Wordsmith has built a platform that front-ends in-house legal work, using AI for routine tasks while escalating matters needing judgment to lawyers, and it records every step with decision details and rationale.

CEO Ross McNairn describes Wordsmith as a system that captures ownership, priority, and context for each request, enabling ownership, completion, and measurement of legal tasks.

The platform assigns ownership and priority, escalates complex judgments to lawyers, and provides real-time records of decisions and rationales.

Recent enterprise wins and expansion signal rapid growth and strong market traction, per investors and leadership.

Wordsmith is used by more than 500 organizations, including BT, Financial Times, Canva, Trip.com, and Safelite, with plans to grow the team to about 300 by year-end.

Funding will accelerate product development, support international expansion to 300 employees globally by year-end, and strengthen the US market push.

The company has drawn in new enterprise clients like Sage and Starling, contributing to over 500 total customers.

Leadership team includes CEO Ross McNairn, CTO Volodymyr Giginiak, and COO Robbie Falkenthal, each bringing backgrounds in tech, law, and major platforms.

Founders and executives bring a mix of experience from Facebook/Instagram, KPMG, Skyscanner, Perk, TravelPerk, and Dublin operations.

Wordsmith aims to replace fragmented tools with a single system of action to enable global scalability for enterprise legal departments.

Wordsmith raised $70 million in a Series B led by Highland Europe and Index Ventures, bringing total funding to about $100 million to accelerate platform development and global expansion.

The funding supports expanding in the US and advancing product development, with a focus on enabling in-house legal operations to handle more work internally and reduce external counsel costs.