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Our Story
Overview
Milestone by milestone, we’ve grown into a global team of 2,500+ Clions.
Our story starts well before our 2008 launch, when co-founders Jack Newton and Rian Gauvreau teamed up on their first venture in Grade 3.
Recognizing the need for better legal tech
Our Story
A brief
history of Clio
Grade 3
Jack and Rian partner on their first venture: Newton-Gauvreau Aerospace
2008
Clio is founded by Jack Newton and Rian Gauvreau
2009
2011
Clio is used by over 600 legal professionals and raises 1MM in Series A
Our first office and headquarters opens in Greater Vancouver, Canada
2013
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Clio celebrates its 5th birthday, launches the ClioCon and opens offices in Toronto and Dublin
2016
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We release the inaugural Legal Trends Report, the first of its kind in the legal industry
2017
Clio launches The Reisman Awards to recognize law firm innovation and excellence
2018
Clio turns 10 and acquires Clio Grow (formerly Lexicata)
2019
Jack publishes his first book, The Client-Centered Law Firm, which becomes a #1 Bestseller
2021
2022
We announce our Series E, with a new valuation of $1.6B USD, marking us as the first legal practice management unicorn globally
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
2024
Clio raises a historic US $900 million based on a US $3 billion valuation with a Series F investment round
2025
Clio completes landmark $1B vLex acquisition and announces $500M Series G funding round at $5B valuation
2026 & Beyond
We continue
to make history
Clio is the global leader in legal AI, building the technology the legal world runs on.
One workspace that serves both the business and practice of law. More than 400,000 legal professionals in 130+ countries start their day in it and trust it with work that changes people’s lives.
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Clio has more than 2,500 employees across offices in New York, Toronto, Calgary, London, Manchester, Dublin, Sydney, Barcelona, and Bogotá.
We’re distributed by design. Our hybrid approach pairs the connection of working in person with the flexibility of working remotely, so Clions can stay close to each other and do their best work. Across offices, time zones and continents, we’re united by one mission: to transform the legal experience for all.
2,500+
2026
1,100
2024
2
Grade 3
Clio employee count
35
2011
185
2016
470
2019
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