Belgium-based
Alice, an AI platform developed for lawyers and legal teams, has raised €1
million in pre-seed funding to support the development of its end-to-end legal
casework solution. The round was led by NewSchool and Seeder Fund, with
participation from a group of Belgian angel investors.
The
adoption of AI in legal practice is increasing, alongside concerns related to
accuracy and reliability. Courts in several jurisdictions have encountered
legal submissions containing incorrect or fabricated references, often linked
to the use of unverified outputs from general-purpose AI tools. In Belgium,
judges have intervened in multiple recent cases, including reopening
proceedings and applying procedural measures, while similar decisions have
emerged internationally.
Alice is
designed to address these challenges by integrating AI into professional legal
workflows, with a focus on verification, traceability, and maintaining human
oversight.
Launched
in June 2025 by practising lawyers Jeroen Villé and Armin Wintein, together
with CTO Joren Coulier, Alice develops an AI platform built around legal
workflows, emphasising usability, verification, and professional
accountability. The platform is already in active use by multiple law firms in
Belgium, reflecting early demand for AI tools aligned with legal standards and
regulatory requirements.
Jeroen Villé, co-founder and CEO of Alice, said:
We
believe AI can have a lasting role in legal practice only if lawyers can fully
trust it and maintain control over their cases. Alice is designed to help legal
teams work more efficiently and consistently, without the risks associated with
unverified outputs.
Alice is
structured as a continuous workflow in which each stage informs the next,
reflecting the typical progression of legal casework. It supports the full
process, from document analysis and legal research to argument development and
the preparation of client communications and court-ready materials, within a
single, unified environment.
With the pre-seed funding, the company plans to
accelerate development of its core legal workflow, expand its team and customer
support operations, and pursue geographic growth, beginning in Belgium and
extending to the Netherlands and France.