Visalaw.ai
Category: AI in Legal
Visalaw.ai offers AI-driven legal technology solutions designed to streamline immigration law procedures through advanced generative AI. Visalaw.ai was founded in 2020. The company is led by Josh Waddell. Based in Memphis, Tennessee. Team size: N/A. Total funding raised: $1.6 million. Latest round: Seed round led by Valor Ventures (reported early funding round, timeline indicating early 2025). Key investors include Valor Ventures.
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Team size
- N/A
- Total funding
- $1.6 million
Value proposition
Automates document production and legal research to reduce drafting and research times while ensuring strict attorney-client confidentiality, leveraging an exclusive legal resource library.
Products and solutions
GEN (AI-powered legal research, drafting, and summarization tool), Visalaw.ai Engage (client-facing chat interface), Compliance and automation solutions for immigration law
Unique value
Exclusive integration of legal publications and resources, including those from the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), specifically tailored for immigration law.
Target customer
Immigration law firms
Industries served
Immigration law
Technology advantage
Utilizes OpenAI's GPT-4 along with proprietary practice manuals (the ‘Cookbook’) to deliver unparalleled accuracy and speed in legal document drafting and research.
How they differentiate
Specializes exclusively in immigration law with deeply integrated AI tools and unique content partnerships that ensure high efficiency and confidentiality.
Main competitors
AllRize, Belt
Key partnerships
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Fastcase, Candle AI, JD Supra
Notable customers
Siskind Susser PC, Other leading immigration law firms
Major milestones
Product launch (GEN) in January 2024 Successful seed funding round in early 2025 Winner of the 2024 American Legal Technology Award Strategic partnerships with AILA and Fastcase SOC 2 Type II compliance achieved (audit period Feb-Jun 2025) Candle AI integration (September 2025) 2025) JD Supra content partnership (November 2025) Selected for Venture Atlanta 2025 Conference
Growth metrics
Adoption by hundreds of immigration law firms with reported reductions in drafting times of up to 90%
Market positioning
Niche leader in immigration legal technology
Geographic focus
Primarily United States with potential for future international expansion
Patents and IP
Not publicly disclosed
About Josh Waddell
Josh Waddell is the Co-founder and CEO of Visalaw.ai, a legal tech company that provides AI-powered software for immigration law professionals. He co-founded the company with Greg Siskind. Before Visalaw.ai, he worked at Siskind Susser PC, an immigration law firm, where he was involved in leveraging technology to automate office processes. He has a background in Classics from Samford University.
Official website: https://www.visalaw.ai/