# Sarvarth Misra

> Sarvarth Misra is the London-based co-founder and CEO of Leah, formerly ContractPodAi. A former corporate and commercial lawyer and co-founder of NewGalexy, he leads a business that has expanded from contract lifecycle management into agentic AI for legal, procurement, finance and shared services.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Leah
- **Organizations:** Leah (formerly ContractPodAi), NewGalexy Services
- **Education:** Master’s degree in Law, King’s College London, Executive MBA, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Leah, formerly ContractPodAi., Led the conceptualisation, design and development of ContractPodAi., Led ContractPodAi at its announced $115 million Series C in September 2021.

## Career timeline

- **Before entrepreneurship** — Practised corporate and commercial law in Asia and the UK, including transactions and regulatory matters.
- **2012** — Documented as NewGalexy co-founder and executive director when its Glasgow delivery centre was announced.
- **2020** — Discussed legal department transformation and change management in an AL TV interview.
- **2021** — Led ContractPodAi as it announced a $115 million Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
- **2023** — The company rolled out its generative AI legal services hub, Leah.
- **2025** — Announced an expanded Microsoft collaboration and launched Leah Agentic OS.
- **2026** — ContractPodAi rebranded as Leah in January; Maestro launched in May and Leah Contracting in September.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Leah, formerly ContractPodAi.
- Led the conceptualisation, design and development of ContractPodAi.
- Led ContractPodAi at its announced $115 million Series C in September 2021.
- Co-founded legal services business NewGalexy.
- Expanded the company’s announced platform scope into legal, procurement, finance and shared services.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Leah introduced Leah Contracting, powered by Maestro, on September 17.
- **2026-05** — Leah launched Maestro on May 7 to coordinate enterprise AI orchestrators.
- **2026-02** — Leah and PwC UK announced a partnership on agentic operating models on February 10.
- **2026-01** — ContractPodAi rebranded as Leah on January 5.

## Links

- Website: https://leahai.com/author/sarvarth-misra
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarvarth-misra-69869953/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26