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

Last updated: 9 June 2026

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The Legal Tech market has become one of the most active software categories, with AI, eDiscovery, contract automation, legal practice management, and litigation tools attracting large funding rounds.

We update this list every month, so investors, founders, and operators can track which Legal Tech startups are raising the most capital.

This ranking is based on cumulative funding raised, which is one of the clearest signals of investor conviction and company scale.

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A quick summary table

Metric Value
Most funded startup Clio, with $1.8B raised
Second most funded startup Harvey, with $1.2B raised
Largest funding round Legora, with a $550M Series D in March 2026
Median funding $35.5M
Share of funding captured by the top 10 About 59%
Median time since last round About 24 months
Startups that raised funding in the last 12 months 27 startups
Total identified Legal Tech funding About $11.0B
Legal Tech startups above $100M raised 28 startups
Legal Tech exits in the ranking 20 startups are acquired or public
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 Legal practice management platform $1.8B 7 November 2025 $500M Series G NEA, TCV, Goldman Sachs Asset Management Active Full
2 Harvey AI workspace for legal work $1.2B 9 March 2026 $200M Growth / Series G GIC, Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz Active Full
3 Legora Collaborative AI for lawyers $816M 7 March 2026 $550M Series D Accel, Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners Active Strong
4 Filevine Legal operating intelligence platform $559M 5 September 2025 $250M Growth equity Accel, Halo Fund, Insight Partners Active Partial
5 DISCO Cloud eDiscovery litigation software $435M 7 July 2021 $240M IPO Bessemer, Georgian, LiveOak IPO Full
6 Icertis Enterprise contract intelligence platform $421M 8 March 2025 $50M Series G / late-stage B Capital, SAP, Premji Invest Active Partial
7 EvenUp AI for personal injury law $385M 6 October 2025 $150M Series E Bessemer Venture Partners, REV / RELX, B Capital Active Strong
8 Ironclad Digital contracting platform $333M 6 January 2022 $150M Series E Franklin Templeton, BOND, YC Continuity Active Full
9 Everlaw Ediscovery litigation platform $299M 5 November 2021 $202M Series D TPG Growth, H.I.G. Growth, CapitalG Active Full
10 Ontra Private-markets contract automation $240M 2 October 2021 $200M Series B Blackstone Growth, Battery Ventures, Mike Paulus Active Full
11 Onit Enterprise legal management software $212M 3 January 2019 $200M Growth equity K1 Investment Management Active Partial
12 Reveal AI-powered eDiscovery platform $201M 2 January 2021 $200M PE Growth / Merger Financing K1 Investment Management Acquired Partial
13 LegalOn Technologies AI contract review software $200M 5 July 2025 $50M Series E Goldman Sachs Alternatives, WiL, Mori Hamada Active Partial
14 Litera Law-firm document workflow software $180M 3 November 2021 $38M Private Equity Hg, K1 Investment Management Acquired Low
15 Sirion AI contract lifecycle management $171M 5 January 2023 $25M Series D Extension Brookfield Growth, Partners Group, Tiger Global Acquired Full
16 ContractPodAi AI contract lifecycle management $170M 3 September 2021 $115M Series C SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Eagle Proprietary Investments Active Strong
17 Luminance Legal-grade AI contract automation $165M 7 February 2025 $75M Series C Point72, Forestay, Schroders Capital Active Strong
18 Eve AI for plaintiff law firms $164M 3 September 2025 $103M Series B Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners Active Full
19 LinkSquares AI contract lifecycle platform $162M 5 April 2022 $100M Series C G Squared, G2 Venture Partners, Sorenson Capital Active Full
20 Evisort AI document intelligence platform $155M 4 May 2022 $100M Series C TCV, Breyer Capital, General Atlantic Acquired Partial
21 Blue J GenAI tax research platform $138M 4 August 2025 $122M Series D Oak HC/FT, Sapphire Ventures, Intrepid Growth Partners Active Strong
22 Relativity eDiscovery legal data intelligence $125M 2 March 2021 Undisclosed Strategic Growth Investment Silver Lake, ICONIQ Capital Active Partial
23 Lawhive AI consumer legal services $114M 4 February 2026 $60M Series B Mitch Rales, TQ Ventures, GV Active Full
24 Steno Court reporting litigation support $114M 6 March 2026 $49M Series C Savano Capital Partners, First Round Capital, The Legal Tech Fund Active Partial
25 Noxtua Sovereign legal AI workspace $111M 3 April 2025 $92M Series B C.H.Beck, Northern Data, CMS Active Strong
