# Clio

> Clio is a Canadian legal technology company that grew from cloud practice-management software for solo and small law firms into a broad operating platform spanning intake, matters, billing, payments, document automation, enterprise workflows, legal research, and AI. Founded by Jack Newton and Rian Gauvreau, it serves hundreds of thousands of legal professionals in more than 130 countries and, after a US$500 million Series G and the US$1 billion purchase of vLex, is valued at US$5 billion.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Burnaby, Canada
- **Founders:** Jack Newton (Co-founder and CEO), Rian Gauvreau (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 2,700 employees
- **Products:** Clio Manage, Clio Grow, Clio Payments, Clio Draft, Clio Work
- **Notable:** Launched at ABA TECHSHOW in 2008 as an early cloud practice-management product for law firms., Became the first legal practice-management unicorn after its 2021 Series E valued the company at US$1.6 billion., Crossed US$200 million in annual recurring revenue by mid-2024, according to early investor Point Nine.

## Products & services

- **Clio Manage** — Cloud practice management for matters, contacts, calendars, tasks, documents, time, billing, trust accounting, payments, reporting and client communication.
- **Clio Grow** — Client intake and legal CRM software built from the 2018 Lexicata acquisition, covering leads, forms, scheduling, follow-up and onboarding.
- **Clio Payments** — Embedded online payment collection and financial workflows for law firms.
- **Clio Draft** — Court forms, document automation, templates and e-signature workflows developed from the Lawyaw acquisition.
- **Clio Work** — Legal research, document analysis, drafting and case strategy powered by Vincent AI and vLex's global legal library.
- **Clio Operate** — Configurable matter and work management for large firms and corporate legal departments, developed from ShareDo.
- **Clio for Enterprise** — An enterprise division combining operational workflows, governance, analytics and legal intelligence for complex global teams.

## Achievements

- Launched at ABA TECHSHOW in 2008 as an early cloud practice-management product for law firms.
- Became the first legal practice-management unicorn after its 2021 Series E valued the company at US$1.6 billion.
- Crossed US$200 million in annual recurring revenue by mid-2024, according to early investor Point Nine.
- Raised a US$900 million Series F in 2024, then the largest financing in cloud legal software.
- Completed the US$1 billion acquisition of vLex in 2025, described as the largest legal-tech M&A transaction to that date.
- Reached a US$5 billion valuation with its US$500 million Series G in November 2025.
- Earned approval or endorsement from more than 100 bar associations and law societies worldwide.
- Built an ecosystem of more than 250 software integrations.

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Clio raised a US$900 million Series F at a US$3 billion valuation to expand its platform, AI portfolio, payments and international reach.
- **2024-09** — Clio became the Vancouver Canucks' inaugural official away-jersey partner.
- **2025-03** — Clio acquired ShareDo, later evolving the product into Clio Operate for large firms and legal departments.
- **2025-06** — Clio agreed to acquire legal research and AI company vLex for US$1 billion.
- **2025-10** — At ClioCon, the company introduced its Intelligent Legal Work Platform and an expanded enterprise product direction.
- **2025-11** — Clio completed the vLex acquisition and closed a US$500 million Series G at a US$5 billion valuation, alongside a US$350 million debt facility.
- **2026-04** — Clio Work documentation described Vincent AI connecting cited legal research and document analysis with matter context in Clio Manage.

## Links

- Website: https://www.clio.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clio---cloud-based-legal-technology/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/goclio
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ClioVideo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goclio/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoClio

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Last updated: 2026-08-23