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Speaking at a tech conference, Sarai Bronfeld, Partner at NFX, was quoted in the press as saying that the world of venture capital is changing very quickly. Large American funds are now operating less like traditional investors and more like private equity firms. Instead of waiting a decade for returns, they are actively shaping opportunities and creating markets themselves. These shifts are particularly relevant for the legal tech sector, where investors are influencing how

It seems that almost every week brings headlines of another multimillion-dollar LegalTech funding round. Supio, a Seattle-based AI platform designed for personal injury and mass tort plaintiff law firms, announced it had raised $60 million  in Series B funding led by Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Mayfield and Thomson Reuters Ventures. This latest round brought the company’s total funding to $60 million , showing how much momentum continues to build across legal t

Business Insider  wrote that the much-anticipated IPO comeback may not materialize as expected. Despite optimism that 2025 would bring new momentum, the first quarter told a different story, with both Klarna  and StubHub delaying their IPO plans. Against this backdrop of market uncertainty, I wanted to examine the potential for IPOs in the LegalTech sector and consider how different scenarios could unfold. The latest edition of my newsletter, Venture Legal: Where Capital Mee

What do FinTech, DefenseTech, Procurement, and Cybersecurity have in common? These areas can all be viewed as part of a wider LegalTech ecosystem, where legal teams increasingly intersect with multiple functions. Corporate legal departments are expected to interact with IT, marketing, procurement, human resources, finance, and more. This level of cross-functional collaboration is becoming essential as organizations respond to a more complex regulatory environment. As collabor

Earlier this year, I wrote here on LinkedIn about the power of agentic AI, predicting that in 2025 the workplace would need to adjust to a whole new kind of worker: Generation AI Agent, as agentic AI continues to transform industries. When PUMA Group  released an advertisement created entirely by AI agents. This rapid transformation is being fueled by VC-backed innovation, and in the latest edition of my newsletter, Venture Legal: Where Capital Meets Legal Innovation, I take

PitchBook  reported in January that “One out of every three VC dollars invested globally in 2024 went to an AI startup.” We are at a pivotal moment, as AI continues to transform industries, including the legal sector, regulatory frameworks, and the broader ecosystem for legal tech innovation. Venture capital is playing a key role in driving this change, funding technologies and companies that are reshaping how legal services are delivered. With over two decades of experience