What Forlex does

Forlex is a Brazilian B2B SaaS legaltech that markets itself as a "Professional Operating System" for legal and regulated professional work, unifying matters, documents, research, e-signature, contract lifecycle management, automations and AI controls inside a single governed environment. The platform is anchored on LIVIA, Forlex's proprietary generative AI assistant developed and trained in-house for the Brazilian legal/regulatory context, supported by specialized legal, document, workflow and research agents, source-grounded outputs with visible citations, configurable AI routing, RBAC/SSO/MFA, immutable audit trails and human-in-the-loop review. On top of the core platform, Forlex ships two additional product surfaces: HIVE, a multi-agent AI platform (up to 800 parallel agents) targeted at courts and public institutions and launched at AWS re:Invent 2025, and LIVIA Citizen, a free WhatsApp-based legal guidance service connected to 81 Brazilian courts. The technology stack runs on AWS sovereign infrastructure with NVIDIA B200 GPU access, and a reported compact domain-specialized model is claimed to deliver GPT-5-equivalent efficiency at roughly one-tenth the size and cost.

Forlex generates revenue primarily through subscription plans (monthly or annual) with auto-renewal, supplemented by usage-based overages measured in ACUs (document drafts, PDF uploads, chat interactions) and a freemium/free-trial funnel that includes OAB-member free Starter access and 30% paid-tier discounts. The go-to-market blends direct enterprise sales (demo, security packet, procurement and pricing request forms), self-serve signup, channel distribution via the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB Nacional and 14+ Sections), and infrastructure-led partnerships with AWS and ST IT Cloud. Customer segments span law firms and in-house legal teams, large regulated enterprise departments (legal, compliance, procurement, finance, HR), public-sector agencies and courts, individual Brazilian lawyers via OAB Sections, and citizens via LIVIA Citizen. Forlex is headquartered in Goiânia, Brazil, with a US subsidiary (Forlex, LLC) in Delaware, a Miami office, and a stated plan to begin Silicon Valley operations; the company billed R$3 million in 2024 and was actively seeking a ~US$15M venture round in late 2025 alongside a US$32M three-year AWS commercial agreement.

Name

Forlex

Legal name

Forlex, LLC

Website

https://forlex.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Forlex is a Brazilian B2B SaaS legaltech that provides a governed Professional OS for legal and regulated work, built on its proprietary LIVIA AI assistant and HIVE multi-agent platform, serving law firms, in-house legal teams, public-sector institutions and Brazilian Bar Association members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal AI / Legal Practice Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Document Preparation Services (561410)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Employee Experience (DEX) & IT Experience Management (ITXM) Platforms (HDAEALAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG), Document Workflow, Routing & Approvals (Content-Centric Workflow) (HDAEAGAG), Business Rules & Decision Management Platforms (BRMS/DMN) (HDAEAKAG)

Keywords

• Legal AI platform
• Contract lifecycle management
• Legal document automation
• Multi-agent legal AI
• Legal practice management

Headquarters

HQ city

Goiânia

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Subscription plans (monthly/annual): Primary recurring revenue. Paid plans billed monthly or annually via credit card with automatic renewal. Plans are organized around usage units (ACUs), seats, AI usage, workflow complexity, document/matter volume, signatures, vault storage and integrations. Monthly plans are paid in advance for one month; annual plans can be paid in installments. Pricing changes require 30-day notice.
2. Usage-based overages (ACUs): Each plan includes monthly usage limits (document drafts, PDF uploads, chat interactions). Unused limits do not roll over. Excess usage is automatically charged to the registered payment method, with the option to bill mid-cycle when balances exceed plan thresholds.
3. Free trial and freemium access: Free trial for new users with a limited number of drafts and questions, including some features not available in paid plans. LIVIA Citizen on WhatsApp is fully free for end citizens. OAB Starter access is free for eligible lawyers via section activation codes.
4. AWS cloud credits (in-kind, non-cash): Selected for the 2025 AWS Generative AI Accelerator with up to $1 million in AWS credits. Signed a US$32 million three-year AWS agreement to expand computing capacity and serve large corporations in Brazil and the US.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Forlex is a B2B SaaS "Professional Operating System" for legal and regulated professional work. It unifies its proprietary LIVIA generative AI assistant with documents and vaults, case and legal research, workflow automations, contract lifecycle management and e-signature, and a governance/audit layer inside a single environment. On top of this platform it ships HIVE, a multi-agent AI product for courts and public institutions, and LIVIA Citizen, a free WhatsApp-based legal-guidance service for Brazilian citizens.

