Justice Tech:
[ juh·stuhs tek ] noun.
Technology-enabled innovation that supports people affected by the US criminal and civil justice system from initial interception by law enforcement to incarceration to reentry*.
An opportunity ripe for investment.
Read the reportARREST
10 Million
Arrested every year
INCARCERATION
6.7 Million
Currently incarcerated or under supervision
RE-ENTRY
77 Million
Living with a criminal record
We see an opportunity to invest in entrepreneurs building scalable justice tech solutions.
The Verticals
Financial Health
Technology that helps justice system-involved people and their families achieve financial security and stability and the ability to thrive.

Future Of Work
Technology that expands access to education and employment for justice system-involved people.
GovTech
Technology that makes government systems (like the courts) more accessible or efficient.
Healthcare
Technology that supports the mental and physical health of currently and formerly incarcerated people.
LegalTech
Technology that expands access to both civil legal resources and criminal legal representation after arrest.
Communications Technology
Technology that helps just system- involved people stay connected with family, friends and service providers, from arrest through reentry.
Justice Tech Startup Ecosystem
We've mapped out a snapshot of the Justice Tech startup ecosystem, organized by their tech verticals and the stage of the justice system on which they focus. As the Justice Tech space continues to grow, we also encourage you to check out the growing database of Justice Tech startups created by the founders of Paladin.
Justice Tech Investor Network
Village Capital and American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact are creating a community of investors to mobilize investment capital towards Justice Tech.
This network will create a safe space to:
1
Demystify justice tech and discuss ethical challenges
2
Share best practices in identifying and supporting justice tech startups
3
Contribute to creating an impact framework for mobilizing investment capital in the Justice Tech space: “Justice Tech Lens Investing”
Get in Touch
Village Capital and AmFam Institute are building out the Justice Tech Investor Network in 2021. If you are an investor, impact-management leader, and/or other stakeholder interested in learning more and joining us, please email marcia.chong@vilcap.com or fill out this contact form.
Justice Tech Advisory Board
This report informed and inspired by that summit, as well as more than 150 hours of additional interviews and meetings with Advisory Board members and entrepreneurs. Thank you to the Advisory Board and leaders for their time perspectives.
Katherine Alteneder
Consulting Senior Strategic Advisor, Self-Represented Litigation Network
Charles Anderson
Software Engineer, Slack
Greg Bennett
Senior Associate, Kapor Capital
Chris Bentley
Managing Principal, The De-Carceration Fund
Marcus Bullock
Founder & CEO, Flikshop
Felicity Conrad
Founder & CEO, Paladin
Brennan Dubose
Senior Associate & Portfolio Manager, Echoing Green
Elizabeth Eagen
Senior Program Officer, Open Society Foundations
Sonja Ebron
Co-Founder & CEO, Courtroom5
Maco Faniel
National Program Manager, The Peetey Greene Program
Natrina Gandana
Project Director, Next Chapter
Judd Grutman
Founder, Vonzella
Brian Hill
Founder & CEO, Edovo
Teresa Hodge
Founder & CEO, R3 Score Technologies
Quan Huynh
Post Release Program Manager, Defy Ventures
James Jeter
2020 Justice Fellow, Propel Capital
Thomas Knowles
Partner, Gratitude Railroad
Chrisfino Kenyatta Leal
Reentry Director, Next Chapter
Michael Mendoza
National Policy Director, Anti Recidivism Coalition
Mavis Nimoh
Executive Director, Center for Health & Justice Transformation
Melissa O'Dell
National Vice President / Executive Director, Defy Ventures
Marlon Peterson
Founder & President, Precedential Group
Zach Posner
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, The LegalTech Fund
Joshua Sledge
Senior Director, Program, Financial Health Network
Topeka Sam
Founder & Executive Director, The Ladies of Hope Ministries
Tanay Tatum-Edwards
Founder & CEO, FreeCap
Catherine Waller
Chief Brand Officer, Friends at Work
*It is important for us to recognize that Justice Tech is a larger domain of entrepreneurship that can encompass racial, environmental, LGBTQIA+, and economic justice among others. The area we will be exploring with this partnership is the ways in which Justice Tech intersects with the US criminal and civil justice system. We would like to echo calls from intersectional leaders that it is important to not narrow the conversation of justice solely to criminal and civil justice to the detriment of a holistic perspective including other systems.