Wordsmith, the AI-powered legal assistant platform, has raised $5 million to transform the legal industry and unleash a new generation of hyper-skilled, bravura legal professionals – the “Pavarottis of the legal world”.
“Think about the effect of the CD on opera”, explains Wordsmith CEO Ross McNairn, who began his career as a lawyer before transitioning to software engineering. “Before CDs, there were thousands of opera singers in Italy who all got paid roughly the same. But CDs allowed the best, like Pavarotti, to be everywhere at once and become global superstars. Similarly, the lawyers who adopt AI early to scale themselves will reap huge benefits and get an outsized share of the returns.”
The seed funding was led by Index Ventures, with participation from General Catalyst and notable angel investors including Skyscanner founder Gareth Williams. The investment is a sign of how applied AI is rapidly augmenting and enabling professional … … weiterlesen →