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Justin Kan wants to change\u00a0the legal industry, and has gathered a team together to do just that.\u00a0According to sources his newest startup, called Atrium LTS, is looking to raise $10 million for its initial round of funding.<\/p>\n
As the eponymous founder of Justin.tv, Kan has had a fair amount of success over the last few years. While Justin.tv\u00a0wasn\u2019t a huge hit as a life-casting or live-streaming platform,\u00a0it\u00a0ended up spawning Twitch<\/a>, which sold to Amazon for just under\u00a0$1 billion<\/a>. He\u2019s also been a prolific angel investor, which includes investments in Cruise Automation, which sold to GM for more than\u00a0$1 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n More recently, Kan announced plans for a new incubator<\/a>, called Zero-F<\/a>. He clearly has a lot going on, but sources say Kan\u00a0will be leading Atrium as CEO.<\/p>\n Kan himself has never worked in the legal industry, but as a serial entrepreneur he\u2019s been a customer of legal services over the years. He\u2019s also surrounding himself with others\u00a0who have<\/em> worked in the industry and created startups to change it.<\/p>\n Key among the team is Orrick startup lawyer Augie Rakow<\/a>, who is well connected in the tech space due to a number of high-profile companies he\u2019s worked for, as well as a\u00a0monthly founder meetup he organizes. Joining them also is BeBe Chueh<\/a>, who was the founder of a company called AttorneyFee, which sold to LegalZoom a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n On the technical side of things Kan has recruited Chris Smoak<\/a>, who was an early AWS employee, Y Combinator alum\u00a0and founder of a company called Gambit Labs, as the company\u2019s CTO. Rounding out the team is Nick Cortes, who is also working with Kan on his Zero-F incubator<\/a> and handling operations for the group.<\/p>\n Atrium is seeking to raise a total of $10 million, and sources tell us General Catalyst has committed\u00a0to leading the round. In addition to rounding out its financing with other VCs, Atrium\u00a0is also looking to get\u00a0buy-in from some tech companies\u00a0as strategic investors and potential clients.<\/p>\n Kan and General Catalyst declined to comment on the financing, of course.\u00a0We\u2019re hoping to learn more\u00a0once Atrium is\u00a0a further along and the team is more willing to talk about what they\u2019re building and how exactly they\u2019re looking to tackle the legal industry.<\/p>\n Featured Image: TechCrunch<\/a>\/Flickr<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/02\/justin-kan.jpg?w=680\")
Justin Kan wants to change the legal industry, and has gathered a team together to do just that. According to sources his newest startup, called Atrium, is also actively fundraising and looking to raise $10 million for its initial round of funding. Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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