Which startups have raised the most funding in the Legal Tech market?

Last updated: 13 July 2026

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The Legal Tech market is becoming one of the clearest places where AI is changing professional services, from contract review to litigation workflows.

This list ranks the most funded Legal Tech startups by cumulative funding raised, and we update it every month to keep the ranking fresh.

The market is very top-heavy, with a small group of scaled platforms and AI-native legal workspaces capturing most of the private capital.

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A quick summary table

Metric Value
Most funded startup Clio, with $1.3B raised
Second most funded startup Harvey, with $1.2B raised
Largest funding round Clio’s $900M Series F in July 2024
Median funding About $35M
Share of funding captured by the top 10 About 81%
Median time since last round About 1 year
Startups that raised funding in the last 12 months 21 startups
Legal Tech startups above $100M raised 24 startups
Legal AI startups in the top 25 13 startups
Acquired or shut down Legal Tech startups 9 startups
Chart illustrating yearly venture capital funding for Legal Tech startups

This chart, featured in our Legal Tech market deck, illustrates yearly venture capital funding for Legal Tech startups

Top startups in the Legal Tech market ranked by total funding raised

Here is an updated table that ranks the top startups in the Legal Tech market based on the total amount of funding they have raised to date.

The table also includes the total number of funding rounds, the date and size of the latest round, the financing type (e.g. Series A, equity financing), key investors, the startup’s current status (active, IPO, acquired, or shut down), and a confidence score based on the data collected (we excluded startups with very low data confidence, to make sure everything is reliable).

If you're interested in knowing how much these startups are worth, you can check our list of the top startups in the Legal Tech market ranked by valuation.

