the questionWhat does each accepted graph connection actually mean?
1Ownership roles
documentedaccessiBe Ltd. → accessiBe Inc.: Owns 100% of the US subsidiary. Period: April 2025 order; later ownership not independently checked. 1 2
- qualification
- The ownership finding is stated in the consent order. The complaint’s broader common-enterprise and commingling allegations were not admissions by the companies. Earlier court submissions describing the Israeli company’s operations refer to an earlier period.
- response
- The respondents neither admitted nor denied the complaint’s allegations apart from the jurisdictional facts admitted for the proceeding.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → accessiBe Inc.: Established the US subsidiary, according to the FTC complaint. Period: 2020. 2
- qualification
- The ownership finding is stated in the consent order. The complaint’s broader common-enterprise and commingling allegations were not admissions by the companies. Earlier court submissions describing the Israeli company’s operations refer to an earlier period.
- response
- The respondents neither admitted nor denied the complaint’s allegations apart from the jurisdictional facts admitted for the proceeding.
attributedK1 Investment Management → accessiBe Ltd.: Lead Series A investor. Period: May 2020–August 2022 rounds. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- qualification
- These are announced and reported financing amounts, not audited cash balances or a company valuation. The exact Phoenix investing legal entity and the investors’ percentages are not established.
attributedNadav Dakner → accessiBe Ltd.: Early private investor. Period: 2019 seed round. 4 11 8 9
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- The retained material does not establish each investor’s amount, percentage or current holding. Later secondary sources repeat the early reporting.
attributedOron Yaffe → accessiBe Ltd.: Early private investor. Period: 2019 seed round. 4 11 8 9
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- The retained material does not establish each investor’s amount, percentage or current holding. Later secondary sources repeat the early reporting.
attributedElad Mor → accessiBe Ltd.: Early private investor. Period: 2019 seed round. 11 8
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- The retained material does not establish each investor’s amount, percentage or current holding. Later secondary sources repeat the early reporting.
attributedItai Elizur → accessiBe Ltd.: Early private investor. Period: 2019 seed round. 11 8
- qualification
- The retained material does not establish each investor’s amount, percentage or current holding. Later secondary sources repeat the early reporting.
attributedK1 Investment Management → accessiBe Ltd.: Minority investor according to contemporaneous reporting. Period: February 2021 report; percentage undisclosed. 11
- qualification
- The current portfolio listing supports an investor association, not a disclosed share percentage. A secondary account calls K1’s 2021 stake minority; no shareholder register establishes current control. Velcich’s present accessiBe board mandate is not confirmed.
attributedGlilot Capital Partners → accessiBe Ltd.: Participant in Series A extension. Period: August 2022; exact stake undisclosed. 5 10 12
- qualification
- These are announced and reported financing amounts, not audited cash balances or a company valuation. The exact Phoenix investing legal entity and the investors’ percentages are not established.
attributedThe Phoenix → accessiBe Ltd.: Participant in Series A extension; exact Phoenix entity unspecified. Period: August 2022. 5 13 10 12
- qualification
- The shared corporate number supports the name history of that public company. It does not identify which group entity invested in accessiBe; the group label and the registered parent remain separate records.
documentedR. Neil Malik → K1 Investment Management: Principal owner, as stated in the adviser brochure. Period: March 2022 brochure; later ownership unverified. 14
- qualification
- K1’s general governance rights and firmwide assets do not establish its rights, stake or investment amount in accessiBe. Secondary career profiles contain different title dates.
attributedArik Kleinstein → accessiBe Ltd.: Personal investor, distinct from the Glilot fund. Period: February 2021 report. 7
- qualification
- Kleinstein’s personal investment and the fund’s investment are distinct roles. The retained records do not disclose their percentages.
documentedSero Capital, LLC → AudioEye, Inc.: Shareholder with more than 10%. Period: AudioEye 2022 annual filing; later ownership unverified. 15
- qualification
- This is context for the identified counterparty at the filing date. It establishes no ownership or management link between Moradi and accessiBe.
attributedItai Elizur → accessiBe Ltd.: Investor and adviser according to business profile. Period: Date and present holding unverified. 16
- qualification
- These identity and professional links do not establish that any of those businesses supplied the unnamed marketing campaign alleged by the FTC. Brand ownership is not proof of the entire corporate group’s ownership chain.
documentedINBOUNDJUNCTION LTD → MarketAcross: Registered owner of MARKETACROSS trademark. Period: Retained Israeli trademark record; later status unverified. 17
- qualification
- These identity and professional links do not establish that any of those businesses supplied the unnamed marketing campaign alleged by the FTC. Brand ownership is not proof of the entire corporate group’s ownership chain.
attributedNicholas A. Groat → Safe Life Defense, LLC: Owner according to business profile. Period: Retained profile; percentage unverified. 18
- qualification
- These records help distinguish the customer organizations and their personnel. They do not establish the merits of the customers’ case against accessiBe.
attributedK1 Investment Management → accessiBe Ltd.: Listed portfolio investment. Period: Retained portfolio page at October 2026 cutoff. 19 20
- qualification
- The current portfolio listing supports an investor association, not a disclosed share percentage. A secondary account calls K1’s 2021 stake minority; no shareholder register establishes current control. Velcich’s present accessiBe board mandate is not confirmed.
attributedK1 Investment Management → Onit, Inc.: Listed portfolio investment. Period: Retained portfolio page. 19
- qualification
- The current portfolio listing supports an investor association, not a disclosed share percentage. A secondary account calls K1’s 2021 stake minority; no shareholder register establishes current control. Velcich’s present accessiBe board mandate is not confirmed.
attributedNadav Dakner → accessiBe Ltd.: Investor and adviser according to profile. Period: Date and present holding unverified. 21
- qualification
- These identity and professional links do not establish that any of those businesses supplied the unnamed marketing campaign alleged by the FTC. Brand ownership is not proof of the entire corporate group’s ownership chain.
attributedElad Mor → accessiBe Ltd.: Investor and adviser according to profile. Period: From May 2019 in profile; present holding unverified. 22
- qualification
- These identity and professional links do not establish that any of those businesses supplied the unnamed marketing campaign alleged by the FTC. Brand ownership is not proof of the entire corporate group’s ownership chain.
attributedGlilot Capital Partners → Guardz Cyber Ltd.: Listed investor. Period: Retained team page. 23
- qualification
- Shared investors and an executive’s move do not establish a corporate transaction with accessiBe. The exact Phoenix investing entity and investment amounts remain unspecified.
attributedThe Phoenix → Guardz Cyber Ltd.: Listed Phoenix investor; precise legal entity unspecified. Period: Retained team page. 23
- qualification
- Shared investors and an executive’s move do not establish a corporate transaction with accessiBe. The exact Phoenix investing entity and investment amounts remain unspecified.
documentedLevel Access → UserWay: Acquired UserWay. Period: Completed 20 March 2024. 24 25
- qualification
- Omission from a later material-litigation list could reflect completion or a materiality judgment; it does not prove a settlement or victory. UserWay’s own marketing claims are not proof of accessiBe’s product performance.
attributedRoy Gefen → accessiBe Ltd.: Early investor according to guest biography. Period: 2021 biography; stake unspecified. 26
- qualification
- These are roles at the source dates, not a verified current management roster. A 2021 guest biography calls Gefen an early investor but gives no stake or transaction record.
