Shruti Ajitsaria: From Travel Apps to Legal Tech | Main Episode 5

About This Episode

In this episode of the Nothing Ventured podcast, host Aarish Shah interviews Shruti Ajisaria, a partner at Allen & Overy, about her journey in the legal tech industry. Shruti discusses her experience as a derivatives lawyer, her pivot to creating Fuse, Allen & Overy's legal tech incubator, and the changing landscape of the legal industry. She also talks about her participation in a business start-up course while on maternity leave and how it motivated her to bring a legacy industry into the modern age.

👂 Listen to the Primer here:
https://youtu.be/6ACPk8rJ35A

🕒 Time stamps –
02:24 Legacy industry transformed through innovation.
05:08 Law firm started innovation incubator.
09:49 Take risks and shoot your shot.
14:30 Resistance to change in legal tech.
21:11 Future of legal profession uncertain.
27:03 Investing in startups is time-intensive.
28:12 Investing in mature, growing companies.
32:52 Regulation is changing rapidly.

🔗 Shruti's links –
LinkedIn – t.ly/DjRLp

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