Corgi, the buzzy Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup, says it didn’t steal an open source product
Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup Corgi became embroiled in yet another controversy earlier this week when Papermark, maker of open source data room software, accused Corgi of stealing its software and passing it off as its own.
Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup Corgi became embroiled in yet another controversy earlier this week when Papermark, maker of open source data room software, accused Corgi of stealing its software and passing it off as its own.
The short version
- Corgi denies this, telling TechCrunch, “No code was used from Papermark.”
- But there were reasons why people believed the initial allegation, which was made by Papermark co-founder Marc Seitz on X , concerning Corgi’s newly released product called Dataroom.
- Seitz’s post blew up because he shared screenshots showing Corgi’s product using the same language for the same features as Papermark’s, word for word.
- Deal room software is essentially secure document sharing.
What happened
It is famously used by startups to pitch VCs and send them supporting materials for due diligence. Seitz went as far as to call Corgi’s new product copyright and license infringing, and “fraud.”
Why it matters
Corgi’s co-founder and CEO Nico Laqua saw the tweet and promised to investigate.
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