Startup Details
· Founders: Alex Alben (co-CEO, UCLA Law professor) and Patrick Ip (co-CEO, former Google employee)
· Technology: AI system that can analyze and predict legal case outcomes in seconds
· Current Status: Seven potential customers in trials, five employees, with a development team in Argentina
By Samuel A. Lopez – USA Herald
[SEATLLE, Washington] – The legal world is notoriously slow to embrace change, but Theo Ai might just be the catalyst it needs. Spearheaded by Alex Alben, Washington State’s inaugural chief privacy officer, and co-CEO Patrick Ip, a former Google innovator, the startup has already secured $2.2 million in pre-seed funding. Their mission: to accelerate case review and provide lawyers with data-driven insights to predict the probability of success and even provide projected monetary awards.
For mid-sized firms handling around 650 cases annually, Theo Ai compresses weeks of manual review into mere seconds. This speed isn’t just about efficiency—it’s about leveling the playing field for litigants who rely on quick, informed decisions to pursue justice.
