SAN FRANCISCO — Corgi, an insurance tech startup, released a new product called Dataroom, prompting accusations of intellectual property infringement from Papermark co-founder Marc Seitz.

Papermark accused Corgi of copying its open-source data room software. Seitz made the accusation against Corgi on X, alleging that Corgi's new product was copyright and license infringing. He shared screenshots that showed Corgi's product using the same language for the same features as Papermark's.

Nico Laqua, Corgi co-founder and CEO, posted a denial on X. He stated that the code was different between the two products. "'Stole my enterprise-code' is a different claim than 'copied my style,'" Laqua said. Laqua admitted that relying on a "vibe-coding" design led to the replication of features. "Looking back, we should've leaned more into our own language and visual choices instead of taking cues from existing products in the space, and that's on us," Laqua said.

A Corgi spokesperson confirmed that the features in question were vibe-coded and have since been changed. "The issues were isolated to visual elements on two peripheral settings pages," a Corgi spokesperson said. "Our team confirmed that no code was used from Papermark," the spokesperson added.

Laqua also commented on the competitive aspect. "I get that this stings since we're putting out something mostly free that competes with his SaaS. I'd be mad too," Laqua said. Corgi issued a cease-and-desist letter to Marc Seitz, demanding he remove his initial post on X.

Corgi raised a $108 million Series A four months ago. The company announced a $160 million Series B at a $1.3 billion valuation three weeks before it raised a $106 million Series B1 last month. The Series B1 round valued Corgi at $2.6 billion.