{"id":7077,"date":"2025-04-14T20:09:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T00:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startupecosystem.ca\/news\/ripplings-legal-battle-with-deel-over-alleged-espionage\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T20:09:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T00:09:56","slug":"ripplings-legal-battle-with-deel-over-alleged-espionage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupecosystem.ca\/news\/ripplings-legal-battle-with-deel-over-alleged-espionage\/","title":{"rendered":"Rippling&#8217;s Legal Battle with Deel Over Alleged Espionage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HR tech startup Rippling is embroiled in a legal battle with its competitor Deel, alleging that Deel paid a Rippling employee to spy on the company. The lawsuit, filed in Ireland, includes an affidavit from the alleged spy, which reads dramatically like a movie script. To advance the case, Rippling needs to serve Deel&#8217;s CEO, Alex Bouaziz, with legal papers. However, French bailiffs have been unable to locate Bouaziz at his listed address in Paris. Bouaziz, who is described as &#8216;highly nomadic&#8217; and &#8216;very attached to France,&#8217; lists his location as Tel Aviv on LinkedIn and New York on X. Rippling may need to explore serving him via email if traditional methods continue to fail. Deel has denied all allegations of wrongdoing, and all involved parties have declined to comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HR tech startup Rippling is embroiled in a legal battle with its competitor Deel, alleging that Deel paid a Rippling employee to spy on the company. 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