Company record
Fearn
Updated November 2, 2026 · Presspool
Fearn is an AI-native patent firm for startups whose former Big Law patent specialists draft and prosecute patents using models built for patent law. fearn.ai
Funding
- $5.5 million, round type not disclosed, announced September 23, 2026. Investors: Kindred Ventures, a16z Speedrun, Designer Fund and Essence VC. Disclosed at the company's launch; no lead investor named in the release. Listed in the AI startup funding roster for September 21–26, 2026. Sources: GlobeNewswire, Tech Funding News.
Of the 279 rounds with exactly stated amounts in dollars on Presspool's weekly rosters since September 21, 2026, Fearn's $5.5 million is the joint 211th largest; their median is $16 million.
Whether AI names Fearn
- On the Legal AI map: named or cited in 0 of 52 answers to Presspool's Legal AI questions on November 2, 2026 (ChatGPT 0 of 8, Claude 0 of 8, Perplexity 0 of 8, Gemini 0 of 8, Copilot 0 of 8, Google AI Mode 0 of 8, Google AI Overviews 0 of 4). See the map. AI named or cited 28 of the 32 companies on the map in that sample; Fearn was not one of them. AI names these companies most on Legal AI questions: Harvey (48 of 52), Spellbook (33 of 52), Legora (26 of 52), Luminance (26 of 52) and LegalOn (11 of 52).
- Machine Relations Index: Not cited in any Machine Relations Index answer, May 10, 2026 to October 18, 2026.
Week by week
Answers that named or cited Fearn in each weekly sample of Presspool's Legal AI questions, by the Monday of the sample week. A row is added every week.
| Week of | Legal AI |
|---|---|
| September 28, 2026 | 0 of 51 |
| October 5, 2026 | 0 of 48 |
| October 12, 2026 | 1 of 51 |
| October 19, 2026 | 1 of 54 |
| October 26, 2026 | 2 of 54 |
| November 2, 2026 | 0 of 52 |
Related records
Also on the Legal AI map: August, Briefpoint, Chamelio, Clearbrief, Crosby, Darrow, DeepJudge, Definely, Eudia, Eve, EvenUp, Falcon and 19 more on the map.
Closest rounds in the roster for September 21–26, 2026: Subconscious ($5.1 million Pre-seed and seed, September 22, 2026), 50skills ($6 million, round type not disclosed, September 24, 2026), Infini ($6 million Seed, September 22, 2026), F13 ($5 million Pre-seed, September 23, 2026), Metris Energy ($5 million Seed, September 21, 2026), Dextr AI ($6.7 million Seed, September 24, 2026).
Kindred Ventures, named as an investor in this round, led Dream Labs ($90 million Seed, October 19, 2026), Parasail ($32 million Series A, April 15, 2026) and Overworld ($4.5M Pre-seed, January 20, 2026).
a16z Speedrun, named as an investor in this round, led Forgepoint ($9.8 million Seed, October 14, 2026) and SafeWorld ($12.2 million Seed, October 5, 2026). It is also named as an investor in Othello ($8 million Seed, October 14, 2026) and Kanu AI ($11.7 million, round type not disclosed, September 30, 2026).