By Steven Lerner | 2025-07-11 13:53:36 -0400 

A legal technology company's first acquisition following a major capital raise tops this roundup of recent industry news.

There were also several new investments in legal tech recently.

Here's a roundup of the biggest legal tech news from this week.

In-House Tool Eudia Buys Legal Services Co. Johnson Hana

Eudia, an augmented intelligence platform for corporate legal departments, acquired the alternative legal services provider Johnson Hana on Tuesday.

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Eudia said it is creating the "world's first AI-augmented human workforce" by combining JohnsonHana's human expertise with its technology.

"By fusing our elite talent base and managed services expertise with Eudia's AI platform, we're not just enhancing how work gets done — we're redefining what's possible," Dan Fox, CEO of Johnson Hana, said in a statement.

This marks the first acquisition for Eudia since it raised up to $105 million in a Series A funding round in February."

Johnson Hana sees the same fundamental problems we do with traditional legal service models," Omar Haroun, co-founder and CEO of Eudia, said in a statement. "They're mission-aligned with our vision to create something entirely different — not a better version of the status quo, but a new class of product that shatters in-house teams' dependence on slow, expensive traditional firms."

Eudia said the acquisition, along with other partnership announcements, will be featured at its upcoming Augmented Intelligence Summit in September.

Japan-Based Contract Tool Hubble Raises More Series B Funds

Hubble, a Japan-based contract software company serving legal and other business departments, raised 800 million yen (about $5.4 million) in Series B funding Wednesday.

The funding included an equity portion from investors SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., Bengo4.com Inc., Persol Venture Partners LLC and Awagin CapitalCo. Ltd. There was also a debt financing portion through SDF Capital Co. Ltd., corporate bond issuance through Siiibo Securities Co. Ltd., and startup loans from The Shoko Chukin Bank Ltd.

Along with a 700 million yen Series B round in December 2024, the company has raised a total of 1.5 billion yen in Series B funding.

Hubble plans to use the new funding for product development that includes the use of generative artificial intelligence, user experience improvements, expanding customer success and strengthening organizational foundations.

"Hubble, a contract work and management cloud service, has been investing in UI/UX that is intuitive for both business and legal departments," CEO Shinpei Hayakawa said in a translated statement. "With this experience as a foundation and this funding as a driving force, we will build a world where'Hubble is the contract SaaS of the generative AI era.'"

Legal Tech Startup Chariot Claims Gets $3.6M Following Rebrand

Chariot Claims, a mass action legal tech startup formerly known as ClaimClam, raised a $3.6 million seed round Thursday to support the launch and growth of its web platform.

The startup's technology helps individuals identify mass action cases they qualify for and pairs them with law firms. For law firms, Chariot offers plaintiffs and handles administrative tasks.

Chariot Claims said it is already working with 21 law firms and processed over 65,000 claims.

"We are thrilled that our new financial partners are on board with our mission — which, at its core, is about fairness, accountability, and a balance of power," Chariot Claims CEO Zim Hang, said in a statement.

Indicator Ventures led the seed round. There was also participation from Lightbank, Neon Ventures, Alumni Ventures, FJ Labs, Graph Ventures, Rosecliff Ventures, Chapter F and ZVC.

"Chariot has built a solution that holds negligent companies accountable while getting consumers paid what they are owed," Baiyin Murphy, generalpartner at Indicator Ventures, said in a statement.

3 Tech Providers Merge To Help Cos. With Risk and Compliance

A trio of specialized technology firms, including one that focuses on e-discovery, merged Wednesday to help companies solve risk, compliance and cybersecurity challenges.

Texas-based Covasant Technologies, which provides agentic AI services for enterprises, merged with konaAI, a Texas-based fraud-risk and compliance technology provider, and DCube Data Sciences Corp., a California-based specialist in cybersecurity and e-discovery.

Covasant Technologies said the merger will expand its services portfolio.

DCube is led by CEO Paul Kelley, a 25-year veteran in digital forensics and legal tech who previously worked at FTI Consulting. 

"Data is the lifeblood of AI and the biggest point of risk in litigation and cyberattacks," Kelley said in a statement. "This strategic alignment enables us to leverage our combined capabilities in cybersecurity, e-Discovery, and data analytics to provide comprehensive solutions that enhance organizational resilience and compliance."

Apryse Grows Digital Capabilities With 2 Acquisitions

Apryse, a digital document processing tech provider serving legal and other industries, completed two acquisitions Thursday.

The Colorado-based company acquired Scanbot SDK, a mobile-first provider of data capture tools, and Accusoft, a provider of imaging and document solutions.

"Scanbot SDK and Accusoft are exceptional additions to Apryse, and we are delighted to welcome them," Cassidy Smirnow, CEO of Apryse, said in astatement. "Both platforms bring complementary technologies, valuable expertise, enterprise-grade reliability and impressive customer bases."

The company also announced that it completed a strategic refinancing of its debt to strengthen its balance sheet.

In May, Apryse acquired TallComponents, a provider of .NET PDF software development kits.

--Additional Reporting by Matt Perez. Editing by Alyssa Miller.