Edinburgh-based LegalTech startup builds AI-native system for enterprise legal workflows, serving 500+ companies including BT and Canva
Wordsmith, a UK-based LegalTech startup founded in Edinburgh, has raised a €60.2 million Series B round to scale its AI-powered legal operations platform for in-house legal teams.
The round brings the company’s total funding to approximately €86 million and marks a significant expansion phase as demand for AI-driven legal workflow automation accelerates across enterprise organisations.
Backed by leading European investors
The financing was led by Highland Europe and Index Ventures, with participation from other existing and new investors.
The capital will be used to expand product development, scale enterprise adoption, and accelerate growth in the US market.
Rebuilding how legal work flows inside enterprises
Founded in 2023 by CEO Ross McNairn, CTO Volodymyr Giginiak, and COO Robbie Falkenthal, Wordsmith positions itself not as a legal assistant tool, but as a full legal operations system.
The platform is designed around four core workflows:
- Receive — capturing legal requests from email, Slack, Salesforce, Teams, and other channels
- Route — assigning ownership, priority, and context
- Resolve — automating routine legal work using AI agents, while escalating complex decisions to lawyers
- Record — logging every decision, action, and rationale in real time
CEO Ross McNairn described the company’s vision as a structural shift in legal operations:
“We are building the system Legal runs on: one place where work comes in, gets owned, gets completed and measured.”
Enterprise traction across 500+ companies
Wordsmith reports rapid adoption, now used by more than 500 organisations globally. Its customer base includes major enterprises such as BT, Financial Times, Safelite, Trip.com, and Canva.
The platform is positioned for in-house legal teams aiming to reduce reliance on external counsel, improve internal efficiency, and bring greater visibility and control to legal workflows.
Legal AI moving from copilots to operating systems
Unlike traditional “legal copilot” tools that assist individual lawyers, Wordsmith is building a system-level product that manages entire legal request flows across organisations.
This reflects a broader trend in enterprise AI: moving from task assistance toward end-to-end workflow automation governed by structured AI agents.
Scaling globally with US expansion focus
With the new funding, Wordsmith plans to grow its global workforce to around 300 employees and significantly expand its presence in the US market.
Investor Jean Tardy-Joubert of Highland Europe highlighted the company’s vertical-first strategy and strong early traction across enterprise legal departments.
About Wordsmith
Wordsmith is a Scotland-based LegalTech startup founded in 2023 that builds an AI-powered legal operations platform for in-house legal teams. The system centralises legal requests, automates routine workflows, and provides end-to-end tracking and governance of legal work across organisations.