26 Eudia AI for legal departments $105M 1 February 2025 $105M Series A General Catalyst, Floodgate, Sierra Ventures Active Partial
27 Exterro Legal GRC eDiscovery platform $100M 2 July 2022 Undisclosed Strategic Recapitalization Coller Capital, Glendower, Leeds Equity Active Partial
28 Wordsmith In-house legal AI platform $100M 3 June 2026 $70M Series B Highland Europe, Index Ventures Active Strong
29 SpotDraft AI contract lifecycle management $92M 5 January 2026 $8M Series B extension Qualcomm Ventures Active Partial
30 Supio AI for plaintiff litigation $91M 3 April 2025 $60M Series B Sapphire Ventures, Mayfield, Thomson Reuters Ventures Active Strong
31 Spellbook AI contract drafting copilot $81M 3 October 2025 $50M Series B Khosla Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Inovia Capital Active Full
32 Litify Legal operating platform $79M 4 December 2023 $20M Unattributed VC Bessemer Venture Partners, Tiger Global, Fortress Investment Group Acquired Strong
33 Ivo AI contract review platform $77M 4 January 2026 $55M Series B Blackbird, Costanoa Ventures, Uncork Capital Active Strong
34 Casetext AI legal research assistant $68M 6 January 2022 $25M Series C BuildGroup, Union Square Ventures, Canvas Ventures Acquired Partial
35 Robin AI Legal AI contract copilot $64M 5 November 2024 $25M Series B extension PayPal Ventures, Willets, Cambridge University Acquired Partial
36 Proof Service-of-process litigation marketplace $62M 5 December 2025 $20M Series B-II / Equity Filing Not disclosed, Long Ridge, Blue Heron Active Partial
37 Patlytics AI patent lifecycle platform $61M 5 April 2026 $40M Series B SignalFire, N47, Relativity Active Partial
38 Darrow AI legal violation detection $59M 3 September 2023 $35M Series B Georgian, F2 Venture Capital, Entrée Capital Active Strong
39 Summize AI contract lifecycle management $58M 4 January 2026 $50M Growth / Series B Kennet Partners, Federated Hermes, Maven Capital Active Partial
40 Solve Intelligence AI patent drafting platform $55M 3 December 2025 $40M Series B Visionaries Club, 20VC, M12 / Microsoft Active Full
41 DeepJudge AI legal knowledge search $52M 2 November 2025 $41M Series A Felicis, Coatue Active Full
42 Contractbook Contract lifecycle management automation $44M 3 May 2021 $30M Series B Tiger Global, Bessemer, Gradient Ventures Acquired Full
43 LawVu In-house legal workspace $43M 6 September 2023 $9M Series A extension Movac, Insight Partners, AirTree Ventures Active Partial
44 LawGeex AI contract review automation $42M 4 May 2020 $20M Series C Corner Ventures, La Maison, Aleph Acquired Strong
45 Definely AI legal drafting tools $42M 4 June 2025 $30M Series B Revaia, Alumni Ventures, Beacon Capital Active Strong
46 DeepIP AI patent drafting platform $40M 2 March 2026 $25M Series B Korelya Capital, Serena, Balderton Active Full
47 Zero Systems / HerculesAI AI legal workflow automation $38M 6 July 2024 $26M Series B Streamlined Ventures, Proof VC, Thomson Reuters Ventures Acquired Partial
48 Actionstep Legal practice management $37M 1 September 2020 $37M Private Equity Serent Capital Active Partial
49 Trellis State court analytics platform $36M 5 August 2023 $15M Series B Top Tier Capital Partners, Calibrate Ventures, Craft Ventures Active Partial
50 Lexion AI contract management software $35M 3 April 2023 $20M Series B Point72 Ventures, Citi Ventures, Khosla Ventures Acquired Full
51 Nexl Law firm growth CRM $34M 5 October 2025 $23M Series B Tidemark Capital Active Partial
52 Jus Mundi International legal AI research $33M 3 August 2024 $22M Series B Acton Capital, True Global Ventures, C4 Ventures Active Full
53 Lisse AI contract review software $33M 8 November 2025 $7M Series C second close NTT DOCOMO Ventures, Japan Post / Spiral, Aozora Corporate Investment Active Partial
54 Juro Browser-based contract automation $32M 4 January 2022 $23M Series B Eight Roads, Union Square Ventures, Point Nine Capital Active Strong
55 Smokeball Cloud practice management $30M 1 September 2021 $30M Series B Private investors, employee shareholders Active Full
56 Paxton AI legal assistant $28M 2 January 2025 $22M Series A Unusual Ventures, Kyber Knight, 25Madison Active Full
57 LexCheck AI contract review platform $25M 3 December 2022 $17M Series A Mayfield Fund, Wormhole Capital, Ulu Ventures Active Strong
58 Legl Law firm onboarding automation $25M 2 May 2022 $18M Series B Octopus Ventures, Backed, Samaipata Active Strong
59 Harbour Contract drafting and e-signatures $20M 2 October 2023 $15M Series A Scribble Ventures, The Palmer Company, Jonathan Klein Active Partial
60 LegalMation AI litigation automation platform $19M 2 October 2023 $15M Series A Aquiline Capital Partners, Motley Fool Ventures, REV Venture Partners Active Partial
