MDR LAB

https://lab.mdr.london

Last activity: 11.02.2025

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Invests in categories: LegalTechDataPlatformTimeManagementPropertySaaSInformationAutomationArtificial Intelligence

MDR LAB runs a series of programmes that seek to launch, improve and scale the next generation of Legal Tech. We obsess over product and love supporting entrepreneurs to build things they can be proud of.

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United Kingdom, England, London

Employees

11-50

Investment Stage

Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A

Portfolio 17

Date	Name	Website	Total Raised	Location
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Feb 22, 2022	Della	dellalegal.com	$2.5M	United Kingdom, England, London
Mar 3, 2021	Jur	jur.io		Switzerland, Zug
Mar 3, 2021	DraftWise	draftwise.com	$20M	United States, New York
	Thirdfort	thirdfort.com	$24.27M	United Kingdom, England, London
	Donna	donna.legal	$2.5M	Sweden, Malmo
	Hipla	hipla.co.uk		United Kingdom, England, London
	Orbital Witness	orbitalwitness.com	$13.49M	United Kingdom
	LawPanel	lawpanel.com		United Kingdom, England, London
	synergist.io	synergist.io		Germany, Berlin
	Digitory Legal	digitorylegal.com		United States, California, San Francisco
	Index	index.io		United States, California, San Francisco
	LitiGate	litigate.ai		Israel, Tel Aviv District, Tel Aviv
	Time by Ping	timebyping.com	$49.7M
	Astroscreen	astroscreen.com	$1M	United Kingdom, England, London
	Courtsdesk	courtsdesk.com		Ireland, Dublin City, Dublin
	Solomonic	solomonic.co.uk		United Kingdom

