As we close the chapter on 2025, it’s time to take a moment for reflection. For LinkSquares, 2025 was a year defined by relentless innovation, significant growth, and an unwavering commitment to our customers. We pushed the boundaries of what's possible in contract lifecycle management (CLM), solidifying our position as a leader in AI-driven legal technology. From prestigious awards to groundbreaking product enhancements, this year has been nothing short of remarkable.
“Looking back on 2025, our success was driven by our customers and the trust they place in LinkSquares. It’s been inspiring to see how the LinkSquares platform continues to empower teams across business, from legal and procurement to finance and sales. Teams are unlocking smarter ways of working by streamlining the entire contract lifecycle with advanced AI. We’re deeply grateful to be part of this transformation and energized by what we will build together next.”
– Chris Combs, Chief Executive Officer
Now, let's take a look back at the milestones that shaped our journey this year.
In 2025, over 1,300 teams took their contract management to the next level by partnering with LinkSquares. These teams unlocked their full potential, streamlined their workflows, and built stronger, more efficient partnerships throughout their organizations. In total, these teams trusted LinkSquares with 13,000,000 contracts, where our platform highlighted immediate risk, redlined with precision, simplified communication, boosted transparency, and stored with confidence. From those same contracts, LinkSquares extracted nearly one billion unique anonymous terms, becoming stronger, more accurate, and more timely for the contracts it will analyze in 2026 and beyond. But perhaps most importantly, these teams saved more than 800,000 hours on manual contract review – freeing bandwidth and lowering outside counsel spend with unparalleled accuracy.
This year, LinkSquares was honored with a remarkable collection of awards that underscore our impact, growth, and commitment to our customers.
We are proud to have been named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for the fifth consecutive year. This consistent recognition is a testament to the trust our customers place in us and the dedication of our team. We also landed on the 2025 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, ranking as the 235th fastest-growing company in North America.
Our leadership in AI was a major theme in this year’s accolades. LinkSquares was recognized as a Top 25 AI Company of 2025 and a Top 50 Software Company of 2025. The AI Breakthrough Awards named us the “Decision Management Company of the Year”, while LegalTech Breakthrough honored us as the “Contract Management Company of the Year”. These awards highlight our core mission: to transform how businesses interact with their most critical data.
And most importantly, our customers confirmed we're on the right track. For four straight quarters in 2025, LinkSquares CLM earned the top satisfaction rating as a Leader and ranked #1 in the Mid-Market category in the G2 2025 Grid® Report for Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM). This distinction means the world to us.
To top it off, we were recognized as a 2025 Inc. Power Partner Award Winner, celebrating our commitment to building strong, supportive relationships with our customers and partners.
2025 was the year we enhanced our AI offering and redefined its role in contract management. We moved beyond simple automation to introduce intelligent, proactive AI that acts as a strategic partner for legal and business teams.
Introducing LinkAI and Agentic AI
This year saw the strengthening of our AI engine, LinkAI, transforming it into the core of our platform. Building on that foundation, we unveiled a game-changing development: Agentic AI for Contract Management. This introduced a conversational interface that allows users to interact naturally with their contracts, asking complex questions and receiving instant, accurate answers. It’s like having a contract expert on call 24/7, saving valuable time and cutting down on external counsel spend.
Autonomous Agents for Proactive Contract Management
We took AI's potential a step further with the launch of Autonomous AI Agents. These agents work proactively in the background to manage contract insights and reduce risk. Instead of waiting for you to search for information, these agents monitor your contract portfolio, identify potential issues, and bring them to your attention before they become real problems.
One of the most powerful examples is our AI-Powered Risk Scoring Agent. This tool automatically analyzes new and existing agreements, assigns a risk score based on predefined criteria, and flags contracts that require immediate review. This automates a critical but time-consuming aspect of risk management, freeing up teams to focus on more strategic initiatives.
From Data to Decisions with Executive Insights
Understanding that the value of contracts extends far beyond the legal department, we launched the Executive Insights Dashboard. This powerful tool transforms contract data into clear, actionable business intelligence. It provides leaders across the organization with a high-level view of key metrics, risks, and opportunities hidden within their contracts, enabling smarter, data-driven decision-making.
A company's success is driven by its people. In 2025, we made strategic additions and changes to our leadership team to steer our next phase of growth and innovation.
The year began as Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Chris Combs was appointed CEO, bringing his deep product knowledge and founding vision to the company's helm. We bolstered our global leadership team with two key appointments: James Newman joined us as Vice President of Sales to drive our strategic expansion, while Kellie Snyder stepped in as our new Chief Customer Officer to enhance our customer experience and support. Kellie’s expertise is instrumental in ensuring our customers not only succeed, but thrive with LinkSquares.
Our commitment to customer success is already delivering tangible results. A recent study commissioned by LinkSquares and conducted by Forrester Consulting revealed that LinkSquares' CLM solution delivered an impressive 360% ROI for a composite organization representative of interviewed customers. This impressive figure validates our approach: building technology that delivers real, measurable value across the organization.
As strong as 2025 has been, what excites us most is what comes next.
This year laid the foundation for a major shift in how contract work gets done. In 2026, that foundation turns into acceleration. We’re bringing to market a new generation of capabilities designed to activate contracts in connected assets across the business, like you’ve never seen before. Less manual work. Fewer blind spots. More impact from every agreement.
With the launch of LinkAI, we embedded intelligence at the core of the LinkSquares platform and began rethinking what it means for contracts to be understood, monitored, and acted on continuously. You’ll see us push further into AI that does real work, not just assists. Deeper connections across systems. Smarter automation that scales with your business. And a platform that helps teams stay ahead of risk, revenue, and obligations instead of reacting after the fact.
We’re building with urgency and purpose, grounded in what our customers tell us matters most. The future of contract management is intelligent and proactive, and 2026 is the year it truly comes to life.
Thank you for trusting us as we build what’s next. We can’t wait to share what’s coming. Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a happy, healthy New Year.