Seattle-based legal tech startup Clearbrief has raised $4 million.
The new funding, announced Wednesday, adds to a $1.2 million seed round Clearbrief raised in 2021. The company makes a Microsoft Word add-on that allows users to find and insert facts that support their legal writing.
"It was an opportune time to take in some additional capital to fuel the expansion of our team," Jacqueline Schafer, CEO and founder of Clearbrief, said in a news release. “Our vision is that litigators and in-house teams will draft and analyze every single Word document with Clearbrief."
Clearbrief was founded in 2020. In addition to finding facts to support legal writing, users can upload their opponents' briefs to Clearbrief to find factual weaknesses and inadmissible evidence. Clearbrief also catches fake cases.
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On its website, Clearbrief says it has "hundreds of law firms" using its technology. The startup also counts courts, government agencies, in-house teams and nonprofits as clients.
Schafer worked as an assistant attorney general in Alaska and Washington earlier in her career. Jose Saura, Clearbrief's chief technology officer, spent about 20 years at Microsoft before joining the startup.
Authentic Ventures, How Women Invest and Reign Ventures led the round, while law firm Wilson Sonsini and angel investors participated. How Women Invest has invested in the fintech company Hello Alice and the baby gear rental site BabyQuip.
Venture heavyweights Sequoia and Madrona Venture Group invested in Clearbrief's 2021 seed round. Sequoia, one of the biggest names in venture capital, has invested in Apple, Google and Instagram. Seattle-based Madrona, meanwhile, has invested in Amazon and Redfin.
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