The reputation of troubled YC startup Delve has gotten even worse
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Open source license violation by YC startup highlights due diligence needs.
Summary
Delve faces allegations of violating the Apache 2.0 license by forking Sim.ai's open-source SimStudio agent-building tool, modifying it, and selling it as their proprietary Pathways product without attribution. This is particularly egregious as Sim.ai, a fellow YCombinator alum and Delve customer, received no compensation. Delve has since scrubbed Pathways from their site as Insight Partners' $32M Series A due diligence comes under scrutiny.