer brands in the United States.
-
B.
Oaktree Capital Management
Oaktree Capital Management is a global alternative investment management firm best known for its expertise in credit and distressed debt investing.
-
C.
Avalon Investments
Avalon Investments is a financial investment firm associated with businessman and former Michigan governor Rick Snyder.
-
D.
B Capital Group
B Capital Group is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in high-growth technology and innovation-driven companies.
-
E.
Madrona Venture Group
Madrona Venture Group is a Seattle-based venture capital firm known for investing in early-stage technology companies, particularly in the Pacific Northwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aae1b09881909ce2ded3fa0c14fa |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d85a1fc9688190aacc2eed64229b79 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e6046076d0819087766bf905825217 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 10:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e610a5ea0481908169c58dc0831b76 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 11:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e6182b06f88190ab36d976ac989019 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 12:12 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.