
Our mission is to empower exceptional lawyers. We’re building the world’s first truly collaborative AI for legal professionals: a workspace for boundless collaboration between lawyer ingenuity and machine intelligence. We're serving 200+ clients across the globe and are backed by Benchmark, Redpoint, Y Combinator, and other top investors.

Our mission is to empower exceptional lawyers. We’re building the world’s first truly collaborative AI for legal professionals: a workspace for boundless collaboration between lawyer ingenuity and machine intelligence. We're serving 200+ clients across the globe and are backed by Benchmark, Redpoint, Y Combinator, and other top investors.
Product: Collaborative AI workspace for lawyers focused on research, drafting, and document review
Founded: 2023 (Sweden); rebranded from Leya in Feb 2025
Funding: $150M Series C (announced Oct 30, 2025); reported valuation $1.8B
Customers & expansion: Serving 200+ clients globally; launched a New York office (Mar 24, 2025)
Leadership: Co-founder & CEO Max Junestrand (Y Combinator alum); co-founders Sigge Labor (CTO) and August Erséus
Legal technology — improving legal workflows such as research, drafting, and document review.
2023
Software Development
$150M
Reported valuation $1.8B; participating investors named include ICONIQ, General Catalyst, Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark, and Y Combinator.
“Backed and participated in by top-tier venture investors—Series C led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from ICONIQ, General Catalyst, Redpoint, Benchmark, and Y Combinator.”
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Legora is a fast-moving and highly ambitious startup founded with the belief that AI will fundamentally change how legal work is done. Originating in 2023 as Leya in the basement of the largest law firm in the Nordics, Legora has evolved into the world’s first truly collaborative AI for lawyers.
Legal Engineer Stockholm Full-time Growth