Lawhive, the UK-founded legaltech company reshaping how consumer legal services are delivered, has raised $60 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Mitch Rales, co-founder of Danaher Corporation, one of the world’s most successful public companies. TQ Ventures, GV (Google Ventures), Balderton Capital, Jigsaw, Anton Levy, and LTS also participated in the investment.

The funding comes less than a year after Lawhive’s $40 million Series A round. The company now reports annual revenue exceeding $35 million, representing sevenfold growth in just 12 months. Lawhive currently operates in 35 US states (with plans to reach all 50) and the UK, where it first established its AI-native law firm model in 2023.

Tackling a $200 Billion Market with Unmet Demand

The consumer legal market in America generates roughly $200 billion in annual revenue. Yet research suggests up to $1 trillion in legal needs go unmet each year because of high costs, significant backlogs, and highly manual processes. Family law matters, landlord and tenant disputes, employment issues, and other everyday legal problems remain slow, expensive, and unpredictable for most people.

Many consumer lawyers face similar frustrations. They’re constrained by administrative work and legacy systems that limit how efficiently they can serve clients and scale their practices. Lawhive has developed its own AI operating system designed to reduce the time, cost, and administrative burden of these everyday legal matters. The platform enables cases to be handled with greater speed, consistency, and predictability.

To date, Lawhive has helped tens of thousands of clients navigate family law, landlord and tenant disputes, property transactions, civil disputes, and consumer rights matters. Demand is being driven both by consumers who want faster, more affordable access to their legal rights and by lawyers who want to be more productive and profitable by using AI to scale their practices.

Funds Will Accelerate US Expansion and Product Development

Lawhive will use the new capital to accelerate its expansion across the United States and continue developing its AI operating system for consumer law. The company’s mid-2025 US launch attracted immediate demand and rapid adoption, making the US its fastest-growing market. In addition to its Austin office, Lawhive is opening a New York office to support this next phase of growth.

“The pace of growth over the past year reflects the scale of the problem we are tackling. Everyday legal matters remain costly and unpredictable for millions of people, while lawyers are held back by manual processes that limit their efficiency and scale of their legal practices. AI is finally making it possible to achieve a breakthrough in delivering consumer legal services with the speed and consistency people expect.”

Pierre Proner, CEO and co-founder of Lawhive

The company also plans to expand its model in a highly fragmented US consumer legal market dominated by thousands of small firms that lack modern infrastructure. In 2025, Lawhive completed the acquisition of Woodstock Legal Services in the UK, signaling its broader strategy of consolidating and modernizing consumer legal service delivery.

Building the World’s First AI-Native Law Firm

Lawhive created what it calls the world’s first AI-native law firm in 2023. The platform now powers a network of 450 lawyers practicing across the US and UK through Lawhive’s AI operating system. Lawhive’s technology supports lawyers and back-office teams by automating tasks such as document drafting, legal research, case management, client intake, and payment processing.

The company’s AI paralegal, Lawrence, works alongside lawyers and support staff to collaborate on casework and administrative tasks. This approach allows lawyers to focus on higher-value legal work while the AI handles routine administrative tasks that traditionally consumed significant time and resources.

The company was founded by Pierre Proner and his co-founders, who recognized that while technology had transformed many industries, consumer legal services remained stuck in outdated, manual processes. By building an AI-first infrastructure, Lawhive aims to make high-quality legal help accessible without compromising on professional standards.

Backing from Danaher Co-Founder and Top VCs

Mitch Rales, co-founder of Danaher Corporation, led the Series B round through his business-building firm, New Bearing. Rales brings decades of experience building operational excellence into high-performing organizations. “Lawhive is democratizing legal services by providing access to high quality and transparent consumer legal services,” said Rales. “Pierre, his co-founders and I share a mindset that we are building Lawhive for the next decades ahead of us.”

The investor syndicate also includes TQ Ventures, whose co-founding partner Schuster Tanger noted that Lawhive’s business model scales as quickly as its technology improves. GV (Google Ventures) has continued its support of the company as it expands across the US market, reinforcing confidence in Lawhive’s approach to making legal services more accessible.

Origianl Creator: Paulo Palma
Original Link: https://justainews.com/companies/funding-news/lawhive-closes-60m-series-b-for-consumer-legal-ai/
Originally Posted: Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:41:31 +0000