August (New York) raised US$7 million seed on 5 August 2025, led by NEA and Pear VC, according to a company release dated 5 August 2025.
Also: law-school strategic participation, Afore Capital, angels including Gokul Rajaram, Geoff Charles (CPO, Ramp), David Azose (Head of Engineering, OpenAI), Kevin Zhang (Partner, Bain Capital Ventures). Configurable modular AI agents for midsize law firms: contract review, due diligence, discovery prep, drafting; can run behind firm firewalls. Named customer outcomes: Hicksons (Australia) — 5,000 negligence files reviewed 90% faster; ELP (India) — diligence time cut 60%; Florida litigation team — 40,000 pages in a US$100m dispute. Founded 2023 by Rutvik Rau, Thomas Bueler-Faudree, Joseph Parker (Columbia ML lab).
Company mirror: https://www.august.law/blog/august-raises-7m-to-deliver-configurable-legal-ai-to-midsize-firms-globally.
“August gives midsize law firms the freedom to shape AI around their own playbooks, whether they’re advising clients in Miami, Sydney, or Mumbai.” said Rutvik Rau, Co-founder & CEO, August.
Performance, savings or adoption figures in the announcement are company claims unless independently attributed. Buyers should confirm scope, availability and commercial terms against August's primary materials and https://www.august.law/.