Legaltech, govtech & edtech startups in New York

Mark Harris & Alec Guettel

Founded 2000 in NYC. Pioneer of the alternative-legal-services (ALSP) model — on-demand, tech-enabled corporate legal talent at rates well below traditional firms, now serving 75% of the Fortune 100. Legalte...

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** Hoboken-based proptech (founded 2021) using distributed-ledger/blockchain to modernize real-estate records — security, automation, transparency and interoperability for the property ecosystem. NYC-metro (...

HQ flag)* - **type:** startup - **venue:** Hoboken, NJ - **la:** 40.7439 - **ln:** -74.0324 - **desc:** Hoboken-based proptech (founded 2021) using distributed-ledger/blockchain to modernize real-estate records — security, automation, transparency and interoperability for the property ecosystem. NYC-metro (NJ) HQ — flagged as New Jersey. Emerging govtech/proptech infrastructure play. - **link:** https://www.builtinnyc.com/articles/tech-companies-in-nj-startups - **vertical:** ["proptech", "blockchain", "govtech"] - **stage:** early-stage ### sw-18 -

Hoboken-based proptech (founded 2021) using distributed-ledger/blockchain to modernize real-estate records — security, automation, transparency and interoperability for the property ecosystem. NYC-metro (NJ)...

Tristan Louis

Founded 2018 in NYC as a public-benefit corporation (assets from Annie E. Casey Foundation-incubated Case Commons). SaaS platform for human-services and government agencies — child welfare, case management a...

Mark Harris & Alec Guettel

Founded ~2019 in NYC, spun out of Axiom by its co-founders into a joint venture with LexisNexis. AI platform that ingests and structures executed contracts/agreements so enterprises can search obligations, m...

Jason Karp

Founded ~2016 in NYC (spun out of a law firm, built on Salesforce). End-to-end legal operating platform for law firms and legal departments — intake, matter/case management, document automation and analytics...

Scott Crouch, Matthew Polega & Florian Mayr

Founded 2012 in NYC. Cloud public-safety software — computer-aided dispatch (CAD), records management (RMS) and analytics for police, fire and EMS agencies. Raised a $101M Series E (Tiger Global, Spruce Hous...

Basha Rubin & Mirra Levitt

Founded 2013 in NYC by two Yale Law alumnae. Marketplace + software for corporate/in-house legal teams to source, engage and manage vetted outside counsel and specialized attorneys, with AI-assisted matching...

Michael Martin & Nicholas Horelik

Founded 2012 in NYC. Emergency-response data platform linking connected devices, apps and sensors to 911 centers so first responders get precise location and richer incident data. The most-funded NYC govtech...

** NYC AI startup for government and education markets (public-sector go-to-market intelligence); raised a $42M Series A in 2025. Govtech/edtech-adjacent breakout.

NYC AI startup for government and education markets (public-sector go-to-market intelligence); raised a $42M Series A in 2025. Govtech/edtech-adjacent breakout. - **link:** https://vanguard-x.com/software-de...