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Definely secures $7m in Series A funding led by Octopus Ventures to change how the world’s top lawyers access and understand contracts

Published: May 8, 2024

Abdul Khan

The SeedLegals Advisory team advised Definely on its $7million Series A funding.

Definely is the only unified solution that helps lawyers at every pre-execution stage of the contract lifecycle – all with one plugin. Definely’s customers include elite law firms and Fortune 500 companies including A&O Shearman, Slaughter and May, Barclays and more.

Definely is a UK LegalTech company founded by two ex-Magic Circle lawyers, Nnamdi Emelifeonwu and Feargus MacDaeid. In 2023 the company was named in the top 25 of the prestigious Deloitte UK Technology Fast50, a list of the UK’s fastest-growing tech companies.

Octopus Ventures is one of Europe’s leading VCs investing in B2B Software, Bio, Climate, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech and Health. Portfolio companies include the likes of Microsoft Swiftkey, Zoopla and Depop.

Definely’s investors include Microsoft, CRE, Zrosk and Cornerstone.

For more details on the investment, please see the press release here.

The SeedLegals Advisory deal team was led by Abdul Khan with invaluable support from Anna Sivula; Emily Coyne, Emma Baumann, Anthony Duke and Seyjel Danani.

The SeedLegals Advisory deal team provides legal advice to early stage & high growth businesses from term sheet negotiation through to closing. For more details, please contact Abdul Khan (Legal Counsel) (abdul@seedlegals.com); Anna Sivula (anna@seedlegals.com) (Head of Legal) and Monique Pettigrew (monique@seedlegals.com) (Chief Legal Officer).