sources in this section
- Federal Trade Commission retained record 8 Federal Trade Commission
- Federal Trade Commission retained record 33 Federal Trade Commission
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- Investment Adviser Public Disclosure retained record 52 Investment Adviser Public Disclosure
- Company statement source · s-d197 identified by category only · Company statement
- Other source · s-d209 identified by category only · Other
- Israel Ministry of Justice retained record 212 Israel Ministry of Justice
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- Company statement source · s-d218 identified by category only · Company statement
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2People roles
attributedRobert Lopez → accessiBe Ltd.: CEO appointed 6 May 2025. Period: From May 2025; retained announcement. 1 2 3 4 5
- qualification
- The appointment and prior Justworks role are company statements. The retained record establishes no personal regulatory allegation against Lopez; shared or similar names are not identity evidence.
attributedDekel Skoop → accessiBe Ltd.: Former CEO; continued board and strategy involvement announced. Period: May 2025 succession. 2
- qualification
- The public consent version has blank signature and date lines, so the named capacity is not proof of a signed date. Secondary profiles give partly overlapping early role periods. Guardz’s page does not establish his start date or the end of every accessiBe connection.
attributedRobert Lopez → Justworks: Former chief revenue officer; later adviser. Period: Before December 2024. 2 5
- qualification
- The appointment and prior Justworks role are company statements. The retained record establishes no personal regulatory allegation against Lopez; shared or similar names are not identity evidence.
attributedDekel Skoop → accessiBe Ltd.: Co-founder. Period: Foundation period. 2 6
- qualification
- Titles changed over time; founder status does not establish a current executive office or an ownership percentage.
attributedGal Vizel → accessiBe Ltd.: Co-founder. Period: Foundation period. 2 6
- qualification
- Titles changed over time; founder status does not establish a current executive office or an ownership percentage.
attributedShir Ekerling → accessiBe Ltd.: Co-founder. Period: Foundation period. 2 6 7
- qualification
- Titles changed over time; founder status does not establish a current executive office or an ownership percentage.
attributedShir Ekerling → accessiBe Ltd.: CEO or co-CEO in historical accounts. Period: 2020–2023 accounts; exact title dates conflict. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
- qualification
- A profile’s CEO end date in June 2022 conflicts with contemporary references to later CEO or co-CEO service. The record does not establish an exact continuous title history or a current executive role at accessiBe.
attributedGal Vizel → accessiBe Ltd.: Marketing executive and co-founder. Period: Early business; secondary profile through March 2021. 8 16
- qualification
- Profile dates are secondary accounts, not corporate appointment records. His later venture does not establish a transaction or ownership relationship between Diffi and accessiBe.
attributedDekel Skoop → accessiBe Ltd.: Operations executive and co-founder. Period: Early business; secondary profile through June 2022. 8 10 17 18
- qualification
- The public consent version has blank signature and date lines, so the named capacity is not proof of a signed date. Secondary profiles give partly overlapping early role periods. Guardz’s page does not establish his start date or the end of every accessiBe connection.
attributedMike Velcich → K1 Investment Management: Principal in the investment announcement. Period: May 2020. 9
- qualification
- The current portfolio listing supports an investor association, not a disclosed share percentage. A secondary account calls K1’s 2021 stake minority; no shareholder register establishes current control. Velcich’s present accessiBe board mandate is not confirmed.
documentedR. Neil Malik → K1 Investment Management: CEO, as stated in the adviser brochure. Period: March 2022 brochure; present mandate unverified. 19
- qualification
- K1’s general governance rights and firmwide assets do not establish its rights, stake or investment amount in accessiBe. Secondary career profiles contain different title dates.
attributedMike Velcich → K1 Investment Management: Vice president, according to a career profile. Period: From 2016; later titles differ. 19
- qualification
- K1’s general governance rights and firmwide assets do not establish its rights, stake or investment amount in accessiBe. Secondary career profiles contain different title dates.
attributedKobi Samboursky → Glilot Capital Partners: Co-founder and managing partner. Period: Fund founded in 2011; present mandate unverified. 20
- qualification
- Kleinstein’s personal investment and the fund’s investment are distinct roles. The retained records do not disclose their percentages.
attributedArik Kleinstein → Glilot Capital Partners: Co-founder and managing partner. Period: Fund founded in 2011; present mandate unverified. 20 21 22
- qualification
- Kleinstein’s personal investment and the fund’s investment are distinct roles. The retained records do not disclose their percentages.
attributedMichael Hingson → accessiBe Ltd.: Chief vision officer and sponsored podcast host. Period: Announced February 2021; own account October 2025. 23 3 24 13 25
- qualification
- These are company and personal accounts. His connection with the NFB does not make that organization responsible for, or a general endorser of, accessiBe’s products.
attributedMichael Farlekas → accessiBe Ltd.: Executive chairman according to secondary profiles. Period: Profile dates role from November 2024. 26 3 27
- qualification
- The ContextLogic filing does not mention accessiBe. Sources disagree on Onit’s start date, and the record does not show who appointed Farlekas to accessiBe’s board. His employment at companies associated with K1 does not prove a K1 appointment. Reports about E2open’s business performance are not findings of personal misconduct.
attributedMichael Farlekas → Onit, Inc.: CEO; official announcement effective 1 March 2024. Period: 2024; January dates in other sources conflict. 28 26 27 29
- qualification
- The ContextLogic filing does not mention accessiBe. Sources disagree on Onit’s start date, and the record does not show who appointed Farlekas to accessiBe’s board. His employment at companies associated with K1 does not prove a K1 appointment. Reports about E2open’s business performance are not findings of personal misconduct.
documentedMichael Farlekas → ContextLogic Inc.: Director and lead independent director. Period: April 2024 corporate filing; present mandate unverified. 28 26 27
- qualification
- The ContextLogic filing does not mention accessiBe. Sources disagree on Onit’s start date, and the record does not show who appointed Farlekas to accessiBe’s board. His employment at companies associated with K1 does not prove a K1 appointment. Reports about E2open’s business performance are not findings of personal misconduct.
documentedMichael Farlekas → E2open: Former CEO. Period: 2015–10 October 2023; primary departure date. 28 26 30 31
- qualification
- The ContextLogic filing does not mention accessiBe. Sources disagree on Onit’s start date, and the record does not show who appointed Farlekas to accessiBe’s board. His employment at companies associated with K1 does not prove a K1 appointment. Reports about E2open’s business performance are not findings of personal misconduct.
attributedDekel Skoop → Ykey: Co-founder and marketing executive according to profiles. Period: 2016–2019 profile dates. 32 18
- qualification
- No retained registry extract establishes Ykey’s ownership percentages or legal continuity with accessiBe.
attributedGal Vizel → Ykey: Co-founder and CEO according to profiles. Period: 2016–2019 profile dates. 32 16
- qualification
- No retained registry extract establishes Ykey’s ownership percentages or legal continuity with accessiBe.
attributedSteve Faulkner → TetraLogical: Co-founder and director. Period: Retained professional biography. 33 34
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedSteve Faulkner → TPGi: Former chief accessibility officer. Period: Earlier career; date unspecified. 33 34
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedSteve Faulkner → Vision Australia: Former senior web accessibility consultant. Period: Earlier career; date unspecified. 33
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedDekel Skoop → accessiBe Ltd.: Co-CEO named in financing coverage. Period: August 2022. 35
- qualification
- The public consent version has blank signature and date lines, so the named capacity is not proof of a signed date. Secondary profiles give partly overlapping early role periods. Guardz’s page does not establish his start date or the end of every accessiBe connection.
attributedMike Velcich → accessiBe Ltd.: K1 board representative according to reporting. Period: May 2020 report; present mandate unconfirmed. 10
- qualification
- The current portfolio listing supports an investor association, not a disclosed share percentage. A secondary account calls K1’s 2021 stake minority; no shareholder register establishes current control. Velcich’s present accessiBe board mandate is not confirmed.
