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20251218 - Robin AI: legal review AI that was humans! And just went broke

20251218 - Robin AI: legal review AI that was humans! And just went broke

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  • Robin AI https://robinai.com/
  • ChatGPT can be a disaster for lawyers — Robin AI says it can fix that https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel/713303/robin-ai-ceo-richard-robinson-chatgpt-ai-lawyer-legal-interview
  • The UK's hottest legal tech companies in 2024 https://www.nonbillable.co.uk/posts/hottest-legal-tech-companies
  • Robin AI raises $26 million Series B https://robinai.com/news-and-resources/news/robin-ai-raises-26-million-series-b
  • SoftBank-backed Robin AI cuts a third of staff after failing to close $50m fundraise https://sifted.eu/articles/robin-ai-cuts-a-third-of-staff
  • Interesting case in the UK where RobinAI, which used AI to review legal contracts, is up for a distressed sale just a few months after making the top 10 in a list of fastest-growing tech companies https://x.com/tracyalloway/status/2001277882748842211
  • Wrecked Legal Tech Co. Robin AI Sells Managed Services Unit https://www.law360.com/pulse/legal-tech/articles/2420009/wrecked-legal-tech-co-robin-ai-sells-managed-services-unit
  • Is the Collapse of Robin.AI a One-Off or a Sign of a Legal Tech AI Bubble? https://www.geeklawblog.com/2025/11/is-the-collapse-of-robin-ai-a-one-off-or-a-sign-of-a-legal-tech-ai-bubble.html
  • Fake AI, long hours, and no real technology https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-Robin-AI-E6711215-RVW99690394.htm
  • Beware and Avoid https://miro.medium.com/v2/format:jpeg/1*9pxMV459rr3puw7tVnmztg.jpeg

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