# Legaltech

The latest news and analysis from across European legaltech, including the most active investors, the latest funding rounds and the trends shaping one of Europe's buzziest sectors.

Wordsmith lands $70m Series B to turbocharge legal work with AI
News
June 3, 2026
Wordsmith lands $70m Series B to turbocharge legal work with AI
Edinburgh-founded legaltech wins backing from Index Ventures and Highland Europe
Martin Coulter
The most active legaltech investors in Europe
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Most active investors
May 25, 2026
The most active legaltech investors in Europe
Investors including General Catalyst, Y Combinator, Benchmark and Balderton are piling into one of European tech’s buzziest sectors
Tom Nugent
European legaltech mapped: 60+ startups evolving how legal work gets done
Pro
Market map
May 22, 2026
European legaltech mapped: 60+ startups evolving how legal work gets done
From London to Paris, Sifted’s market map of Europe’s legaltech landscape categorises 60+ startups building across legal OS, contract lifecycle management, litigation, patents and legal support for individuals
Jonathan Sinclair and Federico Scolari
Investors continue to pile into AI legaltech as Lexroom raises $50m Series B
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Exclusive
May 19, 2026
Investors continue to pile into AI legaltech as Lexroom raises $50m Series B
The startup has developed an AI platform it says is used by more than 8,000 law firms and corporate legal teams
Tom Nugent
Inside Legora’s hunt for legaltech acquisitions
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Interview
May 13, 2026
Inside Legora’s hunt for legaltech acquisitions
The legal tech unicorn has a long list of potential multibillion-dollar acquisition targets
Mimi Billing
Backed by Nvidia, legaltech unicorn Legora extends Series D to $600m
News
April 30, 2026
Backed by Nvidia, legaltech unicorn Legora extends Series D to $600m
The Stockholm-based startup welcomes Atlassian and NVentures as investors
Mimi Billing
How Legora hired Jude Law
Analysis
April 15, 2026
How Legora hired Jude Law
A new ad sees the British actor purring over legal AI software. The creators tell Sifted how it came to life
Éanna Kelly
Legaltech Legora raises $550m Series D at a $5.55bn valuation
News
March 10, 2026
Legaltech Legora raises $550m Series D at a $5.55bn valuation
Accel led the round that triples Legora’s valuation
Mimi Billing
Legora set to triple valuation to $6bn with latest funding, reports say
News
February 13, 2026
Legora set to triple valuation to $6bn with latest funding, reports say
The raise comes weeks after Anthropic unveiled a new AI legal tool that rattled public markets
Martin Coulter
US legaltech unicorn Harvey is pushing hard into Europe. Can it win?
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Interview
January 15, 2026
US legaltech unicorn Harvey is pushing hard into Europe. Can it win?
The a16z-backed legaltech startup plans to hire 180 people in Europe this year
Amy Lewin
AI legaltech Legora raises $150m at a $1.8bn valuation
News
October 30, 2025
AI legaltech Legora raises $150m at a $1.8bn valuation
The round comes five months on from the Swedish startup’s Series B
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
The European AI legaltechs which have fundraised in 2025
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List
October 30, 2025
The European AI legaltechs which have fundraised in 2025
Startups in the sector have raised nearly twice as much this year as they did in 2024
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
YC-backed legaltech Vesence raises $9m seed round
News
October 28, 2025
YC-backed legaltech Vesence raises $9m seed round
AI agent startup’s angel backers include Anton Osika and Paul Graham
Martin Coulter
SoftBank-backed Robin AI cuts a third of staff after failing to close $50m fundraise
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Exclusive
October 24, 2025
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
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Swedish legaltech Legora raising $100m at a $1.7bn valuation, reports say
News
October 1, 2025
Swedish legaltech Legora raising $100m at a $1.7bn valuation, reports say
The fundraise would see Legora’s valuation more than double in just four months
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Inside legal AI startup Legora’s race for dominance: “We wake up with the taste of blood”
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Analysis
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
Meet the legaltech startups using AI to automate the boring side of law
Sponsored by
August 27, 2025
Meet the legaltech startups using AI to automate the boring side of law
Will we see the end of billable hours?
Sponsored by: Sapphire Ventures
Index Ventures backs AI agent legaltech Wordsmith in $25m Series A
News
June 3, 2025
Index Ventures backs AI agent legaltech Wordsmith in $25m Series A
VCs have flocked to companies building AI tools for the legal sector over the past 18 months
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Luminance raises $75m as it doubles down on AI agents for legal sector
News
February 18, 2025
Luminance raises $75m as it doubles down on AI agents for legal sector
The round comes less than a year on from the startup's $40m Series B
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Another big AI legaltech round: Lawhive raises $40m from Google Ventures
News
December 5, 2024
Another big AI legaltech round: Lawhive raises $40m from Google Ventures
Balderton Capital, Jigsaw and Episode 1, as well as professional footballers Harry Maguire and Reece James, also backed the UK startup
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Thomson Reuters buys UK AI legaltech startup as market heats up
News
August 21, 2024
Thomson Reuters buys UK AI legaltech startup as market heats up
The Canadian company says it has $8bn for AI-focused acquisitions and has bought 10 startups since 2020
Tim Smith
AI legaltech on fire as Leya raises $25m
News
July 17, 2024
AI legaltech on fire as Leya raises $25m
Another AI legaltech startup raises as the field becomes increasingly crowded
Tim Smith
The race to deploy GenAI in the legal sector
Analysis
July 15, 2024
The race to deploy GenAI in the legal sector
LegalFly’s €15m Series A is the latest in a string of raises for European GenAI legaltech startups
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Benchmark backs one-year-old AI legaltech Leya in $10.5m seed round
News
May 16, 2024
Benchmark backs one-year-old AI legaltech Leya in $10.5m seed round
The AI startup was “bombarded with requests” after being accepted by Y-Combinator
Mimi Billing

# Legaltech

Wordsmith lands $70m Series B to turbocharge legal work with AI

The most active legaltech investors in Europe

European legaltech mapped: 60+ startups evolving how legal work gets done

Investors continue to pile into AI legaltech as Lexroom raises $50m Series B

Inside Legora’s hunt for legaltech acquisitions

Backed by Nvidia, legaltech unicorn Legora extends Series D to $600m

How Legora hired Jude Law

Legaltech Legora raises $550m Series D at a $5.55bn valuation

Legora set to triple valuation to $6bn with latest funding, reports say

US legaltech unicorn Harvey is pushing hard into Europe. Can it win?

AI legaltech Legora raises $150m at a $1.8bn valuation

The European AI legaltechs which have fundraised in 2025

YC-backed legaltech Vesence raises $9m seed round

SoftBank-backed Robin AI cuts a third of staff after failing to close $50m fundraise

Swedish legaltech Legora raising $100m at a $1.7bn valuation, reports say

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

Meet the legaltech startups using AI to automate the boring side of law

Index Ventures backs AI agent legaltech Wordsmith in $25m Series A

Luminance raises $75m as it doubles down on AI agents for legal sector

Another big AI legaltech round: Lawhive raises $40m from Google Ventures

Thomson Reuters buys UK AI legaltech startup as market heats up

AI legaltech on fire as Leya raises $25m

The race to deploy GenAI in the legal sector

Benchmark backs one-year-old AI legaltech Leya in $10.5m seed round