That's what Legalist, a startup in Y Combinator's Summer 2016 class, is banking on by offering funding to companies in litigation battles. For example, the startup has invested $75,000 for one lawsuit and said it expects to receive $1 million in the outcome.*
"It's a niche field that you don't really think about," cofounder Eva Shang said during its the accelerator's Demo Day on Tuesday, according to Business Insider.*
However, litigation funding did receive mainstream media attention This year after a Forbes report revealed Silicon Valley tech investor Peter Thiel had been backing Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker Media.* Read more...