Common Paper

Est. 2020 HQ United States Employees 8 Funding $5M Updated 2026-02-10
#163 / 1,697 rlegaltech 500 · overall
Document Drafting & Automation #31 / 48
Workflow rank
Rank trajectory2024-02 → 2026-05 · 28 months
CLIMBED +34From #197 (2024-02) to #163 today
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How this is computed · one composite score, recomputed across all 28 months, ranked on a 3-month moving average

What it is Overview

Common Paper is an AI contracting platform built on open-source standard agreements, founded in 2020, headquartered in the US. Y Combinator (W23). $7.5M total funding (K5 Global, Uncork Capital, Boldstart Ventures, Orange Collective). Creates free, open-source standard contracts (Cloud Service Agreement, NDA, SLA, Software License) maintained by a committee of expert attorneys. 40,000+ agreement downloads. The platform powers drafting, negotiation, signing, and compliance for SaaS revenue teams. AI Agent for contract customization and negotiation announced. 8 employees (very early stage). Target market: SaaS startups and their customers.

Capabilities

Spans 4 product areas: Contract Lifecycle Management, Contract Automation and Drafting (Through Signature), Contract Database Management, Contract Review and Analysis (Post Signature).

Workflow Coverage

Based on published feature listings, this tool maps to 8 workflow areas:

  • Document Drafting & Automation — Approval Process Management, Collaborative Drafting and Editing, Contract Clause and Content Management, Contract Attachments Support (+8 more)
  • Document Review & Management — Version Control
  • Filing & Compliance — Access Controls, Compliance Tracking
  • Client & Matter Lifecycle — Buyer/Seller Qualifications Tracking, Completion Status Tracking
  • Firm Operations & Growth — Integrations with CRMs, Proposal and RFP Generation
  • Billing, Time & Finance — Pricing Integration, Quotes Preparation
  • Research & Analysis — Reports and Dashboards
  • Communication & Collaboration — Mobile Access to Contracts in Progress

Workflow mappings derived from published feature lists. Not independently verified.

Company Info

  • Founded: 2020
  • Team size: 11-50 employees
  • Funding: $5M
  • HQ: United States
  • Sector: CLM & Contracting

What We Haven’t Verified

This page was assembled from publicly available information. Feature claims and workflow mappings are based on what the vendor and third-party listings publish — not hands-on testing or practitioner feedback.

Integrations 8 platforms

Platforms Common Paper integrates with. Depth — where curated — reflects how native the connection is. Uncurated entries render without a depth dot.

Deep — bi-directional API Medium — one-way sync / webhook Shallow — middleware / Zapier-class

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