Legaltech Robin AI is in the process of making dozens of staff redundant after struggling to close a $50m funding round, sources familiar with the situation tell Sifted.
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SoftBank-backed Robin AI cuts a third of staff after failing to close $50m fundraise
The London-based startup had previously raised around $70m from investors including Quantumlight, Plural and Episode 1
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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