attributedMike Velcich → K1 Investment Management: K1 representative on accessiBe's board, according to reporting. Period: 2020 report. 10
- qualification
- The current portfolio listing supports an investor association, not a disclosed share percentage. A secondary account calls K1’s 2021 stake minority; no shareholder register establishes current control. Velcich’s present accessiBe board mandate is not confirmed.
attributedGal Vizel → accessiBe Ltd.: Chief revenue officer. Period: Historical sources; profile through January 2025. 10 17 16
- qualification
- Profile dates are secondary accounts, not corporate appointment records. His later venture does not establish a transaction or ownership relationship between Diffi and accessiBe.
attributedMichael Farlekas → Roadnet Technologies, Inc.: Former executive at Roadnet. Period: 2012–2014 corporate biography. 28
- qualification
- The ContextLogic filing does not mention accessiBe. Sources disagree on Onit’s start date, and the record does not show who appointed Farlekas to accessiBe’s board. His employment at companies associated with K1 does not prove a K1 appointment. Reports about E2open’s business performance are not findings of personal misconduct.
attributedMichael Farlekas → RedPrairie Corporation: Former executive at RedPrairie. Period: 2001–2012 corporate biography. 28
- qualification
- The ContextLogic filing does not mention accessiBe. Sources disagree on Onit’s start date, and the record does not show who appointed Farlekas to accessiBe’s board. His employment at companies associated with K1 does not prove a K1 appointment. Reports about E2open’s business performance are not findings of personal misconduct.
attributedNadav Dakner → MarketAcross: Founder or co-founder according to business profiles. Period: Retained profiles; present mandate unverified. 36 37
- qualification
- These identity and professional links do not establish that any of those businesses supplied the unnamed marketing campaign alleged by the FTC. Brand ownership is not proof of the entire corporate group’s ownership chain.
attributedElad Mor → MarketAcross: Co-founder and CEO according to business profiles. Period: Retained profiles; present mandate unverified. 36 38
- qualification
- These identity and professional links do not establish that any of those businesses supplied the unnamed marketing campaign alleged by the FTC. Brand ownership is not proof of the entire corporate group’s ownership chain.
attributedItai Elizur → MarketAcross: Co-founder and managing partner according to profiles. Period: Retained profiles; present mandate unverified. 36 39
- qualification
- These identity and professional links do not establish that any of those businesses supplied the unnamed marketing campaign alleged by the FTC. Brand ownership is not proof of the entire corporate group’s ownership chain.
documentedMark A. Riccobono → National Federation of the Blind: President named in FTC correspondence. Period: 2025; present mandate unverified. 40
- qualification
- These letters document the comments and the FTC’s response, not agreement by all disability organizations or independent findings on every product feature.
documentedJason Taylor → UsableNet: Representative named in FTC correspondence. Period: 2025. 40
- qualification
- These letters document the comments and the FTC’s response, not agreement by all disability organizations or independent findings on every product feature.
documentedDekel Skoop → accessiBe Inc.: CEO named in the consent package. Period: 2025; public signature lines blank. 41
- qualification
- The public consent version has blank signature and date lines, so the named capacity is not proof of a signed date. Secondary profiles give partly overlapping early role periods. Guardz’s page does not establish his start date or the end of every accessiBe connection.
attributedDekel Skoop → accessiBe Ltd.: Former CEO. Period: Through May 2025 succession announcement. 41 42 18
- qualification
- The public consent version has blank signature and date lines, so the named capacity is not proof of a signed date. Secondary profiles give partly overlapping early role periods. Guardz’s page does not establish his start date or the end of every accessiBe connection.
attributedMichael Farlekas → Eagle Parent Holdings LLC: CEO according to a secondary career record. Period: Date and present mandate unverified. 27
- qualification
- The ContextLogic filing does not mention accessiBe. Sources disagree on Onit’s start date, and the record does not show who appointed Farlekas to accessiBe’s board. His employment at companies associated with K1 does not prove a K1 appointment. Reports about E2open’s business performance are not findings of personal misconduct.
attributedMichael Farlekas → E2open: Director of an E2open entity according to a secondary record. Period: Date and exact group company unverified. 27
- qualification
- The ContextLogic filing does not mention accessiBe. Sources disagree on Onit’s start date, and the record does not show who appointed Farlekas to accessiBe’s board. His employment at companies associated with K1 does not prove a K1 appointment. Reports about E2open’s business performance are not findings of personal misconduct.
documentedSherwin K. Parikh → Sherwin K. Parikh MD, P.C.: Authorized CEO in organizational provider record. Period: Retained provider record. 43
- qualification
- These records help distinguish the customer organizations and their personnel. They do not establish the merits of the customers’ case against accessiBe.
attributedRobert Lopez → Groupon: Former general manager and managing director. Period: June 2011–May 2014 profile dates. 5
- qualification
- The appointment and prior Justworks role are company statements. The retained record establishes no personal regulatory allegation against Lopez; shared or similar names are not identity evidence.
documentedDavid Moradi → AudioEye, Inc.: CEO and director. Period: AudioEye 2022 annual filing; present mandate unverified. 44
- qualification
- This is context for the identified counterparty at the filing date. It establishes no ownership or management link between Moradi and accessiBe.
attributedItai Elizur → INBOUNDJUNCTION LTD: Co-founder according to business profile. Period: Retained profile. 39
- qualification
- These identity and professional links do not establish that any of those businesses supplied the unnamed marketing campaign alleged by the FTC. Brand ownership is not proof of the entire corporate group’s ownership chain.
attributedItai Elizur → Chainwire: Co-founder according to business profile. Period: Retained profile. 39
- qualification
- These identity and professional links do not establish that any of those businesses supplied the unnamed marketing campaign alleged by the FTC. Brand ownership is not proof of the entire corporate group’s ownership chain.
attributedMike Velcich → K1 Investment Management: Partner in later profiles and team page. Period: Later source dates; precise promotion date unverified. 29 45 46
- qualification
- K1’s general governance rights and firmwide assets do not establish its rights, stake or investment amount in accessiBe. Secondary career profiles contain different title dates.
attributedJosh Basile → accessiBe Ltd.: Community relations manager. Period: Retained company announcement. 47
- qualification
- These are roles at the source dates, not a verified current management roster. A 2021 guest biography calls Gefen an early investor but gives no stake or transaction record.
attributedSapir Yarden → accessiBe Ltd.: Nonprofit partnership program lead. Period: Retained company announcement. 47
- qualification
- These are roles at the source dates, not a verified current management roster. A 2021 guest biography calls Gefen an early investor but gives no stake or transaction record.
attributedYan Kotliarsky → accessiBe Ltd.: Vice president of marketing according to historical account. Period: 2020 account; later mandate unverified. 13
- qualification
- These are roles at the source dates, not a verified current management roster. A 2021 guest biography calls Gefen an early investor but gives no stake or transaction record.
attributedMike Velcich → FC Capital Management LLC: Former vice president. Period: 2014–2016 secondary profile. 45
- qualification
- K1’s general governance rights and firmwide assets do not establish its rights, stake or investment amount in accessiBe. Secondary career profiles contain different title dates.
attributedMike Velcich → Adams Street Partners LLC: Former associate. Period: Earlier career; date unspecified. 45
- qualification
- K1’s general governance rights and firmwide assets do not establish its rights, stake or investment amount in accessiBe. Secondary career profiles contain different title dates.
attributedMike Velcich → Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP: Former associate. Period: Earlier career; date unspecified. 45
- qualification
- K1’s general governance rights and firmwide assets do not establish its rights, stake or investment amount in accessiBe. Secondary career profiles contain different title dates.
