Ep 178: What Is Justice Tech? A Conversation with Maya Markovich

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">An increasing number of startups are defining themselves not as legal tech, but as justice tech. So what, exactly, is justice tech, who are some of the companies that represent it, and what is the business opportunity they present for potential investors? Our guest this week is</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayamarkovich/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Maya Markovich</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, executive director of the</span> <a href= "https://justicetechassociation.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Justice Technology Association</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, an organization formed earlier this year to support companies in the justice tech sector. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She is also executive in residence for justice tech at Village Capital, the largest organization in the world supporting impact-driven, seed-stage startups, where she recently co-authored the report,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Supporting Tech for Justice-Impacted Communities: Strategies to Supercharge Justice Tech Investing</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a framework to help investors maximize the probably that a justice tech investment will have a positive impact on individuals involved with the justice system. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Until last year, Markovich was chief growth officer at Nextlaw Labs, the legal tech incubator created by Dentons, one of the world’s largest law firms.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We discuss the justice tech landscape, the opportunities for investors in justice tech, and how the sector is likely to develop over the coming years. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Thank You To Our Sponsors</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode of LawNext is generously made possible by our sponsors. We appreciate their support and hope you will check them out. </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "htt