DeepJudge today (4 November) announced it has raised US$41.2 million in an oversubscribed Series A financing round led by Felicis, with continued support from existing investor Coatue. The company, which grew revenues by over 500% year-over-year, will use the funds to accelerate product development and scale market adoption in the US and UK.
DeepJudge also today announced that magic circle law firm Freshfields has selected DeepJudge as a core component of its AI and knowledge strategy after a detailed evaluation process.
Gil Perez, chief innovation officer at Freshfields, said, “Innovation at Freshfields is about strengthening how we work and preparing for what’s next. DeepJudge supports that by enabling responsible, targeted use of proprietary knowledge and powering bespoke AI workflows tailored to our standards. It will enhance our ability to deliver for clients as the legal industry evolves.”
DeepJudge’s other customers include Am Law 100 firm Holland & Knight; Cozen O’Connor, an international law firm headquartered in Philadelphia; ArentFox Schiff, a leading national law and lobbying firm with over 650 lawyers and policy professionals across eight U.S. cities; and Schoenherr, a tech-forward full-service law firm, with a strong footprint across Central and Eastern Europe.
Founded by Paulina Grnarova, Kevin Roth, and Yannic Kilcher, former Google researchers with PhDs in AI from ETH Zurich, DeepJudge connects a firm’s document management system, email, intranet, and client portals to powerful retrieval-augmented AI agents—without requiring data to be moved.
“DeepJudge stands out in a crowded AI landscape because it is laser-focused on one thing: making search better,” said Andrei Salajan, director of legal tech & innovation at Schoenherr. “What differentiates our firm is our people, experience, and expertise. With DeepJudge, we can surface and reuse the vast knowledge of our lawyers—at scale and in context. We expect it to fit seamlessly into our solutions portfolio and to further advance our strategic AI initiatives by providing modern, frictionless access to our know-how.”
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