Checkr
Hiring
What they do:
People infrastructure for the future of work
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Legal Tech Startups in the United States
This list has 207 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 83 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (107), New York (49), and Boston (9). Largest teams: Checkr, Ironclad, and Vanta. Latest round: Onebrief raised $151M (Oct 14, 2026).
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Ironclad
Hiring
What they do:
AI-powered contract management
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Vanta
Hiring
What they do:
Vanta—the proven leader in automated compliance helping startups…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
Defender of rights and liberties
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
TRM Labs
Hiring
What they do:
TRM is building a safer world for billions of people.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Onebrief makes military headquarters run seamlessly
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HQ: Honolulu, HI, United States
Funding:
$151M · Equity · Oct 2026
What they do:
IP operating software for brands and content companies
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
InEvent
Hiring
What they do:
In-Person, Hybrid and Virtual Event Management Software
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HQ: Atlanta, GA, United States
Numeral
Hiring
What they do:
The AI-native sales tax solution.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Recidiviz
Hiring
What they do:
Helping create a smaller, fairer, safer justice system
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Promise
Hiring
What they do:
Better payment systems for governments and the communities they serve.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
PermitFlow
Hiring
What they do:
Construction's AI Platform
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Hadrius
Hiring
What they do:
Automating Securities Compliance
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Forage
Hiring
What they do:
Payments powering people
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
AiPrise
Hiring
What they do:
AI-powered Global Compliance Platform
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Flagright
Hiring
What they do:
AI-native AML compliance platform for fintechs & banks
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
GovDash
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What they do:
AI platform to win and run government contracts
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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Datasaur builds private AI/agents for enterprise/government
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Draftwise
Hiring
What they do:
Contract and negotiation AI built for lawyers
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Firstbase.io
Hiring
What they do:
The all-in-one startup operating system
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Agency
Hiring
What they do:
Agency replaces traditional security and compliance headcount with AI.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Notabene
Hiring
What they do:
The Notabene platform is the trust layer for global money movement.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
What they do:
The talent platform for legal
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
Aurelian
Hiring
What they do:
Automating non-emergency calls for 911 centers
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
Legalist
Hiring
What they do:
Legal investment firm
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Just Appraised
Hiring
What they do:
Just Appraised makes software for local governments.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
UpCodes
Hiring
What they do:
AI platform for unifying codes, assemblies, products, and specs
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
PointOne
Hiring
What they do:
AI Time Platform for Law Firms
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Greenboard
Hiring
What they do:
Modern OS for the financial back office.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Codes Health
Hiring
What they do:
Medical Record Retrieval with Zero Human Error
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Bretton AI
Hiring
What they do:
AI-native operations for the banks
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Kodex
Hiring
What they do:
Easiest way for companies to process data requests from governments
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
Cinder
Hiring
What they do:
Infrastructure to protect companies from AI abuse
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Ekho
Hiring
What they do:
Shopify for vehicles
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
What they do:
We work with governments to implement telemedicine programs.
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HQ: Charleston, SC, United States
What they do:
Personal Injury Legal Work - Automated
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HQ: Orem, UT, United States
Questions and answers
How many startups are on this list?
There are 207 startups on this list, last updated on Oct 15, 2026.
Which of them are hiring?
83 of them are hiring right now, including Checkr, Ironclad, and Vanta.
Which of them have the largest teams?
By team size: Checkr (800 employees), Ironclad (700 employees), and Vanta (700 employees).
Which of them raised money recently?
Latest rounds: Onebrief — $151M Equity (Oct 2026), Civic Media — $2.73M Equity (Jun 2026), and Intelligent Legal Solutions (ILS) — $3.76M Equity (Jun 2026).
Where are they based?
The biggest hubs are San Francisco (107), New York (49), and Boston (9).