# Wordsmith AI: Legal services, New York, United States

> Wordsmith AI: Wordsmith AI is a legal technology startup based in Edinburgh, founded in 2023 by Ross McNairn and his co-founders.

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# Wordsmith AI

Wordsmith AI is a legal technology startup based in Edinburgh, founded in 2023 by Ross McNairn and his co-founders.

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Legal services New York, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2023 3 years old
- **Team:** 60 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $70M in dollars
- **Last round:** Seed Jun 2024

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Wordsmith AI has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Wordsmith AI

Wordsmith AI is a legal technology startup based in Edinburgh, founded in 2023 by Ross McNairn and his co-founders.

The company offers an enterprise-grade AI platform tailored for in-house legal teams, helping them manage legal requests efficiently. Launched in January 2024, Wordsmith AI has quickly gained recognition as Scotland’s fastest-growing startup, achieving significant revenue growth. The platform features a range of capabilities, including automated contract and policy review, legal knowledge discovery, workflow automation, risk spotting, and decision support. It integrates seamlessly with tools like Slack, email, Microsoft Teams, Google Docs, and Salesforce, allowing legal teams to streamline their operations. Wordsmith AI is built on Microsoft Azure and emphasizes enterprise-grade security. The company serves over 500 enterprises globally, including notable clients such as BT Group, Deliveroo, and The Financial Times.

## What company datasets say Wordsmith AI raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$70M** in dollars

Rounds **1**

Last round **Seed**

Last round size **$70M**

Last round date **Jun 2024**

Investors listed **6**

## Founders and team

From Wordsmith AI's own website: 4 on the team.

- **Anoop Joshi** Chief Trust Officer
- **Dan Guildford** General Counsel
- **Janet McCarthy** General Counsel
- **Revenue Critical** Routed to Senior Commercial Counsel

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Felix Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felix-capital)
- [Yellow](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yellow-3)

Each firm lists Wordsmith AI on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

document redaction compliance checks automated policy guidance ai for legal compliance offices of lawyers information technology & services legal document translation ai contract review information technology legal services software as a service ai translation playbook customization workflow automation contract review automation legal operations

Built with from their website

Amazon SES ANS Salesforce CRM Analytics Atlassian CallMiner Eureka Klaviyo MailChimp Adobe After Effects Google Workspace CloudFlare

+8 more

LinkedIn Ads Copilot Amazon Simple Email Service AWS Analytics OpenAI AI Google Meet NetSuite

- **Sector:** Legal services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 54111, 511210, SIC 7389, 7372
- **Region:** New York
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/wordsmith-ai)

## Legal services in United States

Startups like it

- [**UpCounsel** San Francisco · founded 2012 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/upcounsel)
- [**ROSS Intelligence** San Francisco · founded 2014 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/ross-intelligence)
- [**Covenant** New York · founded 2021 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/covenant)
- [**SingleFile** Seattle · founded 2019 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/singlefile)
- [**Cognition IP** San Francisco · founded 2018 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognition-ip)
- [**Trellis Law** Los Angeles · founded 2018](https://millionrounds.com/startup/trellis-law)
- [**Ampulse** Golden · founded 2007](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ampulse)
- [**Alma** Palo Alto · founded 2024](https://millionrounds.com/startup/alma-8)

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