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	Polo shirts and geeks: Inside Mishcon’s tech incubator	“We want to be at the forefront of law firm tech innovation,” says Mishcon’s chief technology officer Nick West. In a bright, crowded meeting room on the first floor of Mishcon de Reya’s Africa House building, chief technology officer Nick...
	MDR LAB Spotlight on… Everchron	Everchron is a case management and analysis platform for lawyers that provides a collaborative workspace. In 2017 they were invited on the MDR LAB programme, joining Mishcon de Reya for ten weeks. In November 2017 it was announced that the ...
	SpaceTech meets PropTech	Mishcon de Reya and Orbital Witness collaborate to improve the real estate due diligence process through property datasets and satellite imagery. Whether acting for a buyer, vendor, developer, investor or capital provider, every property t...
	FT’s Global Legal Hackathon: our submission	We have submitted an entry to the global legal hackathon supported by the Financial Times, which invited organisations in the legal sector to develop solutions to problems created by the coronavirus pandemic. A hackathon traditionally invo...
	Above The Law: Nick West	On this 4th of July week, we Americans celebrate our independence from the UK. But, as lawyers who love innovation, we should also take a moment to admire our innovative legal brethren across the pond — who seeded our common law, after all...
	MDR Lab Spotlight on… Thirdfort
	Law Gazette: Firms expanding	Firms are increasingly seeking modern offices outside of London to expand their footprint, according to sector research. Property consultancy Knight Frank says that 80% of last year’s top 20 law firm office deals reflected moves to ‘high q...
	Mishcon de Reya invests in MDR LAB start-up Thirdfort	Mishcon de Reya has invested in Thirdfort, one of its MDR LAB 2018 legal tech start-ups, which works with lawyers to securely hold money during property transactions.MDR LAB is Mishcon de Reya’s incubator programme for start-ups operating i...
	Chief Strategy Officer Nick West at The AI Summit, London	“AI is critically important to the legal space. It is transforming how lawyers work. We can do things for our clients now that I don’t think we’ve been able to do before.” Nick West spoke at The AI Summit, London in May 2017 on how Artif...
	Demo Day 2018	On July 17 we held MDR LAB Demo Day 2018. This was an opportunity to see what dealWIP, Digitory Legal, LawPanel, LitiGate and Thirdfort had achieved during the 10 week programme. To see how Demo Day went, watch the video above or find out m...
	MDR LAB 2018 cohort	Mishcon de Reya has today named the five companies it has selected to participate in the second year of its technology incubator programme, MDR LAB. They were selected following a pitch day at the firm’s London headquarters on 21 March, whe...
	National Magazine: Legal Futures	Time for a round-up of notable trends and developments and views that highlight innovation in the legal industry. Rosenblatt Solicitors announced plans to go public, and is hoping to raise £43m on its IPO, which would make it the largest o...
	Success at the FT Innovative Lawyer Awards
	9 Ways For Corporates To Benefit From Working With Startups	There are only two options for corporates today, argues Gary Stewart. “We have to disrupt or we will be disrupted,” says the director of Wayra UK, the accelerator of global telecoms company Telefónica. Like many corporates founded in a di...
	MDR LAB Spotlight on… Salt DNA	SaltDNA provides a solution for encrypted communications between mobile devices with full, centralised control for the enterprise. In 2017 they were invited on the MDR LAB programme, joining Mishcon de Reya for ten weeks. In this film CEO ...
	Two property companies to sponsor the real estate category of MDR LAB	In a novel move, MDR LAB, the legal tech incubator of UK law firm Mishcon de Reya has announced that two property sector companies, Derwent London and Coyote will sponsor the Real Estate category of its programme this year and mentor start-...
	MDR LAB – selected companies announced
	Mishcon de Reya announces MDR LAB 2019 cohort	Today Mishcon de Reya announced the start of MDR LAB 2019, welcoming the third cohort in its legaltech incubator programme to the firm. Six early stage companies, ranging from concept through to early revenue-stage, have joined the 10-week ...
	MDR LAB: Demo Day film	On July 14 2017 Demo Day showcased the work of six start-ups that had been selected as part of MDR LAB: Mishcon de Reya’s programme for tech start-ups in the legal space. These start-ups spent 10 weeks developing, defining and testing thei...
	MDR LAB applications now open	Mishcon de Reya has today opened applications for MDR LAB 2019. This is the third year that the programme for early stage and growth technology start-ups in the legal space will run. Applications are welcome from companies at concept throug...
	MDR LAB alumni Solomonic completes first round of external investment funding	A big congratulations to our 2019 MDR LAB company Solomonic, for completing its first round of external investment funding. The fact that it comes during a period of challenge and uncertainty, is a testament to the hard work of all those in...
	Applications open for MDR LAB – Mishcon de Reya’s programme for tech start-ups in the legal space	Mishcon de Reya has today opened applications for MDR LAB, its programme for tech start-ups in the legal space. Open to early stage and growth technology start-ups, applications are welcomed from companies at concept through to revenue-gene...
	Mishcon: MDR LAB showcases startups	Mishcon de Reya showcased the work of its six MDR LAB-selected startups in quick fire presentations that brought to an end an intensive ten weeks of collaboration with the UK top 40 firm. MDR LAB, a technology incubator launched in January...
	MDR LAB Demo Day	On Wednesday 10 July MDR LAB held Demo Day, the culmination of our 10 week programme where the start-ups presented their products to the firm. Chief Strategy Officer Nick West provided an introduction and LAB alumni Olly Thornton-Berry, Co...
	MDR LAB Spotlight on… Ping	Ping automates timekeeping for lawyers and provides data analysis for law firms. In 2017 they were invited on the MDR LAB programme, joining Mishcon de Reya for ten weeks. In November 2017 it was announced that the firm was making an invest...
	MDR LAB one of The Times’ best places for business in London	MDR LAB has been listed in The Times’ list of best places for business in London. The article, which breaks down the city by area and type of workspace, has listed MDR LAB as one of the best accelerators/incubators in The City. See the ful...
	‘Tech X The City’ featuring MDR LAB
	Todays Conveyancer: MDR LAB, A Real Business Insight	Tuesday evening saw the culmination of ten weeks hard work as five start-ups presented at the MDR LAB demo day. The MDR LAB provides legal tech start-ups with real business insight giving them the opportunity to develop, refine and test the...
	Legal Business: Legal AI and Data Technology	A £20m government fund for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analysis in law, accounting and insurance is being welcomed as a positive step for what is ‘under-funded and under-thought’ research and development (R&...
	Mishcon de Reya announces investment in MDR LAB start-ups
	Learnings from the Web Summit conference in Lisbon	This month I attended Web Summit conference in Lisbon, where 70,000 self-proclaimed ‘tech nerds’ descended upon the Altice Arena for a packed three days of key notes, startup presentations and lectures from an all-star line-up that included...
	Legal Business: Second MDR LAB Cohort	Mishcon de Reya has announced the second cohort of companies joining the firm’s incubation programme in London in the latest of a string of moves in the legal tech space. The five new companies range from concept-stage to revenue generatin...
	Above The Law: Firm Becomes Tech Incubator	Increasingly, innovative legal technology is emerging from an incongruous breeding ground — large law firms. And the firms that are incubating these companies are most likely to be found not in the U.S., but in the U.K. Three of these incu...
	MDR LAB Spotlight on… dealWIP	Founded in 2017, dealWIP Inc. is a cloud-based, collaborative workflow platform for transactional matters. Offering an end-to-end platform for all stakeholders, the dealWIP platform enables real-time progress tracking, and seamless and tr...
	MDR Spotlight on… Digitory Legal	Digitory Legal is a cost analytics and management platform. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, USA, Digitory Legal has a user-stage product: a pricing prediction and management tool for litigators. Using historical data and industr...
	MDR LAB alumni PING raise $13m in Series A round	MDR LAB Alumni PING have raised $13.2m Series A funding. Discussing Mishcon’s involvement with the start-up Chief Strategy Officer Nick West says, “We’ve partnered with Ping since our MDR LAB programme in 2017 and it has been a delight to ...
	Above The Law: Automating Billable Hours	How about a sincere “thank you” to our emerging robot helpers, and badass companies like Ping (and its CEO Ryan Alshak) who are training them to make your lawyerly lives better. Having co-authored the alt.legal column for the past four yea...
	MDR LAB alumni Thirdfort raises £700k seed round	MDR LAB 2018 company Thirdfort has raised a seed round of £700,000 led by Mishcon de Reya and a personal investment from Chris Marks, CEO of NatWest Markets, with support from all existing investors including Alex Chesterman and Lawyer Chec...

