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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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Copycats are raising millions. Builders are getting ignored General Catalyst just dropped $31.5M into a startup with 0 users, 0 original ideas - just a stolen design and the right connections > 1 seed round. $31.5M. Zero product. > 100s of YC startups do this every year > founders who actually build get ignored the window to stand out is closing. Nepotism is getting funded at scale original builders won’t lose forever - but right now the game is broken.

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