All the fundraising deals in the Legal Tech market (from Q1 2025 to Q1 2026)

Last updated: 2 April 2026

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The Legal Tech market raised approximately $4.07 billion across 83 funding rounds between Q1 2025 and Q1 2026, making it one of the fastest-growing software verticals in enterprise technology.

Legal AI platforms like Harvey, Legora, and Clio captured the lion's share of that capital, but dozens of specialist startups in contracts, litigation, and billing also secured meaningful rounds.

This page breaks down every publicly disclosed legal technology funding deal from Q1 2025 through Q1 2026, quarter by quarter, with key trends and investor data.

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Summary table of the funding deals in the Legal Tech market (last 5 quarters)

We define the legal technology market as software products built primarily to support legal work and legal decision-making for law firms and in-house legal teams. This includes core legal workflow systems (e.g., matter/case, contracts/CLM, eDiscovery, document management, billing/spend) and legal information products (legal research, legal data, and legal AI grounded in legal sources and workflows).

We exclude general-purpose productivity software and broad risk/compliance platforms (GRC, privacy, AML, audit) unless they are sold and designed first and foremost as legal-team systems.

You can also read our detailed analysis to understand how funding activity in the Legal Tech market has evolved over the last few years.

We also have a dedicated page, updated weekly, with all the latest fundraising deals in the Legal Tech market.

