# Otto Hanson

> Otto Hanson is a Denver-based legal technology founder and former corporate attorney. He co-founded TermScout, now serves on its board, and founded Screens with Evan Harris. Following Agiloft’s acquisition of Screens, he became VP of Product and GM of Astra at Agiloft, continuing his work on accessible contract review and analysis.

- **Role:** VP of Product and GM of Astra at Agiloft; Co-founder and Board Member at TermScout
- **Organizations:** Agiloft, TermScout, Screens, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Silicon Flatirons Student Group, Deming Center Venture Fund
- **Education:** JD, University of Colorado Law School, MBA, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership, MIT Sloan School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded TermScout and Screens., Member of a national Transactional LawMeets winning team in 2015., Member of the LexLucid team, one of four global winners at the 2018 Global Legal Hackathon finals.

## Career timeline

- **Before law school** — Worked in startup business management in Boulder and Silicon Valley, including managing outside counsel.
- **2012** — Received an Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership from MIT Sloan.
- **2015** — His team won the national Transactional LawMeets competition.
- **2016** — Graduated from Colorado Law; subsequently practiced corporate and technology transactions at Davis Graham & Stubbs.
- **2018** — Co-created LexLucid with Katherine Snow and a developer team; the project became one of four Global Legal Hackathon final-round winners. Co-founded TermScout.
- **2019** — TermScout received investment from the Deming Center Venture Fund, where Hanson had been a student investor.
- **2020** — Left Davis Graham & Stubbs to work full time on TermScout.
- **2022** — TermScout announced $5 million in seed funding and its Benchmark product.
- **2024** — Promoted Screens, an AI contract-review platform built around expert playbooks.
- **2025** — Agiloft announced its acquisition of Screens on January 14. Hanson joined Agiloft; TermScout continued independently.
- **2026** — Named VP of Product and GM of Astra in Agiloft’s April and July product announcements.

## Achievements

- Co-founded TermScout and Screens.
- Member of a national Transactional LawMeets winning team in 2015.
- Member of the LexLucid team, one of four global winners at the 2018 Global Legal Hackathon finals.
- Led TermScout during its announced $5 million seed financing in 2022.
- Screens was acquired by Agiloft, announced January 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Agiloft announced general availability of Astra on July 14, including a free plan with unlimited users and uncapped Word Add-In access; Hanson was identified as VP of Product and GM of Astra.
- **2026-04** — Agiloft launched Astra in early access on April 21; Hanson described access as a central barrier the product sought to address.
- **2025-01** — Agiloft announced its acquisition of Screens. Hanson and Evan Harris joined Agiloft while TermScout continued independently.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ottohanson
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OttoMaticTweets

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Last updated: 2026-10-14