# MDR LAB

> MDR LAB is a VC fund in London backing Legal, Software and Consulting. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Oct 2019
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mdr-lab
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MDR_LAB
- Website: https://lab.mdr.london/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mishcon

MDR LAB is a programme for tech startups in the legal space. Open to early stage and growth technology start-ups, applications are welcomed from companies at concept through to revenue-generating stage, as long as the product or service is applicable to the legal industry.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legal | 4 | 80% |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Consulting | 2 | 40% |
| Legal Tech | 2 | 40% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 40% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thirdfort | Thirdfort is an app-based solution that lets conveyancers verify client ID and source of funds in minutes. Combining ID scanning technology to check a client’s identity with open banking to prove money is from a legitimate source, Thirdfort is being used by award winning conveyancers around the UK. Thirdfort is backed by Alex Chesterman (Founderof Zoopla), Mishcon de Reya, Lawyer Checker and HM Land Registry. | $854.8K | Seed | Oct 09, 2019 |  |
| Thirdfort | Thirdfort is an app-based solution that lets conveyancers verify client ID and source of funds in minutes. Combining ID scanning technology to check a client’s identity with open banking to prove money is from a legitimate source, Thirdfort is being used by award winning conveyancers around the UK. Thirdfort is backed by Alex Chesterman (Founderof Zoopla), Mishcon de Reya, Lawyer Checker and HM Land Registry. | $654.6K | Pre-Seed | Oct 08, 2018 |  |
| Orbital Witness | Orbital Witness is a LegalTech-meets-PropTech company developing a legal risk rating for real estate - a cheaper, faster and reliable alternative to the legacy, costly and time consuming legal due diligence process in property transactions. |  | Seed | Nov 01, 2017 |  |
| Laurel | Laurel provides automated timesheet management solutions tailored for legal and accounting firms. The platform leverages artificial intelligence to capture user activities seamlessly in the background, allowing professionals to track their time without disrupting their workflow. By streamlining the time tracking process, Laurel enables firms toenhance operational efficiency and improve profitability. The software is designed to alleviate the administrative burden associated with time management, allowing users to focus on their core tasks. Additionally, Laurel continuously evolves its offerings to meet the changing needs of the professional services sector. | $4M | Seed | Sep 15, 2017 |  |
| Everchron | Everchron is a company dedicated to revolutionizing the way that lawyers use technology. Everchron’s collaborative litigation management software puts puts case critical information and analysis at a lawyer’s fingertips, in a central space that's accessible from anywhere. With Everchron's intuitive search interface, dynamic keydocument chronologies, and automatically generated witness files, lawyers can quickly find and communicate relevant information to team members wherever and whenever they need it. Secure, intuitive, and intelligent, Everchron is built to handle cases of all sizes, including the most complex and large scale litigations, in the US and worldwide. Customers, including AmLaw 100 firms, top litigation boutiques, and corporate counsel rely on Everchron to rapidly integrate, exchange, analyze and act on information and content within their firms and beyond.At Everchron we leverage years of experience and cutting edge technology in order to provide our clients with a comprehensive and hassle free solution that bridges the gap between e-discovery and litigation management. Our experts are here to provide support and guide you through the entire process from identification through production, and all the way through depositions, summary judgment and trial.Everchron’s team of experts is comprised of senior litigation attorneys with extensive backgrounds in large scale reviews, production and case management on high stakes cases and investigations. We ensure that an attorney consultant is at the top of every case in order to provide the litigation team with an efficient and effective solution to suit the needs of their specific case and legal issues. |  | Seed | May 15, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [L Marks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/l-marks) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The House Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-house-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ulu Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ulu-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [First Round Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-round-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Geovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geovation-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does MDR LAB invest in?

MDR LAB invests primarily in Legal, Software and Consulting startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did MDR LAB last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for MDR LAB closed in Oct 2019. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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