Legora’s first acquisition is Canadian agentic AI legal tech

Legora has acquired AI company Walter AI, a Canadian startup that builds agentic integrations into systems like iManage and Outlook.

Walter AI’s platform, Legora’s first ever acquisition, was developed through a joint project with Canadian firms Fasken Martineau and McCarthy Tétrault that saw engineers embedded directly alongside lawyers.

The move comes in the same week the rapidly growing Swedish legal tech company nearly doubled its valuation to $5.6 billion after raising $550 million in a Series D funding round led by Accel.

The deal aligns with Legora’s plans towards expanded agentic capabilities within its platform and widens its footprint in North America through Walter AI’s links to Canadian law firms.

The company said its vision is an experience “where a single AI agent executes complex, multi-step legal workflows end-to-end — from first-mile Outlook intake, through DMS research, multi-document editing, and blacklining, to last-mile client replies.”

“When we saw what the Walter team had built, we immediately recognized a shared philosophy around agent-native design,” said Max Junestrand, Legora’s CEO and co-founder.

“The Walter team have approached legal AI the same way we have – embedding closely with lawyers and designing agents to handle real, end-to-end workflows. Bringing our teams together allows us to scale that vision faster.”

Going stateside

Born in Stockholm, Legora multiplied its headcount from 40 to around 400 in the past year, and now has offices in London, Sydney, Bengaluru and the US.

The Canadian acquisition complements the company’s ongoing push into the US - it now has boots on the ground in New York, Denver, and as announced in February, plans to open in Chicago and Houston.