A new Tyneside tech startup is poised to create new skilled jobs after securing £5m in seed funding ahead of a planned launch next year.

AttiFin AI, a legal-AI startup, is setting up base in Newcastle to create the UK’s first enterprise-grade AI platform trained specifically on UK and devolved law. The company, founded by CEO Shilpa Kaluti, is backed by the founders of Scrumconnect, and draws on Scrumconnect’s experience in the criminal justice system, including its work with His Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service and the Ministry of Justice on national programmes such as Common Platform.

The firm says its backers’ experience in the criminal justice system has influenced AttiFin’s focus on developing AI technology that reflects the nuances of UK law. The multimillion-pound investment w

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