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Stephanie Curcio

Stephanie Curcio is the co-founder and CEO of Clerq (formerly NLPatent), a legal AI company based in Toronto. Stephanie Curcio co-founded Clerq (formerly NLPatent) with James Stonehill. Clerq (formerly NLPatent) raised a US$3M venture round in September 2025 led by Draper Associates and Mighty Capital.

Co-founder/CEO of Clerq (formerly NLPatent).

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Clerq (formerly NLPatent)

Agentic prior art research and semantic patent search for IP professionals.

Role
Co-founder/CEO
HQ
Toronto, ON
Founded
2021
Status
Active
Disclosed raised
US$3M
Latest round
Venture round, Sep 2025
Website
clerq-ip.com

Co-founders: James Stonehill

Investors: Draper Associates, Mighty Capital, The LegalTech Fund, Storytime Capital, The51

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Data as of November 10, 2026.

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