Palantir CEO Alex Karp speaks on CNBC’s Squawk Box on November 4, 2025.
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Executives at Percepta AI, an artificial intelligence startup that was sued by Palantir last year for allegedly stealing confidential information and poaching top talent, called the allegations an attempt to “stifle competition.”
“The truth is that Palantir is seeking to scare others into leaving and destroy Perceptor before it can grow further,” the defendants’ lawyers wrote in a filing this week, asking a judge to deny Palantir’s claims.
The defendants also argued that the post-employment agreement was “seemingly overbroad and unenforceable” and said Palantir’s interpretation was intended to “stifle competition.”
The lawsuit, originally filed by Palantir in the Southern District of New York in October, accused Percepta co-founder and CEO Harsh Jain and co-founder Radha Jain of using stolen information to launch a “copycat” business. Palantir also alleged that its founders, who worked for the data analytics company, poached talent and attempted to “loot Palantir’s valuable intellectual property.”
Palantir accused a third Percepta employee, Joanna Cohen, of sending him confidential documents after she left the company and photographing confidential information that she downloaded onto her personal cell phone.
In December, Percepta denied using Palantir’s confidential information and called the lawsuit “baseless.”
Lawyers said in a Monday filing that a thorough investigation did not turn up any Palantir materials, and argued that the screenshots Cohen took were taken “in good faith” to assist her in carrying out her duties. They stated that these materials were “of no use to Perceptor and in any case are now outdated.”
Palantir declined to comment.
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