Fundraising Fox

Max Junestrand

Unicorn founder

Founder at Legora · Founder at Legora, Inc.

New York, New York, United States

FoundedLegora$5.6B · YCLegora, Inc.

30 Under 30 2026 · AI

About

Max Junestrand is CEO and co-founder of Legora, developing AI tools for legal professionals. He previously held growth roles at two Y Combinator companies, worked as a consultant at McKinsey, in venture capital, and as a software engineer at Abios (acquired by Kambi) and Ericsson, while earning degrees in machine learning and business from KTH and SSE.

Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Founder at LegoraYC W24

Intro paths

YC

Max went through Y Combinator (Winter 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Legora's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Max can intro founders to Legora's investors below.

Legora's investors · 33

Abstract VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $750K checksAccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2026Alkeon CapitalNew York · since 2026Alkeon InnovationNew YorkAtlassian Ventures$1M – $5M checksBain Capitalsince 2026Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checksBenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2026Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2025Cherry VenturesBerlin · $2.2M – $7.7M checksDaft CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $2M checksEverybody Ventures$100K checksEvolution Equity PartnersNew York · $20M – $150M checksFirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks · since 2026Founders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025Geodesic CapitalFoster CityHummingbird VenturesSingapore · $500K – $10M checksICONIQSan Francisco · since 2026ICONIQ GrowthSan Francisco · since 2025Kickstart InnovationZurichMech VenturesLas VegasMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2026Navitas CapitalCulver City · $100K – $5M checksNewView CapitalBurlingameNVIDIASanta ClaraRedpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2024S32Palo AltoSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2026Section 32Palo AltoSV AngelSan FranciscoWeisburd CapitalNew YorkY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Legora

SLSigge Labor
Sigge LaborFounder
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August ErséusCo-founder

Founder at Legora, Inc.

Co-founders at Legora, Inc.

SLSigge Labor
Sigge LaborExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. LegoraCEO & co-foundercurrent2023 — present
  2. Norrsken VCVC2022 — 2023
  3. NorrskenVC2022Stockholm
  4. Bemlo (YC W22)Growth2022
  5. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst Intern2022Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  6. DepictGrowth Team Intern2022Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  7. NorrskenInvestment Team2022Stockholm
  8. AbiosSoftware Engineer2020 — 2021Stockholm County, Sweden
  9. AbiosBack End Engineer2020
  10. EricssonDeveloper R&D2018Stockholm, Sweden

Skills & more

Dota 2

From Max's professional profile.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Max Junestrand

How This 25-Year-Old Built A $675M Legal AI Startup (With No Legal Experience)

Y Combinator

Frequently asked questions

Who is Max Junestrand?
Max Junestrand is CEO and co-founder of Legora, developing AI tools for legal professionals. He previously held growth roles at two Y Combinator companies, worked as a consultant at McKinsey, in venture capital, and as a software engineer at Abios (acquired by Kambi) and Ericsson, while earning degrees in machine learning and business from KTH and SSE.
Where does Max Junestrand work?
Max Junestrand is Founder of Legora and Co-founder at Legora, Inc..
What companies did Max Junestrand found?
Max Junestrand founded Legora, Legora, Inc..
Where did Max Junestrand go to school?
Max Junestrand studied at Y Combinator (YC W24); KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Master of Science - MS, Computer Science | Machine Learning); Stockholm School of Economics (Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management).
What podcasts and interviews feature Max Junestrand?
Tracked appearances include "How This 25-Year-Old Built A $675M Legal AI Startup (With No Legal Experience)".

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