Callidus Legal AI, a McKinney, Texas-based AI platform that automates and accelerates core litigation workflows, has raised $10 million in funding, bringing its total funding to $13 million.
Investors
The oversubscribed round was led by Cervin Ventures, with participation from AI Fund, Myriad Venture Partners, Tandem Ventures, Active Capital, Capital Factory, Foley & Lardner, and partners from a top 25 law firm.
Cervin Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 2011, the firm focuses on Seed and Series A investments in enterprise software. Cervin supports startups with both capital and operational expertise, helping transform disruptive technologies into scalable businesses.
Callidus Legal AI Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to scale product development, expand market reach, support rapid team growth, and enhance Callidus’s end-to-end AI operating system for litigators.
About Callidus Legal AI
Founded in 2023 by Justin McCallon, along with John Bohlmann and Laura Seamon, Callidus Legal AI is a next-generation legal technology company leveraging advanced artificial intelligence to automate legal research, drafting, and litigation preparation. With a proprietary case law database and deeply agentic AI infrastructure, Callidus delivers unprecedented productivity and accuracy across the most demanding areas of legal practice.
Funding Details
Company: CallidusAI, Inc.
Raised: $10.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: July 2025
Lead Investor: Cervin Ventures
Additional Investors: AI Fund, Myriad Venture Partners, Tandem Ventures, Active Capital, Capital Factory, Foley & Lardner
Company Website: https://callidusai.com/
Software Category: LegalTech / AI for Litigation / Agentic AI
Source: Jenny Bourne – Wild Flower PR