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Rippling spy says men have been following him, and his wife is afraid

If becoming a spy sounds like an exciting way to live like a Le Carré character, let this newest affidavit from confessed Rippling spy Keith O’Brien serve as a warning. On Friday, an Irish judge granted O’Brien a restraining order against several men who have not yet been identified, according to the court order seen … Read more

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

The fight between HR tech startups has heated up another notch this week as Rippling on Thursday filed an 84-page amended complaint in its lawsuit against Deel. The complaint accuses Deel of targeting, infiltrating, and compromising four other competitors, in addition to Rippling.  The revised complaint doesn’t name all of the four other alleged victims, … Read more

Now Deel is accusing Rippling of spying by ‘impersonating’ a customer

HR tech startup Deel filed an amended complaint on Tuesday in its ongoing legal battle against its arch rival Rippling that offers surprising new details about its own corporate spying allegations. Rippling sued Deel in March after a Rippling employee testified in an Irish court that he was spying on his employer for the rival … Read more

Deel wants Rippling to hand over any agreements involving paying the alleged spy

Deel has lobbed a new volley in the ongoing legal battle with rival HR tech startup Rippling. Deel filed a motion, containing a series of letters, asking the Irish court to make Rippling hand over information. In one letter, Deel wants unredacted versions of witness affidavits, including the famed one by former Rippling employee, Keith … Read more

Rippling raises $450M at a $16.8B valuation, reveals YC is a customer

HR tech startup Rippling has raised a $450 million Series G round at a $16.8 billion valuation, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. It is also conducting a $200 million tender offer to give current and former employees some liquidity. The equity raise marks a big jump in valuation from a year ago. In April 2024, … Read more

Deel files countersuit against Rippling as rivalry escalates

In the latest development of an increasingly public dispute between HR and payroll services rivals, Deel has filed a countersuit against Rippling. To recap: Rippling publicly announced on March 17 that it was suing Deel over alleged corporate espionage, with accusations ranging from violation of the RICO racketeering act (typically used to prosecute organized crime) … Read more

Rippling wants UK fintech Revolut to reveal who paid off Deel’s alleged ‘spy’

Another highly-valued startup has just been added to the mix in the ongoing legal drama between Rippling and Deel: U.K. fintech giant Revolut. In his blockbuster affidavit that reads like it’s straight out of a movie, Irish Rippling employee Keith O’Brien claimed that he was paid about $6,000 a month to spy on Rippling. He … Read more

Rippling is trying to serve Deel’s CEO, but bailiffs can’t find him

HR tech startup Rippling is trying to serve Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz with papers as part of a blockbuster lawsuit against its competitor. There’s just one problem: French bailiffs hired by Rippling can’t seem to find Bouaziz, Irish newspaper Business Post reports. Rippling sued Deel earlier this year in Ireland alleging the company paid one … Read more

Deel’s comms chief departs amidst spying lawsuit from Rippling

Elisabeth Diana, head of communications at human resources Deel, is no longer with the company, according to her LinkedIn profile. Bloomberg first reported the news that Diana had resigned from Deel, which was recently accused of planting a spy at rival company Rippling. TechCrunch reached out to Diana but had not heard back at the … Read more

Startups Weekly: Stay tuned for the Rippling espionage movie

Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week reminded us that different startups share a different approach to news: Some choose to remain quiet for a very long time, even about their acquisition … Read more

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