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Legal AI
Nov 2025 AI APPS

Announcing Our Investment in GC AI

Scale Venture Partners led a $60M Series B for GC AI, a legal technology platform built specifically for in-house legal teams. While legal AI tools have proliferated for law firms, fewer solutions address the distinct needs of General Counsels managing diverse legal responsibilities.

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AI pricing
Apr 2025

Should You Tip Your AI Agent? How Software Pricing Is Changing

How outcome-based pricing is replacing seat-based subscriptions as AI agents take on more work — and what it means for the next generation of software companies.

 Growth chart
Jul 2024

The Path from Zero to IPO: Revisiting the Mendoza Line

What it takes for early-stage SaaS founders to reach IPO scale — updated benchmarks on growth rates, timelines, and the minimum bar at each revenue stage.

 Data dashboard
Jul 2022

Benchmarking Startup Growth and Burn

How software startups balance growth rates against cash burn, introducing the burn multiple metric and benchmarking tools to help founders assess performance relative to peers.

 Legal AI
Nov 2025

Announcing Our Investment in GC AI

Scale led a $60M Series B for GC AI — a legal tech platform for in-house counsel that automates research, contract review, and policy drafting with AI.