
The Contract Network is an AI-powered contract collaboration platform designed to radically accelerate contract negotiations and improve contract compliance. Its platform enables businesses and advisors to negotiate agreements up to 10 times faster by breaking down silos of endless emails and redline ruts, providing real-time collaboration, communication, and transparency among all parties. The platform features proprietary software such as Metagreement™ and Contract Synthesis™ to capture critical compliance points from the first draft and manage complex multi-party transactions efficiently. It supports advisors in initiating transactions on behalf of clients and integrates with existing contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems to enhance negotiation speed and obligations tracking. The company is led by experienced executives from Blackstone, DocuSign, Nasdaq, and Bank of America, emphasizing a neutral, secure, and data-driven approach to contracting, aiming to transform the contracting process with AI and structured data analytics.

The Contract Network is an AI-powered contract collaboration platform designed to radically accelerate contract negotiations and improve contract compliance. Its platform enables businesses and advisors to negotiate agreements up to 10 times faster by breaking down silos of endless emails and redline ruts, providing real-time collaboration, communication, and transparency among all parties. The platform features proprietary software such as Metagreement™ and Contract Synthesis™ to capture critical compliance points from the first draft and manage complex multi-party transactions efficiently. It supports advisors in initiating transactions on behalf of clients and integrates with existing contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems to enhance negotiation speed and obligations tracking. The company is led by experienced executives from Blackstone, DocuSign, Nasdaq, and Bank of America, emphasizing a neutral, secure, and data-driven approach to contracting, aiming to transform the contracting process with AI and structured data analytics.
Product: AI-powered contract collaboration platform with features like Metagreement™ and Contract Synthesis™
Use cases: Clinical research contracting, private markets, and broader commercial contract workflows
Founders / leadership: Co-founded by Jim (James K.) Wagner Jr. and Bill Murphy; leadership includes Phil Richards and Maya Pochiraju
Funding: $8.0M seed announced Aug 2023
Approximately 20 employees
Inefficient contract negotiations and compliance tracking across multi-party and complex transactions, with initial focus on clinical-trial agreements and private-market workflows.
Legaltech / Contract Collaboration
$8,000,000
Participation reported from Toba Capital, Mayo Clinic, The Legal Tech Fund, GC&H Investments, and investor Andrew Sieja
“Led by Tusk Venture Partners with participation from strategic and industry investors including Mayo Clinic and specialized funds”