# Startup What They Do Total Raised ($) Total Rounds Last Round Date Last Round Amount ($) Last Round Type Key Investors Current Stage Confidence
1 Clio Cloud legal practice management $1.3B 6 July 2024 $900M Series F NEA, Goldman Sachs, CapitalG Active Strong
2 Harvey AI legal workspace $1.2B 9 March 2026 $200M Growth GIC, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz Active Strong
3 Legora Collaborative AI for lawyers $816M 6 March 2026 $550M Series D Accel, Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst Active Strong
4 Filevine Legal work intelligence platform $626M 11 September 2025 $400M Series E Insight Partners, Accel, Halo Fund Active Partial
5 Ironclad Digital contract lifecycle management $333M 8 January 2022 $150M Series E Franklin Templeton, BOND, Accel Active Strong
6 Everlaw Cloud litigation and eDiscovery $298M 5 November 2021 $202M Series D TPG Growth, H.I.G., CapitalG Active Full
7 Icertis Enterprise contract intelligence platform $292M 7 March 2021 $80M Series F B Capital, Greycroft, Meritech Active Partial
8 Ontra Private markets legal automation $244M 3 October 2021 $200M Series B Blackstone Growth, Battery Ventures, Mike Paulus Active Partial
9 Onit Enterprise legal operations software $212M 3 January 2019 $200M Growth equity K1 Investment Management, Level Equity, Austin Ventures Active Strong
10 LegalOn Technologies AI contract review platform $200M 6 July 2025 $50M Series E Goldman Sachs, World Innovation Lab, Mori Hamada Active Partial
11 Litera Law firm document software $180M 3 November 2021 $38M PE Growth Hg, HgCapital Trust, K1 Acquired Partial
12 Sirion AI contract lifecycle management $171M 5 January 2023 $25M Series D extension Brookfield Growth, Partners Group, Sequoia Capital Active Strong
13 ContractPodAi AI contract lifecycle management $170M 3 September 2021 $115M Series C SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Eagle Proprietary Investments Active Partial
14 Luminance Legal-grade AI contracts $165M 7 February 2025 $75M Series C Point72, Forestay Capital, Schroders Capital Active Partial
15 Eve AI for plaintiff firms $164M 3 September 2025 $103M Series B Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Active Strong
16 LinkSquares AI contract management $162M 5 April 2022 $100M Series C G Squared, G2 Venture Partners, Xerox Ventures Active Full
17 Evisort AI contract intelligence platform $156M 4 May 2022 $100M Series C TCV, Breyer Capital, General Atlantic Acquired Partial
18 Blue J AI tax research platform $138M 4 August 2025 $122M Series D Oak HC/FT, Sapphire Ventures, Intrepid Growth Active Partial
19 Steno Court reporting and litigation support $134M 7 March 2026 $49M Series C Savano Capital Partners, First Round Capital, LegalTech Fund Active Partial
20 Lawhive AI consumer legal services platform $114M 4 February 2026 $60M Series B Mitch Rales, GV, TQ Ventures Active Strong
21 Noxtua Sovereign legal AI platform $111M 3 April 2025 $92M Series B C.H.Beck, Northern Data, CMS Active Partial
22 Eudia AI legal department platform $105M 1 February 2025 $105M Series A General Catalyst, Floodgate, Sierra Ventures Active Strong
23 Wordsmith AI for in-house legal teams $100M 3 June 2026 $70M Series B Highland Europe, Index Ventures Active Full
24 Exterro Legal governance software $100M 3 July 2022 Undisclosed Series E Coller Capital, Glendower, Leeds Equity Active Partial
25 Supio AI for plaintiff law firms $93M 3 April 2025 $60M Series B Sapphire Ventures, Mayfield, Thomson Reuters Ventures Active Partial
26 SpotDraft AI contract lifecycle management $90M 5 January 2026 $8M Series B extension Qualcomm Ventures, Vertex Growth, Premji Invest Active Partial
27 Spellbook AI contract drafting copilot $82M 4 October 2025 $50M Series B Khosla Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Inovia Capital Active Strong
28 Ivo AI contract review platform $77M 4 January 2026 $55M Series B Blackbird, Costanoa Ventures, Uncork Capital Active Strong
29 Patlytics AI patent lifecycle platform $65M 4 April 2026 $40M Series B SignalFire, N47, Relativity Active Partial
30 Robin AI Enterprise legal AI assistant $64M 4 November 2024 $25M Series B follow-on PayPal Ventures, Willets, Cambridge University Active Partial
31 Casetext AI legal research assistant $64M 6 January 2022 $25M Series C BuildGroup, Union Square Ventures, Canvas Ventures Acquired Strong
32 Proof Digital process serving $63M 9 August 2025 $20M Later equity Long Ridge, Blue Heron Capital, LegalTech Fund Active Partial
33 Litify Enterprise legal operations platform $59M 4 February 2023 Undisclosed Growth equity / majority investment Bessemer Venture Partners, Tiger Global, Fortress Acquired Strong
34 Darrow AI litigation intelligence $59M 3 September 2023 $35M Series B Georgian, F2 Venture Capital, Entrée Capital Active Strong
35 Summize AI contract lifecycle management $58M 5 January 2026 $50M Growth / Series B Kennet Partners, Federated Hermes, Maven Capital Active Strong
36 Solve Intelligence AI patent drafting $55M 3 December 2025 $40M Series B Visionaries, 20VC, Thomson Reuters Ventures Active Partial
37 DeepJudge Enterprise legal knowledge AI $52M 2 November 2025 $41M Series A Felicis, Coatue Active Full
38 Contractbook Contract automation platform $44M 3 May 2021 $30M Series B Tiger Global, Bessemer Venture Partners, Gradient Ventures Active Full
39 LawGeEx AI contract review automation $42M 4 May 2020 $20M Series C Corner Ventures, La Maison, Aleph Acquired Partial
40 DeepIP AI patent workflow platform $40M 2 March 2026 $25M Series B Korelya Capital, Serena, Headline Active Full
41 Zero Systems / HerculesAI Automates professional services workflows $38M 2 July 2024 $26M Series B Streamlined Ventures, Proof VC, Thomson Reuters Ventures Active Partial
42 Definely AI legal drafting workflow $37M 2 June 2025 $30M Series B Revaia, Alumni Ventures, Clio Active Partial
