The latest revelations about Delve, the troubled Y Combinator alum, are enough to make any ethical coder cringe. According to an anonymous whistleblower, DeepDelver, the company allegedly took an open source tool called SimStudio and passed it off as their own creation without proper licensing or compensation.

The irony is thick: Delve, selling a compliance solution, might have violated its own license terms. Founder Emir Karabeg of Sim.ai confirmed that no agreement was ever made with Delve, despite his company being a customer.

More damning, the allegations surface just as Insight Partners led Delve’s Series A funding round. Questions now swirl around whether due diligence uncovered these issues or if they were overlooked for a quick buck.

The fallout is widespread: mentions of Pathways on Delve’s site have been scrubbed, and no one at Delve will comment. Meanwhile, the controversy has turned into a trending topic on X, with many questioning the integrity of tech startups now more than ever.