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Moritz

YC W26

San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 10 employees · Hiring · 6 known investors

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Birgitteunlockedknows Stefan Mandaric · together at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (overlapped)
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×2knows the team · via University of Oslo
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Moritz is an AI-native law firm that combines senior lawyers with custom software to deliver legal work for technology companies across the EU, US, and Australia, using fixed fees and rapid turnaround rather than hourly billing.

Also known as Arcline · Arcline AI · https://www.arcline-ai.com/

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSNorwayEuropePartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W26)

Moritz was founded in 2025 by Pamir Ehsas, Stefan Mandaric, and Daniel Dalla Vedova.

PEPamir Ehsas
Pamir Ehsasin𝕏Founding CEOPamir Ehsas previously worked as outside counsel for OpenAI and Google before founding Moritz, a legal services firm for startups.
SMStefan Mandaric
Stefan MandaricinFounder and CTOStefan Mandaric serves as CTO at Moritz and previously received a Fulbright scholarship to study at MIT.
DDDaniel Dalla Vedova
Daniel Dalla VedovainFounding Head of Legal & COO

Investors · 6

Y Combinator✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $500K
20VC✓ verifiedLondon · $250K – $5M
Inception Fund$110K – $1.1M
Urban InnovationSan Francisco · $500K – $3.5M

Also in the syndicate · 2

InceptionUrban Innovation Fund

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$18M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2026

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

The YC application· Winter 2026 batch

▶ Application video — watch on YC ↗

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Competitors · 3

by search overlap
Eve5 shared keywordsEve provides software that helps plaintiff law firms manage casework more efficiently, allowing them to serve more clients and reduce operational costs while delivering legal representation to plaintiffs.
Caseflood.ai4 shared keywordsCaseflood.ai provides intake software for high-end law firms, helping them manage client onboarding and case intake processes.
StrongSuit4 shared keywordsStrongSuit is an AI platform for litigators that covers discovery, legal research, drafting, precedent verification, and oral argument preparation in one system. It serves solo practitioners, small-to-mid-size firms, and legal teams, and is built on a proprietary US case database with anti-hallucination algorithms and retrieval-augmented generation tuned for litigation.

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In the news

Silicon Valley midas investor Michael Moritz on AI, venture capital, and just about everything | Mintlivemint.com · Jul 2026Total return securities fund director Moritz Sell acquires $11,820 stock By Investing.cominvesting.com · Jun 2026AI-native law firm start-up Moritz secures $9m in seed funding round - The Global Legal Postgloballegalpost.com · May 2026Backed by Y Combinator and 20 unicorn founders, Moritz lands $9M - Tech.eutech.eu · May 2026Y Combinator alum Moritz raises $9m to build a law firm supercharged with AI | Siftedsifted.eu · May 2026AI-Powered Law Firm Moritz Secures $9 Million in Seed Funding - Business Insiderbusinessinsider.com · May 2026Moritz: AI-native legal services for fast moving companies 👩🏻‍⚖️ycombinator.com · Jan 2026Mike Moritz slams politically correct tech culture, praises Chinese work ethiccnbc.com · Jan 2018

Frequently asked questions

What does Moritz do?
Moritz is an AI-native law firm that combines senior lawyers with custom software to deliver legal work for technology companies across the EU, US, and Australia, using fixed fees and rapid turnaround rather than hourly billing.
Who founded Moritz?
Moritz was founded by Pamir Ehsas, Stefan Mandaric, Daniel Dalla Vedova in 2025.
Who are Moritz's investors?
Moritz's investors include Y Combinator, 20VC, Inception Fund, Urban Innovation.
How much funding has Moritz raised?
Moritz has disclosed $18M raised across 2 rounds.
Where is Moritz headquartered?
Moritz is headquartered in San Francisco, US.