PERSUIT®
PERSUIT is a legal tech company that helps corporate legal teams select and manage outside counsel using AI-powered tools for pricing and operations. The company has raised $20M in funding and employs 171 people.
The growth story
PERSUIT® grew from 48 to 171 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $20M along the way, most recently a Series A in October 2021.
About
PERSUIT provides a platform for corporate legal departments to manage relationships with external law firms and alternative legal service providers. The software focuses on shifting from hourly billing to value-based pricing models, offering tools for matter intake, invoice review, and payment processing.
The company has grown to 171 employees since its 2016 founding. Its $20M Series A in 2021 was led by OpenView, indicating investor confidence in its approach to modernizing legal operations.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is PERSUIT's largest function with 27 employees, suggesting a strong technical focus. The company shows moderate employee retention with a median tenure of 2 years.
The PERSUIT® org chart
Jim Delkousis (Founder & CEO) leads 56 mapped leaders with 4 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 33 (+32% YoY), Sales 20 (+67% YoY), Operations 20 (+54% YoY), Business Development 17 (+6% YoY), Customer Success and Support 13 (+30% YoY), Product Management 11 (+38% YoY).
Talent flow
PERSUIT recruits heavily from financial services firms like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, as well as legal tech companies such as Ontra and Thomson Reuters. Alumni frequently move to enterprise software companies like Atlassian and Gartner.
Most common previous employers of PERSUIT® staff: Goldman Sachs (6), Ontra (3), CB Insights (3), SAP (3), Morgan Stanley (3), Thomson Reuters (3). Former PERSUIT® employees most often moved to Avetta (2), Atlassian (2), Gartner (2), Agiloft (2), Harvey (2), JPMorganChase (2).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at PERSUIT®: Leadership (52), Customer Service (49), Project Management (46), Microsoft Office (46), Management (44), Microsoft Excel (43), Communication (38), Microsoft PowerPoint (36).
Where the team actually sits
PERSUIT® people are concentrated in New York, United States (20), Victoria, Australia (13), New York City Metropolitan Area (10), Greater Melbourne Area (10).
Search footprint
PERSUIT® attracts about 277 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 62 ranking keywords and lost 79 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.60 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
PERSUIT® has 171 employees as of September 2026.
PERSUIT® has raised $20M in total, most recently a Series A round in October 2021.
PERSUIT® was founded in 2016 by Jim Delkousis.
Jim Delkousis (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of PERSUIT®'s reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current PERSUIT® staff are Goldman Sachs (6 people), Ontra (3 people), CB Insights (3 people).
Former PERSUIT® employees most often move to Avetta (2), Atlassian (2), Gartner (2).
PERSUIT® attracts about 277 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among PERSUIT® staff are Leadership, Customer Service, Project Management, Microsoft Office, Management.
PERSUIT® staff are concentrated in New York, United States (20), Victoria, Australia (13), New York City Metropolitan Area (10).
PERSUIT® has about 33 people in Engineering, up 32% over the past year, as of September 2026.
PERSUIT® has about 20 people in Sales, up 67% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 110 current and 101 former PERSUIT® profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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