43 Trellis State court analytics platform $36M 4 August 2023 $15M Series B Top Tier Capital Partners, Okapi Ventures, Craft Ventures Active Strong
44 LawVu In-house legal workspace $35M 6 September 2023 $9M Venture / Series A extension Movac, AirTree Ventures, Insight Partners Active Partial
45 Lexion AI agreement management software $35M 3 April 2023 $20M Series B Point72 Ventures, Citi Ventures, Khosla Ventures Acquired Full
46 Nexl Law firm growth CRM $34M 3 October 2025 $23M Series B Tidemark Capital, EVP, Shearwater Capital Active Partial
47 Jus Mundi International legal research $33M 3 August 2024 $22M Series B Acton Capital, True Global Ventures, C4 Ventures Active Full
48 Juro Contract automation platform $31M 4 January 2022 $23M Series B Eight Roads Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Point Nine Capital Active Strong
49 Smokeball Cloud law practice software $30M 1 September 2021 $30M Series B / private round Private investors, employee shareholders Active Full
50 Paxton AI legal research assistant $28M 2 January 2025 $22M Series A Unusual Ventures, Kyber Knight, 25Madison Active Full
51 Lisse AI contract review software $26M 2 November 2025 $7M Series C NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Aozora Corporate Investment, SB C&S Active Partial
52 Legl Law firm workflow automation $25M 2 May 2022 $18M Series B Octopus Ventures, Backed VC, First Round Capital Active Full
53 LexCheck AI contract review platform $25M 3 December 2022 $17M Series A Mayfield Fund, Kli Capital, Ulu Ventures Active Full
54 LegalMation AI litigation automation platform $23M 3 October 2023 $15M Series A Aquiline Capital Partners, Motley Fool Ventures, REV Active Partial
55 Genie AI AI legal contract editor $19M 2 October 2024 $18M Series A GV, Khosla Ventures, Connect Ventures Active Strong
56 Alexi AI litigation research platform $15M 2 June 2024 $11M Series A Drive Capital, Draper Associates Active Partial
57 ThoughtRiver AI contract risk review $15M 3 September 2020 $10M Series A Octopus Ventures, Crane, LocalGlobe Active Partial
58 StructureFlow Visual legal workflow mapping $15M 3 May 2024 $6M Series A FINTOP Capital, Venrex, Founders Factory Active Partial
59 Harbour Contract management automation $15M 1 October 2023 $15M Series A Scribble Ventures, Palmer Company, Jonathan Klein Active Low
60 Doctrine European legal AI search $14M 2 June 2018 $12M Series A Otium Venture, Xavier Niel, Frst Capital Acquired Strong
61 Lawmatics Legal CRM and intake automation $13M 2 December 2021 $10M Series A Ankona Capital, Eniac Ventures, Revel Ventures Active Full
62 Callidus AI litigation workflow automation $13M 2 July 2025 $10M Seed / Venture Cervin Ventures, AI Fund, Myriad Active Strong
63 Hona Client communication for law firms $12M 2 June 2024 $10M Series A Costanoa Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, Soma Capital Active Full
64 Henchman AI contract drafting platform $10M 4 March 2024 Undisclosed Strategic / early-stage SRS Legal, Acton Capital, Conviction Acquired Partial
65 Legatics Legal transaction management platform $10M 3 August 2023 $5M Series B FINTOP Capital, Gresham House Ventures Active Strong
66 Theo AI Litigation settlement prediction AI $10M 3 November 2025 $3M Seed extension Run Ventures Active Strong
67 vLex Global legal research library $9M 2 April 2023 Undisclosed Merger-related investment Oakley Capital, Bain Capital Credit Acquired Low
68 TrialKit AI criminal discovery platform $9M 2 April 2025 $4M Seed UpWest, 97212 Ventures, Kaedan Capital Active Partial
69 CloudLex Personal injury case management $8M 3 June 2021 Undisclosed Series A / venture round Aligned Partners, Riverside Acceleration Capital Active Strong
70 Clearbrief AI legal writing verification $8M 3 June 2024 $4M Series A Authentic Ventures, How Women Invest, Reign Ventures Active Strong
71 Immediation Online dispute resolution platform $8M 3 August 2022 $4M Series A Thorney, Wunala Capital, Perennial Shutdown Partial
72 Jusfy Legal operations for lawyers $7M 2 March 2025 $5M Pre-Series A Maya Capital, SaaSholic, Norte Ventures Active Partial
73 Fileread Legal document AI search $6M 1 June 2023 $6M Seed / Early-stage Soma Capital Active Strong
74 Briefpoint AI discovery drafting automation $5M 2 Undisclosed Undisclosed Undisclosed RevRoad Active Low
75 Marveri AI corporate due diligence $4M 1 May 2025 $4M Seed Day One Ventures, Bessemer, Alven Active Strong
76 OpenLaw AI attorney matching marketplace $4M 2 July 2025 $4M Seed Flint Capital, Slauson & Co, LegalTech Fund Active Strong
77 Assembly Software AI legal case management $3M 2 March 2020 $3M Series A Ridge Road Active Partial
78 Pandektes AI legal research platform $3M 1 February 2025 $3M Seed People Ventures, Interface Capital Active Full
79 Legitquest AI legal research platform $3M 6 December 2024 $1M Seed extension Info Edge, WaterBridge, Maulasar Growth Active Partial
80 CaseMark Generative AI legal workflows $2M 1 May 2024 $2M Seed Gradient Ventures, Cambrian, Ride Home AI Fund Active Full
81 Nyayanidhi AI litigation operating system $2M 1 November 2025 $2M Seed 3one4 Capital, DeVC, PeerCheque Active Full
82 Legitify Online notarization platform $2M 4 March 2024 $2M Seed / funding round Verb Ventures, Enterprise Ireland, Actium Active Partial
83 Juristat Patent analytics automation $2M 8 November 2025 Undisclosed Series A / Growth Advantage Capital, MBM Capital, Arsenal Capital Active Low
84 Reveal E-discovery review platform $1M 2 January 2018 Undisclosed Grant / unclear Farol Asset Management, Europa, K1 Acquired Low
85 Juristic Lawyer productivity tools $1M 1 April 2024 $1M Pre-Seed / Seed Ugly Duckling Ventures, Jonatan Hjortdal, Jens Bang Liebst Active Strong
Market map chart showing top companies and startups in the Legal Tech market

