Leading legal AI platform Harvey has acquired Hexus, a startup specializing in enterprise AI tool development, as competition intensifies in the rapidly evolving legal tech landscape. The move signals Harvey’s ambition to broaden its capabilities and maintain its frontrunner position in the market.
Expanding Capabilities Through Acquisition
Hexus, founded by former engineering leaders from Walmart, Oracle, and Google (Sakshi Pratap), brings significant expertise in building AI-powered tools for enterprise use cases. Pratap, now leading an engineering team within Harvey, will focus on accelerating the platform’s offerings specifically for in-house legal departments. The acquisition also includes Hexus’s engineering team, with plans to integrate them into a new Harvey office in Bangalore.
Rapid Growth and Funding
Harvey has experienced meteoric growth, achieving an $8 billion valuation after a recent $160 million funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The company has secured $760 million in funding since 2025, drawing support from major investors like T. Rowe Price, WndrCo, Sequoia Capital, and Kleiner Perkins.
Market Dominance and Origin Story
Harvey currently serves over 1,000 clients across 60 countries, including a majority of the top 10 U.S. law firms. The company’s origins trace back to a pivotal experiment where AI-generated legal responses were indistinguishable from human-drafted answers, confirming the disruptive potential of AI in the legal field. Co-founders Winston Weinberg and Gabe Pereyra, who initially tested GPT-3 on real legal queries, secured early backing from OpenAI’s Startup Fund after a direct pitch to CEO Sam Altman.
This acquisition underscores the ongoing consolidation within the legal AI space, as companies race to integrate cutting-edge technology and capture market share. Harvey’s aggressive expansion highlights the growing belief that AI will fundamentally reshape legal operations and client service.
