Rippling Calls Deel ‘a Criminal Syndicate’ and Claims 4 Other Competitors Were Spied on, Too

Rippling calls Deel ‘a criminal syndicate’ and claims 4 other competitors were spied on, too

The fight between HR tech startups has heated up again after Rippling filed an amended complaint accuses Deel of targeting, infiltrating, and compromising of four other competitors, in addition to Rippling.  The fight between HR tech startups has heated up again after Rippling filed an amended complaint accuses Deel of targeting, infiltrating, and compromising of four other competitors, in addition to Rippling.

New Spying Claims Emerge in Silicon Valley Corporate Espionage Scandal

A bitter fight over alleged corporate espionage involving two of Silicon Valley's hottest startups took a new twist on Tuesday, after $12 billion HR software company Deel claimed arch-rival Rippling had directed one of its employees to "pilfer" the company's assets by posing as a customer. From a report: The latest claim comes after Rippling alleged earlier this year that a staff member had been spying on behalf of Deel. The employee locked them…

Court filing: Deel alleges Rippling's “competitive intelligence manager” Brett Alexander Johnson posed as a customer to access Deel's product and business info

George Hammond / Financial Times: Court filing: Deel alleges Rippling's “competitive intelligence manager” Brett Alexander Johnson posed as a customer to access Deel's product and business info  —  HR start-ups Rippling and Deel trade allegations their leaders directed efforts to steal company secrets from one another