The LegalTech Fund is bringing back its LegalTech Lab for a second year, continuing an initiative aimed at helping founders build AI-native companies in the rapidly evolving legal services market.
The program was created around a broader shift underway in legal services, as artificial intelligence, regulatory changes, and client expectations move the industry away from traditional billable-hour workflows toward technology-driven and outcome-based delivery models.
Through the LegalTech Lab, selected startups can receive up to $250,000 in equity investment alongside hands-on product guidance, introductions to potential customers, and access to operators and advisors across the legal industry.
Participants also gain opportunities for follow-on funding and distribution partnerships intended to accelerate commercialization and adoption.
The program focuses on four major innovation categories:
- Turning law firms into distribution channels
- Operational workflow and efficiency software
- AI-driven research and document platforms
- New “Law Firm 2.0” service delivery models enabled by regulatory change
The LegalTech Fund — which has invested in more than 75 legal technology companies — says the Lab operates on rolling admissions and is designed to help early-stage startups move quickly from product development to real market deployment.
As AI continues to reshape how legal work is performed and purchased, the Lab reflects a growing belief among investors that the defining companies of modern legal services are being built now — and that structured industry access may matter as much as capital in helping them scale.