Product overview

Forlex is a unified Professional Operating System for legal and regulated professional work, structured as a platform-plus-modules architecture rather than a single tool. The Forlex Platform ties together the LIVIA Assistant (proprietary generative AI with specialized agents and Work Mode), Documents and Vaults (document generation, vault knowledge, evidence packs), Cases and Research (case workspace, legal research, document and evidence review), Automations (recurring workflows with manual, scheduled and external triggers), CLM & e-Sign (contract lifecycle, signature envelopes, certificates), and Trust Services (permissions, audit history, certificates, AI routing controls). On top of this platform, Forlex ships vertical offerings: the HIVE Platform (multi-agent architecture with up to 800 parallel agents for courts and public institutions, launched at AWS re:Invent 2025) and LIVIA Citizen (free WhatsApp-based legal guidance for Brazilian citizens, connected to 81 Brazilian courts). All modules share source-aware research, human-review checkpoints, immutable audit trails, and the same Professional OS workspace so that matters, documents, workflows and AI-assisted outputs stay connected from request to record.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LIVIA: Forlex's AI assistant and Work Mode for legal and professional teams; supports research, drafting, analysis and routing within the Forlex platform.
• LIVIA Citizen
• HIVE

Products and services

• Forlex Platform Unified "Professional Operating System" for legal and regulated professional work that connects matters, documents, research, e-signature, vaults, workflows, collaboration, analytics and AI controls in one environment. The platform ties together the LIVIA assistant, Documents & Vaults, Cases & Research, Automations, CLM & e-Sign, and Trust Services modules so that every sensitive deliverable keeps its source, owner, review state and record. It is sold as a B2B SaaS workspace to law firms, in-house legal teams, regulated enterprise departments and public-sector institutions.
• LIVIA Assistant Forlex's proprietary generative AI assistant and Work Mode for legal, compliance and professional teams. LIVIA reads context, drafts, researches, routes work and prepares material for human review, operating through specialized legal, document, workflow and research agents with source-aware research, visible citations and configurable AI routing. It is the primary AI surface of the Forlex Platform and is sold as part of the Forlex subscription.
• HIVE Platform Multi-agent AI platform for courts and public institutions, launched at AWS re:Invent 2025. Uses a parallelized multi-agent architecture with up to 800 active specialized agents to manage complex judicial and administrative tasks, supporting up to 70% automation of routine legal tasks. Sold as a separate Forlex offering targeting public-sector and court buyers, built on top of the broader Forlex technology stack.
• LIVIA Citizen Free WhatsApp-based legal-guidance service from Forlex providing accessible legal orientation for Brazilian citizens. Fully integrated with WhatsApp, LIVIA Citizen offers quick practical guidance to help citizens understand their rights, clarifies questions and provides essential information about laws and legal processes, connected to 81 Brazilian courts and aligned with UN SDG 16. It is positioned as a separate citizen-access channel from the enterprise Forlex product journey.
• Forlex Enterprise Integrations and APIs Enterprise integration layer exposing Forlex APIs and custom endpoints to connect the platform to existing repositories, calendars, messages, ERPs and systems of record. Enables enterprise customers to embed Forlex's AI-assisted legal workflows into their existing IT landscape without rip-and-replace migrations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 70% automation of routine legal tasks (via ST IT Cloud + AWS sovereign infrastructure)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship strategic partner, core strategic partner, core infrastructure partner, minor industry partner, flagship distribution partner and minor ecosystem partner.

