Filevine acquires Pincites

● STRATEGIC | LEGAL · Contract Lifecycle Management

JANUARY 14, 2026

Filevine acquires Pincites

TARGET

AI-powered contract drafting and redlining tool built natively in Microsoft Word, used by enterprise legal teams at high-growth technology and global companies.

Ownership	VC-backed · Y Combinator, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, General Catalyst, Liquid 2 Ventures
Capital raised	$3.5M
Headcount	5 FTEs
Headquarters	San Francisco, California
Leadership	Sona Sulakian, Co-Founder / CEO Sanjana Parikh, Legal Counsel (Vercel)
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

Filevine

Legal operations and case management software company

Ownership	VC-backed · Insight Partners, Accel, Halo Fund, Meritech Capital Partners, StepStone Group +4 more
Capital raised	$726M
Headcount	700 FTEs
Headquarters	Salt Lake City, Utah
Leadership	Ryan Anderson, Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Buy-side advisor	—

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Filevine -> Pincites  (2026-09-18)
strategic_acquisition | Legal | announced
Target: AI-powered contract drafting and redlining tool built natively in Microsoft Word, used by enterprise legal teams at high-growth technology and global companies.
Website: pincites.com | Buyer site: filevine.com
HQ: San Francisco, California | Ownership: vc-backed | Buyer ownership: vc-backed
Advisors - not yet credited
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