V.P. Rajesh

Jul 29, 2020

LawRato, a Delhi-based legal tech startup, has raised a pre series-A funding round of undisclosed amount from Indian Angel Network. The round was led by Alok Mittal, with participation of V.P. Rajesh and Srikant Sastri joining the company’s board. The company intends to use the funds to continue to develop the platform and expand its operations in other geographies and broaden audience base offering low-cost legal services required in everyday life. ADVERTISEMENT The firm was founded in 2014 by Rohan Mahajan and Nikhil Sarup who intended to simplify access to legal services in the country and make it faster and easier to find and hire the best Lawyers in any city or court of India. It claims to be India’s leading legal advice and lawyer search platform that makes expert legal advice accessible to the masses by providing high quality, cost-effective and on-demand legal services for every need. LawRato currently lists over 2200 lawyer profiles across 200 cities in India. LawRato has recently launched a hindi version of the platform, an initiative taken to serve rural and urban India. It has also launched LawBot – India’s first legal advice chatbot. Lead Investor Alok Mittal commented on the investment saying, There are over 17 lac cases filed in Indian courts every month and this does not include the consumer courts, tribunals or arbitrations. With over 10 Lac lawyers and with no published data on lawyers’ performance track record, it can indeed be a very daunting task to find the right lawyer in India. IAN has been instrumental in supporting ideas that are innovative and works for the welfare of the masses. LawRato is very much aligned to our thoughts and has an extremely user friendly interface that helps law-seekers connect with the right lawyer and get basic legal advice. With a B2C focus, LawRato helps individuals find solutions to their legal problems including property matters, family issues, criminal, civil, and consumer court matters. Being a startup themselves, they understand the need of legal matters related to taxation, excise, compliance and arbitration. The platform has verified lawyer listings from across the country to help one get practical Legal Advice & help. They have some of the top-rated lawyers across criminal defense, property dispute, family issues, corporate law, IPR & 20 other areas of expertise. Share this: