IPHawk

IPHawk Legal Solutions Private Limited operated a cloud-hosted, AI-enabled platform designed for intellectual property (IP) protection. Founded in Thane, India, in August 2017 by Gaurav Shetty and Pranab Salian, the company aimed to provide an accessible first line of defense for IP assets without the high cost of lawyers.

The core of its business was a B2B SaaS platform that monitored the internet to detect the misuse of a company's brand, trademarks, and content. The service catered to a range of clients, from individual users with registered trademarks or original content to large enterprises and law firms managing their clients' IP. Its technology was built to scrape mentions of a brand online, use AI to identify potential infringements such as similar domain registrations or pirated content, and notify the client through a case ticket system. The platform's features included automated internet monitoring, infringement detection, and a legal response engine. This engine could automatically send legal notices, DMCA takedown requests, and cease and desist letters once an infringement was confirmed, providing an autonomous response option for users.

Financially, IPHawk raised a total of $58.9K over four funding rounds, including an angel round in July 2017 and a seed round in August 2020. Investors included IIIT Hyderabad and several angel investors. As of August 2020, the founders remained the largest shareholders, owning over 85% of the company. However, the company is now considered dead-pooled.

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