Judicata turns unstructured legal text into structured data and provides lawyers a smart interface, using the tagline “mapping the legal genome.” Its system combines automated, semi‑automated, and manual backend tools in a hybrid human/machine approach. The company plans to build out structured legal content by subject area and jurisdiction, targeting a beta release for California employment law this summer to test scaling before nationwide expansion. Judicata intends to hire engineers and lawyers to support that buildout and to address distribution challenges posed by incumbents. Financially, Judicata closed a $5.8M second round of financing led by Khosla Ventures five months after a $2M first round. The founders say they aim to build an independent operating company that will change how law is practiced. Judicata is developing research and analytics software that aims to turn unstructured case law into structured, searchable, and properly indexed data for lawyers. The company combines algorithmic and machine-learning approaches with careful human review to ensure accuracy. Its stated mission is to “map the legal genome” so lawyers can better assess likely outcomes and craft strategies to influence rulings. Judicata positions its tool as a refined analytics product rather than an infallible virtual lawyer, and its approach goes beyond keyword searches of archived PDFs. The product remains under wraps, but the startup has attracted notable early investors and raised funding to advance development. Judicata has raised $2 million in a recent investment round to support its work.

Total raised

$8M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

May 2013