Wordsmith Raises $70M Series B for In-House Legal AI

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Wordsmith, a legal AI company based in Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, has announced a $70 million Series B. The round was announced on June 3, 2026, with backing from Highland Europe and Index Ventures, among others. The raise brings the company’s total funding to $100 million across its seed, Series A, and Series B rounds.

Wordsmith was founded by CEO Ross McNairn, CTO Volodymyr Giginiak, and COO Robbie Falkenthal. McNairn is a former lawyer turned technology executive who helped scale Perk from $1 million to $200 million in annual recurring revenue and previously held senior roles at Skyscanner before its $1.7 billion exit. Giginiak spent more than a decade at Facebook and Instagram and over six years at Microsoft. Falkenthal spent more than six years at KPMG Dublin and later held senior leadership roles at Perk.

The platform serves more than 500 in-house legal teams, including BT, Canva, Starling, and Sage. Its AI routes, resolves, and records legal requests without sending them to outside counsel.

Wordsmith plans to use the funding to accelerate development of its platform, scale toward 300 people globally by the end of the year, double down on the US market, and meet growing demand from corporate legal departments looking to bring more work in-house, reduce spend on outside counsel, and measure legal’s impact across the business.