Triple
T3174787
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michael Arrington |
E66435
|
entity |
| Predicate | coFounderOf |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
CrunchFund
CrunchFund is a venture capital firm founded by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington that invests primarily in early-stage technology startups.
|
E334514
|
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: CrunchFund | Statement: [Michael Arrington, coFounderOf, CrunchFund]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CrunchFund Context triple: [Michael Arrington, coFounderOf, CrunchFund]
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A.
Founders Fund
Founders Fund is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for backing ambitious, transformative technology companies at early and growth stages.
-
B.
Thiel Capital
Thiel Capital is an investment firm and family office managing the personal capital and strategic ventures of billionaire entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel.
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C.
Y Combinator
Y Combinator is a prominent Silicon Valley startup accelerator known for funding and mentoring early-stage technology companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, and Stripe.
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D.
Mohr Davidow Ventures
Mohr Davidow Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm known for investing in early-stage technology and life sciences startups.
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E.
Kapor Capital
Kapor Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in technology-driven startups that aim to close gaps in access, opportunity, and outcomes for underserved communities.
- 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: CrunchFund Triple: [Michael Arrington, coFounderOf, CrunchFund]
Generated description
CrunchFund is a venture capital firm founded by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington that invests primarily in early-stage technology startups.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: CrunchFund Target entity description: CrunchFund is a venture capital firm founded by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington that invests primarily in early-stage technology startups.
-
A.
Founders Fund
Founders Fund is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for backing ambitious, transformative technology companies at early and growth stages.
-
B.
Thiel Capital
Thiel Capital is an investment firm and family office managing the personal capital and strategic ventures of billionaire entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel.
-
C.
Y Combinator
Y Combinator is a prominent Silicon Valley startup accelerator known for funding and mentoring early-stage technology companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, and Stripe.
-
D.
Mohr Davidow Ventures
Mohr Davidow Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm known for investing in early-stage technology and life sciences startups.
-
E.
Kapor Capital
Kapor Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in technology-driven startups that aim to close gaps in access, opportunity, and outcomes for underserved communities.
- 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_69ad8586a34c8190944c63ec11a8de1a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada670c800819098937783e2b05c7a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b235f16e60819091cbdb76130ecc40 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b23699a6fc81908b15c7e23340f476 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 3:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b23a51a21c819083a4986e5b3ac63d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:06 p.m.