Manifest OS Raises $60M to Reshape Legal Services

Manifest OS secured a $60M Series A at a $750M valuation on April 28, 2026, to scale its AI-native law firm model.

The New York-based company raised the largest Series A in legal technology history, with backing from Menlo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital, and Quiet Capital. Manifest OS powers law firms that charge fixed fees instead of billing by the hour, starting with business immigration services.

This funding matters because 80% of American businesses and consumers currently cannot afford a lawyer when they need one, largely due to hourly billing that drives up costs without tying pay to results.

The Billing Problem

The billable hour model ties law firm revenue to time spent, not outcomes delivered. It accounts for 90% of all spending across a U.S. legal industry worth roughly $400 billion.

Billing rates rose 7.4% on average in 2025 and can reach $3,000 per hour. Lawyers at small and solo practices, which represent about 78% of respondents in American Bar Association surveys, spend up to two-thirds of their time on non-legal administrative work.