Insider Brief
- Alexi, a Canadian legaltech company, raised $11 million USD in a Series A round led by Drive Capital, with participation from existing investors like Draper Associates, bringing its total funding to over $20 million.
- The funds will support hiring across multiple departments and help Alexi meet the growing demand for its AI-powered litigation tools, with plans to expand releases across North America and other regions.
- Alexi’s platform enables legal professionals to generate high-quality legal memos, identify legal issues, and perform routine litigation tasks, with recent user activity increasing by 15–20% monthly.
PRESS RELEASE — TORONTO, ON/ACCESSWIRE /June 10, 2024 — Alexi (www.alexi.com ), a Canadian legaltech company and leader in generative AI for legal research and litigation tasks, today announced an $11 million USD ($15 million CAD) Series A fundraise. The round is led by Drive Capital, with participation from existing investors including Draper Associates, and brings Alexi’s total funding to over $20 million. In addition to the raise, Chris Olsen, Partner at Drive Capital, will join the company’s Board of Directors.
This fresh instalment of capital comes less than a year after Alexi’s release of their Instant Memos, Arguments and Chatcapabilities. The funding will immediately support hiring across engineering, product development, brand and design, legal, and business development teams to help Alexi continue to innovate and scale its technology. It will also enable Alexi to meet increasing demand from law firms to incorporate an array of AI-powered litigation tools into their businesses and accelerate upcoming releases across North America and other jurisdictions.
“We evaluate over 6,000 companies a year, most of which position themselves as an ‘AI company.’ Alexi is one of the very few examples, however, of using AI to solve a business problem,” said Chris Olsen, Co-Founder and Partner at Drive Capital. “Lawyers who use Alexi run more successful law practices. It is only a matter of time until attorneys all over the world are using Alexi to be better lawyers.”
Alexi is a pioneer in generative AI for litigation teams. Their platform enables legal professionals to generate high-quality legal memos, identify pertinent legal issues or arguments to achieve desired outcomes and perform AI-powered routine litigation tasks-all within a single platform. The company’s ultimate mission is to empower legal teams with artificial intelligence, breaking down barriers to knowledge and enabling justice for all.
“The rate of innovation happening at Alexi is truly astounding. Instead of trying to predict the future, we’re building it,” said Mark Doble, CEO of Alexi. “This capital further enables us to build incredible value into our products and empower our customers to better serve their clients.”
Alexi is experiencing impressive growth, with recent user activity increasing by 15–20% each month. Currently, thousands of litigators across the U.S. and Canada rely on Alexi.
About Alexi
Founded by Mark Doble and Sam Bhasin, Alexi’s proprietary AI-powered platform equips litigators with core legal skills. Designed to streamline the legal research process and assist with routine litigation tasks, Alexi saves time and enhances productivity for law firms. Committed to innovation and excellence, Alexi continues to lead the way in transforming access to legal knowledge. For more information, visit https://www.alexi.com or follow Alexi on LinkedIn.
About Drive Capital
Drive Capital is the most established venture capital firm at the intersection of industry and modern technology. Drive unlocks returns for limited partners by investing in market-defining companies anywhere in North America. Over the last decade, Drive grew to manage more than $2B in total assets. From insurance and manufacturing to energy, healthcare, finance and more, Drive’s portfolio is full of real businesses, including DuoLingo, UDACITY and KOHO, creating real value in the real world. The result is world-class returns from the greatest emerging market in the world — America. Drive is proudly headquartered in Columbus, Ohio — the geographic center of mass of Western GDP, but Drive also has boots on the ground in a dozen North American cities, with more to come.
Contact Information
Lauren Batty
Director of Brand & Creative
lauren@alexi.com
647 878 4278
Featured image: Credit: Alexi
