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LegalSifter

8878 Covenant Avenue, #304, Pittsburgh, PA, 15237, United States

Overview

LegalSifter is a Pittsburgh, PA-based technology company that leverages differentiated artificial intelligence alongside human expertise to deliver pre- and post-signature contracts-related software and managed services. Led by CEO Kevin Miller, the company pairs AI-driven contract review with human support to help users negotiate contracts and organize documents. Its offerings include both software products and managed services and are used by thousands of people and partners across 18 countries. The company received an investment from Carrick Capital Partners, with Factor investing alongside. LegalSifter intends to use the funds to expand its set of offerings and scale operations. The article does not disclose revenue or other financial metrics. Legalsifter builds ContractSifter, an AI-powered product that uses machine learning and natural language processing to extract information and insights from legal documents. The company cites use cases such as due diligence to make review faster, more affordable, and higher quality. Legalsifter launched in 2013 and is based in Pittsburgh, employing nine people. Co-founders Lars Mahler and Elliott Williams serve as chief science officer and chief design officer; CEO Kevin Miller joined in September from Industrial Scientific Corp. The company plans to take ContractSifter from prototype to market by mid-2016 and will hire software developers, with staff projected to reach 20 by year-end. It already has customers in the Pittsburgh region, though their identities were not disclosed.

Total raised
$2M
Funding rounds
3
Latest round
Seed
Latest activity
Mar 2016

Industries

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Contact Management
  • Legal
  • Machine Learning
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Software
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Recent funding

  1. Seed

    Mar 2016

    $2M

Team

  • Kevin Miller

    CEO

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  • Lars Mahler

    Co-founder & Chief Science Officer

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  • Maggie Sikora Frey

    Vice President of Growth EMEA & APAC

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  • David Heyman

    Vice President, Marketing

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