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SpotDraft secures $8 Mn Series B extension from Qualcomm Ventures

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Date
Company
SpotDraft
What it does
AI contract management platform
Kind
Funding
Amount
$8 Mn
Stage
Series B extension
Based in
Bengaluru
Founded
2017
Sector
Enterprise Software & IT

What they do

SpotDraft builds an AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform for legal and sales teams

What happened

Qualcomm Ventures led the $8 Mn funding round to expand global enterprise presence

Why it matters

The company reported Rs 121 crore revenue in FY25 with strong user growth metrics

The details

  • SpotDraft has secured an $8 Mn Series B extension funding round.
  • Qualcomm Ventures acted as the lead investor in this latest financing.
  • The company plans to use funds to deepen its AI capabilities and product offerings.
  • SpotDraft aims to expand its enterprise presence across the Americas, EMEA, Middle East, Africa, and India.
  • This follows a previous $54 Mn Series B led by Vertex Growth and Trident Partners in February 2025.
  • Total capital raised by SpotDraft now stands at approximately $92 Mn.
  • The company was last valued at $132 Mn prior to this extension.
  • SpotDraft operates as an Indian startup headquartered in Bengaluru since 2017.

The bigger picture

  • The investment highlights growing interest in AI-driven legal tech solutions globally.
  • Qualcomm's involvement signals strategic alignment with hardware optimization for AI tasks.
  • SpotDraft demonstrates rapid revenue growth despite reporting significant operational losses.
  • The funding supports aggressive international expansion into key global markets.

About the business

  • SpotDraft provides an AI-powered contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform.
  • The tool assists sales, legal, and HR teams with contract automation.
  • Features include AI-assisted redlining, e-signatures, and clickwrap agreements.
  • Core contract understanding runs locally on devices to ensure data privacy.
  • Large-scale analytics and orchestration are handled via cloud infrastructure.
  • The platform is optimized for Qualcomm Hexagon NPU processors.
  • It demonstrated performance on Snapdragon X Elite laptops at the 2025 Summit.
  • Clients include Apollo.io, Panasonic, Zeplin, and Whatfix.
  • The company reports over 1 million annual contract volume processed.

What happens next

  • Expand enterprise presence across Americas, EMEA, Middle East, Africa, and India.
  • Deepen product and AI capabilities through new funding.

The deal

Type
Series B extension

Investors

  • Qualcomm Ventures (lead) — Venture arm of Qualcomm focusing on technology investments.
  • Vertex Growth Singapore (existing) — Subsidiary of Temasek that co-led the previous Series B.
  • Trident Growth Partners (existing) — Investment firm that co-led the previous Series B.
  • Xeed VC (prior) — Prior investor in SpotDraft.
  • Arkam Ventures (prior) — Prior investor in SpotDraft.
  • Prosus Ventures (prior) — Prior investor in SpotDraft.
  • Google for Startups (prior) — Prior investor in SpotDraft.
  • 021 Capital (prior) — Prior investor in SpotDraft.

Founders

  • Shashank Bijapur, Co-founder and CEO
  • Madhav Bhagat, Co-founder and CTO

About SpotDraft

Product
A contract lifecycle management platform with AI-assisted legal workflows
Customers
In-house legal teams at enterprises
How it makes money
SaaS subscriptions for enterprise legal workflow software
What sets it apart
Runs sensitive contract intelligence workflows on-device for privacy
Operations
Operates from Bengaluru and New York and serves customers across multiple regions

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