attributedNadav Dakner → INBOUNDJUNCTION LTD: Founder and CEO according to profile. Period: Retained profile. 37
- qualification
- These identity and professional links do not establish that any of those businesses supplied the unnamed marketing campaign alleged by the FTC. Brand ownership is not proof of the entire corporate group’s ownership chain.
attributedNadav Dakner → Chainwire: Co-founder and CEO according to profile. Period: Retained profile. 37
- qualification
- These identity and professional links do not establish that any of those businesses supplied the unnamed marketing campaign alleged by the FTC. Brand ownership is not proof of the entire corporate group’s ownership chain.
attributedElad Mor → INBOUNDJUNCTION LTD: Managing partner according to profile. Period: Retained profile. 38
- qualification
- These identity and professional links do not establish that any of those businesses supplied the unnamed marketing campaign alleged by the FTC. Brand ownership is not proof of the entire corporate group’s ownership chain.
attributedElad Mor → Chainwire: Co-founder according to profile. Period: From May 2019 in profile. 38
- qualification
- These identity and professional links do not establish that any of those businesses supplied the unnamed marketing campaign alleged by the FTC. Brand ownership is not proof of the entire corporate group’s ownership chain.
attributedAdrian Roselli → Algonquin Studios: Former co-founder and vice president. Period: 1998–2015 biography. 48
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
documentedAndrew Appel → E2open: Appointed interim CEO and director. Period: 10 October 2023. 30 49
- qualification
- The ContextLogic filing does not mention accessiBe. Sources disagree on Onit’s start date, and the record does not show who appointed Farlekas to accessiBe’s board. His employment at companies associated with K1 does not prove a K1 appointment. Reports about E2open’s business performance are not findings of personal misconduct.
documentedChinh E. Chu → E2open: Board chairman in departure announcement. Period: October 2023; later mandate unverified. 30
- qualification
- The ContextLogic filing does not mention accessiBe. Sources disagree on Onit’s start date, and the record does not show who appointed Farlekas to accessiBe’s board. His employment at companies associated with K1 does not prove a K1 appointment. Reports about E2open’s business performance are not findings of personal misconduct.
attributedRoy Gefen → accessiBe Ltd.: Chief marketing officer in company/media accounts. Period: 2021 and later undated accounts; present mandate unverified. 50 51
- qualification
- These are roles at the source dates, not a verified current management roster. A 2021 guest biography calls Gefen an early investor but gives no stake or transaction record.
attributedMasha Koski Zaks → accessiBe Ltd.: Vice president of brand. Period: January 2023 announcement; present mandate unverified. 52
- qualification
- These are roles at the source dates, not a verified current management roster. A 2021 guest biography calls Gefen an early investor but gives no stake or transaction record.
attributedShir Ekerling → accessiBe Ltd.: President according to secondary career profile. Period: March 2024–May 2025. 15
- qualification
- A profile’s CEO end date in June 2022 conflicts with contemporary references to later CEO or co-CEO service. The record does not establish an exact continuous title history or a current executive role at accessiBe.
attributedGil Magen → accessiBe Ltd.: Head of marketing communications. Period: From November 2021 in profile. 13 53
- qualification
- These are roles at the source dates, not a verified current management roster. A 2021 guest biography calls Gefen an early investor but gives no stake or transaction record.
attributedGal Vizel → Diffi Technologies Ltd.: Co-founder according to secondary profile. Period: Later profile; start date unverified. 54
- qualification
- Profile dates are secondary accounts, not corporate appointment records. His later venture does not establish a transaction or ownership relationship between Diffi and accessiBe.
attributedShir Ekerling → Diffi Technologies Ltd.: Co-founder according to secondary profile. Period: Later profile; start date unverified. 54
- qualification
- A profile’s CEO end date in June 2022 conflicts with contemporary references to later CEO or co-CEO service. The record does not establish an exact continuous title history or a current executive role at accessiBe.
attributedDekel Skoop → Guardz Cyber Ltd.: Chief business officer on company team page. Period: Retained undated team page. 55
- qualification
- Shared investors and an executive’s move do not establish a corporate transaction with accessiBe. The exact Phoenix investing entity and investment amounts remain unspecified.
attributedYaniv Aronowich → accessiBe Ltd.: Former legal leader; described as CLO or vice president. Period: 2021–May 2026 accounts. 56 57
- qualification
- The retained records do not fix exact appointment dates. The April 2025 article was labelled sponsored content and is a company-authored interpretation of the Hidalgo case, not independent judicial analysis.
attributedNiv Penso → accessiBe Ltd.: Chief technology officer in retained profile. Period: Source date; present mandate unverified. 53
- qualification
- These are roles at the source dates, not a verified current management roster. A 2021 guest biography calls Gefen an early investor but gives no stake or transaction record.
attributedHaim Repael Azoulay → accessiBe Ltd.: Vice president of design in retained profile. Period: Source date; present mandate unverified. 53
- qualification
- These are roles at the source dates, not a verified current management roster. A 2021 guest biography calls Gefen an early investor but gives no stake or transaction record.
attributedYaniv Aronowich → Epstein Rosenblum Maoz: Joined as partner. Period: May 2026 report. 57
- qualification
- The retained records do not fix exact appointment dates. The April 2025 article was labelled sponsored content and is a company-authored interpretation of the Hidalgo case, not independent judicial analysis.
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- Other source · s-d106 identified by category only · Other
- Other source · s-d217 identified by category only · Other
- Media source · s-d24 identified by category only · Media
- Other source · s-d48 identified by category only · Other
- Media source · s-d73 identified by category only · Media
- Company statement source · s-d100 identified by category only · Company statement
- Other source · s-d168 identified by category only · Other
- Other source · s-d216 identified by category only · Other
- Other source · s-d224 identified by category only · Other
- Other source · s-d277 identified by category only · Other
- Other source · s-d278 identified by category only · Other
- Court record source · s-d201 identified by category only · Court record
- Other source · s-d276 identified by category only · Other
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- Other source · s-d119 identified by category only · Other
- Company statement source · s-d27 identified by category only · Company statement
- Company statement source · s-d218 identified by category only · Company statement
- Other source · s-d255 identified by category only · Other
- Media source · s-d321 identified by category only · Media
- Other source · s-d68 identified by category only · Other
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- Other source · s-d258 identified by category only · Other
- Media source · s-d72 identified by category only · Media
- Other source · s-d104 identified by category only · Other
- Other source · s-d247 identified by category only · Other
- Other source · s-d248 identified by category only · Other
- Other source · s-d209 identified by category only · Other
- Federal Trade Commission retained record 114 Federal Trade Commission
- Federal Trade Commission retained record 118 Federal Trade Commission
- Other source · s-d260 identified by category only · Other
- US National Plan and Provider Enumeration System retained record 155 US National Plan and Provider Enumeration System
- Company statement source · s-d197 identified by category only · Company statement
- Other source · s-d246 identified by category only · Other
- Company statement source · s-d274 identified by category only · Company statement
- Other source · s-d223 identified by category only · Other
- Other source · s-d251 identified by category only · Other
- US Securities and Exchange Commission retained record 302 US Securities and Exchange Commission
- Media source · s-d263 identified by category only · Media
- Media source · s-d338 identified by category only · Media
- Media source · s-d273 identified by category only · Media
- Other source · s-d308 identified by category only · Other
- Other source · s-d289 identified by category only · Other
- Company statement source · s-d294 identified by category only · Company statement
- Media source · s-d303 identified by category only · Media
- Media source · s-d325 identified by category only · Media
3Business roles
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Arnon, Tadmor-Levy: Client in the K1 financing transaction. Period: 2021. 1
- qualification
- The retained records do not fix exact appointment dates. The April 2025 article was labelled sponsored content and is a company-authored interpretation of the Hidalgo case, not independent judicial analysis.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Yaniv Aronowich: Client of transaction counsel. Period: 2021. 1
- qualification
- The retained records do not fix exact appointment dates. The April 2025 article was labelled sponsored content and is a company-authored interpretation of the Hidalgo case, not independent judicial analysis.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Routier: Reported acquisition of Routier or its team. Period: July 2021 / June 2022; unresolved date and deal form. 2 3
- qualification
- The accounts give July 2021 and June 2022 as different transaction dates. No retained transaction agreement resolves the date, whether shares or assets were acquired, or the consideration.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Webdesigner Depot: Alleged buyer of paid promotional review. Period: September 2020; FTC complaint allegation. 4
- qualification
- The complaint is an allegation source, and it does not identify the unnamed agency as MarketAcross, InboundJunction or any investor’s business.
