Duke Law Tech Lab
Legal & GovTech · Run by Duke Center on Law & Tech (Duke University School of Law) · Durham, NC
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The facts
All fields verified Sep 29, 2026- Terms model
- Equity-freeProvides support with no cash invested and no equity taken.
- Investment
- Not publishedEnded (paused with no stated return): the site says it ran a light-touch, remote accelerator from 2018 to 2021 and paused the program in 2022 to focus on a justice tech ecosystem research project. It was equity-free with prize money at demo day; terms were not published.
- Equity taken
- Not publishedEnded (paused with no stated return): the site says it ran a light-touch, remote accelerator from 2018 to 2021 and paused the program in 2022 to focus on a justice tech ecosystem research project. It was equity-free with prize money at demo day; terms were not published.
- Program length
- Not published
- Format
- Remote
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Cohorts per year
- 1
- Cohort size
- Not published
- Stage focus
- pre-seed legal tech (access to justice)
- Sub-vertical
- access-to-justice legal tech
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- Duke University School of Law
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: Ended (paused with no stated return): the site says it ran a light-touch, remote accelerator from 2018 to 2021 and paused the program in 2022 to focus on a justice tech ecosystem research project. It was equity-free with prize money at demo day; terms were not published.
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Terms in plain English
The Duke Law Tech Lab ran an equity-free, remote pre-accelerator for early-stage legal tech companies from 2018 to 2021, with prize money awarded at demo day. It paused the accelerator in 2022 to focus on a research project on the justice tech ecosystem, and it has not announced a relaunch. Terms were not published.
Who this is actually for
It was for early-stage legal tech founders working on access to legal services, often called justice tech. The team's justice tech research report is on its site; companies selling to the federal government can look at the Dcode Federal Accelerator, which is still listed in this directory.
Frequently asked questions
- When is the next Duke Law Tech Lab application deadline?
- Duke Law Tech Lab has ended, so there is no upcoming application window. We last checked on Sep 29, 2026.
- How much does Duke Law Tech Lab invest?
- Duke Law Tech Lab did not publish an investment amount, so we record it as not published.
- How much equity does Duke Law Tech Lab take?
- Duke Law Tech Lab did not publish the equity it took, so we record it as not published.
- Where is Duke Law Tech Lab located and is it in person?
- Duke Law Tech Lab was based in Durham, NC and ran a remote program.
- Is Duke Law Tech Lab still active?
- No. Duke Law Tech Lab has ended. We last checked its status on Sep 29, 2026.
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Sources
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