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Our Story
OVERVIEW
There have been many milestones along the way to becoming the global company of 2,000+ Clions that we are today.
In fact, our story starts even before our 2008 launch, and is shaped by dreaming big on the playground where our co-founders, Jack Newton and Rian Gauvreau, met.
Recognizing the need for better legal tech
OUR STORY
A brief
history of Clio
Jack and Rian partner on their first venture: Newton-Gauvreau Aerospace
2008
Clio is founded by Jack Newton and Rian Gauvreau
Grade 3
Clio is used by over 600 legal professionals and raises 1MM in Series A.
2009
2011
Our first office and headquarters opens
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Clio celebrates its 5th birthday, launches the Clio Cloud Conference and opens offices in Toronto and Dublin
2013
2016
We release the inaugural Legal Trends Report, the first of its kind in the legal industry
2017
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2018
Clio turns 10 and acquires Clio Grow (formerly Lexicata)
Jack publishes his first book, The Client-Centered Law Firm, which becomes a #1 Bestseller
2019
We announce our Series E, with a new valuation of $1.6B USD, marking us as the first legal practice management unicorn globally.
2021
2022
We reach centaur status, a milestone only achieved by ~150 private SaaS companies globally
2023
Clio turns 15 with over 900 Clions worldwide, including Australia
Clio raises a historic US $900 million based on a US $3 billion valuation with our Series F investment round,. This is the largest capital raise and equity value for cloud legal software ever!​
2024
Clio Completes Landmark $1B vLex Acquisition and Announces $500M Series G Funding Round at $5B Valuation
2025
2026 & BEYOND
We continue
to make history
Clio is the global leader in legal AI, empowering legal professionals and law firms of every size to work smarter, faster, and more securely. Our Intelligent Legal Work Platform — the industry’s first system of action — moves beyond systems of record to bring the business and practice of law together in a single, secure environment, with AI creating continuity across every stage of legal work.
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Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Clio has more than 2,000 employees across offices in Toronto, Calgary, London, Manchester, Dublin, Sydney, Barcelona, and Bogotá, and is trusted by hundreds of thousands of legal professionals in more than 130 countries.
As a team we are distributed by design with an intentional hybrid approach to our mindset and our infrastructure. We balance the benefits of in-person connectivity and the flexibility of remote work.
We're more connected than ever, and united by our mission: to transform the legal experience for all.
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Grade 3
Clio employee count
35
2011
185
2016
2,000+
2026
1,100
2024
470
2019
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