Manifest OS Closes $60M Series A, the Largest Legal Tech Round Ever

Manifest OS has secured $60M in a record-breaking Series A round valued at $750M, backed by Menlo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and First Round Capital.

Manifest OS, a New York-based legal technology startup, has closed a $60 million Series A funding round at a $750 million valuation, the largest Series A in legal technology history, according to the company.

The round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital, and Quiet Capital. The announcement came Monday, April 28, via a Business Wire press release.

Manifest OS was founded by Dan Mishin, an entrepreneur who spent tens of thousands of dollars navigating the U.S. legal system to become a citizen. That experience, he said, became the foundation for the company’s central mission.

To truly shift the market to outcomes-based pricing and to democratize access to high-quality legal services for clients, we needed to rethink the entire business model of a law firm from the ground up.
Dan Mishin, Founder, Manifest OS.

Rather than selling software to existing law firms, Manifest OS takes a fundamentally different approach. The company recruits forward-thinking lawyers and partners with them, placing AI at the core of their practice from day one.

Those lawyers join a network where AI agents manage much of the routine workload, freeing attorneys to focus exclusively on the practice of law. On average, lawyers who join the platform double their income compared to their previous positions, according to Mishin.

Furthermore, Manifest provides a centralized operational infrastructure, recruiting paralegals, admins, and legal writers training them to handle client intake, business development, quality assurance, billing, and collections using AI tools.

All firms operating within the platform do so under the unified Manifest Law brand, creating a consistent standard for pricing, service, and client experience.

Meanwhile, attorneys at small and solo practices which account for approximately 78% of respondents in American Bar Association industry surveys are forced to devote up to two-thirds of their time to non-legal administrative work.

As a result, Manifest OS argues that the $6 billion invested in legal technology last year largely went toward tools that made traditional law firms more profitable, without addressing the core problem of pricing opacity for clients.

Just as Uber created more supply by increasing the number of drivers on the road, Manifest uses AI to dramatically increase the throughput and productivity of existing lawyers. The total market here is massive, the 80th biggest law firm does roughly $800 million in revenue, and even the 200th biggest pulls in close to $300 million a year.
Croom Beatty, Partner at Menlo Ventures.

Manifest OS plans to use the funding to expand into global immigration services, the company’s current primary practice area. Tax law is next on its roadmap, Mishin said.

In addition, while traditional law firms distribute year-end profits as partner bonuses, Manifest OS-powered firms reinvest those profits into a dedicated research and development engine. That structure, the company contends, will systematically lower the cost of high-quality legal services over time.

Notably, Manifest OS is not alone in attracting significant capital to legal AI. Legora was valued at $5.6 billion last month after raising $550 million in a Series D round. Also in March, Harvey raised $200 million in new funding at an $11 billion valuation for its legal infrastructure platform, which streamlines contract analysis, due diligence, compliance, and litigation workflows.

Disclaimer: This news is based on publicly available information. NervNow has not independently verified any claims.

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