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Avi Patel@avipat_ · May 15, 2026, 8:25 PM
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General Catalyst just co-led a $31.5 million seed round into a blatant rip-off of my company, Kled. (skip to 40 seconds if you want to skip context) I would typically not speak on things like this, but this level of blatant copycatting is egregious and completely unacceptable, and needs to be made an example of. This is one of hundreds of YC startups who have conducted this disgusting behavior. Unimaginative slop that continues to get rewarded due to nepotism.

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I've known Avi a long time. He's one of the smartest, most self-aware founders I know. recently, offered to intro him to a competitor and he didn't flinch. Infact, he was genuinely excited to meet them. That's the kind of founder he is. I know he wouldn't talk down on the competition. But respect runs both ways. If you're shipping a thinly-veiled copy of someone else's hard worked product and calling it a company, the Valley should be honest enough to call it what it is. And the VCs and acc

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