# Katon Luaces

> Katon Luaces is the co-founder and CEO of PointOne, an AI time platform that passively captures, classifies, and validates billable hours for law firms. A former Google and Applied Intuition engineer and Columbia machine-learning teaching assistant, he started PointOne in 2023 with CTO Jeremy Ben-Meir to fix the most-hated chore in law: the six-minute billing increment. The Y Combinator Winter 2024 company raised a $16M Series A led by 8VC in March 2026, bringing total funding to roughly $20M, with firms reportedly capturing 6 to 11 percent more billable time per day.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at PointOne
- **Organizations:** PointOne, Applied Intuition, Google, Columbia University
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Studied machine learning / computer science; Head Teaching Assistant for introductory machine learning and computational linear algebra, Columbia University in the City of New York
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads PointOne, described as the leading AI Time platform for law firms, Raised a $16M Series A led by 8VC (March 2026), with Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst, and Y Combinator; ~$20M total funding, Built technology reported to help firms capture 6 to 11 percent more billable time per day

## Career timeline

- **Intern** — Software engineering internship at Google
- **Columbia** — Head Teaching Assistant for graduate-level introductory machine learning and computational linear algebra
- **Early career** — Worked on a legal technology product at Google
- **Pre-2023** — Joined Applied Intuition, working on a platform for the verification and validation of autonomous vehicles
- **2023** — Co-founded PointOne in New York with Jeremy Ben-Meir (CTO)
- **2024** — PointOne joins Y Combinator's Winter 2024 batch; raises $3.5M seed (incl. Cooley's fund)
- **2026-03** — PointOne raises $16M Series A led by 8VC, total funding ~$20M

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads PointOne, described as the leading AI Time platform for law firms
- Raised a $16M Series A led by 8VC (March 2026), with Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst, and Y Combinator; ~$20M total funding
- Built technology reported to help firms capture 6 to 11 percent more billable time per day
- Partnered with SurePoint to bring AI-powered timekeeping to mid-market law firms
- PointOne's platform deployed by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office, described as the first statewide AI timekeeping deployment
- Grew PointOne from roughly 4 to about 20 employees

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — PointOne announced a $16M Series A led by 8VC, bringing total funding to roughly $20M.
- **2026** — Partnered with SurePoint to deliver AI timekeeping to mid-market law firms; Minnesota AG's office adopted PointOne statewide.

## Links

- Website: https://www.katonluaces.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katon-luaces/

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Last updated: 2026-06-03