Henchman
“Can a Word-native, DMS-connected clause library become the default drafting layer for global law firms — now as part of LexisNexis?”
Founded2020
HQGhent, Belgium
Total raised$11.6M
Latest roundSeries A, 2023
IndustryVertical SaaS / Legal
The story
Henchman was founded in 2020/2021 in Ghent, Belgium as a Microsoft Word add-in for contract drafting — surfacing law firms' previously written clauses from their DMS (iManage, NetDocuments, SharePoint, Google Drive, OneDrive, OpenText eDocs) inside Word. After a seed (2022) and Series A (2023), the company was acquired by LexisNexis in 2024 and rebranded to Lexis® Create+, integrating LexisNexis content and the Protégé generative AI assistant. It is a pure legal-tech SaaS play with no embedded finance surface area.
Last 12 months
Product timeline
2020
Henchman BV founded in Ghent, Belgium to help legal professionals draft contracts faster via a Microsoft Word add-in.· pivot
2022
Closed seed round led by Pitchdrive.· funding
2023
Raised Series A led by Adjacent with participation from Acton Capital.· funding
2024
Acquired by LexisNexis; product rebranded to Lexis® Create+.· acquisition
The stack
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