TrialKit, a NYC-based provider of an AI-powered discovery platform for criminal defense attorneys, raised $4.25M in Seed funding.
The round was led by UpWest, with participation from 97212 Ventures, Kaedan Capital, and NYU Law’s Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital Program.
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.
Led by CEO Ariel Deshe, TrialKit provides an AI-native legal discovery platform designed specifically to help defense attorneys manage the volume of digital evidence in modern criminal cases.
Features include:
- Automated organization and categorization: automatically ingests and labels unstructured discovery.
- AI-powered search across all file types: converts and translates all files (videos, PDFs, audio, etc.) into searchable text.
- Entity extraction and cross-reference mapping: identifies people, locations, and times across thousands of files.
- Facial recognition for video review: detects and catalogs faces in body-worn camera footage and surveillance video.
- Interactive Workstation for Trial Prep: integrates tools for note-taking, fact mapping, and witness preparation, allowing attorneys to analyze discovery and get case-ready in one secure workspace.
TrialKit is used by more than 20 criminal defense firms and in public criminal defense cases across the U.S.
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