JUPUS Raises €13M for an AI-Powered Legal Secretariat That Saves Law Firms Over 70 Hours a Month

JUPUS, a Cologne-based legaltech startup, has closed a €13 million Series A funding round to scale what it calls Europe’s first AI secretarial service built specifically for law firms . The platform automates administrative and operational tasks across the full lifecycle of a legal case, from the first client phone call to the finished legal document. With over 2,000 lawyers already using the platform and more than 2,000 new cases processed daily, the company is capitalizing on a severe labor shortage and rising workloads in the German legal market .

Funding Round & Investors

The Series A was led by Semapa Next, a pan-European investor with deep experience scaling growth-stage companies across borders . NRW.BANK joined as a co-investor, committing €3 million through its venture capital fund NRW.Venture . Existing investors Acton Capital and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) also participated in the round, which was announced on June 23, 2026 .

Semapa Next's involvement signals the company's ambitions beyond Germany — the investor specializes in backing companies that scale across Europe .

The round follows a €6.5 million seed round in May 2025 led by Acton Capital and an earlier €1.3 million pre-seed from HTGF and angel investors .

The AI Platform: A 'Digital Employee' for Law Firms

JUPUS has built a platform that acts as a fully automated AI legal secretary, handling tasks that traditionally required dedicated legal staff . The company positions the product as a "digital employee" rather than a conventional assistant, designed to carry out legally trained communication and case processing from end to end .

Key capabilities of the platform include:

• Answering client phone calls and structuring inquiries automatically
• Preparing legal cases and drafting documents
• Managing appointment scheduling and the full intake workflow
• Handling everything from first client contact through to the final legal document

The product integrates an AI chatbot for website visitors, an AI phone answering system, and a centralized case management dashboard that connects directly to law firm software like Advoware .

Addressing the Legal Labor Crisis

The platform targets a well-documented labor shortage in the German legal market. Law firms face increasing administrative burdens and struggle to find qualified legal secretaries and support staff . By automating routine secretarial and intake tasks, JUPUS enables lawyers to focus on higher-value legal work rather than paperwork .

The problem is particularly acute for small and mid-sized firms, which lack the resources of large international practices. JUPUS's platform is designed to give those firms the equivalent of a full-time legal secretary without the hiring overhead .

Performance Metrics at the Time of the Series A

As of the Series A announcement, JUPUS reported the following metrics, all confirmed by the company :

Metric	Figure	Source
Lawyers using the platform	More than 2,000
New legal cases processed daily	Over 2,000 per day
Time saved per month per firm	More than 70 hours
ARR growth in 2025	Quadrupled
Headcount growth in 2025	Tripled
Law firm customers	500+
Employees	80+

The company also more than doubled its customer base in 2025 and operates from offices in Cologne and Berlin, with an internationally distributed tech team .

Use of Funds: AI Expansion and European Scale-Up

JUPUS plans to use the Series A capital in three main areas:

1. Expanding AI capabilities — further developing the platform's automation and intelligence features
2. Scaling across Europe — the company announced a European expansion push, including a new office in London
3. Growing the team — continuing the rapid headcount growth trajectory

The international expansion aligns with Semapa Next's pan-European investment focus and signals that JUPUS intends to export its model beyond Germany's borders .