Observed Signal · Sep 24, 2024 · Funding · Source: Tech.eu · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Neutral
Qura raises €2.1M seed for LLM-powered legal search
Stockholm-based legal tech startup Qura has raised a €2.1M seed round led by Cherry Ventures, with participation from senior Swedish lawyers and other angels. The funding will be used to improve its AI-powered legal search engine, which helps lawyers navigate millions of documents across hundreds of scattered legal sources. Qura launched a beta in April and is already serving over 50 legal teams. Founded in 2023, the startup leverages large language models to structure and search legal databases, claiming to reduce search times from two weeks to eight seconds. Foyen, an early customer, is rolling out Qura across the entire firm after comparing several AI solutions. The round will also support data collection and platform improvements.
Seed funding for an AI legal search startup; moderate relevance to AI infrastructure but not directly impacting core AdTech.
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- Qura raised €2.1 million in seed funding led by Cherry Ventures.
- The round was led by Cherry Ventures, with GP Sophia Bendz joining the board.
- Qura is an AI-powered legal search engine for navigating millions of legal documents.
- The company launched its beta in April and serves over 50 legal teams.
- Foyen, an early customer, is rolling out Qura across the entire firm.
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