YC company copied our product, what can we do?

Re:YC company copied our product, what can we do? by jacquesm on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:03PM (#37423047)

I'm not sure what YC's stance is on investing in established businesses, but in the VC world as a rule it is 'not done' to invest in multiple competitors active in the same field. That path is rife with conflicts of interest.

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Re:YC company copied our product, what can we do? by nico on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:23PM (#37423364)

You are right. Not sure about their official policy, but I know of multiple instances of where they’ve invested on competitors of their own companies

Sometimes this happens without them even knowing, because they put money into a company very early on, then the company pivots and starts competing with another YC company

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Re:YC company copied our product, what can we do? by jacquesm on Thursday September 07, 2023 @02:26PM (#37423404)

All of the VCs I'm involved with would definitely have a problem with that.

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