Xakia

Xakia is a privately held legal technology company founded in Melbourne, Australia in 2016 and still run by its founder, Jodie Baker. It builds matter management and legal operations software sold directly to in-house legal departments, and operates from Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom. The company has announced no outside funding round or change of control.

Jodie Baker, a former corporate lawyer, started Xakia to give in-house teams a purpose-built alternative to spreadsheets. The product launched as matter management with legal analytics, then broadened into contract management, legal spend, intake and triage, and entity management, each released as a self-serve module through 2024. Growth has come organically rather than through acquisition, with offices added in Kansas City and London to support North American and EMEA customers.

Xakia at a glance:

• Founded: 2016 in Melbourne, Australia by Jodie Baker, a former corporate lawyer who continues to lead the company as chief executive.
• Headquarters: Melbourne, Australia, with a North American office in Kansas City, Missouri and a European office in London, United Kingdom.
• Ownership: Privately held and founder-led, with no announced venture round, private equity sponsor or acquisition since the company started in 2016.
• Legal Technology Portfolio: Xakia, a single platform covering matter management, contract management, legal spend, intake and triage, entity management and legal analytics.
• Market Focus: Small and mid-sized in-house legal departments in Australia, North America and Europe, sold to legal departments rather than to law firms.

What legal teams should know: Xakia fits legal departments that need matter and spend visibility quickly and without a long implementation, and its self-serve setup suits teams with no dedicated legal operations function. Buyers should note that the company is small and independent, which means direct access to its leadership but a narrower partner and integration ecosystem than the larger suite vendors offer.