DoNotPay
Series BRaised Since FeaturedThe world's first robot lawyer
AI-powered consumer rights platform that automates legal processes like fighting parking tickets, cancelling subscriptions, and disputing fees.
About
DoNotPay is an AI-powered consumer rights platform that started as a chatbot to help people contest parking tickets and has expanded to over 200 automated legal and consumer protection services. Founded in 2015 by Joshua Browder โ a British-American entrepreneur who built the original parking ticket bot as a 19-year-old Stanford freshman after accumulating $30,000+ in parking fines in London โ the platform uses AI to generate legal documents, file disputes, and navigate bureaucratic processes on behalf of users. DoNotPay's services span fighting parking tickets, cancelling subscriptions, claiming refunds, negotiating bills, filing small claims court paperwork, and exploiting free trials. The company raised $27.7M from top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue Management, Founders Fund, and Lux Capital, reaching a $210M valuation at its Series B. DoNotPay became profitable with over 200,000 subscribers paying $36 every two months. In January 2023, the company made headlines attempting to use AI in a live courtroom before abandoning the experiment under legal pressure. In September 2024, DoNotPay received a $193,000 FTC fine for falsely advertising the capabilities of some of its AI services.
DailyDropout Take
DoNotPay caught our attention as a bold play in democratizing legal services through AI. Joshua Browder's personal frustration with parking tickets led to a platform that genuinely disrupted how consumers interact with bureaucratic systems. The company's rapid expansion from parking tickets to 200+ automated legal services โ while maintaining profitability with 200K+ subscribers โ demonstrated real product-market fit in a space where incumbents like LegalZoom still required significant human involvement.
Discovery signal: Stanford dropout founder with personal pain point, rapid product expansion to 200+ legal services, profitability at scale, top-tier investors (a16z, Coatue, Founders Fund, Lux Capital), $210M valuation on $27.7M raised.
What Makes Them Unique
DoNotPay was the first platform to fully automate consumer legal actions through AI chatbots at scale, turning complex bureaucratic processes into simple conversational interactions โ making legal services accessible to consumers who couldn't afford traditional lawyers.
200,000+
Subscribers
2M+
Cases Resolved
200+
Services Available
$210M
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Founders
Joshua Browder
Founder & CEO
British-American entrepreneur who built the original DoNotPay parking ticket chatbot as a 19-year-old Stanford freshman after accumulating over $30,000 in parking fines in London. Dropped out of Stanford to grow DoNotPay full-time. Named to Forbes 30 Under 30.
Funding History
Lead: Andreessen Horowitz
Valuation: $80M
Lead: Coatue Management
Valuation: $210M
Lead: Lux Capital
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