The legal tech sector includes 11 unicorn companies that are changing how law firms operate. This group is led by companies like Harvey, which reached an $8 billion valuation just two years after its founding.
Other major players include Checkr, a background screening service valued at $5 billion, and Relativity, which focuses on data management.
Below is the full list of 11 Legal Tech unicorn startups at this time.
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Get the Sheet for $50Harvey builds an AI platform for legal professionals to streamline their most complex work. Their tools assist with everything from legal research and document review to contract analysis.
| Valuation | $8B (Joined July 2024) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2022 |
| Founders | Gabe Pereyra, Winston Weinberg |
| Funding Amount | $1B |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series F |
| Top Investors | SV Angel, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, OpenAI, Sequoia Capital |
Checkr provides an AI-powered platform that automates background checks and ongoing workforce monitoring for businesses. Their technology helps companies accelerate hiring while improving fairness and safety in the screening process.
| Valuation | $5B (Joined September 2019) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Daniel Yanisse, Jonathan Perichon |
| Funding Amount | $740.1M |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Undisclosed |
| Top Investors | Franklin Templeton, Y Combinator, Bond, Accel, Khosla Ventures |
Relativity creates software that helps legal and compliance teams sift through large volumes of data for litigation and investigations. Legal professionals use their platform to quickly find key evidence and insights within complex datasets.
| Valuation | $4B (Joined March 2021) |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Year Founded | 2001 |
| Founders | Andrew Sieja |
| Funding Amount | $125M |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Private Equity |
| Top Investors | Permira, ICONIQ Growth, Silver Lake |
Ironclad builds a digital contracting platform that helps legal and business teams manage the entire lifecycle of their agreements. Their software streamlines every step of the process, from creation and negotiation to signature and storage.
| Valuation | $3.2B (Joined January 2022) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Cai GoGwilt, Jason Boehmig |
| Funding Amount | $334M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series E |
| Top Investors | Sequoia Capital, Bond, Franklin Templeton, Accel, Y Combinator |
Filevine develops a legal operating platform that uses AI to streamline case, document, and lead management for legal professionals. Their software acts as a central hub for law firms, unifying core operations into a single, integrated system.
| Valuation | $3B (Joined September 2025) |
| Headquarters | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Jim Blake, Nathan Morris, Ryan Anderson |
| Funding Amount | $636.1M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series E |
| Top Investors | Accel, Golub Capital, StepStone Group, Halo Experience Company, Insight Partners |
Clio develops cloud-based legal technology that helps law firms manage their cases, clients, and billing all in one place. Their software suite is designed to streamline law firm operations, from client intake to invoicing, making the business side of running a legal practice more efficient.
| Valuation | $3B (Joined April 2021) |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Year Founded | 2008 |
| Founders | Jack Newton |
| Funding Amount | $1.3B |
| Company Size | Major Organization (1,001-5,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series F |
| Top Investors | Sixth Street, Bessemer Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, JMI Equity, TCV |
Legora builds a collaborative AI platform to assist legal professionals with their core tasks. Their technology helps lawyers speed up document review, conduct research, and draft legal materials.
| Valuation | $2B |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden |
| Year Founded | 2023 |
| Founders | August Erséus, Max Junestrand, Sigge Labor |
| Funding Amount | $266M |
| Company Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series C |
| Top Investors | General Catalyst, Benchmark, Y Combinator, Bessemer Venture Partners, SV Angel |
EvenUp develops AI software to automate the creation of demand packages for personal injury law firms. Their technology analyzes case documents like medical records to quantify damages, helping attorneys secure larger and faster settlements for their clients.
| Valuation | $2B (Joined October 2024) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2019 |
| Founders | Rami Karabibar, Raymond Mieszaniec, Saam Mashhad |
| Funding Amount | $370.5M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series E |
| Top Investors | Tribe Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, B Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Adams Street Partners |
Everlaw builds a cloud-native platform for document analysis that serves law firms, government agencies, and corporate legal departments. Their technology streamlines the e-discovery process, helping legal teams collaborate to find crucial evidence within complex datasets.
| Valuation | $2B (Joined March 2020) |
| Headquarters | Oakland, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2010 |
| Founders | AJ Shankar, Jeffrey Friedman |
| Funding Amount | $298.6M |
| Company Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series D |
| Top Investors | Menlo Ventures, CapitalG, Andreessen Horowitz, Ulu Ventures, TPG Growth |
Eve builds an AI-powered platform designed to assist plaintiff law firms at every phase of a legal case. Their technology helps legal teams streamline workflows, handling everything from case management to complex medical analysis.
| Valuation | $1B (Joined September 2025) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Year Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | David Zeng, Jay Madheswaran, Matt Noe |
| Funding Amount | $164M |
| Company Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Series B |
| Top Investors | Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures |
The Remaining Legal Tech Unicorn
The top ten list gives a great snapshot, but it doesn't tell the whole story of legal tech's growth. Other companies are also hitting that billion dollar valuation, showing how much the space is developing. Here’s a look at the other company that has earned its place in the unicorn club.