DeepJudge
Category: AI in Legal
AI-powered search and knowledge management solutions for law firms and legal departments. DeepJudge was founded in 2021. The company is led by Paulina Grnarova. Based in Switzerland (headquartered in Zurich). Team size: N/A. Total funding raised: $52.2 million. Latest round: Series A. Key investors include Felicis, Coatue, Gokul Rajaram, Michele Catasta, Thomas Dübendorfer, Daniel Sauter, Felix Ehrat.
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- Switzerland (headquartered in Zurich)
- Team size
- N/A
- Total funding
- $52.2 million
Value proposition
Enhances productivity by providing intuitive access to a firm's internal, institutional knowledge through advanced AI-driven search and generative workflows
Products and solutions
DeepJudge Knowledge Assistant, AI Workflows, SuperSearch (Cross-Matter Intelligence), Agent Skills
Unique value
Combines semantic and keyword search with proprietary Colinear Technology and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to deliver highly relevant, context-aware results
Target customer
Law firms and in-house legal departments
Industries served
Legal Technology
Technology advantage
Seamless integration with various document management systems and providing transparent, explainable AI outputs for legal knowledge retrieval and generation
How they differentiate
Focuses on generative AI for knowledge retrieval and custom workflow automation, offering a unique interface that leverages deep institutional knowledge
Main competitors
iManage, NetDocuments, Henchman (LexisNexis), Litera / Kira Systems
Key partnerships
Advisors such as Jan Puzicha, Collaborations with prominent law firms (e.g., Freshfields, Homburger, Gunderson Dettmer, CMS Switzerland, Holland & Knight, Cozen O'Connor, ArentFox Schiff, Schoenherr), Partnership with Epiq Advisory for AI implementation (April 2026)
Notable customers
Freshfields, Holland & Knight, Cozen O'Connor, ArentFox Schiff, Schoenherr, Lenz & Staehelin, Gunderson Dettmer, CMS Switzerland, Homburger, Greenberg Traurig, Vorys
Major milestones
Launch of the DeepJudge Knowledge Assistant Introduction of AI Workflows for AI agent integration Successful oversubscribed seed funding round $41.2M Series A led by Felicis (Nov 2025) Launch of SuperSearch cross-matter intelligence (March 2026) Launch of Agent Skills for reusable AI workflows (2026) Ranked #1 Most Recommended Legal AI Vendor in 2026 SKILLS.law NPS Survey (second consecutive year) Partnership with Epiq Advisory (April 2026) 500%+ revenue growth year-over-year
Growth metrics
500%+ revenue growth year-over-year. 80-90% active usage across customer base. Ranked #1 Most Recommended Legal AI Vendor in 2026 SKILLS.law NPS Survey for second consecutive year. 65+ hours saved per user per year. 4x ROI in first year.
Market positioning
Positioned as the core AI platform for elite law firms to access and apply institutional knowledge at scale. Named #1 Most Recommended Legal AI Vendor in SKILLS.law NPS Survey (2025, 2026). Selected by global elite firms including Freshfields and Am Law 100 firms.
Geographic focus
Expanding globally with strong US and UK presence. US customers include Holland & Knight, Cozen O'Connor, ArentFox Schiff. European customers include Freshfields (UK), Schoenherr (CEE). Funds allocated to scale market adoption in US and UK.
Patents and IP
No patents have been publicly disclosed
About Paulina Grnarova
Paulina Grnarova is the CEO and Founder of DeepJudge. She has a PhD in generative AI from ETH Zürich and a Master’s degree in computer science from EPF Lausanne. Before founding DeepJudge, she was part of the Google Brain team, contributing firsthand to advancements in AI. She has been recognized as a Digital Shaper of Switzerland for three consecutive years and was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Paulina grew up in North Macedonia, completed her bachelor's degree there with distinction, and was awarded the Engineering Ring by the President of North Macedonia. Her PhD research focused on training and optimization of deep generative models, specifically Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), with Ian Goodfellow, the inventor of GANs, on her PhD committee.
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Official website: https://www.deepjudge.ai