Rachi Messing

So this deal finally got announced legaltechnology.com/2026/02/… Here's why it matters. Service provider buying AI company probably means we're not talking about huge dollar sign on the sale (even though they had investors). Smart for Haystack to infuse AI into its service and smart for EdiscoveryAI folks to take the money while they can get it. But, ultimately, this is what happens to the startups trying to go directly at Relativity directly. RelAir and the other bolt-ons are good enough that anything that has pricing that's not jawdroppingly lower or a product that's not MUCH better is not going to move the needle. All you get is Clubhouse getting drubbed by Twitter spaces. Despite all the traction of the contract review tools (to the point where CLM is hanging on for dear life) and the much ballyhooed demise of SaaS systems of record/data no one has yet been able to go directly at Relativity. What's it going to take? Here are a couple of options: 1. traction downstream with an entirely new buyer (like @SpellbookLegal for trial lawyers) Blue Ocean Strategies style Big Bertha for amateur golfers 2. Complete reimagination of the discovery process There are teams credibly working on both, let's see how this plays out.