Avvoka announced £14 million growth investment on 9 March 2026, led by Mark and Lindy O’Hare’s Valhalla Ventures (first post-Preqin/BlackRock investment), according to a company release dated 9 March 2026.
Prior capital: only ~£600k from angels; largely bootstrapped since 2016 founding. Founders: Eliot Benzecrit and David Howorth (former Magic Circle lawyers). Use of proceeds: US expansion and deepening high-volume/high-variation drafting infrastructure. Customers named in release: >20% of Am Law 100 including A&O Shearman, Fenwick, Fried Frank, Ropes & Gray; Warner Bros. Discovery in-house.
HQ London; LLM-powered automation turns documents into governed templates.
“What firms need now is drafting infrastructure - systems that embed structure, governance and human oversight alongside AI capability.” said Eliot Benzecrit, Co-founder, Avvoka.
Performance, savings or adoption figures in the announcement are company claims unless independently attributed. Buyers should confirm scope, availability and commercial terms against Avvoka's primary materials and https://avvoka.com/.