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Jan 23, 2025	The Great Optimism Divide: Singaporeans’ Bright Future vs. Hong Kong’s Uncertainty	As the Year of the Snake Approaches, the contrasting sentiments reveal deeper economic realities and highlight the paths forward for both cities. Optimism Divide: A striking difference in outlook for 2025 exists between residents of Singapo...
Dec 13, 2024	Mainland China’s Luxury Market Poised for Growth: Insights from MDRi’s 2025 Consumer Forecast	Forecast Projected Growth of Chinese Luxury Market in 2025: A Shift Towards Experience, Innovation, Chinese Brands and Sustainability HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 December 2024 – MDRi, a leading provider of business insights...
Nov 18, 2024	After the election: Assessing Investor Sentiment in Hong Kong and Singapore Post-Trump’s Election	Hong Kong and Singapore investors plan to increase investment allocation to the US market by 3% to 5% next year Survey by MDRi highlights rising concerns in Hong Kong and Singapore about the deteriorating US-China relationship following Tru...
Dec 20, 2018	Accelerators targeting legal tech companies	They include Tech Lawyer Accelerator, Duke Law Tech Lab and LexisNexis Legal Tech Accelerator For startups, there are numerous paths for getting their name out there. One way, which Vator has been covering recently, are startup competitions...
Jan 23, 2018	Legal tech startups: Apply now to join MDR LAB in London (Sponsored)	Mishcon de Reya has recently opened applications for MDR LAB, its programme for tech startups in the legal space. Open to early stage and growth tech startups, applications are welcomed from companies at concept through to revenue-generatin...
Feb 2, 2017	You’re running a startup in the legal space? Join the MDR LAB in London! (Sponsored)	The renowned law firm Mishcon de Reya has recently launched a startup accelerator programme in cooperation with the corporate innovation specialist and early stage investor L Marks. It’s called MDR LAB and is a dedicated programme for tech ...
	L Marks & Mishcon De Reya Launch Accelerator in Legal Space	16 January 2017: Law firm Mishcon de Reya has today launched a technology incubator programme – MDR LAB – for tech start-ups in the legal space. The programme will see the firm welcome a number of tech start-ups into the business for a ten ...

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FAQ about MDR LAB

How many startups has MDR LAB invested in?

MDR LAB has 17 portfolio companies on Parsers VC, among them Della, Jur and DraftWise.

What is the latest news about MDR LAB?

Parsers VC has 39 news items about MDR LAB, among them “Polo shirts and geeks: Inside Mishcon’s tech incubator” and “MDR LAB Spotlight on… Everchron”.

What has the press written about MDR LAB?

Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning MDR LAB, among them “The Great Optimism Divide: Singaporeans’ Bright Future vs. Hong Kong’s Uncertainty” (Jan 23, 2025) and “Mainland China’s Luxury Market Poised for Growth: Insights from MDRi’s 2025 Consumer Forecast” (Dec 13, 2024).

Is MDR LAB still active?

Yes, MDR LAB is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Feb 11, 2025.