Confido Legal

Executive Summary: From Stanford University to United States Marine Corps Combat Infantryman in Afghanistan to Startup Founder - Emery Wager, the Cofounder & CEO of Confido Legal 1/ At Context VC, we primarily invest in military veteran founders at the preseed and seed stage (we also separately invest in fintech and consumer startups agnostic of founder background). More than 80% of our capital to date has gone into investing in military veteran founders. 2/ We look to highlight some of the fantastic founders we are fortunate enough to partner with, and today, we are featuring Emery Wager. 👔 Role Title: Cofounder & CEO of Confido Legal 🏡Hometown: Seattle, WA 🎖Military Background:  United States Marine Corps infantry officer. Two combat tours to Afghanistan, one as a platoon commander and one as a company XO.  ⚡ Why did you join the military: I had a nagging feeling that I wanted to serve, but I didn’t come from a military background and was on a completely different life track: Go to a top-tier college, get the most prestigious job etc., etc. That nagging feeling became all-consuming, and I eventually had to give in.  🎓 Educational background: B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University. What are you building at Confido Legal (what does your startup do)? Confido Legal is an integrated finance platform designed to help legal technology companies embed payments, disbursements, and financial services features into their applications. Confido Legal provides a legal-specific embedded finance toolbox that speeds time to market, maximizes revenue, and ensures compliance with the rules of professional conduct. What gets you excited about building Confido Legal? There is such a small percentage of the population that can afford the civil justice system in the U.S. Building integrated financial tools at Confido Legal allows us to add financial flexibility in exactly the right places to increase, ever so slightly, the pool of people who can access the justice system. 📚 Favorite Books: - Dove by Robin Graham & Derek Gill - Shoe Dog by Phil Knight - Open by Andre Agassi 📽 Favorite Movie: Tombstone ✍️ ⛷️🏊 Hobbies: Writing, reading, kitesurfing, skiing, swimming. 💪Favorite Sports Teams: I like doing, not watching. 💡What advice you have about startups: - Try to decouple your success from time as much as possible. What matters most is the direction and the goal. It’s less important when you get there. - At Confido Legal, we try to avoid using the word “help.” We don’t need team members who will help out. We need team members who will take ownership and make sure the job gets done. Try changing “How can I help?” to “What can I take responsibility for?”

Executive Summary: From Stanford University to United States Marine Corps Combat Infantryman in Afghanistan to Startup Founder - Emery Wager, the Cofounder & CEO of Confido Legal 1/ At Context VC, we primarily invest in military veteran founders at the preseed and seed stage (we also separately invest in fintech and consumer startups agnostic of founder background). More than 80% of our capital to date has gone into investing in military veteran founders. 2/ We look to highlight some of the fantastic founders we are fortunate enough to partner with, and today, we are featuring Emery Wager. 👔 Role Title: Cofounder & CEO of Confido Legal 🏡Hometown: Seattle, WA 🎖Military Background:  United States Marine Corps infantry officer. Two combat tours to Afghanistan, one as a platoon commander and one as a company XO.  ⚡ Why did you join the military: I had a nagging feeling that I wanted to serve, but I didn’t come from a military background and was on a completely different life track: Go to a top-tier college, get the most prestigious job etc., etc. That nagging feeling became all-consuming, and I eventually had to give in.  🎓 Educational background: B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University. What are you building at Confido Legal (what does your startup do)? Confido Legal is an integrated finance platform designed to help legal technology companies embed payments, disbursements, and financial services features into their applications. Confido Legal provides a legal-specific embedded finance toolbox that speeds time to market, maximizes revenue, and ensures compliance with the rules of professional conduct. What gets you excited about building Confido Legal? There is such a small percentage of the population that can afford the civil justice system in the U.S. Building integrated financial tools at Confido Legal allows us to add financial flexibility in exactly the right places to increase, ever so slightly, the pool of people who can access the justice system. 📚 Favorite Books: - Dove by Robin Graham & Derek Gill - Shoe Dog by Phil Knight - