Emma
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Emma Legal is an AI-powered due diligence workspace for M&A deal teams and law firms that connects to virtual data rooms to detect missing documents, scan clauses for legal risks, and generate due diligence reports. It uses a multi-model system (OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic) with validation layers and offers document-based pricing, with EU hosting and data residency options.
Founders & leadership
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Rick van EschCo-Founder & CEOHe previously served as managing director at Sinch (NASDAQ-listed) leading its conversational platform division, co-founded and sold Chatlayer.ai, a conversational AI platform, to Sinch, and held a sales leadership role at Connective, a digital identity startup later acquired by Nitro. He studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business and University of Antwerp and holds the GARP Financial Risk Manager designation.
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Pieter ButteneersCo-Founder & CTO
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Joost VerhaardFounding CMO
Investors · 1
Entourage Ventureslisted by Entourage Ventures
How we know: Entourage Ventures's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcementsSource: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Emma do?
- Emma Legal is an AI-powered due diligence workspace for M&A deal teams and law firms that connects to virtual data rooms to detect missing documents, scan clauses for legal risks, and generate due diligence reports. It uses a multi-model system (OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic) with validation layers and offers document-based pricing, with EU hosting and data residency options.
- Who founded Emma?
- Emma was founded by Rick van Esch, Pieter Buteneers.
- Who are Emma's investors?
- Emma's investors include Entourage Ventures.

