AI Legal Services Provider PocketLawyers Gains Support from Nubia Capital for Expansion in Africa's Market
PocketLawyers, a Nigerian legal tech startup founded by lawyer Ngozi Nwabueze, has recently secured an undisclosed investment from Nubia Capital to scale its AI-powered legal services across Africa [1][2][5]. The platform's flagship product, PocketAI, automates key legal processes, including legal research, document drafting, invoicing, and case management, reducing tasks that traditionally took weeks to mere minutes [1][2].
Originating from FirstFounders, a venture studio with a track record of rapidly building scalable startups [1][2], PocketLawyers initially launched as a service-based platform in 2023. However, in response to scalability issues and user feedback, the platform underwent a significant pivot, shutting down and rebuilding to be more scalable, product-led, and user-autonomous [3]. This move has differentiated PocketLawyers in the market, contributing to its recognition, including winning first place at the Justice Tech Hackathon and acceptance into five accelerator programs [3].
The platform is more than just a marketplace or practice management tool; it aims to be the legal infrastructure that enables end-to-end legal services for both lawyers and clients, focusing on compliance, practice management, and business growth [3]. Currently, PocketLawyers is part of a rising wave of legal tech startups in Africa, aiming to address the significant gap in legal support for SMEs—over 80% of which operate without formal legal frameworks [1][2].
With Nubia Capital’s backing, PocketLawyers has outlined a robust expansion strategy targeting at least 10 countries by the end of 2025, beginning with Anglophone Africa before moving into Francophone regions with a multilingual rollout [3]. The investment will bolster PocketLawyers' capabilities to improve legal services for African SMEs and establish a stronger presence across the continent [3].
PocketLawyers' long-term vision is to transform how the Global South engages with law and justice, establishing the platform as the “go-to legal infrastructure” for Africa and other emerging markets [3][4]. The company aspires to become a unicorn within five years, leveraging market momentum, a strong team, and a product built on real legal expertise [4].
In summary, PocketLawyers is rapidly scaling its AI-driven legal platform across Africa, with a clear roadmap for regional expansion and ambitious plans to become a foundational legal infrastructure provider for emerging markets [3][4]. The investment aims to strengthen the emerging legal tech ecosystem in Africa and empower PocketLawyers to make a significant impact on the legal landscape in Africa.
Investing in technology-driven innovation, PocketLawyers, with the recent backing from Nubia Capital, plans to integrate artificial-intelligence into its legal services, aiming to revolutionize the investment landscape in Africa. By focusing on the development of AI-powered legal solutions, the startup aspirations to expand its services across several African nations, ultimately transforming the legal sector for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.
PocketLawyers, with its long-term vision, aspires to become a leader in financing and investing for legal infrastructure in Africa and other emerging markets, positioning itself as the go-to platform for seamless legal services integration.
