Relativity Launches Rel Labs to Drive LegalTech Innovation
Global legal technology company Relativity today announced the launch of Rel Labs, an investment arm and innovation hub designed to accelerate transformation across the legal data intelligence ecosystem. Through Rel Labs, Relativity plans to continue to deepen its investment in its developer partner community, while also funding new strategic technology partnerships both directly and through The LegalTech Fund (TLTF).
The investments will aim to further extend RelativityOne's platform capabilities, enabling legal teams to solve a wider array of emerging legal data challenges.
"An extensible, partner-rich platform has always been core to Relativity, and in this moment of AI transformation, it's more critical than ever to back the legal tech community's boldest ideas that further strengthen the trusted system of record and advance the system of action within RelativityOne," said Phil Saunders, CEO of Relativity. "We believe Relativity's proven track record and extensive distribution are exceptional in our space, but our greatest strength is our incredible community. Together, we are combining ingenuity with scale to deliver solutions that elevate the practice of law and define the future of our industry."
Rel Labs: a launchpad for innovation
As part of Rel Labs, Relativity plans to engage and support legal technology companies at various stages, from entrepreneurs with breakthrough concepts to seasoned independent software vendors building enterprise-ready applications. Priority will be given to companies that help Relativity's customers and partners tackle the latest challenges in legal data intelligence through extending RelativityOne's platform, workflows and AI capabilities.
RelativityOne is leveraged by professionals across leading law firms, legal service providers, corporations, and government agencies and combines an agentic system of action with a trusted system of record where essential information is secured and enriched. Relativity has expanded beyond its e-discovery roots into a broader set of legal data intelligence use cases, including compliance, investigations, data breach and more, empowering organisations to solve complex challenges with confidence.
The company plans to invest more than $170 million in research and development (R&D) in 2025 and continues to foster a robust ecosystem, backing innovations that shape the industry. With significant investments through Rel Labs, Relativity intends to further amplify its R&D leadership and provide financial backing to accelerate industry-defining advancements.