• AWS (Amazon Web Services)flagship strategic partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Forlex joined the AWS Generative AI Accelerator (GAIA) 2025 cohort with up to US$1M in credits and is the Brazilian partner in the 'first sovereign infrastructure for legal intelligence in Latin America' alongside ST IT Cloud. Subsequently, Forlex signed a US$32 million, three-year AWS agreement to expand computing capacity, serve large corporations and advance in Brazil and the United States, with access to NVIDIA B200 GPUs.
• ST IT Cloudcore strategic partnerStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Joint partner with Forlex and AWS in launching Latin America's first sovereign infrastructure dedicated to AI-based legal intelligence, supporting up to 70% automation of routine legal tasks for the Brazilian legal sector with integrated automation, security and operational fragmentation reduction.
• NVIDIAcore infrastructure partnerTechnology or IntegrationFeatured partner logo on Forlex homepage and listed as a strategic infrastructure partner. Exame reported access to NVIDIA B200 GPUs as part of Forlex's AI infrastructure expansion (covered as part of the US$32M AWS deal), enabling Forlex to upgrade its legal AI system with state-of-the-art NVIDIA technology.
• AB2L (Associação Brasileira de Lawtechs)minor industry partnerOthersAB2L is featured as a partner on the Forlex homepage footer, indicating Forlex's affiliation with the Brazilian lawtech industry association.
• OAB (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil) — OAB Nacional and 14+ Sectionsflagship distribution partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorForlex is the official AI tool of OAB Nacional. Through participating OAB Sections (Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, São Paulo, Sergipe) eligible lawyers can activate a free Starter plan and obtain a 30% discount on a paid tier via Section activation codes (e.g., 2OABALFREE / StarterOABAL30). OAB-GO was the first Section to make Forlex available free to lawyers in the country (September 8, 2025).
• Meta, ITS Rio, Turn.io (WhatsApp Challenge for the Amazon)minor ecosystem partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerForlex was selected as one of 10 Brazilian startup finalists and awarded 2nd place in the WhatsApp Challenge for the Amazon, an initiative promoted by Meta, Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade do Rio de Janeiro (ITS Rio) and Turn.io. The collaboration enabled Forlex to build LIVIA Citizen, the free WhatsApp-based legal guidance service.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Luminance: UK-based legal AI for contract analysis and document review. Comparable professional-grade AI for regulated legal workflows with enterprise and law firm customers globally.
• Spellbook: AI-powered contract drafting and review platform for lawyers. Targets the same enterprise legal market as Forlex with similar generative AI workflows focused on contract lifecycle and review.
• Harvey AI: US-based legal AI platform for law firms and in-house legal teams. Explicitly cited by Forlex as its competitive benchmark in seeking a US$15M round; both target enterprise legal workflows with proprietary generative AI.
• Ironclad: Digital contracting platform with AI for contract lifecycle management. Directly overlaps with Forlex's CLM & e-Sign module and AI-driven contract review capabilities.
• Robin AI: AI legal assistant for contract drafting and review. Similar AI-first positioning for in-house legal teams with comparable professional OS and contract automation capabilities.

Emerging players

• JusBrasil: Brazilian legal research and jurisprudence platform. Directly overlaps with Forlex's Cases and Research module in the Brazilian market and competes for lawyer attention.
• Escavador: Brazilian legal research and people-search platform. Competes with Forlex for Brazilian lawyer attention in jurisprudence research and case intelligence workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Clio: Leading legal practice management SaaS. Targets the same law firm segment as Forlex with broader workflow coverage across matters, billing, documents and client portals.
• LexisNexis Lexis+ AI: Legal research incumbent with new AI features across Lexis+ and Protégé. Competes with Forlex's Cases and Research module in legal research and knowledge management.
• Thomson Reuters CoCounsel: Major legal information incumbent with CoCounsel generative AI suite. Broad legaltech competitor with deeper enterprise relationships and global research databases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/forlexai
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forlex-ai

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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