- response
- accessiBe denied the FTC’s allegations and criticized the investigation’s testing and historical information.
- outcome
- The final consent order regulates representations of independent endorsements and material-connection disclosures without an admission of the complaint’s allegations.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → uxplanet.org: Alleged buyer of paid promotional review. Period: September 2020; FTC complaint allegation. 4
- qualification
- The complaint is an allegation source, and it does not identify the unnamed agency as MarketAcross, InboundJunction or any investor’s business.
- response
- accessiBe denied the FTC’s allegations and criticized the investigation’s testing and historical information.
- outcome
- The final consent order regulates representations of independent endorsements and material-connection disclosures without an admission of the complaint’s allegations.
attributedHaben Girma → National Federation of the Blind: Former legal representative in accessibility litigation. Period: Historical professional biography. 5
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
documentedContextLogic Inc. → Qoo10 Inc.: Sold operating assets. Period: 2024 corporate disclosure. 6
- qualification
- The ContextLogic filing does not mention accessiBe. Sources disagree on Onit’s start date, and the record does not show who appointed Farlekas to accessiBe’s board. His employment at companies associated with K1 does not prove a K1 appointment. Reports about E2open’s business performance are not findings of personal misconduct.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → David A. Hidalgo, M.D., P.C.: Reported widget supplier to the medical practice. Period: Company account of the January 2025 decision. 7 8
- qualification
- The judgment does not name accessiBe or accessWidget and does not certify a branded product. The broader remediation record, rather than the widget alone, supported the mootness analysis. The company’s claim that no customer lost because of its widget is narrower than, and not disproved merely by, a denied dismissal motion.
- response
- The company credits its tool and litigation-support team; its marketing account remains distinct from what the judgment actually says.
- outcome
- The customer won dismissal on jurisdictional grounds; there was no trial determination of universal widget compliance.
attributedDillon Music → accessiBe Inc.: Widget customer and plaintiff. Period: 2024–2026 customer action. 9
- qualification
- The March 2026 opinion recounts allegations accepted as true for the dismissal motion. It does not adjudicate their truth or prove that the widget caused a lawsuit.
- response
- accessiBe disputed liability and relied on contractual limitations and the defined scope of technical support.
- outcome
- Most causes of action were dismissed; the narrower compliance-representation contract theory remained.
attributedSafe Life Defense, LLC → accessiBe Inc.: Former widget customer and plaintiff. Period: 2024–2026 customer action. 9
- qualification
- The March 2026 opinion recounts allegations accepted as true for the dismissal motion. It does not adjudicate their truth or prove that the widget caused a lawsuit.
- response
- accessiBe disputed liability and relied on contractual limitations and the defined scope of technical support.
- outcome
- Most causes of action were dismissed; the narrower compliance-representation contract theory remained.
attributedaccessiBe Inc. → SoulFlora Inc.: Supplier identified by purchase invoice. Period: Retained customer docket. 10
- qualification
- These are individually identified procedural or product-reference records, often snippets rather than complete case files. They do not establish outcomes, causal effects of the widget or the vendor’s liability. Similar counsel names do not prove a vendor-funded defense arrangement.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → American Dental Associates, LTD.: Reported accessWidget supplier to a customer defendant. Period: Historical litigation record. 11
- qualification
- These are individually identified procedural or product-reference records, often snippets rather than complete case files. They do not establish outcomes, causal effects of the widget or the vendor’s liability. Similar counsel names do not prove a vendor-funded defense arrangement.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Exit 9 Brooklyn, Inc.: Reported accessWidget supplier to a customer defendant. Period: Historical litigation record. 11
- qualification
- These are individually identified procedural or product-reference records, often snippets rather than complete case files. They do not establish outcomes, causal effects of the widget or the vendor’s liability. Similar counsel names do not prove a vendor-funded defense arrangement.
attributedaccessiBe Inc. → Buffalo Jackson Trading Co., LLC: Reported plugin supplier to a customer defendant. Period: Historical litigation record. 11
- qualification
- These are individually identified procedural or product-reference records, often snippets rather than complete case files. They do not establish outcomes, causal effects of the widget or the vendor’s liability. Similar counsel names do not prove a vendor-funded defense arrangement.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Pure Green NYC Wholesale Corp.: Reported widget supplier to a customer defendant. Period: Historical litigation record. 11 12
- qualification
- These are individually identified procedural or product-reference records, often snippets rather than complete case files. They do not establish outcomes, causal effects of the widget or the vendor’s liability. Similar counsel names do not prove a vendor-funded defense arrangement.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → The Spice & Tea Exchange Distribution, LLC: Supplier of a report offered in customer litigation. Period: December 2024 decision; mootness request denied. 12 13
- qualification
- accessiBe was not a party. This decision concerns the submitted proof and procedural burden in one client’s case, not a general damages judgment against the vendor.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → U.S. Wings, Inc.: Reported accessibility technology supplier. Period: Historical litigation record. 12
- qualification
- These are individually identified procedural or product-reference records, often snippets rather than complete case files. They do not establish outcomes, causal effects of the widget or the vendor’s liability. Similar counsel names do not prove a vendor-funded defense arrangement.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Grace Products, Inc.: Accessibility consultant in customer's litigation record. Period: September 2021 decision; mootness request denied. 12 14
- qualification
- The court held that the defendant had not met the demanding mootness burden. It did not decide every product claim or impose liability on nonparty accessiBe.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Lemongrass Holdings LLC: Reported accessibility-audit supplier. Period: Historical litigation record. 12
- qualification
- These are individually identified procedural or product-reference records, often snippets rather than complete case files. They do not establish outcomes, causal effects of the widget or the vendor’s liability. Similar counsel names do not prove a vendor-funded defense arrangement.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → PhotonLight.com, Inc.: Associated with customer's audit evidence; authorship of wrong-site report not established. Period: October 2024 decision. 15
- qualification
- accessiBe was not a party. The wrong-site submission does not, by itself, establish whether the vendor generated the wrong document or the litigant submitted it.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → BigCommerce: Strategic sales partner in venue submissions. Period: 2021–2022 litigation record. 16
- qualification
- The names identify reported commercial roles at those dates. They do not establish ownership, present contracts, responsibility for product claims or wrongdoing by the partners.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Volusion: Strategic sales partner in venue submissions. Period: 2021–2022 litigation record. 16
- qualification
- The names identify reported commercial roles at those dates. They do not establish ownership, present contracts, responsibility for product claims or wrongdoing by the partners.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Upright Technologies, Inc.: Reported widget supplier. Period: Historical customer account. 17
- qualification
- The settlement agreements and all pleadings are not retained here. Settlement is not a merits judgment, and accessiBe was not the defendant in those customer cases.