Name What they do Amount ($M) Quarter Source(s)
Eve AI workflow platform that automates intake and case review for plaintiff law firms $47M Q1 2025 New Market Pitch
Paxton AI AI assistant for legal research, drafting, and document analysis $22M Q1 2025 New Market Pitch
Eudia Augmented-intelligence platform for Fortune 500 in-house legal teams $105M Q1 2025 PR Newswire
Luminance AI for contract generation, review, due diligence, and post-signature analysis $75M Q1 2025 TechCrunch
SpotDraft CLM and AI contract review platform for in-house legal teams $54M Q1 2025 TechCrunch
Justpoint AI software that identifies and validates personal-injury claims $45M Q1 2025 New Market Pitch
Pandektes Legal research software focused on EU legislation and case law $3.2M Q1 2025 New Market Pitch
&AI AI for patent prior art search, claim charts, and IP workflows $6.5M Q1 2025 New Market Pitch
Semeris AI document analysis for finance-related legal agreements $4.3M Q1 2025 New Market Pitch
Jurimesh AI due-diligence software for M&A legal transactions $1.8M Q1 2025 New Market Pitch
WilsonAI AI paralegal for routine in-house legal work $1.7M Q1 2025 New Market Pitch
Norm AI Legal and regulatory AI that automates compliance checks and legal review $48M Q1 2025 New Market Pitch
Ownright Digital legal platform for real-estate closings in Canada $3.3M Q1 2025 New Market Pitch
Lexroom Legal AI for research and drafting with local-law jurisdiction coverage $2.2M Q1 2025 New Market Pitch
Noxtua European legal AI built around German and EU legal workflows $92.2M Q2 2025 New Market Pitch
Solve Intelligence AI for patent drafting and IP workflow automation $12M Q2 2025 TechCrunch
TrialKit AI Discovery software for criminal-defense legal workflows $4.25M Q2 2025 New Market Pitch
Zeno Legal workflow software for lawyers in the Netherlands and Europe $2.2M Q2 2025 New Market Pitch
Supio Personal-injury legal AI for records analysis and demand letters $60M Q2 2025 TechCrunch
Legora Legal AI platform for drafting, research, and document review $80M Q2 2025 New Market Pitch
Theo AI Litigation prediction and settlement valuation platform $4.2M Q2 2025 New Market Pitch
JUPUS Legal tech software focused on the German legal market $7M Q2 2025 New Market Pitch
Harvey Flagship legal AI for research, drafting, and analysis at elite law firms $300M Q2 2025 New Market Pitch
Definely Contract review and drafting tool embedded inside Microsoft Word $30M Q2 2025 TechCrunch
Wordsmith AI Agent infrastructure for in-house legal teams $25M Q2 2025 New Market Pitch
Valla Employment-rights legal tech platform making legal recourse accessible $2.5M Q2 2025 TechCrunch
Ordalie AI platform linking legal work with business processes $2M Q2 2025 New Market Pitch
Allaw Legal CRM built specifically for lawyers in France $1.7M Q2 2025 New Market Pitch
Covenant AI-native legal-docs platform for private-market deal documentation $4M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
LegalOn Technologies AI contract review and legal workflow automation (Japan-origin, global) $50M Q3 2025 TechCrunch
Chariot Claims Claims-management software for legal and insurance workflows $3.6M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
OpenLaw AI-enabled marketplace connecting people to lawyers $3.5M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
Caseflood.ai AI voice intake software for law firms $3.2M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
Blue J AI tax and legal analytics software that predicts court outcomes $122M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
Infinity Loop Contract intelligence software using machine learning on agreements $5M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
Bench IQ Judicial-outcome prediction and legal analytics platform $5.3M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
Lexroom Legal AI for jurisdiction-aware research and drafting (second round) $19M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
Eve Plaintiff-law-firm AI platform (second round in 2025) $103M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
Filevine Case and practice-management software for law firms $400M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
Enter Litigation-management software for high-volume lawsuits $35M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
Wexler.ai Fact extraction and chronology-building for litigators $5.3M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
Isaacus Legal-AI model infrastructure for legal tech builders $0.7M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
PostSig Turns business documents into structured, searchable legal information $4.1M Q3 2025 New Market Pitch
Vesence AI-agent platform that automates legal work for law firms $9M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
Saga Legal productivity platform with AI assistants and workflow automation $1.6M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
Legora Legal AI platform for review, research, and drafting (Series C) $150M Q4 2025 Artificial Lawyer
EvenUp Claims intelligence software for personal-injury law firms $150M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
Spellbook AI contract drafting and review tool inside Microsoft Word $50M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
DeepJudge Enterprise search AI across DMS, email, and portals for law firms $41.2M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
TrialView Software for trial preparation and case workflows $4.1M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
Theo AI Litigation prediction and settlement valuation (second round) $3.4M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
Norm AI Legal and regulatory checking platform (second round) $50M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
GC AI Legal AI workspace for in-house teams across contracts and compliance $60M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
Clio Legal practice-management platform with AI and payments for law firms $500M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
GitLaw Lawyer-reviewed startup contracts and templates $3M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
Omnilex Legal AI for research and workflow support in Europe $4.1M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
Nyayanidhi Litigation workflow software for filings and documentation in India $2M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
Lisse Contract-review software for Japanese corporate legal teams $6.5M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
HAQQ Legal AI Legal AI operating system for drafting, review, and workflow automation $3M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
NLPatent AI-powered patent research and intelligence software $3M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
Greenshoe SEC disclosure drafting software for securities-law workflows $3M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
Awesome Compliance Technology Collaborative Collaborative AI software for compliance professionals in Europe $1.3M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
Soxton AI Legal AI for startup incorporation, compliance, and contracts $2.5M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
BriefCatch Legal writing software that improves briefs and litigation documents $6M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
AttiFin AI Legal AI product for UK legal work $6.3M Q4 2025 New Market Pitch
Harvey Legal AI platform at $8B valuation, for research, drafting, and analysis $160M Q4 2025 TechCrunch
Alice AI litigation platform for drafting and legal data analysis (Belgium) ~$1M Q1 2026 Artificial Lawyer
Parambil AI platform for evaluating and resolving complex litigation and mass torts $6M Q1 2026 New Market Pitch
Sandstone AI-native operating system and system-of-record for in-house legal teams $10M Q1 2026 Artificial Lawyer
AlphaLit Voice-AI legal intake and case scoring for smaller claims $3.2M Q1 2026 LawSites
Ivo AI contract review and contract intelligence (NZ-origin, global) $55M Q1 2026 Artificial Lawyer
Antidote AI billing-compliance platform for law firms (UK-to-US expansion) $5M Q1 2026 LawSites
Orbital AI workspace for real-estate legal work, maps, deeds, and transactions $60M Q1 2026 LawSites
SpotDraft On-device AI contract review and CLM (Series B extension) $8M Q1 2026 Artificial Lawyer
Tradespace AI-native IP platform spanning invention harvesting to patent drafting $15M Q1 2026 Artificial Lawyer
Summize Embedded AI-native CLM inside Word, Outlook, Teams, Slack, and Salesforce $50M Q1 2026 Artificial Lawyer
Chamelio Legal intelligence and contract-knowledge platform for in-house teams $10M Q1 2026 Artificial Lawyer
Checkbox Legal intake and workflow orchestration for in-house legal teams $23M Q1 2026 Artificial Lawyer
HAQQ Legal AI Legal-AI operating system (second round, MENA-rooted) $3M Q1 2026 New Market Pitch
Confido Legal Embedded payments and trust-account infrastructure for law firms $9M Q1 2026 LawSites
DeepIP AI-native patent-work platform and system-of-record for patent teams $25M Q1 2026 Artificial Lawyer
Mary Technology Fact management software for litigation (Australia to US expansion) ~$4.4M Q1 2026 LawSites
Legora Legal AI platform for research, review, and drafting (Series D, $5.55B valuation) $550M Q1 2026 TechCrunch
PointOne AI time-entry and billing capture for lawyers $16M Q1 2026 Artificial Lawyer
Harvey Legal AI platform at $11B valuation, for research, drafting, and AI agents $200M Q1 2026 TechCrunch
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How has funding activity in the Legal Tech market changed over time?

