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NEXTLAW VENTURES PORTFOLIO COMPANY CLAUSE ACQUIRED BY DOCUSIGN

Nextlaw Ventures congratulates the entire team at our portfolio company Clause for this achievement. Through a SeedCamp partnership forged in 2016 and global call-out to identify the most groundbreaking legal tech startups, Nextlaw Ventures is proud to have been an early supporter, writing one of Clause’s first checks at the concept stage. Clause has accomplished tremendous growth since […]
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Legal Tech Investment in Diverse-Owned Startups

Nextlaw Labs/Nextlaw Ventures CEO Dan Jansen was recently quoted in Law.com article, “Legal Tech Investments Are Flowing – Just not to Diverse, Women-Owned Startups.” The piece addresses the gap in funding and opportunity that face legal tech startups founded by members of underrepresented groups. While significant obstacles undeniably exist, Dan expressed his belief that women […]
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Dan Jansen on New Investment Opportunities

Dan Jansen, CEO of Nextlaw Labs and Nextlaw Ventures, has met with hundreds of legal tech startups and has a unique understanding of the industry’s explosive growth and growing trends. He recently weighed in on the opportunity for court reporting technology in Law.com, noting that while court reporting technology isn’t the leading sector gaining investors’ […]
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Dan Jansen on Legal Tech Incubators and the Pandemic

CEO Dan Jansen recently spoke with Victoria Hudgins at LegalTech News about the advantages and limitations of legal tech incubators as they go virtual. As the industry’s first tech-focused innovation initiative working exclusively with legal tech startups, Nextlaw Labs and its investment arm Nextlaw Ventures have a unique perspective on the subsequent proliferation and development […]
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The Mission Continues: Dan Jansen in Artificial Lawyer

CEO Dan Jansen recently sat down with Richard Tromans of Artificial Lawyer to chat about the Nextlaw Labs and Nextlaw Ventures as we turn 5! Dan discussed portfolio investments, acceleration and our mission to “curate, pilot, and adapt technology and processes, and to proactively predict client needs and address real-world business problems.” Reflecting on the […]
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Nextlaw On Speaker: Pitching Legal Tech Startups

Chief Growth Officer Maya Markovich joined Australia-based The Legal Forecast’s On Speaker series to give audience members a glimpse inside the VC thought process. Maya shared some insights gained from vetting over 300 legal tech pitches, noting key points to make in a short investment pitch including the founding team, sustainable products, and industry trend […]
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NLV Portfolio Company Doxly Wins “Exit of the Year”

Nextlaw Ventures portfolio company Doxly was awarded “Exit of the Year” by Elevate Ventures this week. The Indianapolis-based legal tech startup founded by attorney Haley Altman in 2016 to simplify and streamline the time-intensive and often chaotic process of complex transactions, was acquired within just three years of its founding by Litera Microsystems. The award […]
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Dan Jansen on advising legal tech startups in the downturn

Head of Nextlaw Labs and Nextlaw Ventures, Dan Jansen, sat down this week to talk legal tech industry trends and startup advice with Haley Altman, global director of business development and strategy at Litera. We’ve been fans of Haley for years – Nextlaw Ventures was an early investor in Doxly, the transaction management platform she […]
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A Banner Year for Our Portfolio Companies

Launched in 2015 just as the legal tech industry began its exponential growth, Nextlaw Ventures and Nextlaw Labs were founded to catalyze legal innovation via technology. The two organizations have become experts in this explosively expanding sector. Nextlaw Ventures and Nextlaw Labs work together to invest in and accelerate some of the world’s most forward-thinking […]
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Our Collaboration with Legal Geek

Nextlaw Labs and Nextlaw Ventures have had an amazing partnership with Legal Geek over the past couple of years.  It started with our sponsorship of the epic Legal Geek Road Trip #LGroadtrip through Europe in 2017 to scout high potential legal tech startups. Among the amazing startups that we met along the various stops of the road trip—Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Paris […]
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