- response
- accessiBe denied that Eyebobs and Masterbuilt used its product at the disputed times. Later, accessiBe said Eyebobs declined support, while Eyebobs said its requests for meetings went unanswered and it had stopped using accessiBe.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Masterbuilt Manufacturing, LLC: Reported plugin supplier. Period: September 2020 customer record. 17
- qualification
- The settlement agreements and all pleadings are not retained here. Settlement is not a merits judgment, and accessiBe was not the defendant in those customer cases.
- response
- accessiBe denied that Eyebobs and Masterbuilt used its product at the disputed times. Later, accessiBe said Eyebobs declined support, while Eyebobs said its requests for meetings went unanswered and it had stopped using accessiBe.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → UserWay: Commercial competitor in public comparisons. Period: 2021 and later accounts. 17 18 19
- qualification
- Omission from a later material-litigation list could reflect completion or a materiality judgment; it does not prove a settlement or victory. UserWay’s own marketing claims are not proof of accessiBe’s product performance.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Eyebobs, LLC: Supplier to a former customer. Period: Historical critical account. 17
- qualification
- The settlement agreements and all pleadings are not retained here. Settlement is not a merits judgment, and accessiBe was not the defendant in those customer cases.
- response
- accessiBe denied that Eyebobs and Masterbuilt used its product at the disputed times. Later, accessiBe said Eyebobs declined support, while Eyebobs said its requests for meetings went unanswered and it had stopped using accessiBe.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Digital Ocean: Named commercial partner. Period: May 2020 announcement. 17
- qualification
- The names identify reported commercial roles at those dates. They do not establish ownership, present contracts, responsibility for product claims or wrongdoing by the partners.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → eSSENTIAL Accessibility: Commercial competitor criticized by eSSENTIAL over overlay claims. Period: Historical public debate. 20
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
sources in this section
- Other source · s-d19 identified by category only · Other
- Media source · s-d28 identified by category only · Media
- Other source · s-d106 identified by category only · Other
- Federal Trade Commission retained record 33 Federal Trade Commission
- Other source · s-d70 identified by category only · Other
- Company statement source · s-d27 identified by category only · Company statement
- Court record source · s-d147 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d182 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d124 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d164 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d178 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d184 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d198 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d202 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d199 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d201 identified by category only · Court record
- Other source · s-d216 identified by category only · Other
- Court record source · s-d298 identified by category only · Court record
- Other source · s-d361 identified by category only · Other
- Media source · s-d315 identified by category only · Media
4Legal roles
documentedaccessiBe Ltd. → accessiBe Inc.: Co-respondents in the FTC consent proceeding. Period: 2025. 1 2 3
- qualification
- The WCAG provision allows non-misleading claims supported by competent and reliable evidence; it is not a blanket prohibition on the product or all compliance claims. The order requires payment, while the retained record does not establish actual payment or completed consumer refunds.
- response
- The respondents neither admitted nor denied the complaint’s allegations, apart from the jurisdictional admissions.
- outcome
- The January proposal became a final order following public comments. Its term is generally 20 years, subject to the order’s specified provisions.
documentedNational Federation of the Blind → accessiBe Ltd.: Submitted comments supporting FTC action. Period: 2025 FTC public-comment process. 4
- qualification
- These letters document the comments and the FTC’s response, not agreement by all disability organizations or independent findings on every product feature.
documentedUsableNet → accessiBe Ltd.: Submitted comments supporting FTC action. Period: 2025 FTC public-comment process. 4
- qualification
- These letters document the comments and the FTC’s response, not agreement by all disability organizations or independent findings on every product feature.
documentedAccessible Web, Inc. → accessiBe Ltd.: Submitted comments supporting FTC action. Period: 2025 FTC public-comment process. 4
- qualification
- These letters document the comments and the FTC’s response, not agreement by all disability organizations or independent findings on every product feature.
documentedAdrian Roselli → accessiBe Ltd.: Submitted comments on the FTC proceeding. Period: 2025. 4
- qualification
- These letters document the comments and the FTC’s response, not agreement by all disability organizations or independent findings on every product feature.
documentedaccessiBe Ltd. → Kirkland & Ellis LLP: Client represented in the FTC consent proceeding. Period: 2025. 5
- qualification
- The WCAG provision allows non-misleading claims supported by competent and reliable evidence; it is not a blanket prohibition on the product or all compliance claims. The order requires payment, while the retained record does not establish actual payment or completed consumer refunds.
- response
- The respondents neither admitted nor denied the complaint’s allegations, apart from the jurisdictional admissions.
- outcome
- The January proposal became a final order following public comments. Its term is generally 20 years, subject to the order’s specified provisions.
documentedaccessiBe Inc. → Sherwin K. Parikh MD, P.C.: Defendant in customer's proposed class action. Period: Filed 2024; contract claim survived March 2026. 6 7 8 9 10 11
- qualification
- Survival of a claim is not a finding of liability or class certification. The retained docket records an answer filed on 25 June 2026; the answer’s contents are not retained, and the docket may lag the official court file.
- response
- accessiBe sought dismissal and relied on its terms of service; most of the pleaded claims were dismissed.
- outcome
- No final merits judgment, class certification or approved $1.2 million settlement is established by the retained record.
documentedaccessiBe Inc. → Dillon Music: Defendant in customer's proposed class action. Period: Filed 2024; contract claim survived March 2026. 6 7 8 10
- qualification
- Survival of a claim is not a finding of liability or class certification. The retained docket records an answer filed on 25 June 2026; the answer’s contents are not retained, and the docket may lag the official court file.
- response
- accessiBe sought dismissal and relied on its terms of service; most of the pleaded claims were dismissed.
- outcome
- No final merits judgment, class certification or approved $1.2 million settlement is established by the retained record.
documentedaccessiBe Inc. → Safe Life Defense, LLC: Defendant in customer's proposed class action. Period: Filed 2024; contract claim survived March 2026. 6 10
- qualification
- Survival of a claim is not a finding of liability or class certification. The retained docket records an answer filed on 25 June 2026; the answer’s contents are not retained, and the docket may lag the official court file.
- response
- accessiBe sought dismissal and relied on its terms of service; most of the pleaded claims were dismissed.
- outcome
- No final merits judgment, class certification or approved $1.2 million settlement is established by the retained record.
documentedLainey Feingold → accessiBe Ltd.: Submitted comments supporting FTC action. Period: 2025. 4
- qualification
- These letters document the comments and the FTC’s response, not agreement by all disability organizations or independent findings on every product feature.
documentedKarl Groves → accessiBe Ltd.: Submitted comments on the FTC proceeding. Period: 2025. 4
- qualification
- These letters document the comments and the FTC’s response, not agreement by all disability organizations or independent findings on every product feature.
documentedDavid A. Hidalgo, M.D., P.C. → Nihal Erkan: Defendant in website-accessibility action. Period: 2023–January 2025; dismissed for standing and mootness. 12 13
- qualification
- The judgment does not name accessiBe or accessWidget and does not certify a branded product. The broader remediation record, rather than the widget alone, supported the mootness analysis. The company’s claim that no customer lost because of its widget is narrower than, and not disproved merely by, a denied dismissal motion.
- response
- The company credits its tool and litigation-support team; its marketing account remains distinct from what the judgment actually says.
- outcome
- The customer won dismissal on jurisdictional grounds; there was no trial determination of universal widget compliance.
documentedaccessiBe Inc. → Blank Rome LLP: Client represented in the customer class action. Period: 2024–2026 docket. 8
- qualification
- A docket’s administrative cause-of-action category is not a fraud finding. Use of another case as authority does not combine the proceedings or establish shared liability.
attributedDillon Music → Pedro Liz: Defendant in a separate accessibility action. Period: May 2024 reported filing. 14
- qualification
- These records help distinguish the customer organizations and their personnel. They do not establish the merits of the customers’ case against accessiBe.
documentedaccessiBe Ltd. → AudioEye, Inc.: Defendant in patent litigation. Period: 2020–2022; cases subsequently settled. 15 16 17 18
- qualification
- The reported mutual covenants not to sue and freedom-to-operate arrangement resolved disputes without a disclosed financial amount. Settlement and procedural venue rulings do not establish the merits of either side’s infringement or advertising allegations.
