LegalTech Goes Global! (Part 1)

Venture Legal 15

When Business Insider, reporting that LegalTech funding had crossed $1 billion so far this year, curated a select list of 10 LegalTech startups, two hailed from outside the U.S. – Sweden’s Legora, which had an $80M raise in May, and Britain’s Luminance, which had a $75M round in February. 

This week’s edition of Venture Legal is a trip around the LegalTech world (Part 1), taking a look at some of the startup activity and funding news in Scandinavia and the United Kingdom, Legora and Luminance’s respective regions, as well as:

  • Australia/New Zealand, including Lawpath, which developed its AI system through partnerships with Amazon Web Services and Anthropic, plus a host of other startups;
  • Africa, where AI is “revolutionizing” the continent’s legal system; and 
  • Latin America, as Harvey recently launched a dedicated team in Mexico,  Barcelona-based Bigle opened a Bogotá office, and Lexter.ai and Jusfy led recent fundraising rounds. 

Follow me on Substack and subscribe to read the featured story where I put it all in the context of the history of LegalTech & key trends to watch going forward.

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Venture Legal, Ed. 15, LegalTech Goes Global! (Part 1)

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