UK-founded legaltech company Lawhive has raised $60 million (£47 million) in Series B funding to accelerate its expansion in the US consumer legal market and strengthen its AI-driven operating model.
The round was led by Mitch Rales, co-founder of Danaher Corporation, one of the most successful publicly traded companies in the world. Existing and new backers participating in the round include TQ Ventures, GV, Balderton Capital, Jigsaw, Anton Levy and LTS.
The raise comes less than a year after Lawhive secured $40 million in Series A funding and caps a period of rapid growth for the company. Lawhive has now reached annual revenues of over $35 million, having increased sevenfold in the last 12 months. The company operates in 35 states and plans to expand nationwide.
Founded to eliminate inefficiencies in consumer legal services, Lawhive targets one of the largest and most fragmented markets in the United States. Consumer legal services generate an estimated $200 billion in annual revenue. However, according to industry research, up to $1 trillion in legal needs go unmet each year due to high costs, slow processes and heavy reliance on manual workflows.
Everyday legal matters such as family law, landlord-tenant disputes and employment claims remain expensive and unpredictable for consumers, while lawyers are constrained by outdated systems and administrative burdens. Lawhive’s response was to build what it describes as the world’s first AI-native consumer law firm, powered by its proprietary AI operating system.
The platform automates large parts of the legal workflow, including document creation, legal research, case management, client onboarding and payments. Its AI paralegal, Lawrence, works with attorneys and support teams to enable faster, more consistent, and more cost-effective case processing. The model now supports more than 450 lawyers in the US and UK.
Lawhive entered the US market in mid-2025 and experienced rapid adoption, making it the company’s fastest-growing region. In addition to its existing office in Austin, the company is opening an office in New York to support its next phase of growth.
Lawhive co-founder and CEO Pierre Proner said the pace of growth reflects the scale of the problem the company is addressing. “Everyday legal matters remain costly and unpredictable for millions of people, while lawyers are hampered by manual processes that limit their scalability. AI is finally making it possible to deliver legal services to consumers at the speed and consistency people expect. Demand in the U.S. has been exceptionally strong, and this funding allows us to build on that momentum.”
In the UK, Lawhive expanded its presence last year with the acquisition of Woodstock Legal Services and the company now plans to replicate its vertically integrated model in the US, where the market is dominated by thousands of small firms that lack modern infrastructure.
According to investors, Lawhive stands out because it combines strong technology with a scalable operating model. Mitch Rales said the company is “democratizing legal services” by expanding access to transparent, high-quality legal advice. “We share a long-term mindset and are building Lawhive for decades to come,” he added.
