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Bench IQ secured $2.1M in pre-seed financing led by Maple VC and Haystack to revolutionize law with AI-powered insights on judicial decision-making.

PRIVATEMar 01, 2024

Amount Raised

$2.1 Million

Round Type

Pre-Seed

TorontoInformation TechnologySoftwareArtificial IntelligenceLegal

Investors

CooleyFenwickWilson SonsiniKirkland & EllisInovia CapitalSOMA CapitalArif BhanjiZain ManjiAndrew ArrudaMaple VCRoach CapitalAlumni VenturesBoon FundJason BoehmigQasar YounisNivrith SekharRonald GosioHaystack

Description

Bench IQ, Inc. raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding led by Maple VC and Haystack, with participation from Cooley, Fenwick, Wilson Sonsini, senior partners at Kirkland & Ellis, Inovia Capital, Soma Capital, Roach Capital, Alumni Ventures, Boon Fund, and private investors including Jason Boehmig, Qasar Younis, Andrew Arruda, Zain Manji, Arif Bhanji, Nivrith Sekhar, and Ronald Gosio. The funding enables Bench IQ to partner with 12 of the Top 100 US Law Firms to revolutionize law with AI-powered insights on judicial decision-making.

Quick answer

Bench IQ raised $2.1 Million in a Pre-Seed round, dated March 1, 2024. Investors: Cooley, Fenwick, Wilson Sonsini, Kirkland & Ellis, Inovia Capital, SOMA Capital, Arif Bhanji and Zain Manji. Bench IQ is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

How much did Bench IQ raise?
Bench IQ raised $2.1 Million in a Pre-Seed round on March 1, 2024.
Who invested in Bench IQ?
Cooley, Fenwick, Wilson Sonsini, Kirkland & Ellis, Inovia Capital, SOMA Capital, Arif Bhanji and Zain Manji are named as investors in this round.
What does Bench IQ do?
Bench IQ is an AI-powered service that allows attorneys to uncover the reasons behind all of their judges' rulings, not just the 3% that can be found in their judicial opinions.
Where is Bench IQ based and how big is it?
Bench IQ is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Fundz records about 7 employees.
Who are the decision-makers at Bench IQ?
Fundz holds 1 contact at Bench IQ. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Legal and Software around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Bench IQ that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Luminance raised $40M (Series B) on April 2, 2024.
  • Nvidia raised $2.1M (Seed) on February 2, 2024.
  • Lawhive raised $12M (Seed) on April 15, 2024.
  • Clientell raised $2.4M (Pre-Seed) on April 15, 2024.
  • Integration raised $17M (Series C) on April 12, 2024.
  • INeuron raised $3.6M (Seed) on April 12, 2024.

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Company Information

Company

Bench IQ

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Bench IQ is an AI-powered service that allows attorneys to uncover the reasons behind all of their judges' rulings, not just the 3% that can be found in their judicial opinions. We provide attorneys with unparalleled insight into their judges' thinking, enabling them to argue more successfully. Our founders were partners at the world's top law firm (Kirkland & Ellis) and creators of the pioneer of legal AI (ROSS Intelligence). Our investors are tier-one law firms (Cooley, Fenwick, and Wilson Sonsini), tech investors (Battery, Inovia, Haystack, Maple, and others), and CEOs (Ironclad and Applied Intuition).

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