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Belgian Legaltech Alice Raises €1M to Scale Verifiable AI Workflows for European Lawyers
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AI-Powered Litigation Platform Expands
Ghent-based startup Alice has successfully closed a €1 million pre-seed funding round led by Newschool and Seeder Fund. This capital injection marks a significant milestone for the Belgian legaltech scene as it seeks to integrate artificial intelligence into the complex world of litigation. The investment includes participation from various Belgian angel investors who are backing the company’s vision of reliable and verifiable legal automation.
Solving the Accuracy Challenge
The platform aims to address the critical industry challenge of accuracy in AI-generated legal documents. By prioritizing human oversight, Alice helps lawyers avoid the risks associated with generic AI hallucinations. This focus on trustworthy workflows ensures that every generated insight or draft remains grounded in the specific facts of a case file. tech.eu Currently, Alice provides an end-to-end ecosystem that accompanies legal professionals from initial case analysis to the final drafting of documents. The software extracts facts and timelines from unstructured data to build stronger arguments and rebuttals. According to the company, these specialized workflows can enhance efficiency by up to 40 percent, allowing lawyers to focus on high-level strategy.
Strategic Growth Across Europe
With more than 60 law firms already utilizing the platform, Alice is quickly proving its value within the Belgian market. The startup plans to use the new funds to expand its team and enter neighboring legal markets like the Netherlands and France. These regions share similar civil law frameworks, making the portability of Alice's legal AI models highly effective for international growth. techfundingnews.com The push for geographic expansion comes at a time when law firms are under increasing pressure to modernize their operations. Alice’s mission is to simplify case complexity by transforming raw files into structured insights. By automating repetitive tasks such as legal research and drafting, the platform sets a new standard for effectiveness in the European legal industry. alice.law
This investment highlights a growing trend in the Legal and Regulatory sector where capital is moving toward Vertical AI, which consists of highly specialized tools for niche markets like litigation or patents. Unlike horizontal AI models that face skepticism over accuracy, the focus Alice has on verifiable workflows addresses the professional liability concerns of law firms. As European legal standards for AI adoption tighten, platforms that prioritize human-in-the-loop verification are becoming the preferred choice for digital transformation in civil law jurisdictions.
