What it sells
Flat-fee patent & trademark counsel with top firm results
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
Founders, general counsel and in-house IP teams at startups, scaleups and enterprises.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Need to file patents/trademarks quickly before competitors (first-to-file) and avoid unpredictable hourly legal bills.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Patentability/FTO search, draft and file provisional or non-provisional patents and trademarks, prosecute with USPTO, manage portfolio; case management via online portal with 1:1 attorney support; average 4-6 weeks from engagement to filing.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Law firm charging fixed fees per service rather than hourly; claims ~91% historical patent application success rate vs ~55% average.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Word of mouth, Y Combinator network, SF/Silicon Valley tech community; free consultation then engagement.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2018 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.