NLPatent

Industry leading AI for IP & R&D professionals

Toronto, Canada · Founded 2021 · $4.5M raised

Headquarters
Toronto
Founded
2021
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$4.5M
Last Round
$3.0M SeedNov 2025
Rounds
2

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

NLPatent is an AI-native patent research and intelligence platform founded by Stephanie Curcio and James Stonehill, built around proprietary large language models tuned to real patent workflows. What began as a better way to search patents grew into a unified platform spanning patentability, freedom-to-operate, licensing, competitive intelligence, and automated monitoring for the full IP lifecycle. NLPatent is trusted by more than 2,000 IP and R&D professionals worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies and Am Law 100 firms.

Summary

NLPatent is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Toronto, Canada, founded in 2021. It has raised $4.5M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $3.0M Seed round in Nov 2025. Investors include Draper Associates, Mighty Capital and Storytime.

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Funding History

SeedSeed RoundNov 2025
$3.0M

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Investors

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