Alice
Category: AI in Legal
An AI-driven litigation platform designed to provide verifiable AI workflows for legal case analysis, research, and drafting while eliminating the risk of AI hallucinations. Alice was founded in 2025. The company is led by Jeroen Villé. Based in Ghent, Belgium. Team size: 6-10. Total funding raised: €1.0M. Latest round: Pre-Seed (Jan 2026). Key investors include NewSchool, Seeder Fund, Belgian angel investors.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Ghent, Belgium
- Team size
- 6-10
- Total funding
- €1.0M
Value proposition
Ensures professional accountability in legal work by providing 'verifiable' AI outputs, allowing lawyers to accelerate drafting and analysis without the risk of courtroom errors or hallucinations.
Products and solutions
AI-Powered Case Analysis Engine, Verifiable Legal Drafting Tool (Opinions, Summaries, Emails), Automated Legal Research Assistant, Evidence & Document Management Workflow, AI-Generated Client-Facing Deliverables
Unique value
Focuses on 'verifiability' rather than just generation; the platform is built by seasoned litigation lawyers to specifically address the 'hallucination' problem that prevents LLM adoption in high-stakes legal environments.
Target customer
European law firms, litigation lawyers, and in-house legal departments, particularly those in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Industries served
Legal Technology (LegalTech), Litigation, Maritime & Transport Law, Corporate Legal Services
Technology advantage
Combines deep domain expertise in complex litigation with civil engineering-led AI development to create a proprietary verification layer that keeps the lawyer 'in the loop' and ensures all AI-generated citations are accurate.
How they differentiate
Focuses on 'verifiability' for litigation, ensuring every AI-generated output is linked to source documents to eliminate hallucinations, a critical requirement for courtroom-ready work.
Main competitors
Henchman (LexisNexis), Leya, Harvey
Key partnerships
NewSchool (Lead Investor), Seeder Fund (Investor), 60+ European Law Firm Partners (Early Adopters), Belgian Angel Investor Syndicate
Notable customers
60+ European Law Firms
Major milestones
Founded in 2025 by Jeroen Villé, Armin Wintein, and Joren Coulier, Achieved a customer base of 60+ law firms prior to formal seed funding, Raised €1M Pre-Seed round in January 2026 to scale the litigation platform
Growth metrics
Successfully onboarded 60+ law firm customers within the first few months of launch.
Market positioning
Early-stage European LegalTech challenger specializing in AI-driven litigation workflows.
Geographic focus
Belgium, Netherlands, Europe
Patents and IP
No registered patents disclosed as of January 2026 (Note: Search results for 'Alice' often conflict with the landmark US 'Alice Corp' patent case).
About Jeroen Villé
Jeroen Villé is a seasoned lawyer and entrepreneur. Prior to co-founding Alice, he was a Partner at the Belgian law firm Leeward, where he specialized in maritime, transport, logistics, and international trade law. His legal career also includes experience as a litigation associate at the global law firm Linklaters.
Official website: https://www.alice.law/