DDLoop, a Sydney-based startup, has taken first place at the 2025 Legal Pitch Night, impressing judges with its AI-powered platform that has the potential to automate due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, financing, and investment deals.
Amender was first runner-up with Clearly by Lext closely following. AIOrdinate took home the People’s Choice Award.
Melbourne-based AI-tech startup Deeligence just took out top gong at the Startup World Cup 2025 regional event and earned a place on the global stage with a sponsored trip to the Grand Finale in San Francisco this October – and the chance to compete for US$1 million in investment. Hosted in Melbourne, the prestigious international… Read more »
Australian law firm Lander & Rogers has announced the five startups in its fifth cohort of the LawTech Hub program. Three Australian legal tech startups are joined by one from London and another from New York, following a four-month hunt. Lander & Rogers Chief Executive Partner Genevieve Collins said that over the next six months,… Read more »
Sydney legal tech firm Smokeball, a cloud-based practice management software startup that automatically tracks a lawyer’s time and activity for billing, has raised $30 million in its first capital round. The investment from private investors and employee shareholders will be used to fast-track the expansion of its 200+ person team, based in Sydney and Chicago, as… Read more »
Melbourne lawtech startup Plexus, has closed the largest venture capital raise in Australian legal history, $4.65 million in Series A funding, led by KPMG. The professional services company’s legal arm, KPMG Law has also formed a strategic alliance with Plexus. Aconex co-founders, Rob Philpot and Leigh Jasper, and Message Media co-founder Grant Rule also participated.… Read more »
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