- response
- accessiBe defended AudioEye’s cases, asserted counterclaims and filed its own Delaware patent action.
- outcome
- The parties announced a global settlement; patent-board termination requests accompanied closure of the court proceedings.
documentedaccessiBe Ltd. → AudioEye, Inc.: Defendant and counterclaimant. Period: 2021–2022; subsequently settled. 15
- qualification
- The reported mutual covenants not to sue and freedom-to-operate arrangement resolved disputes without a disclosed financial amount. Settlement and procedural venue rulings do not establish the merits of either side’s infringement or advertising allegations.
- response
- accessiBe defended AudioEye’s cases, asserted counterclaims and filed its own Delaware patent action.
- outcome
- The parties announced a global settlement; patent-board termination requests accompanied closure of the court proceedings.
documentedaccessiBe Ltd. → AudioEye, Inc.: Applicant for transfer-related relief. Period: 2021–2022; reconsideration ultimately granted. 15 19 16
- qualification
- These are historical venue facts and party submissions, not proof of current infrastructure or adjudicated marketing liability. All substantive disputes were later reported settled.
documentedaccessiBe Ltd. → AudioEye, Inc.: Plaintiff in separate patent litigation. Period: June–October 2022; subsequently settled. 15
- qualification
- The reported mutual covenants not to sue and freedom-to-operate arrangement resolved disputes without a disclosed financial amount. Settlement and procedural venue rulings do not establish the merits of either side’s infringement or advertising allegations.
- response
- accessiBe defended AudioEye’s cases, asserted counterclaims and filed its own Delaware patent action.
- outcome
- The parties announced a global settlement; patent-board termination requests accompanied closure of the court proceedings.
documentedaccessiBe Inc. → Urbani Truffles USA Corporation: Third-party defendant in customer's action. Period: Retained docket; merits outcome not established. 15
- qualification
- These are individually identified procedural or product-reference records, often snippets rather than complete case files. They do not establish outcomes, causal effects of the widget or the vendor’s liability. Similar counsel names do not prove a vendor-funded defense arrangement.
documentedaccessiBe Ltd. → AudioEye, Inc.: Patent-board petitioner. Period: 2022; termination requested following settlement. 20
- qualification
- The reported mutual covenants not to sue and freedom-to-operate arrangement resolved disputes without a disclosed financial amount. Settlement and procedural venue rulings do not establish the merits of either side’s infringement or advertising allegations.
- response
- accessiBe defended AudioEye’s cases, asserted counterclaims and filed its own Delaware patent action.
- outcome
- The parties announced a global settlement; patent-board termination requests accompanied closure of the court proceedings.
documentedaccessiBe Ltd. → AudioEye, Inc.: Party to global settlement. Period: 24 October 2022 announcement. 21 22
- qualification
- The reported mutual covenants not to sue and freedom-to-operate arrangement resolved disputes without a disclosed financial amount. Settlement and procedural venue rulings do not establish the merits of either side’s infringement or advertising allegations.
- response
- accessiBe defended AudioEye’s cases, asserted counterclaims and filed its own Delaware patent action.
- outcome
- The parties announced a global settlement; patent-board termination requests accompanied closure of the court proceedings.
attributedShir Ekerling → DL1961 Premium Denim, Inc.: Declarant supporting a customer defendant. Period: Historical litigation record. 23
- qualification
- These are individually identified procedural or product-reference records, often snippets rather than complete case files. They do not establish outcomes, causal effects of the widget or the vendor’s liability. Similar counsel names do not prove a vendor-funded defense arrangement.
documentedaccessiBe Inc. → Yaniv Aronowich: Company whose citizenship declaration was filed by counsel. Period: 25 March 2026 docket entry. 10
- qualification
- A docket’s administrative cause-of-action category is not a fraud finding. Use of another case as authority does not combine the proceedings or establish shared liability.
documentedaccessiBe Ltd. → UserWay: Respondent in comparative-advertising litigation. Period: March 2021 interim order; final outcome unestablished. 24 25 26
- qualification
- This was an interim decision, not a final damages judgment. UserWay’s requested NIS 2.8 million was a pleaded demand. The order required UserWay security of NIS 60,000 and awarded NIS 10,000 plus VAT in legal costs; the retained OCR has reversed Hebrew segments.
- response
- accessiBe defended the publications as true, cited customer lawsuits and challenged UserWay Ltd.’s standing; the court rejected the standing objection while reserving merits issues.
- outcome
- The final outcome of the principal Israeli claim and any counterclaim is not established by the retained evidence.
sources in this section
- Federal Trade Commission retained record 8 Federal Trade Commission
- Federal Trade Commission retained record 113 Federal Trade Commission
- Federal Trade Commission retained record 115 Federal Trade Commission
- Federal Trade Commission retained record 114 Federal Trade Commission
- Federal Trade Commission retained record 118 Federal Trade Commission
- Court record source · s-d124 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d125 identified by category only · Court record
- Other source · s-d152 identified by category only · Other
- Other source · s-d168 identified by category only · Other
- Court record source · s-d229 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d353 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d147 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d266 identified by category only · Court record
- Media source · s-d157 identified by category only · Media
- Court record source · s-d164 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d200 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d201 identified by category only · Court record
- Media source · s-d227 identified by category only · Media
- Court record source · s-d184 identified by category only · Court record
- US Patent and Trademark Office retained record 166 US Patent and Trademark Office
- Other source · s-d167 identified by category only · Other
- Company statement source · s-d197 identified by category only · Company statement
- Court record source · s-d170 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d297 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d298 identified by category only · Court record
- Other source · s-d299 identified by category only · Other
5Associations roles
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → National MS Society: Named nonprofit collaborator, according to the company. Period: Retained undated company page. 1
- qualification
- The two counterpart statements support those specific associations, not endorsement of every product claim. “Premier” is the listed category, not a demonstrated highest sponsorship tier. Company claims of 600 or 700-plus partners and $500,000 donated are not audited here.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → United Cerebral Palsy: Named nonprofit collaborator, according to the company. Period: Retained undated company page. 1 2
- qualification
- The two counterpart statements support those specific associations, not endorsement of every product claim. “Premier” is the listed category, not a demonstrated highest sponsorship tier. Company claims of 600 or 700-plus partners and $500,000 donated are not audited here.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Special Olympics USA Games: Named nonprofit collaborator, according to the company. Period: Retained undated company page. 1 2
- qualification
- The two counterpart statements support those specific associations, not endorsement of every product claim. “Premier” is the listed category, not a demonstrated highest sponsorship tier. Company claims of 600 or 700-plus partners and $500,000 donated are not audited here.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Disability Foundation: Named nonprofit collaborator, according to the company. Period: Retained undated company page. 1
- qualification
- The two counterpart statements support those specific associations, not endorsement of every product claim. “Premier” is the listed category, not a demonstrated highest sponsorship tier. Company claims of 600 or 700-plus partners and $500,000 donated are not audited here.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → National Federation of the Blind: Subject of the NFB's criticism of overlay claims. Period: 2021; secondary date corrected against primary statement. 3 4 5
- qualification
- The primary statement dates the revocation to 2021; a secondary account’s 2020 date is incorrect. The apology does not establish a renewed sponsorship or NFB approval of the product.
