Steno

Steno is a Los Angeles-based provider of court reporting and litigation support services for law firms, combining a nationwide network of certified court reporters with software built in-house for litigation workflows. Its service catalogue covers court reporting, legal videography, certified interpreters, equipment rental, conference rooms, transcript auditing and same-day delivery options for proceedings ranging from single depositions to complex multi-party matters.

The company's product set includes Steno Connect, a videoconferencing application (including a Zoom app) purpose-built for remote depositions and remote bench trials with integrated exhibit handling; a Firm Dashboard for scheduling jobs, accessing files and managing invoices; DelayPay, a deferred-payment option under which firms postpone court reporting, videography and litigation support costs until a case resolves, with interest-free pricing that is not tied to the size of the recovery; and Transcript Genius, an AI transcript analysis tool launched in 2024 that answers questions across transcripts, compares multiple depositions, surfaces contradictions and generates summaries, and is offered free with Steno depositions. Steno has also launched a marketplace for court reporting professionals to manage their careers.

Steno positions itself as a hybrid of a services organisation and a technology company, pairing concierge-style account management — including a stated 15-minute average email response time and an on-call technology assistant for each deposition — with LLM-based product development.

Founding story

Steno was founded in 2018 by CEO Greg Hong, chief technology officer Dan Anderson and chief legal officer Dylan Ruga — described by the company as a trial attorney, a software engineer and an experienced entrepreneur — after concluding that the litigation services industry needed change. Hong previously founded the hospitality technology platform Reserve (2013) and the small business consultancy Eleven 11. Anderson was VP of analytics at Reserve, which acquired the restaurant payments company HAIL that he co-founded, and earlier spent nearly four years at Zurich Insurance, becoming director and head of application security. Ruga founded civil litigation firm Stalwart Law Group and was previously a partner at Steptoe & Johnson for close to a decade.

Business model

Steno sells court reporting and litigation support services to law firms, delivered through a network of certified court reporters and supported by proprietary software. Its DelayPay option defers billing for court reporting, videography and litigation support until the underlying case resolves, on interest-free terms that are independent of recovery size. Technology products such as Steno Connect, the Firm Dashboard and Transcript Genius accompany the services, with Transcript Genius included at no additional charge with Steno depositions.

Revenue derives from fees for court reporting and litigation support services (including videography, interpreters, equipment rental and transcripts), with payment either standard or deferred until case resolution under DelayPay.

Traction

Steno states that thousands of law firms use its services each month and that it has access to a network of thousands of certified court reporters. The company reports that Transcript Genius drove strong user retention following its 2024 launch, and cumulative funding of $150m across equity and debt.

Latest developments

On 26 March 2026 Steno announced a $49m all-equity Series C led by Savano Capital Partners with continued participation from First Round Capital, The Legal Tech Fund and other strategic investors; Rothschild & Co advised financially and Cooley LLP served as legal counsel, and Savano principal Max Swicegood joined the board. The company said it would triple investment in expansion and in the next generation of its litigation technology suite, including Transcript Genius, and target new markets and AmLaw 200 firms. Other recent announcements include the promotion of COO Prabhdeep Singh to CEO and the addition of Anjelica Garcia (ex-Red Bull) and Jeff Herscott (ex-Ontra) to the leadership team.