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Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291

2026-05-20 · 94 min · episode 2291 · 28 entities

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  • → references twistartups.substack.com website
    0.77
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • → references @Calacanis website
    0.77
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • → appeared on This Week in Startups podcast
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    evidence rules-v5
    Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291
  • → hosted by Jason Calacanis person
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
  • → discusses Technology company
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Technology
  • → references ThisWeekIn website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • → references Twist website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://plaud.ai/twist
  • → references @Thisweekinstartups website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • → references mercury.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://mercury.com/
  • → references ycombinator.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://ycombinator.com/
  • → references partners.launch.co company
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://partners.launch.co/
  • → references TwistPlaud website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twistPlaud
  • → references kled.ai website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://kled.ai/
  • → references generalcatalyst.com website
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    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://generalcatalyst.com/

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websites 20

  • mentioned twistartups.substack.com website
    0.90
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • mentioned @Calacanis website
    0.90
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • references twistartups.substack.com website
    0.77
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://twistartups.substack.com/
  • references @Calacanis website
    0.77
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://substack.com/@calacanis
  • mentioned ThisWeekIn website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • mentioned Twist website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://grasshopper.bank/twist
  • mentioned @Thisweekinstartups website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • mentioned mercury.com website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://mercury.com/
  • mentioned ycombinator.com website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://ycombinator.com/
  • mentioned TwistPlaud website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twistPlaud
  • mentioned kled.ai website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://kled.ai/
  • mentioned generalcatalyst.com website
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://generalcatalyst.com/
  • references ThisWeekIn website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
  • references Twist website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://plaud.ai/twist
  • references @Thisweekinstartups website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
  • references mercury.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://mercury.com/
  • references ycombinator.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://ycombinator.com/
  • references TwistPlaud website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twistPlaud
  • references kled.ai website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://kled.ai/
  • references generalcatalyst.com website
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://generalcatalyst.com/

companys 4

  • mentioned Technology company
    0.50
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Technology
  • mentioned partners.launch.co company
    0.45
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://partners.launch.co/
  • discusses Technology company
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Technology
  • references partners.launch.co company
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291": https://partners.launch.co/

persons 3

  • mentioned Jason Calacanis person
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
  • mentioned Avi Patel person
    0.66
    evidence rules-v5
    Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291
  • hosted by Jason Calacanis person
    0.55
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis

podcasts 1

  • appeared on This Week in Startups podcast
    0.63
    evidence rules-v5
    Avi Patel on the startup that copied Kled and why he called out General Catalyst by name | E2291
Episode description as stored
This Week In Startups is made possible by: Grasshopper Bank - https://grasshopper.bank/twist LinkedIn - https://linkedIn.com/twist Northwest Registered Agent - https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twistPlaud - https://Plaud.ai/twist Why raise $200 million if you are already profitable? That's the question Jason and Alex put to Mercury's founder and CEO, Immad Akhund, after the entrepreneur raised another massive round for his upstart, technology-friendly bank. TWiST then welcomed Kled founder Avi Patel to discuss the startup he considers a clear ripoff of his own company. Jason gavels in verdicts on all parties involved, including Y Combinator and venture capital firm General Catalyst. The show closes with a news lightning round, including OpenAI's decision to offer $2 million in token credits to hundreds of startups. Guest Links: Mercury https://mercury.com Mercury funding announcement https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260520511817/en/Mercury-Raises-$200-Million-Series-D-at-$5.2B-Valuation Immad Akhund on X https://x.com/immad Kled https://www.kled.ai/ Avi Patel on X https://x.com/avipat_/ Avi's complaint https://x.com/avipat_/status/2055384102409253056 General Catalyst https://www.generalcatalyst.com/ Y Combinator https://www.ycombinator.com/ Delve https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/23/another-customer-of-troubled-startup-delve-suffered-a-big-security-incident/ Discussion links: Anthropic's attack on secondary trading https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/anthropic-warns-investors-against-secondary-platforms-offering-access-to-its-shares/ Vanta https://www.vanta.com/twist Timestamps: 0:00 Welcome to This Week in Startups! 2:14 Plaud: If your work depends on conversations — interviews, meetings, calls — you need a Plaud NotePin. You can check it out at https://Plaud.ai/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off! 3:27 Immad Akhund (Mercury) joins to discuss $200M raise 6:33 Mercury's origin story and path to $650M run rate 9:53 Northwest Registered Agent - Get more when you start your business with Northwest. In 10 clicks and 10 minutes, you can form your company and walk away with a real business identity — Learn more at https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist 14:23 Stablecoins: where they work, why Mercury won't launch its own 20:13 LinkedIn - Thanks to our partners at LinkedIn! Post your job for free at https://linkedIn.com/twist then promote it to get access to LinkedIn Jobs' new AI assistant. 22:38 AI agents, and the future of money movement 27:30 Why Mercury raised less this round 30:11 Grasshopper Bank - Time is money. Don't waste either. Go to https://grasshopper.bank/twist and get an exclusive $500 cash bonus just for opening an account. 42:48 Avi Patel (Kled) joins to discuss copycat startups 57:06 Jason's verdict on YC's hacker culture & "appearance of impropriety" 1:17:39 Sam Altman's $2M-in-tokens-for-equity offer to YC founders 1:24:32 NYC hotel housekeepers cross $100K in time under new union contract 1:30:14 Minimum wage, immigration & the case for raising it slowly Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Follow Lon: X: https://x.com/lons Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis Check out all our partner offers: https://partners.launch.co/ Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com