Legal tech funding 2026, counted round by round: $2.94 billion across 56 verified equity rounds through October 25, and why trackers disagree.
Legal tech funding 2026 reached at least $2.94 billion across 56 equity rounds between January 1 and October 25, 2026, by the count in the Legal Tech Circle funding tracker, which includes only rounds we could tie to a published source. Six of those rounds went to just two companies, Harvey and Legora, and together they account for about 66% of the money. Broader trackers report bigger numbers, mostly because they count more things.
How Is Legal Tech Funding 2026 Counted Here?
Our dataset includes only rounds where the main customers are law firms, legal departments, courts or legal professionals, and only rounds we could match to a company announcement or a news report. It leaves out debt, acquisitions, majority stake deals, IPOs and rounds we could not confirm, so it is a floor rather than a census. Every round named below links to the source we used, and every total is our sum of those rounds as of October 25, 2026.
By quarter, the first quarter of 2026 was the busiest, with 25 rounds totaling about $1.15 billion. The second quarter had 13 rounds worth about $393 million, the third had 16 worth about $830 million, and the fourth quarter so far has 2 rounds worth about $565 million. The median round was $13.75 million, which is a better guide to a typical deal than the total.
Where Did the Largest Rounds Go in 2026?
Six rounds of $100 million or more add up to $2.07 billion, roughly 70% of the year’s verified total. Legora raised $550 million in a Series D led by Accel at a $5.55 billion valuation on March 10, 2026. Harvey raised $200 million at an $11 billion valuation, co-led by GIC and Sequoia, on March 25, 2026. Enter, a Brazilian company that automates business litigation, raised a $100 million Series B led by Founders Fund at a $1.2 billion valuation, according to Gunderson Dettmer’s May 5, 2026 announcement.
Norm Ai, which builds compliance software for regulated companies and their legal teams, raised a $120 million Series C at a $1.2 billion valuation in July.
The second half brought the two largest valuations. Harvey’s $550 million round at a $15.5 billion valuation, co-led by Diffusion and Lightspeed, was announced September 9, 2026, and Lightspeed’s post calls it a Series H. Legora followed on October 21, 2026 with a $550 million Series E at an $8.8 billion post-money valuation, led by Atreides Management. Crunchbase reported on April 30, 2026, citing CNBC, that a $50 million extension from Nvidia’s NVentures brought Legora’s Series D to $600 million. That extension is counted in our total as a separate round.
What Does the Middle of the Market Look Like?
By category, generative AI drafting and review tools took about $2.17 billion across 14 rounds, almost all of it Harvey and Legora. Litigation and eDiscovery had the second most deals, 10 rounds worth about $182 million, but most were seed or early rounds.
In-house legal tools had a strong year below the mega-round tier. Wordsmith, a Scotland-based in-house AI platform, raised a $70 million Series B led by Highland Europe and Index Ventures, Law.com reported on June 3, 2026. Sandstone raised a $30 million Series A led by Lightspeed six months after a $10 million seed led by Sequoia, TechCrunch reported on June 9, 2026. Checkbox raised a $23 million Series A led by Touring Capital, Law.com reported on January 28, 2026. Orbital, which builds AI for real estate law, raised a $60 million Series B led by Brighton Park Capital on January 26, 2026.
Why Do Trackers Disagree, and What Comes Next?
Each tracker draws the boundary differently. Crunchbase said on April 30, 2026 that legal tech startups raised $4.08 billion in seed through growth rounds in 2025, up 77.4% from $2.3 billion in 2024, and more than $1.3 billion in 2026 by that date. Legal Complex reported on January 7, 2026 that legal tech raised $5.99 billion in 2025 with fourteen $100 million-plus rounds, using a wider definition that includes debt rounds by private companies. Our own verified 2025 count is lower, at $3.84 billion across 113 rounds, because we only count rounds we could source and leave out debt and majority stake deals.
None of these numbers is wrong. They answer different questions, and anyone citing a legal tech funding figure should say whose count it is and what it includes.
Watch whether the money keeps concentrating. Harvey and Legora raised four of the six largest rounds this year, and their pace sets the headline total. Watch the in-house tier, where Wordsmith, Sandstone and Checkbox all raised this year. And watch the fourth quarter count, which is still open and will move this tracker before year end.
Common Questions
How much has legal tech raised in 2026?
At least $2.94 billion across 56 verified equity rounds from January 1 to October 25, 2026, per the Legal Tech Circle funding tracker. Crunchbase counted more than $1.3 billion by April 30, 2026.
What was the largest legal tech round of 2026?
Three rounds tied at $550 million: Legora’s Series D on March 10, Harvey’s round on September 9 and Legora’s Series E on October 21, 2026.
Which legal tech company has the highest valuation?
Among 2026 rounds, Harvey’s $15.5 billion valuation, announced September 9, 2026, is the highest.
Does this tracker include acquisitions or debt?
No. Our count excludes acquisitions, majority stake deals, IPOs and debt, which sit on separate tabs. Legal Complex’s 2025 figure includes debt rounds, which is one reason it is higher.
*Updated Oct 25, 2026 with corrected tracker data: $2.94 billion across 56 rounds year to date.*
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