Media coverage

Legal Tech Investment in Diverse-Owned Startups

Nextlaw Labs/Nextlaw Ventures CEO Dan Jansen was recently quoted in Law.com article, “Legal Tech Investments Are Flowing – Just not to Diverse, Women-Owned Startups.” The piece addresses the gap in funding and opportunity that face legal tech startups founded by members of underrepresented groups. While significant obstacles undeniably exist, Dan expressed his belief that women […]
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Dan Jansen on New Investment Opportunities

Dan Jansen, CEO of Nextlaw Labs and Nextlaw Ventures, has met with hundreds of legal tech startups and has a unique understanding of the industry’s explosive growth and growing trends. He recently weighed in on the opportunity for court reporting technology in Law.com, noting that while court reporting technology isn’t the leading sector gaining investors’ […]
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Dan Jansen on Legal Tech Incubators and the Pandemic

CEO Dan Jansen recently spoke with Victoria Hudgins at LegalTech News about the advantages and limitations of legal tech incubators as they go virtual. As the industry’s first tech-focused innovation initiative working exclusively with legal tech startups, Nextlaw Labs and its investment arm Nextlaw Ventures have a unique perspective on the subsequent proliferation and development […]
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The Mission Continues: Dan Jansen in Artificial Lawyer

CEO Dan Jansen recently sat down with Richard Tromans of Artificial Lawyer to chat about the Nextlaw Labs and Nextlaw Ventures as we turn 5! Dan discussed portfolio investments, acceleration and our mission to “curate, pilot, and adapt technology and processes, and to proactively predict client needs and address real-world business problems.” Reflecting on the […]
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A Banner Year for Our Portfolio Companies

Launched in 2015 just as the legal tech industry began its exponential growth, Nextlaw Ventures and Nextlaw Labs were founded to catalyze legal innovation via technology. The two organizations have become experts in this explosively expanding sector. Nextlaw Ventures and Nextlaw Labs work together to invest in and accelerate some of the world’s most forward-thinking […]
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APPERIO RAISES $10 MILLION IN SERIES A FUNDING

Nextlaw Ventures portfolio company Apperio today announced that it has raised $10 million (£7.5 million) in a Series A round, led by Draper Esprit and supported by existing investors Notion, IQ Capital and angels. Apperio is a UK-based legal tech startup that is transforming the way companies analyze their legal spend. Apperio provides companies and their in-house legal […]
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CEO of FileFacets Chris Perram featured in Lawyers Weekly

Australian legal publication, Lawyers Weekly, recently featured the CEO of FileFacets, Chris Perram. In the article Chris describes FileFacets’ offering as well as the company’s transformation into a software company and joining the Nextlaw Ventures portfolio. Chris commented, “It’s a really neat mix in the Nextlaw portfolio of firms that are doing really big data […]
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Founders of Doxly, Clause, Libryo and ROSS Intelligence featured in Forbes

Forbes loves our startups! Nextlaw Ventures portfolio companies have been featured in Forbes quite a bit recently. Some highlights: Haley Altman, CEO of Doxly, was featured in a July Forbes piece about women entrepreneurs and the unique challenges they face. Altman shared insights gleaned as she made the move from law firm equity partner to […]
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