Q4 2025 was the most active quarter for legal tech funding, with 23 deals totaling $1.22 billion, driven by mega-rounds from Clio ($500M), EvenUp ($150M), and Legora ($150M).

Q1 2025 was the least active quarter ($419M across 14 deals), as the funding cycle was still building momentum before the summer wave of mega-rounds.

Total funding in Q1 2026 reached $1.04 billion, about 14% below Q4 2025's $1.22 billion but roughly 149% above the $419M raised in Q1 2025 one year earlier.

Even stripping out the top one or two deals each quarter, the remaining "long tail" of smaller deals still grew steadily from about $200M in Q1 2025 to roughly $300M in Q1 2026.

Quarter Number of deals Total raised ($) Comment
Q1 2025 14 $419M Early momentum with Eudia ($105M) and Luminance ($75M) leading, mostly mid-size rounds
Q2 2025 14 $623M Harvey's $300M Series D dominated; Legora ($80M) and Supio ($60M) signaled rising deal sizes
Q3 2025 15 $764M Filevine's $400M mega-round stood out, supported by Blue J ($122M) and Eve ($103M)
Q4 2025 23 $1,220M Peak quarter: Clio ($500M), EvenUp ($150M), Legora ($150M), and Harvey ($160M) all closed at once
Q1 2026 17 $1,045M Legora's $550M Series D and Harvey's $200M round kept the total above $1 billion
All quarters 83 $4,071M Five-quarter total across the Legal Tech market from Q1 2025 through Q1 2026
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Which startups in the Legal Tech market raised the largest rounds?

  • Legora raised $550M in a March 2026 Series D led by Accel, reaching a $5.55B valuation as the company expanded aggressively from Europe into the US.
  • Clio raised $500M in November 2025 to double down on AI and embedded payments across its law-firm practice-management platform.
  • Filevine raised $400M in September 2025, one of the largest-ever legal tech growth rounds, to expand its case-management platform deeper into AI-powered workflows.
  • Harvey raised $300M in June 2025 (Series D led by Sequoia), followed by $160M in December 2025 and $200M in March 2026, totaling $660M across three rounds.
  • EvenUp raised $150M (Series D, Bain Capital Ventures) in October 2025 for its AI-driven claims intelligence platform for personal-injury firms.
  • Legora raised $150M (Series C) in October 2025 at a $1.8B valuation, just five months before its even larger Series D.
  • Blue J raised $122M in August 2025 to scale its AI tax and legal analytics software, which predicts court outcomes.
  • Eudia raised up to $105M (Series A, General Catalyst) in February 2025 to build an augmented-intelligence platform for Fortune 500 in-house legal departments.
  • Eve raised $103M in September 2025 (following a $47M round earlier that year), scaling its AI platform for plaintiff law firms.
  • Noxtua raised $92.2M in April 2025, building a sovereign European legal AI platform focused on German and EU legal work.

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Is the Legal Tech market shifting toward smaller or bigger deals?

Across all five quarters, the average deal size was about $49M, though that number is heavily pulled up by mega-rounds from Harvey, Legora, Clio, and Filevine.

Quarter by quarter, average deal size grew steadily: $29.9M in Q1 2025, $44.5M in Q2, $50.9M in Q3, $53.0M in Q4, and $61.5M in Q1 2026. This reflects both the growing scale of legal AI platform rounds and investor willingness to write larger checks.

Even excluding the biggest outliers each quarter, sub-$2M deals stayed flat (one to two per quarter) while deals above $50M increased, suggesting a genuine shift toward bigger rounds rather than simple outlier skew.

Quarter Number of deals Average deal size ($) Deals below $2M Deals above $50M
Q1 2025 14 $29.9M 2 3
Q2 2025 14 $44.5M 1 4
Q3 2025 15 $50.9M 1 3
Q4 2025 23 $53.0M 2 5
Q1 2026 17 $61.5M 1 4
All quarters 83 $49.0M 7 19
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How concentrated was funding activity in the Legal Tech market?

