Wins & Deals

Legaltech Latest: New win for Jylo; Atria AI secures £720k; Anaqua acquired by Nordic Capital; Microsoft to shelve Skype

Legaltech Latest: New win for Jylo; Atria AI secures £720k; Anaqua acquired by Nordic Capital; Microsoft to shelve Skype

We’re here to keep you up to date with the latest legaltech and mainstream tech news you need to care about in brief.  First up, GenAI marketplace Jylo has won
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LexisNexis to deploy OpenAI’s APIs and models across its ecosystem

LexisNexis to deploy OpenAI’s APIs and models across its ecosystem

LexisNexis Legal & Professional and OpenAI today (27 February) announced their plan to deploy OpenAI’s APIs and fine-tuned models across the LexisNexis ecosystem of products like the Lexis+ AI legal workflow solution and
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Jurimesh raises €1.6m in pre-seed funding to “reshape AI-driven legal due diligence”

Jurimesh raises €1.6m in pre-seed funding to “reshape AI-driven legal due diligence”

Belgian legal due diligence startup Jurimesh has closed a €1.6m pre-seed funding round, led by Brussels-headquartered international investment network Syndicate One, and joined by several business angels. The funds will
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Legora (Leya) formally partners with FromCounsel to combine GenAI workspace with curated legal content

Legora (Leya) formally partners with FromCounsel to combine GenAI workspace with curated legal content

Having last year announced a knowledge sharing pilot Legora (formerly Leya) has formally entered a partnership with FromCounsel that brings together FromCounsel’s corporate and employment law written content and expertise with
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LegalRM enters strategic partnership with Element Technologies to support growth in iCompli adoption

LegalRM enters strategic partnership with Element Technologies to support growth in iCompli adoption

UK-headquartered records management vendor LegalRM has entered a partnership with Element Technologies, which will provide sales and implementation services for LegalRM’s information governance solution iCompli. Element Technologies is headquartered in
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US GenAI patent workflow platform Patlytics raises $14m Series A

US GenAI patent workflow platform Patlytics raises $14m Series A

Patlytics, the San Francisco-founded AI-powered patent workflow platform, today (24 February) announced the closing of a $14m Series A round. Unlike traditional methods that rely heavily on manual input from
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Lewis Silkin rolls out Harvey across the firm

Lewis Silkin rolls out Harvey across the firm

UK law firm Lewis Silkin has become the latest firm to make Harvey’s legal generative AI platform available to everyone in the firm, as part of what business and technology
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Mishcon de Reya selects AI invoice-to-cash platform Oddr in first UK win

Mishcon de Reya selects AI invoice-to-cash platform Oddr in first UK win

UK Top 20 law firm Mishcon de Reya has chosen Silicon Valley-founded AI invoice-to-cash platform Oddr to help transform its billing and collections operations, we can reveal. This is the
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Comment: Harvey’s $300m raise – You cannot ignore the speed of adoption

Comment: Harvey’s $300m raise – You cannot ignore the speed of adoption

We speak to clients and investors about what this raise means to them, to Harvey, and the market  Legal generative AI original Harvey last week announced a long-rumoured $300m Series
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Luminance raises $75m in Series C funding

Luminance raises $75m in Series C funding

Luminance today (18 February) announced that it has raised a $75m (£59m) Series C funding round, taking the total amount raised in the last 12 months to over $115m. The
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Legaltech Latest: Launches and fundraises for Ctrl AI; Eudia; SpotDraft and Aracor AI

Legaltech Latest: Launches and fundraises for Ctrl AI; Eudia; SpotDraft and Aracor AI

The tidal wave of legaltech investment and acquisitions has continued into the second month of 2025, with a strong emphasis on agentic AI startups. Here’s what you need to know.
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Thomson Reuters announces new $150m corporate VC fund

Thomson Reuters announces new $150m corporate VC fund

Thomson Reuters this week announced the launch of its second Corporate Venture Capital Fund, valued at $150m. Its first $100m fund was launched in 2021. Continuing to operate under the
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Thirdfort acquires Homeppl to bolster rental fraud detection

Thirdfort acquires Homeppl to bolster rental fraud detection

Rental check platform Homeppl has been acquired by Thirdfort, a leader in client due diligence (CDD) solutions. The acquisition will see Thirdfort integrate Homeppl’s rental fraud detection technology into its
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Litera reaffirms Upper Sigma’s future following co-founder’s impassioned LinkedIn post

Litera reaffirms Upper Sigma’s future following co-founder’s impassioned LinkedIn post

Upper Sigma’s co-founder Emile Van Den Berg said on LinkedIn yesterday (6 February) that he won’t sell a company again following the news that Litera has acquired Microsoft-based CRM provider
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Breaking news: Litera acquires UK Microsoft ISV for law firms Peppermint Technology 

Breaking news: Litera acquires UK Microsoft ISV for law firms Peppermint Technology 

Litera has acquired leading UK Microsoft Independent Software Vendor (ISV) for law firms Peppermint Technology, in an acquisition that will bring Litera closer to Microsoft and bring legal marketing, business
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Ivo raises $16m Series A to deliver AI contract review at scale

Ivo raises $16m Series A to deliver AI contract review at scale

San Francisco-headquartered startup Ivo today (5 February) announced a $16m Series A funding round to scale its AI-powered contract review solution. Originally founded in New Zealand in 2021, Ivo’s customers
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UK ‘legal AI for finance’ software provider Semeris raises £3.5m

UK ‘legal AI for finance’ software provider Semeris raises £3.5m

UK-founded capital markets AI software provider Semeris has raised £3.5m led by growth capital fund Puma Growth Partners, which provides lending to SMEs across all sectors in the UK. Semeris
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