Haiku raises €3M from Newfund to expand its legal-AI platform
What's the deal? French startup Haiku has raised €3 million from NewfundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → to expand its artificial intelligence platform for legal professionals.
Founded in late 2023, Haiku helps lawyers and legal teams with three tasks: information research, document analysis, and drafting legal documents such as contracts and case summaries.
The platform draws on a firm's internal data and case law. It costs €105 per month per user and claims more than 200 clients, including law firms, in-house counsel, notaries, and bailiffs.
Why now? The legal AI market is booming, according to chief executive officer and cofounder Jules Touzet.
The round follows a €1.3 million seed raised in 2025. Haiku plans to improve its data capabilities, expand into new countries such as Italy and Spain, and add around 15 hires to its 30-person team by year-end.
What could go wrong? Competition is fierce.
Haiku faces French rivals like OrdalieDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Jimini, international players such as Sweden's Legora, established names like Dalloz and Doctrine, and AI giants like Anthropic with its Claude for Legal product.
The signal: Legal work is becoming a key battleground for AI, drawing startups, incumbents, and tech heavyweights alike.
For young players like Haiku, fresh capital and fast European expansion may be the only way to hold ground in a crowded, rapidly growing field.
Read more: Journal du Net
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