Seattle fintech startup Confido Legal raises fresh cash

Geekwire
Confido Legal, a Seattle fintech startup, secured $9 million in funding to expand its financial software for the legal industry.

Summary

Confido Legal, a Seattle-based fintech company specializing in financial software for law firms and legal tech companies, has raised $9 million across two funding rounds. The startup originated from Gravity Payments and is currently led by Emery Wager, a Stanford graduate and former Marine, previously highlighted in GeekWire’s Tech Vets series. Investors in this round include Aquiline Capital Partners, Context Ventures, and Breakwater Ventures. According to Wager’s LinkedIn post, Confido aims to provide a significant competitive edge to legal tech platforms by facilitating embedded payments and financial services, which are becoming increasingly crucial for software platform growth. The company is focused on becoming a key infrastructure component for the evolving legal tech landscape.

(Source:Geekwire)

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