Seed raise backs AttiFin to build UK-law-trained AI for case-ready legal documents
This article covers AttiFin AI, a legaltech startup, which has raised £5m in seed funding and announced plans to relocate from London to Newcastle ahead of a planned launch in early 2026. The move and funding are intended to speed development of an enterprise-grade AI platform trained on UK and devolved law, fund an initial 25 hires and provide a UK-hosted service for law firms, chambers and in-house legal teams while helping to spread high-tech jobs beyond the South East.
AttiFin AI, a legaltech startup, has raised £5 million in seed funding and announced plans to relocate from London to Newcastle ahead of a planned launch in early 2026. The company says the cash will speed development of an enterprise-grade AI platform trained on UK and devolved law, fund an initial 25 hires in technical and commercial roles, and position Newcastle as its long-term base — a move pitched as part of a broader effort to spread high-tech job creation beyond the South East.
Why it matters
The UK legal market remains substantial and growing. PwC estimated the sector at about £40 billion in 2024, and LawtechUK data show investment into lawtech firms accelerating, with £116.6 million raised in the first half of 2025 nearly matching the whole of 2024. That rising investment coincides with demand from law firms, chambers and in-house legal teams for tools that can handle complex, jurisdiction-specific legislation while meeting enterprise requirements on accuracy, provenance and data residency.
AttiFin’s focus on training models specifically on UK and devolved law and running services in UK data centres targets those concerns directly. The company says its approach is intended to reduce the kind of errors known as hallucinations and to keep citations visible for legal professionals doing real-case work.
Inside the product
AttiFin plans an AI platform that provides fully sourced answers and draft documents intended to be "case-ready." Key product elements the company highlights are models trained on UK and devolved law, prominent citation of sources, guardrails to limit hallucination, and hosting in UK data centres to address data residency and compliance needs.
The team behind AttiFin includes the founders of Scrumconnect. Scrumconnect has previous experience in the criminal justice system, including work with His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service and the Ministry of Justice on national programmes such as Common Platform. That background informs AttiFin’s design priorities around resilience, traceability and alignment with public-sector standards.
The company says the initial hiring push will create 25 roles across AI engineering, platform engineering, data, business development, marketing and legal subject-matter research, with further recruitment expected as the product and customer base develop.
Who are the investors?
AttiFin announced a £5 million seed raise but did not name lead or participating investors in the public statement. The company is described as being backed by the founders of Scrumconnect, a team whose public-sector work is referenced as foundational to AttiFin’s product approach.
The funding is earmarked for product development, expanding technical capability and building out a commercial team ahead of a planned early-2026 launch. The announcement frames the round as both a technical investment in UK-specific model training and an operational bet on locating enterprise AI capability outside London.
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Founder perspective
In the announcement, Shilpa Kaluti, founder and CEO at AttiFin AI, said:
This investment gives us the momentum we need as we move towards launch. Our priority is to build a platform that meets the expectations of legal professionals who work with complex UK-specific legislation every day. They want tools that are reliable, trustworthy and ready for real-case use.
Basing AttiFin in Newcastle reflects our belief in the capability across the North East and shows that innovative technology companies do not need to be centred solely in London and the South East.
The bigger picture
AttiFin’s raise and its move to Newcastle highlight two clear trends in the UK tech ecosystem: growing investor interest in legaltech solutions that address jurisdictional complexity, and a continuing push to develop regional hubs beyond Greater London. Relocating to cities with strong universities and emerging AI talent pools is becoming a more common route for startups seeking skilled staff and lower operating costs.
For UK legal services and corporate counsel teams wrestling with compliance and data residency questions, a domestic supplier emphasising UK-specific training data and local data centres may be an attractive option. For investors and policymakers, the company’s plans will be one to watch as part of wider conversations about where enterprise AI capability is built and governed in the UK and Europe.
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