Legalist key facts
as of Oct 2026- Operator of an institutional alternative asset management firm intended to help companies mitigate risk, pay legal fees and win cases.
- Legalist is valued at approximately $1.7M as of Oct 2026 (last reported valuation).
- It has raised $150.4M; the latest was Later Stage VC ($40.0M) in Jun 2025.
- Notable investors include Y Combinator, Charles Songhurst, Refactor Capital, Jack Herrick, Aken Capital — 19 tracked in total.
- Status: Privately Held (backing).
Legalist's last reported valuation, Aug 2016. Nothing priced has surfaced since.
- ·The complete investor list: 19 names
- ·Watch Legalist: the Monday email on marks, rounds and moves
Legalist funding rounds
No funding rounds for Legalist are on record yet — either the company hasn't raised institutional capital, or the raise hasn't surfaced in our sources.
Who backs Legalist
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Legalist valuation
Legalist's last reported valuation was $1.7 million in Aug 2016. No priced round, secondary trade or fund mark has surfaced since.
Legalist investors
19 investors are on record for Legalist, including Y Combinator, Charles Songhurst, Refactor Capital and Jack Herrick.
About Legalist
Operator of an institutional alternative asset management firm intended to help companies mitigate risk, pay legal fees and win cases. The company's services use proprietary sourcing technology to source and underwrite litigation investments that are done on a non-recourse basis to generate risk-adjusted returns for its clients, enabling plaintiffs and their attorneys to tackle legal situations and complications in a convenient and hassle-free manner.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- HQ
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Founded
- 2016
- Employees
- 83
- Website
- legalist.com/
- Ownership
- Privately Held (backing)
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