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Wilson Sonsini is a law firm that provides legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth companies, including regulatory guidance, intellectual property, and transactional support. Its attorneys advise clients on issues such as healthcare and FDA regulations, data privacy, and venture financings. The firm aims to support innovative companies throughout their business life cycle.
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Seattle Legal Tech Startup Clearbrief Raises $4M to Boost AI Software for Lawyers
Seattle-based legal tech startup Clearbrief raised $4 million to enhance its AI-powered software that helps lawyers find, verify, and summarize facts in legal documents. The software, used by hundreds of law firms and Microsoft’s legal team, generates litigation exhibits and detects citation errors.
Apptio Co-Founder Sunny Gupta Reflects on Building a $4.6 Billion Tech Business Following Key CIO Insight
Sunny Gupta, co-founder of Apptio, shared how a pivotal question from a CIO about managing technology costs inspired him to found the company, which pioneered Technology Business Management. Apptio went public in 2016, was acquired by Vista Equity Partners for nearly $2 billion in 2019, and then bought by IBM in a $4.6 billion deal in 2023.
SingleFile Raises $6.5M Led by Foundry Group as Corporate Transparency Act Increases Demand
Seattle-based legaltech SingleFile raised $6.5 million in a round led by Foundry Group to support growth as new rules like the Corporate Transparency Act increase demand for compliance filing services; total funding exceeds $15 million. The company automates filings for law firms, VCs, private equity, and real estate to replace manual email, PDF, and spreadsheet processes.
Bench IQ announces $2.1M pre-seed raise to use AI for mapping judges' decision-making patterns
Bench IQ, a Toronto legal research startup founded by Jimoh Ovbiagele, Maxim Isakov and Jeffrey Gettleman, says its AI analyzes judges' decision-making patterns to help lawyers tailor arguments; it raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed round led by Maple and Haystack. The company claims its LLM-based system covers 100% of judges' rulings, but it declined to disclose technical details or dataset scope citing pending patents.
Bench IQ Secures $2.1M (USD) in Funding and Partners with 12 of the Top 100 US Law Firms to Revolutionize Law with AI-Powered Insights on Judicial Decision-Making
Bench IQ raised $2.1 million in funding and announced partnerships with 12 of the top 100 U.S. law firms to provide AI-driven analysis of judicial decision-making, aiming to improve legal research and litigation strategy.
Lexion raises $20M Series B led by Point72 Ventures; CEO Gaurav Oberoi says AI accelerates contract closing across departments
Bob Ambrogi interviews Lexion CEO Gaurav Oberoi about the company’s $20 million Series B led by Point72 Ventures and how Lexion uses AI to speed contract workflows across sales, procurement, legal, HR, and security.
GeekWire Names Adaptive Biotechnologies, Blink, Helion, Impinj, and Treasury4 as 2023 Workplace of the Year Finalists
The 2023 GeekWire Awards announced five finalists for Workplace of the Year—Adaptive Biotechnologies, Blink, Helion, Impinj, and Treasury4—highlighting their employee-friendly policies amid recent challenges. Winners will be revealed on May 18 following community voting and judge evaluations.
Madrona’s Matt McIlwain Interviews Acquired Hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal About Early Days and Tom Alberg’s Legacy
Madrona partner Matt McIlwain hosts a live interview with Acquired Podcast hosts and Madrona alumni Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal to reflect on their early days at Madrona and episode No. 28 featuring late Madrona co-founder and Amazon board member Tom Alberg, celebrating his legacy and contributions to the region's tech and academic ecosystem.
Lexion CEO Gaurav Oberoi on Using OpenAI GPT to Power Enterprise Contract Management
Lexion, an AI2 spinout and 2022 IA40 winner, builds AI-powered contract-management tools for enterprise legal teams and has integrated features using OpenAI’s GPT. Madrona investor Elisa La Cava interviews Lexion CEO and co-founder Gaurav Oberoi about his founding journey and the company’s use of AI.
Seattle Startup Tangibly Raises $1.3M to Expand Trade Secret Management Platform
Seattle startup Tangibly raised $1.3 million to enhance its trade secret management platform, supporting sales and product development. Founded by Tim Londergan and co-led by CTO Liat Belinson, the platform helps companies organize and control access to sensitive documents across industries.
GeekWire returns in person for 2022 Awards at Showbox SoDo, honoring 60+ finalists across 15 categories with 16,000+ votes
GeekWire held its first in-person GeekWire Awards in three years at Showbox SoDo in Seattle, honoring 60+ finalists across 15 categories with over 16,000 community votes and appearances by local tech leaders and entertainers.
WTIA selects 30 Washington seed-stage startups for seventh six-month Founder Cohort Program
The Washington Technology Industry Association selected 30 Washington-headquartered, seed-stage tech startups for its seventh six-month virtual Founder Cohort Program, which provides fundraising, governance, legal, accounting, and go-to-market training for companies with under $1M annual revenue.
GeekWire Awards Return May 12, 2022 at Showbox SoDo; Nominations and 30 Table Sponsorships Now Open
GeekWire is bringing back its in-person GeekWire Awards on May 12, 2022 at Showbox SoDo in Seattle with a reimagined format including a VIP pre-party, seated dinner, livestream, and over a dozen award categories; nominations and 30 table sponsorships are now open.
Lexion raises $11M Series A led by Khosla Ventures to expand platform, sales and Canadian footprint
Lexion raised $11 million in a Series A led by Khosla Ventures and will use the funds to expand sales, marketing, and its contract-management platform — with a particular push into the Canadian market. The Seattle-based AI company, founded in 2019, says revenues grew ~400% in six months and plans to target in-house legal teams at midsize and large organizations.
Khosla Ventures-led Series A Gives Lexion $11 Million; Wilson Sonsini and Madrona Join Existing Investors
Lexion, a Seattle-based AI contract-management startup spun out of the Allen Institute for AI in 2019, raised $11 million in an oversubscribed Series A led by Khosla Ventures. Previous investors Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Madrona Venture Group, who backed its $4.2 million 2019 seed round, participated in the round.
Khosla Ventures leads $11M Series A for Seattle AI contract startup Lexion as revenue quadruples
Seattle startup Lexion, which uses AI to parse contracts and create searchable repositories, has quadrupled revenue and added 50 customers in four months. The 30-person company raised an $11 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures to expand from reporting into workflow features and accelerate growth.
GeekWire Opens Voting for 13th Annual Awards; Deal of the Year Finalists Include $6.5B Auth0 Acquisition and Multi‑Hundred‑Million Funding Rounds
GeekWire has opened community voting for its 13th annual GeekWire Awards, highlighting Deal of the Year finalists across Fundings and IPOs/Acquisitions from Pacific Northwest tech companies. Voting runs through April 30, winners announced May 20 at the virtual awards presented by Wave Business.
Lexion Raises $4.2M Series Seed Led by Madrona to Apply AI/NLP for Contract Management
Lexion, an AI/NLP contract-management startup spun from AI2 technology, announced a $4.2 million Series Seed round led by Madrona to help mid-market businesses extract and track key details from complex documents.
