Draftwise
Draftwise is a legal tech company that develops software to streamline contract drafting for law firms. The 66-person company raised $28M in a Series A round in March 2024.
The growth story
Draftwise grew from 13 to 66 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $28M along the way, most recently a Series A in March 2024.
About
Draftwise builds software that gives lawyers faster access to their firm's contract templates and past work product. Its tools aim to reduce the time spent drafting legal documents while improving consistency across agreements.
The company has grown to 66 employees since its 2020 founding. Its $28M Series A in March 2024 included investments from law firm A&O Shearman and venture funds like Earlybird Digital East and Esas Ventures.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Draftwise's largest function, with 11 staff. The company has a median employee tenure of 2 years, suggesting steady turnover as it scales.
The Draftwise org chart
James Ding (Chief Executive Officer) leads 25 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 14 (-26% YoY), Sales 11 (-8% YoY), Customer Success and Support 6 (-25% YoY), Business Development 6 (0% YoY), Operations 5 (+25% YoY), Arts and Design 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Draftwise recruits heavily from Palantir Technologies, which accounts for 12 of its 49 analyzed hires. Other common sources include Google, Commencis, and law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Alumni have gone on to legal tech startups like Definely and Paradigm Legal.
Most common previous employers of Draftwise staff: Palantir Technologies (12), Google (4), Commencis (3), Gravity Sketch (2), Pendo.io (2), Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (2). Former Draftwise employees most often moved to Definely (2), Mishcon de Reya LLP (1), Sandstone (1), Medely (1), Paradigm Legal (1), App Origins Studio (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Draftwise mafia
Four Draftwise alumni have founded companies, including Validation Cloud (28 staff) and Designbase (7 staff).
4Alex N., was Investor until 2022Alexandru Antihi, was Product Design Advisor until 2021Michael Stych, was Vice President - Revenue until 2023Merve Gurel, was Senior Business Development Manager until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Draftwise: Leadership (18), Management (17), Public Speaking (16), SQL (15), JavaScript (14), Java (14), Microsoft Office (14), Python (Programming Language) (13).
Where the team actually sits
Draftwise people are concentrated in New York, United States (15), England, United Kingdom (5), United States (5), California, United States (4).
Search footprint
Draftwise attracts about 117 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 54 ranking keywords and lost 34 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.40 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Draftwise has 66 employees as of September 2026.
Draftwise has raised $28M in total, most recently a Series A round in March 2024.
Draftwise was founded in 2020 by Ozan Yalti.
James Ding (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Draftwise's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Draftwise staff are Palantir Technologies (12 people), Google (4 people), Commencis (3 people).
Former Draftwise employees most often move to Definely (2), Mishcon de Reya LLP (1), Sandstone (1).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Draftwise, including Validation Cloud, Designbase, Contend Legal.
Draftwise attracts about 117 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Draftwise staff are Leadership, Management, Public Speaking, SQL, JavaScript.
Draftwise staff are concentrated in New York, United States (15), England, United Kingdom (5), United States (5).
Draftwise has about 14 people in Engineering, down 26% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Draftwise has about 11 people in Sales, down 8% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 49 current and 43 former Draftwise profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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