61 Genie AI AI legal document drafting $19M 2 October 2024 $18M Series A GV, Khosla Ventures, Connect Ventures Active Strong
62 ThoughtRiver AI contract risk review $19M 5 September 2020 $10M Series A Octopus Ventures, Crane, LocalGlobe Active Partial
63 Alexi AI litigation research tools $15M 2 June 2024 $11M Series A Drive Capital, Draper Associates Active Partial
64 StructureFlow Legal transaction visual modelling $15M 4 May 2024 $6M Series A FINTOP Capital, Venrex, Chris Adelsbach Active Partial
65 vLex Global legal research platform $14M 2 September 2022 $9M Growth equity Oakley Capital, Caixa Capital Risc, ENISA Acquired Partial
66 Doctrine European legal AI platform $14M 2 June 2018 $12M Series A Otium Venture, Xavier Niel, Kima Ventures Acquired Full
67 Lawmatics Legal CRM intake automation $13M 2 December 2021 $10M Series A Ankona Capital, Eniac Ventures, Legal Tech Fund Active Full
68 Callidus AI litigation workflow platform $13M 2 July 2025 $10M Seed Cervin Ventures, AI Fund, Myriad Venture Partners Active Strong
69 Hona Client communication for law firms $12M 3 June 2024 $10M Series A Costanoa Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, Soma Capital Active Full
70 Henchman AI contract drafting add-in $10M 4 March 2024 Undisclosed Strategic / early-stage SRS Legal Acquired Partial
71 Legatics Legal transaction management platform $10M 3 August 2023 $5M Series B / growth FINTOP Capital, Gresham House Ventures Active Strong
72 Theo AI Litigation outcome prediction $10M 3 November 2025 $3M Seed extension Run Ventures, NextView Ventures, Collide Capital Active Strong
73 TrialKit Discovery data management platform $9M 2 April 2025 $4M Seed UpWest, 97212 Ventures, Kaedan Capital Active Partial
74 CloudLex Personal injury case management $8M 3 June 2021 Undisclosed Growth / Flexible Capital Riverside Acceleration Capital, Aligned Partners, Axis Capital Partners Active Strong
75 Immediation Online dispute resolution platform $8M 3 August 2022 $4M Series A / follow-on Thorney, SG Hiscock, Springboard Enterprises Active Partial
76 Clearbrief AI legal writing $8M 3 June 2024 $4M Series A Authentic Ventures, How Women Invest, Reign Ventures Active Partial
77 Jusfy Legal operations for lawyers $6M 2 March 2025 $5M Pre-Series A SaaSHolic, Maya Capital, FJ Labs Active Strong
78 Fileread AI litigation document search $6M 1 June 2023 $6M Series A Soma Capital Active Strong
79 Briefpoint AI discovery drafting $5M 1 Not public $5M Undisclosed Headline, LexLab, RevRoad Active Low
80 PracticePanther Law practice management $4M 2 March 2018 Undisclosed Strategic PE investment Alpine SG, Alpine Investors Acquired Partial
81 Marveri AI corporate due diligence $4M 1 May 2025 $4M Seed Day One Ventures, Bessemer, legal angels Active Strong
82 OpenLaw AI attorney matching marketplace $4M 1 July 2025 $4M Seed Flint Capital, Slauson & Co., The LegalTech Fund Active Full
83 Assembly Software Case management software $3M 1 March 2020 $3M Series A Ridge Road Partners Active Partial
84 Pandektes AI legal research platform $3M 1 February 2025 $3M Seed People Ventures, Interface Capital, Nordic angels Active Full
85 Juristat Patent analytics and predictions $2M 8 November 2025 Undisclosed Growth / Series A Advantage Capital Active Partial
86 Nyayanidhi AI litigation operating system $2M 1 November 2025 $2M Seed 3one4 Capital, DeVC, PeerCheque Active Full
87 Legitify Remote online notarization platform $2M 4 March 2024 $2M Seed Verb Ventures, Enterprise Ireland, Actium Partners Active Partial
88 Legitquest Indian AI legal research $2M 3 December 2024 $1M Ongoing equity round Info Edge, WaterBridge Ventures Active Partial
89 CaseMark AI legal workflow automation $2M 1 June 2024 $2M Seed Gradient Ventures, Cambrian, Ride Home AI Fund Active Full
90 Juristic AI lawyer productivity tool $1M 1 April 2024 $1M Seed Ugly Duckling Ventures Active Strong
91 UniCourt Litigation data and analytics $0M 0 N/A $0M N/A N/A Active Strong
92 CARET Legal Practice management software $0M 0 N/A $0M N/A N/A Acquired Strong
93 MyCase Practice management software $0M 0 N/A $0M N/A N/A Acquired Low
94 CASEpeer Personal injury case management $0M 0 N/A $0M N/A N/A Acquired Strong
95 Alt Legal IP docketing and filings $0M 2 January 2015 Undisclosed Angel HBS Alumni Angels Association Active Strong
96 Docketwise Immigration case management software $0M 0 N/A $0M No equity round N/A Acquired Full
97 Docket Alarm Litigation docket analytics platform $0M 0 N/A $0M No equity round N/A Acquired Full
98 Everchron Litigation collaboration software $0M 0 N/A $0M N/A N/A Active Low
Market map chart showing top companies and startups in the legal tech market

