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September 25, 2025

Inside legal AI startup Legora’s race for dominance: “We wake up with the taste of blood”

The Swedish two-year-old startup reaches new milestone with 400 signed customers


Mimi Billing

6 min read

AI legal tech Legora's founders Sigge Labor and Max Junestrand.

Law firms are under growing pressure to automate much of their work to stay competitive. But with so many AI companies targeting them, the real question is: who to choose?

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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