August, a New York-based AI platform built specifically for midsize law firms, has raised $7 million in seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by NEA and Pear VC, with participation from strategic law school partners and angel investors including Gokul Rajaram, Geoff Charles (Ramp), David Azose (OpenAI), and Kevin Zhang (Bain Capital Ventures).
NEA is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors, and geographies. Founded in 1977, NEA has more than $27 billion in AUM and invests in technology and healthcare companies at all stages of a company’s lifecycle, from seed stage through IPO. The firm’s long track record of investing includes more than 280 portfolio company IPOs and over 470 mergers and acquisitions.
Pear is a premier AI-first pre-seed and seed venture firm with a proven track record. The firm’s mission is to partner with the world’s best founders from day zero and help them build generational companies. Founded in 2013, Pear is currently investing from its $432 million fourth fund.
August Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to support hiring across engineering, legal, product, and sales teams, and to accelerate the deployment of August’s modular AI platform for midsize law firms worldwide.
About August
Founded in 2023 by Rutvik Rau, Thomas Bueler-Faudree, and Joseph Parker, August offers a configurable AI platform explicitly designed for midsize law firms and in-house legal teams. Its platform uses a modular AI agent orchestration framework that closely emulates attorney thought processes, ensuring high accuracy, traceability, and quality of legal work. August empowers legal professionals with innovative tools tailored to the unique needs of their practices and the dynamic nature of their clients. Headquartered in New York, August already supports clients across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Funding Details
Company: August
Raised: $7.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: August 2025
Lead Investors: NEA, Pear VC
Additional Investors: Gokul Rajaram, Geoff Charles, David Azose, Kevin Zhang
Company Website: https://www.august.law/
Software Category: LegalTech / Legal AI
Source: https://www.august.law/stories/august-raises-7m-to-deliver-configurable-legal-ai-to-midsize-firms-globally