Early-Stage Legal Tech Startups Blocked by SOC2 Requirements and Trust Gap
Law firms want AI-powered legal tools but refuse to onboard early-stage vendors lacking SOC2 certification and established legal industry credibility. This creates a funding catch-22: the security certification requires revenue, but revenue requires the certification.
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