Clarilis - Gresham House Ventures - Investment Portfolio

Legal drafting automation platform

Clarilis is a market leading drafting automation platform with the largest team of automation specialists in the UK.

It was designed for law firms and in-house legal teams, aiming to save a significant amount of time in producing first drafts of all forms of legal documentation.

Gresham House Ventures invested £3.5m as part of a £6m funding round in August 2020, to assist in the company’s continued growth internationally as well as to fund its sales, marketing and product development functions.

Investment rationale

Clarilis provides a market-leading solution and exceptional customer satisfaction as a result of its fully managed service. The company has already had an impact in the market and this looks set to continue as the business expands, particularly into the South East Asian market.

Investment team

James Hendry

Investment Director

James joined Gresham House Ventures as Investment Manager in December 2019, before being promoted to Associate Director in 2022.

He is primarily focused on making new investments into fast growing software businesses focused on process automation, data and analytics or cyber security. He led GHV’s investment into Fu3e and also sits on the board of SecureCloud+.

I enjoy identifying and working with management teams who are solving large existing problems in a pragmatic way, balancing strategic vision alongside day-to-day execution.

Prior to joining GHV, he spent five years at PwC, latterly working in the financial due diligence team. He is a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) and holds an MA in Economics and Accounting.

Outside of work James enjoys most sports, in particular golf, football and rugby.