Security Privacy And RiskRisk

YC Delve alleged IP theft of SimStudio

April 5, 2026Gergely Orosz, Techmeme

Gergely Orosz and Techmeme say Delve was kicked out of YC after allegations it copied a fellow YC companys open source no code tool SimStudio and ripped off another company, raising licensing and IP risk concerns.

Delve got kicked out of YC: likely after more details emerged that they likely stole the IP of a fellow Y Combinator company (SimStudio) and ripped off another (Oneleet)
A whistleblower alleges Delve pitched a modified copy of open-source no-code tool SimStudio as its own, a practice that could violate the software's license
Gergely Orosz
Techmeme
open sourcelicensingopen source

See what authorities are saying right now

This finding is one of many signals tracked across Indiehacking. The live feed updates every few hours with new authority voices, debates, and emerging ideas.

← Back to Indiehacking