Cash-rich legal tech faces huge task: Making data machine-ready
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Legal tech is flooded with capital, but even as money pours in, structural roadblocks persist. The sector faces the unglamorous task of making legal data machine-readable through annotation and labelling—before the automation promise can truly be realised.
Legal tech AI firm Legora has raised $150 million in a Series C led by Bessemer Venture Partners, valuing the Stockholm-based company at $1.8 billion. The fundraise comes amid sharp demand: Legora’s customer base has risen from 350 to over 550 in six months, with operations now spanning more than 50 countries. Clients include Linklaters, Goodwin and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM), which reports an AI adoption rate above 80%.
“We want fewer, more powerful platforms where a lawyer can work end-to-end without switching tools," said Komal Gupta, CAM’s chief innovation officer. The customers in India today are mainly law firms and in-house legal teams, said Amit Kothiyal, Legora’s India head, adding that the company eventually aims to reach individual lawyers as well. AI, he noted, could help firms offer services at lower cost and scale beyond the limits of the billable hour.
Legora is not alone in drawing big cheques. Harvey—one of the sector’s most closely watched players—raised $150 million in October 2025 in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing it at $8 billion. It was the company’s third major fundraise of the year.
Harvey has also set up an engineering and operations hub in Bengaluru to support its expansion across Asian markets. Another US-based player, August, raised $7 million in August 2025 in a round led by NEA and Pear VC. The company has already partnered with India’s Economic Laws Practice (ELP), where its AI tools
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