Triple
T15989461
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dave McClure |
E387785
|
entity |
| Predicate | founderOf |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
500 Startups
500 Startups is a global venture capital firm and startup accelerator known for investing in and mentoring early-stage technology companies around the world.
|
E1187503
|
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: 500 Startups | Statement: [Dave McClure, founderOf, 500 Startups]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 500 Startups Context triple: [Dave McClure, founderOf, 500 Startups]
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A.
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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B.
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm known for investing in early-stage, high-risk technology and clean energy startups.
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C.
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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D.
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital is a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for early investments in companies like Apple, Google, and Airbnb.
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E.
Google Ventures
Google Ventures is the venture capital investment arm of Alphabet Inc., focused on funding and supporting early-stage technology and life sciences startups.
- 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: 500 Startups Triple: [Dave McClure, founderOf, 500 Startups]
Generated description
500 Startups is a global venture capital firm and startup accelerator known for investing in and mentoring early-stage technology companies around the world.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 500 Startups Target entity description: 500 Startups is a global venture capital firm and startup accelerator known for investing in and mentoring early-stage technology companies around the world.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm known for investing in early-stage, high-risk technology and clean energy startups.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Sequoia Capital
Sequoia Capital is a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for early investments in companies like Apple, Google, and Airbnb.
-
E.
Google Ventures
Google Ventures is the venture capital investment arm of Alphabet Inc., focused on funding and supporting early-stage technology and life sciences startups.
- 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_69d86daa562c81908aacc179c0fe8fb5 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e157829ec08190aa4a683e29a0148a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 9:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffc3d2369081909efa2d4addf0cf2d |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ffc45e6ff48190bb7b82adb4161ad0 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:33 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ffc4cea4108190927b107fc24df597 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:35 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:54 a.m.