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Harvey secures $200M at an $11B valuation as AI agents reshape the legal industry CWEB Business news. Add to Favorite March 31, 2026 Views: 10004 * Harvey raised $200 million at an $11 billion valuation to expand its AI agents for legal and professional services. * More than 100,000 lawyers across 1,300 organizations now rely on Harvey for contract analysis, compliance, due diligence, and litigation. * The company's rapid growth highlights how vertical AI startups are gaining momentum despite broader competition from OpenAI and Anthropic. Legal work is no longer just assisted by artificial intelligence - it is increasingly being executed by AI agents that manage complex workflows from start to finish. Harvey, a platform purpose-built for law firms and in-house legal teams, has raised $200 million in fresh capital at an $11 billion valuation, signaling a major shift in how the legal sector adopts specialized AI infrastructure. The company's rapid ascent underscores a broader trend: vertical AI startups are gaining substantial traction even as general-purpose AI giants continue to expand their dominance. The round was co-led by returning investors GIC and Sequoia, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Conviction Partners, Elad Gil, Evantic, and Kleiner Perkins. Harvey has now raised over $1 billion in total funding, a figure that reflects the depth of investor confidence in its sector-specific approach. The new capital will be used to scale the AI agents that customers deploy across their organizations and to expand embedded legal engineering teams globally, ensuring that firms can implement and customize the technology at a deeper level. Harvey's origins trace back to a cold email sent by its co-founders - Gabe Pereyra, a former DeepMind AI researcher, and Winston Weinberg, a securities and antitrust litigator who previously practiced at O'Melveny & Myers. Experimenting independently with ChatGPT, they recognized the untapped potential to transform legal workflows and reached out to OpenAI, which later became an investor. That early insight has since evolved into a platform now used by more than 100,000 lawyers across 1,300 organizations, from global law firms to corporate legal departments. The company is among the fastest-growing players in the application layer of AI, driven by a fundamental shift in legal work. High-volume and increasingly complex tasks - such as contract analysis, compliance, due diligence, and litigation support - are moving to AI agents that manage processes from start to finish. Harvey recently launched its Customer Advisory Board to deepen collaboration with leading clients, and it has strengthened its executive bench with the appointments of Siva Gurumurthy as Chief Technology Officer and John Haddock as Chief Business Officer. "AI isn't just assisting lawyers. It's becoming the system through which legal work gets done," said Winston Weinberg, CEO and co-founder of Harvey. "The law firms and in-house teams leading the way are building agents that execute complex workflows so lawyers can focus on judgment, strategy, and outcomes."

Harvey hires Omar Puertas from Cuatrecasas. * Moves * 31/03/2026 * 2 minutes read As anticipated by the lawyer in a post on his LinkedIn profile a week ago, Omar Puertas has moved to Harvey from Cuatrecasas, where built a career spanning international arbitration and, more recently, artificial intelligence in the legal sector. Reflecting on his departure, Puertas said in a post on his LinkedIn profile: "I spent 25 years at Cuatrecasas. Long enough for a law firm to stop being a law firm and become something else - a way of being, a way of seeing." Explaining his move, he said: "You feel it before you understand it; that moment when what lies ahead starts calling you more than what you already have. I've just joined Harvey. My two passions, law and technology, finally together." The profile. Puertas joined Cuatrecasas in 2000 in Barcelona and later played a key role in the firm's international expansion, relocating to Shanghai in 2007 to launch its first Asia office. He served as managing partner of the Shanghai office until 2019, advising on cross-border disputes and investments across Asia, Europe and Latin America.

AI company establishes Dublin location as EMEA G&A hub. Harvey officially opens Dublin office, announces plans for 40+ roles. 31/03/2026 Ireland Dublin, Ireland - 31 March 2026 - Harvey, the legal infrastructure for law firms and in-house teams, today officially opened its Dublin office at Riverside 2, Sir John Rogerson's Quay. The company plans to grow its Dublin team to more than 40 employees over the next two years, marking a significant long-term investment in Ireland's AI and business talent ecosystem. Harvey first announced its intention to establish a Dublin presence in January, with plans to create 20 roles in its first year. The company has since made its first two hires across its people and finance teams, with additional roles currently open on its legal and sales teams. The Dublin office will serve as Harvey's EMEA G&A hub, supporting a rapidly expanding customer base across the region. Approximately 30% of Harvey's 1,000+ global customers are based in EMEA, including leading global and Irish law firms and enterprises such as A&L Goodbody, Arthur Cox, Maples Group, Mason Hayes & Curran, McCann FitzGerald, Beauchamps LLP, Philip Lee LLP, and Kingspan Group. The new location places Harvey in close proximity to many of these customers and at the heart of Dublin's established technology and professional services community. Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke said: "Harvey's expansion highlights Ireland's growing influence in the global AI landscape. This investment reflects the momentum within Ireland's AI ecosystem and the significant opportunity it presents for high-value job creation and innovation. Harvey's decision to establish its EMEA G&A hub here reinforces Ireland's reputation as a competitive location for companies developing and deploying advanced AI technologies with global impact." "Today marks an important milestone in our European growth," said Winston Weinberg, CEO and co-founder of Harvey. "We're proud to partner with many of Ireland's leading firms and enterprises, and establishing a permanent presence in Dublin allows us to deepen those relationships while continuing to scale across EMEA. Ireland's strong technology ecosystem and access to exceptional talent make it the right place for us to invest for the long term." Katie Burke, Chief Operating Officer at Harvey, added: "Dublin has a deep pool of experienced, internationally minded professionals, across key operational functions. Having previously built teams here, I've seen the quality of talent firsthand. As we expand our operational footprint in EMEA, Ireland provides the expertise and infrastructure to help us scale effectively and sustainably." Michael Lohan, CEO of IDA Ireland said: 'I am delighted that Harvey is strengthening their footprint in Ireland with this new office and their plans to expand their workforce to 40 employees in Dublin. AI is a key focus area for IDA Ireland and this decision by Harvey highlights Ireland's strengths as a location for investment in innovative technology.' Harvey leaders are hosting customers and partners at its Dublin office this week to mark the official opening and to further strengthen collaboration across the region. About Harvey Harvey is the operating system for legal and professional services. Its products streamline workflows in areas including contract analysis, due diligence, compliance, and litigation to drive efficiency and value. Global law firms and Fortune 500 enterprises around the world use Harvey to enable faster, smarter decision-making. Backed by world-class investors including Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, GV, OpenAI Startup Fund, Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz, GIC and EQT, Harvey is used by 1,300+ customers in 60+ countries.