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Summize
CLM for corporate legal departments that works inside Teams, Slack, Word and email
Summize offers CLM and AI contract review that plugs into the tools business users already work in, so requests and approvals reach legal without a separate portal. It was co-founded in Manchester in 2018 by Tom Dunlop, then a general counsel, and David Smith. In January 2026 it raised $50 million from Maven and YFM plus new backers Federated Hermes Private Equity and Kennet.
- Market
- Contracts & Transactions, In-house legal teams
- Based in
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2018
- Stage
- Growth
- Founders
- Tom Dunlop, David Smith
- Website
- summize.com
Funding and deals
- 2026-01: Undisclosed, $50m
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