This market map, featured in our Legal Tech market deck, highlights top companies and startups in the Legal Tech market

Key funding trends in the Legal Tech market

Insights

  • The Legal Tech market is extremely top-heavy, with the top 10 startups capturing about 81% of total funding in this ranking.
  • Clio, Harvey, and Legora together raised about $3.3B, showing how capital is concentrating around scaled legal software and AI-native legal workspaces.
  • Legal AI is moving beyond research tools. Large rounds now support contract drafting, litigation workflows, patent automation, plaintiff-side software, and in-house legal operations.
  • Contract lifecycle management remains one of the strongest Legal Tech funding categories, with companies such as Ironclad, Icertis, Sirion, ContractPodAi, LinkSquares, and SpotDraft showing deep investor interest.
  • The 2025 and 2026 funding activity shows a clear acceleration, especially for AI-native Legal Tech startups such as Harvey, Legora, Wordsmith, Lawhive, Ivo, Patlytics, and DeepIP.
  • Europe is now a serious Legal Tech funding hub, with Legora, Lawhive, Wordsmith, DeepJudge, DeepIP, Genie AI, Doctrine, and Juro appearing in the broader ranking.
  • Plaintiff-side and litigation-focused AI is becoming more visible, with Eve, Supio, Darrow, Theo AI, Hona, and Clearbrief showing traction across case work, communication, settlement, and drafting.
Google Trends chart showing rising interest in Legal Tech

As this chart shows, and as featured in our Legal Tech market deck, search interest in Legal Tech has been growing steadily

A few word about our methodology

As you can see, we built a database that ranks startups in the Legal Tech market based on their total cumulative fundraising. To create this ranking, we reviewed many sources and cross-checked information across multiple places.

Whenever possible, we prioritized official company communications, since they are the most reliable source for funding amounts. When those were not available, we relied on reputable industry sources such as TechCrunch, Crunchbase, Financial Times or Forbes (to name a few).

We excluded random blogs, unverified websites, and any sources that could not be validated.

When funding rounds were announced in other currencies such as euros, Swiss francs, Singapore dollars, Australian dollars, or rupees, we converted them into approximate USD equivalents for consistency.

Sometimes different sources report slightly different numbers, or the exact round size is not fully disclosed. In those cases, we flag the uncertainty and assign a confidence label to each startup, visible in the last column.

Here is what they mean.

Full confidence: The company’s equity fundraising history can be reconstructed completely from public sources. The rounds, dates, amounts, and key investors are clearly identified, with no meaningful gaps.

Strong confidence: The fundraising history is largely complete and reliable. There may be a small missing detail, such as incomplete investor information or a minor round with limited data, but the overall record is clear.

Partial confidence: The main fundraising rounds can be identified, but the record is incomplete or somewhat mixed. Some rounds may be missing or certain funding events may be difficult to separate clearly.

Low confidence: Public information is too limited, inconsistent, or ambiguous to reliably reconstruct the company’s equity fundraising history.

When the confidence level is too low, we take a conservative approach and exclude the company from the ranking. We don’t want to include data that cannot be reliably verified.

This reflects how we conduct all our research, including the work behind our report covering the Legal Tech market.

In a world where LLMs hallucinate and unreliable information is everywhere, our goal is simple: provide data you can trust.

If you want the full detail on a specific calculation, feel free to contact us and we will gladly explain.

Finally, know that we update the dataset once per month, so come back here if you need fresh information.

Chart showing Clio’s strategy in the Legal Tech market

This chart, featured in our Legal Tech market deck, looks at Clio’s strategy in Legal Tech

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