Contract lifecycle management (CLM) in India: the 10 startups on JurisGrid (2026)
Published by: jurisgrid on Oct 25, 2026
Written by the JurisGrid team, which maintains the grid at JurisGrid (jurisgrid.com) (JurisGrid is run by the eCourtsIndia team). Descriptions come from the JurisGrid listings, which summarise what each company says about itself. Nobody paid to be listed or to be included here.
Contract lifecycle management (CLM) software follows a contract from the first draft through negotiation, signature, obligations and renewal. It is one of the most crowded corners of Indian legal tech and the one that produced the sector's first unicorn. JurisGrid tracks Indian legal tech startups in 12 sectors; its Contracts (CLM) sector currently lists 10 companies.
The 10 CLM companies (alphabetical)
| Company | What it says it does | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Aavenir | ServiceNow-native CLM and source-to-pay suite for enterprise contract management | aavenir.com |
| Contractzy | Contract lifecycle management with AI-assisted drafting and negotiation | contractzy.io |
| MikeLegal | AI legal tech for contract review, drafting, comparison, trademark and legal research | mikelegal.com |
| Razor365 | AI-ready contract lifecycle product automating full contract management for enterprises | razor365.com |
| Riverus | Legal AI and ML for contract analytics, with auto-extraction | riverus.in |
| SimpliContract | AI-native enterprise CLM with authoring, negotiation and obligation tracking | simplicontract.com |
| Sirion | India-founded enterprise CLM company and the sector's first unicorn, valued at $1B | sirion.ai |
| SpotDraft | AI-driven CLM covering drafting, negotiation, execution and renewal | spotdraft.com |
| Truecounsel | CLM built for law firms and in-house teams, with collaboration features | truecounsel.in |
| Volody | Bootstrapped and profitable CLM for enterprises and law firms | volody.com |
How the field splits
- Enterprise suites: Sirion, Aavenir, Razor365 and SimpliContract describe themselves as enterprise platforms; Aavenir builds on ServiceNow.
- AI-first review and analytics: Riverus and MikeLegal lead with AI review, comparison and extraction rather than the full lifecycle.
- Lifecycle tools for teams and firms: SpotDraft, Contractzy, Truecounsel and Volody cover drafting to renewal for in-house teams and law firms.
How to choose
- Map your contract volume and who touches each contract (legal, sales, procurement).
- Decide whether you need the full lifecycle or only review and extraction.
- Check e-signature and e-stamping integrations, since many Indian contracts need both.
- Ask about data residency and where executed contracts are stored.
- Run a pilot on a real contract type before rolling out.
FAQ
What is CLM software? Software that manages a contract from request and drafting through approval, signature, storage, obligation tracking and renewal or expiry.
Which Indian CLM company is a unicorn? JurisGrid lists Sirion as the sector's first unicorn, at a $1B valuation.
Is this list complete? No list is. It covers the 10 companies currently in JurisGrid's Contracts (CLM) sector; companies can suggest additions on the site.
See all 12 sectors on JurisGrid (jurisgrid.com).
