Triple
T3506681
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vulcan Inc. |
E74092
|
entity |
| Predicate | subsidiaryOrDivision |
P11471
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Vulcan Capital
Vulcan Capital is a private investment firm founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen that manages a diversified portfolio across technology, media, and other growth sectors.
|
E74092
|
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: Vulcan Capital | Statement: [Vulcan Inc., subsidiaryOrDivision, Vulcan Capital]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vulcan Capital Context triple: [Vulcan Inc., subsidiaryOrDivision, Vulcan Capital]
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A.
Valar Ventures
Valar Ventures is a global venture capital firm known for backing high-growth technology startups, particularly in fintech and internet-enabled businesses outside Silicon Valley.
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B.
Vulcan Inc.
Vulcan Inc. is a private company founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen that manages his business, real estate, sports, and philanthropic ventures.
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C.
Lantern Capital Partners
Lantern Capital Partners is a private equity firm known for acquiring the assets of The Weinstein Company and backing the formation of Lantern Entertainment.
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D.
Cinven
Cinven is a leading European private equity firm known for acquiring and developing large companies across various sectors.
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E.
Ellerman Investments
Ellerman Investments is a British investment company best known for owning the luxury five-star Ritz London hotel.
- 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: Vulcan Capital Triple: [Vulcan Inc., subsidiaryOrDivision, Vulcan Capital]
Generated description
Vulcan Capital is a private investment firm founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen that manages a diversified portfolio across technology, media, and other growth sectors.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vulcan Capital Target entity description: Vulcan Capital is a private investment firm founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen that manages a diversified portfolio across technology, media, and other growth sectors.
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A.
Valar Ventures
Valar Ventures is a global venture capital firm known for backing high-growth technology startups, particularly in fintech and internet-enabled businesses outside Silicon Valley.
-
B.
Vulcan Inc.
chosen
Vulcan Inc. is a private company founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen that manages his business, real estate, sports, and philanthropic ventures.
-
C.
Lantern Capital Partners
Lantern Capital Partners is a private equity firm known for acquiring the assets of The Weinstein Company and backing the formation of Lantern Entertainment.
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D.
Cinven
Cinven is a leading European private equity firm known for acquiring and developing large companies across various sectors.
-
E.
Ellerman Investments
Ellerman Investments is a British investment company best known for owning the luxury five-star Ritz London hotel.
- F. None of above.
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_69ad85ce7a9c81909ddc5cf0cb67a6e3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbbf52bd8819085a2ac5f48cc5c68 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b373e0dc7881909af631182970d132 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 2:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b375337e6c8190a3d2a1561c133ecb |
completed | March 13, 2026, 2:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b375bb3f8c819097b295a2881b3b82 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 2:26 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:18 p.m.