Delve whistleblower strikes again with receipts for ‘fake compliance’

A day after Delve founder and CEO Karun Kaushik posted a lengthy post on

The complainant, who goes by the name DeepDelver, presented a receipt that included a double video and Slack message. DeepDelver also said it expects to see more posts like this.

Delve automates the tasks of obtaining security certifications and demonstrating compliance with laws such as GDPR. The company, which graduated from Y Combinator in 2023, was founded by 21-year-old MIT dropouts. The founders raised a $32 million Series A round led by Insight, just months after a $3 million seed round last summer.

Many people believe that security certifications, audits, and compliance in general are meaningless in terms of protecting against incidents. However, prominent Delve customer LiteLLM had a viral moment last week when its open source project was infected with malware. I have achieved two security certifications using Delve.