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Key funding trends in the Legal Tech market

Insights

  • Funding in the Legal Tech market is highly concentrated. Clio, Harvey, and Legora alone account for about $3.8B, which shows how quickly category leaders can absorb capital.
  • The top 10 Legal Tech startups represent about 59% of all identified funding in this dataset, which leaves a long tail of specialized tools competing with much smaller balance sheets.
  • AI-native Legal Tech companies now dominate the growth tier. Harvey, Legora, EvenUp, Eve, Luminance, Blue J, Lawhive, Noxtua, Wordsmith, Supio, and Spellbook each raised more than $80M.
  • Contract automation remains one of the most durable Legal Tech investment themes, with Ironclad, Sirion, ContractPodAi, Luminance, LinkSquares, Spellbook, Definely, Ivo, Juro, LexCheck, and LawGeex exceeding $1.4B combined.
  • Litigation and plaintiff-law AI has become a serious funding cluster. EvenUp, Eve, Supio, Darrow, Hona, Theo AI, and CaseMark together represent more than $700M of identified funding.
  • The 2026 cohort is unusually strong. Harvey, Legora, Lawhive, Wordsmith, Ivo, and DeepIP together raised about $2.4B, which signals continued investor appetite for legal AI platforms.
  • Public outcomes remain rare in Legal Tech. DISCO is the only IPO in this ranking, while most exits still happen through strategic acquisitions or private equity-backed consolidation.
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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 these 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 Legal Tech 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.

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