Delve – Fake Compliance as a Service – Part II – Day 2 of 5
2 days ago
- #Corporate Fraud
- #Intellectual Property Theft
- #YC Scandal
- Delve stole intellectual property from Sim (SimStudio), a fellow YC company and their client, by using their open-source technology without a license.
- Delve lied about building Pathways themselves and sold it to enterprises for high-value deals, while telling Sim there was no ROI for a partnership.
- Evidence includes call notes, internal documents, and emails showing Delve used Sim's code and outsourced development after Sim paid for compliance services.
- The whistleblower reveals Delve sold Pathways to companies like Notion, Brex, Anthropic, and Gusto, with contracts ranging from $20k to $200k+.
- The author criticizes Y Combinator and investors for endorsing unethical behavior and plans to expose more in upcoming articles.