• Comment: Replaced Åberg golf sponsorship line with Legora’s global ad campaign featuring Jude Law, cited to ABA Journal. ABA Journal is a more directly relevant source for a legal tech company than Sports Business Journal, and the campaign is tied to the firm’s international expansion. EsClif (talk) 13:30, 14 May 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment: A major redo. I've substantially shortened the article, removing Reception and Sponsorship sections and compressing funding detail. All claims cited. Seeking guidance before any resubmission – see talk page. Neilyoung77 (talk) 10:21, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment: There is nothing here more than telling the world what the company does. This is WP:ROTM business activities in an emerging field, but there is nothing notable bout the org nor its activities.
    I think this has reached the end of the road. 🇵🇸🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦🇵🇸 09:32, 5 February 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment: Added Ludvig Åberg sponsorship (world #19) with Sports Business Journal source. Also added SBJ to notable sources list on Talk page. Neilyoung77 (talk) 15:15, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
  • Comment: The coverage of this firm in reliable sources are quite shallow. Needs sources that go beyond surfacelevel descriptions. Ca talk to me! 01:04, 10 December 2025 (UTC)
  • Comment: Addressed the previous reviewer's concerns regarding AI - I've rewritten the "History" section to avoid repetitive, bullet-point style and made a number of other edits to remove unnecessary detail. Also renamed "Features" to "Platform" to ensure neutral encyclopaedic tone. Thanks for the review Neilyoung77 (talk) 10:42, 9 December 2025 (UTC)


Legora
FormerlyLeya (2023–2025)
TypePrivate
IndustryLegal technology, Artificial intelligence
Founded2023
FoundersMax Junestrand, Sigge Labor, August Erséus
HeadquartersStockholm, Sweden,
Key people
Max Junestrand (CEO)
Websitelegora.com

Legora is a Swedish legal technology company. Founded in Stockholm in 2023 under the name Leya, it makes an artificial intelligence platform used by law firms for contract review, legal research and document drafting.[1][2][3]

History

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Max Junestrand, Sigge Labor and August Erséus founded the company in 2023.[4] It went through Y Combinator's Winter 2024 accelerator batch, then renamed itself from Leya to Legora in February 2025.[4][5] The company opened a US office in New York the following month.[6]

By late 2025, Legora had raised over $250 million from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners and General Catalyst.[7][8] A $550 million round led by Accel in March 2026 valued it at $5.55 billion.[9][10] That same month, Legora acquired Walter AI, a Canadian legal AI firm.[11][12]

In April 2026, 18 months after its public launch, Legora reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue. [13][14]

In December 2025, CEO Junestrand was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for artificial intelligence.[15] In April 2026, Legora launched a global advertising campaign featuring actor Jude Law.[16]

Platform

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Legora's platform connects to law firms' document management systems and brings AI-assisted analysis to large sets of legal documents.[17][1] In November 2025, the company added a client-facing collaboration tool called Portal.[18]

Among its users are international law firms including White & Case, Cleary Gottlieb and Linklaters.[6][17]

References

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  1. 1 2 Russell, Melia (7 November 2025). "One of legal's hottest AI startups says it's cracked a way for law firms to get richer". Business Insider. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  2. Russell, Melia (12 March 2026). "The high-stakes battle for the future of Big Law". Business Insider. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  3. Huber, Nick (4 September 2025). "AI agents still need a human in the mix for legal tasks". Financial Times. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Legora (formerly Leya)". Y Combinator. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  5. "AI-stjärnan Leya byter namn: "Bättre i den hårda advokatbranschen"". Breakit (in Swedish). 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Swedish legaltech Legora hits $5 billion valuation as investors pile money into European AI startups". CNBC. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  7. "Swedish AI startup Legora raises $150 million at $1.8 billion valuation". Reuters. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  8. Billing, Mimi (21 May 2025). "General Catalyst and Iconiq back AI legal startup Legora in $80m Series B". Sifted. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  9. "Legal AI startup Legora raises $550 million to speed up US expansion". Reuters. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  10. "Legora reaches $5.55 billion valuation as AI legaltech boom endures". TechCrunch. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  11. Russell, Melia (12 March 2026). "Legora's first acquisition and the great legal tech rollup continues". Business Insider. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  12. "Legora makes first acquisition as it expands North America presence". Tech.eu. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  13. Russell, Melia (1 April 2026). "Legal AI startup Legora hits $100 million in annual recurring revenue". Business Insider. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  14. "Legora just hit $100 million in revenue. It took 18 months". The Next Web. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  15. Shrivastava, Rashi (2 December 2025). "30 Under 30 AI 2026". Forbes. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  16. Li, Victor (15 April 2026). "Legal tech company Legora announces global ad campaign featuring actor Jude Law". ABA Journal. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  17. 1 2 Huber, Nick (9 October 2025). "Six companies pushing the legal world into the AI era". Financial Times. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  18. "AI Platform Legora Launches Portal To Ease Firm-Client Collaboration". Law360. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
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Category:Software companies of Sweden Category:Legal software Category:Artificial intelligence companies Category:Companies based in Stockholm Category:Companies established in 2023