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May 21, 2025

General Catalyst and Iconiq back AI legal startup Legora in $80m Series B

The Benchmark-backed Swedish startup is now valued at $675m

Mimi Billing

4 min read

Swedish AI legal assistant startup Legora has raised an $80m Series B at a $675m valuation. The round was led by Iconiq and General Catalyst alongside existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark, and YCombinator.

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Picture of AI legaltech startup Leya founders Max Junestrand, August Erséus and Sigge Labor
Legora's founders CTO Sigge Labor and CEO Max Junestrand, with former cofounder August Erséus.
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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