- response
- The company’s later account emphasizes listening to the disability community and a change in its marketing approach.
- outcome
- The retained record includes the apology but does not establish restoration of convention sponsorship.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Steve Faulkner: Subject of accessibility criticism. Period: Historical public debate. 3
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Haben Girma: Subject of accessibility criticism. Period: Historical public debate. 3 5
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Mike Velcich: Recipient of investment commentary by K1 representative. Period: 2021 financing announcement. 6
- qualification
- The current portfolio listing supports an investor association, not a disclosed share percentage. A secondary account calls K1’s 2021 stake minority; no shareholder register establishes current control. Velcich’s present accessiBe board mandate is not confirmed.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Overlay False Claims: Subject of criticism concerning advertising claims. Period: Historical public debate. 7 4
- qualification
- Many individual allegations are commentary, copied screenshots or summaries whose underlying platform records were not retained. They are not treated as additional regulatory findings or as proof that a particular investor’s agency ran a campaign. Criticism of the size of the FTC payment is opinion.
- response
- The company disputed several accounts and later apologized for its approach to community criticism; the FTC settlement involved no admission of its allegations.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Parkinson's Foundation: Named nonprofit collaborator, according to the company. Period: Retained company page. 2
- qualification
- The two counterpart statements support those specific associations, not endorsement of every product claim. “Premier” is the listed category, not a demonstrated highest sponsorship tier. Company claims of 600 or 700-plus partners and $500,000 donated are not audited here.
attributedMichael Hingson → National Federation of the Blind: Previous work and braille-literacy ambassador role. Period: Historical personal biography. 8 9
- qualification
- These are company and personal accounts. His connection with the NFB does not make that organization responsible for, or a general endorser of, accessiBe’s products.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Overlay Fact Sheet: Subject of the Overlay Fact Sheet's criticism. Period: Retained community statement. 10 11
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → Adrian Roselli: Subject of criticism about claimed JAWS collaboration. Period: Historical public debate. 4
- qualification
- These reports concern particular tests, user experiences or secondhand studies, not a fresh technical audit of current accessWidget. The original supplier denial, privacy assessment and every cited study are not retained. No privacy-law violation is established.
- response
- Ekerling acknowledged in a reported 2023 interview that the overlay was not a perfect solution; he also denied user tracking or selling data. Earlier responses disputed critics’ testing and explained increased automated-checker counts as a consequence of code changes.
attributedNational Federation of the Blind → accessiBe Ltd.: Revoked accessiBe's convention sponsorship. Period: 22 June 2021. 12 13
- qualification
- The primary statement dates the revocation to 2021; a secondary account’s 2020 date is incorrect. The apology does not establish a renewed sponsorship or NFB approval of the product.
- response
- The company’s later account emphasizes listening to the disability community and a change in its marketing approach.
- outcome
- The retained record includes the apology but does not establish restoration of convention sponsorship.
attributedOverlay Fact Sheet → Steve Faulkner: Signed by Steve Faulkner. Period: Retained signatory list. 11
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedOverlay Fact Sheet → Adrian Roselli: Signed by Adrian Roselli. Period: Retained signatory list. 11
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedOverlay Fact Sheet → Karl Groves: Signed by Karl Groves. Period: Retained signatory list. 11
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedOverlay Fact Sheet → Lainey Feingold: Signed by Lainey Feingold. Period: Retained signatory list. 11
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedVispero → accessiBe Ltd.: Reported denial of claimed collaboration. Period: Secondary critical account; original denial not retained. 14
- qualification
- These reports concern particular tests, user experiences or secondhand studies, not a fresh technical audit of current accessWidget. The original supplier denial, privacy assessment and every cited study are not retained. No privacy-law violation is established.
- response
- Ekerling acknowledged in a reported 2023 interview that the overlay was not a perfect solution; he also denied user tracking or selling data. Earlier responses disputed critics’ testing and explained increased automated-checker counts as a consequence of code changes.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → National Federation of the Blind: Company apology published in the organization's journal. Period: May 2023. 14
- qualification
- The primary statement dates the revocation to 2021; a secondary account’s 2020 date is incorrect. The apology does not establish a renewed sponsorship or NFB approval of the product.
- response
- The company’s later account emphasizes listening to the disability community and a change in its marketing approach.
- outcome
- The retained record includes the apology but does not establish restoration of convention sponsorship.
attributedMichael Farlekas → Mike Velcich: Appointment was publicly commented on by K1 partner. Period: Onit announcement in 2024. 15
- qualification
- The ContextLogic filing does not mention accessiBe. Sources disagree on Onit’s start date, and the record does not show who appointed Farlekas to accessiBe’s board. His employment at companies associated with K1 does not prove a K1 appointment. Reports about E2open’s business performance are not findings of personal misconduct.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → United Spinal Association: Partner and Tech Access Council member according to company announcement. Period: October 2024. 16
- qualification
- The two counterpart statements support those specific associations, not endorsement of every product claim. “Premier” is the listed category, not a demonstrated highest sponsorship tier. Company claims of 600 or 700-plus partners and $500,000 donated are not audited here.
attributedGal Vizel → Dekel Skoop: Fellow co-founder of accessiBe. Period: Historical founding association. 17
- qualification
- Titles changed over time; founder status does not establish a current executive office or an ownership percentage.
attributedHaben Girma → Overlay Fact Sheet: Signatory. Period: Retained signatory list. 11
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedAccessible Web, Inc. → Overlay Fact Sheet: Employees appear among signatories; no blanket corporate endorsement inferred. Period: Retained signatory list. 11
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedNational Federation of the Blind → Overlay Fact Sheet: A branch official appears among signatories; no blanket corporate endorsement inferred. Period: Retained signatory list. 11
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedShir Ekerling → Adrian Roselli: Subject of criticism by Roselli. Period: Historical public debate. 14
- qualification
- Many individual allegations are commentary, copied screenshots or summaries whose underlying platform records were not retained. They are not treated as additional regulatory findings or as proof that a particular investor’s agency ran a campaign. Criticism of the size of the FTC payment is opinion.
- response
- The company disputed several accounts and later apologized for its approach to community criticism; the FTC settlement involved no admission of its allegations.
attributedKarl Groves → Overlay Fact Sheet: Creator of the fact-sheet site. Period: March 2021 account. 14
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedAdrian Roselli → World Wide Web Consortium: Working-group participant. Period: Retained professional biography. 18
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedSteve Faulkner → World Wide Web Consortium: Working-group participant and specification editor. Period: Retained professional biography. 19
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → The Third Place for Kids: Nonprofit program partner. Period: April 2025 counterpart announcement. 20
- qualification
- The two counterpart statements support those specific associations, not endorsement of every product claim. “Premier” is the listed category, not a demonstrated highest sponsorship tier. Company claims of 600 or 700-plus partners and $500,000 donated are not audited here.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → World Wide Web Consortium: Membership announced by the company. Period: February 2021 announcement; current membership unverified. 14
- qualification
- The statement is an attributed professional and user position, not a court judgment. Their distinct professional and advocacy roles are retained without treating commercial competition as disproof or treating every participant as an independent source for the same statement.
- response
- In 2021 accessiBe described a learning curve for users, said some criticism came from competitors and maintained that critics had not adequately tested its product.
attributedaccessiBe Ltd. → United Spinal Association: Premier Corporate Member; not described here as highest tier. Period: Retained counterpart membership page. 21
- qualification
- The two counterpart statements support those specific associations, not endorsement of every product claim. “Premier” is the listed category, not a demonstrated highest sponsorship tier. Company claims of 600 or 700-plus partners and $500,000 donated are not audited here.
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