Funding in the Legal Tech market is extremely concentrated: in every quarter, the top 10 deals accounted for at least 96% of total capital raised. In Q2 2025, the single largest deal (Harvey's $300M) represented 48% of all funding that quarter.

This pattern held even as total funding grew, meaning the market is producing more startups but the biggest winners keep absorbing the vast majority of investor dollars.

Quarter Number of deals % by Top 1 % by Top 3 % by Top 10
Q1 2025 14 25.1% 55.8% 97.9%
Q2 2025 14 48.2% 75.8% 98.7%
Q3 2025 15 52.4% 81.8% 98.0%
Q4 2025 23 41.0% 66.4% 96.5%
Q1 2026 17 52.6% 77.5% 96.1%
All quarters 83 ~13.5% ~35.6% ~82.5%
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Which categories in the Legal Tech market received the most funding?

Legal AI, research, and analytics tools captured about $1.9 billion across 26 deals, making this the top-funded category. This reflects how investors see multi-workflow AI platforms (like Harvey, Legora, and Eudia) as the biggest opportunity, rather than single-feature tools.

Litigation and claims software ranked second with $875M across 17 deals, driven by EvenUp ($150M), Eve ($150M combined), Filevine ($400M), and Supio ($60M). This category has fragmented into many specialized workflows, from plaintiff intake to settlement prediction.

Practice management and operations placed third with about $509M across 3 deals, almost entirely because of Clio's $500M round — showing that even mature categories can attract very large growth investments when the platform adds AI and embedded financial services.

Category Number of deals Total raised ($) Startups and amount
Legal AI / Research / Analytics 26 $1,899M Harvey ($660M total), Legora ($780M total), Eudia ($105M), Luminance ($75M), Noxtua ($92.2M), Blue J ($122M), GC AI ($60M), DeepJudge ($41.2M), Paxton AI ($22M), Norm AI ($98M total), Lexroom ($21.2M total), and others
Litigation / Claims 17 $876M Eve ($150M total), EvenUp ($150M), Supio ($60M), Justpoint ($45M), Enter ($35M), Theo AI ($7.6M total), Wexler.ai ($5.3M), TrialView ($4.1M), Mary Technology (~$4.4M), AlphaLit ($3.2M), Valla ($2.5M), and others
Practice Management / Operations 3 $509M Clio ($500M), Filevine (counted under litigation/practice), JUPUS ($7M)
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Who are the biggest investors in the Legal Tech market?

Sequoia is the most prominent investor, appearing in at least 3 deals including two Harvey rounds and Sandstone's seed. Sequoia's repeated bets reflect how the firm views legal technology as a core AI vertical.

General Catalyst also participated in at least 3 deals, leading Eudia's $105M Series A and backing Legora and PointOne — an early believer in both the in-house legal buyer and the legal AI platform race.

Andreessen Horowitz appeared in at least 2 deals, backing Eve and leading Harvey's $160M December 2025 round, signaling confidence in legal AI as a multi-billion-dollar category.

Coatue, Kleiner Perkins, OpenAI Startup Fund, Conviction, and Elad Gil each appeared in at least 2 deals, all through multiple Harvey rounds — underscoring how one legal AI startup can dominate an investor's portfolio exposure to the market.

The LegalTech Fund appeared in at least 2 deals (Orbital and Antidote), and SV Angel backed both Harvey and Sandstone, showing that specialist and generalist investors alike are actively deploying in legal technology.

Disclaimer: this investor list may be incomplete; we focus on publicly disclosed lead and prominent recurring investors. "Total funded" refers to the aggregate amount raised across all rounds in which the investor participated, not the amount personally invested.

Investor Number of deals Total funded ($) Startups
Sequoia 3 $510M Harvey ($300M, $200M), Sandstone ($10M)
General Catalyst 3 $201M Eudia ($105M), Legora ($80M), PointOne ($16M)
Andreessen Horowitz 2 $207M Eve ($47M), Harvey ($160M)
Coatue 2 $500M Harvey ($300M), Harvey ($200M)
Kleiner Perkins 2 $500M Harvey ($300M), Harvey ($200M)
OpenAI Startup Fund 2 $500M Harvey ($300M), Harvey ($200M)
Conviction 2 $500M Harvey ($300M), Harvey ($200M)
Elad Gil 2 $500M Harvey ($300M), Harvey ($200M)
The LegalTech Fund 2 $65M Orbital ($60M), Antidote ($5M)
SV Angel 2 $310M Harvey ($300M), Sandstone ($10M)
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