Delve Scandal Just Keeps Getting Worse (captaincompliance.com)

A Y Combinator-backed compliance startup, Delve, is facing escalating allegations that it produced “fake” SOC 2-style reports, including pre-filled auditor conclusions, highly repetitive templates, and allegedly fabricated evidence. The dispute broadened into accusations of intellectual property theft after an anonymous investigation claimed Delve copied technology from another YC alum, Sim.ai, and rebranded it. Y Combinator reportedly asked Delve to leave the program amid a breakdown of trust, while Delve denies wrongdoing and says its platform supports independent auditors and uses templates as starting points.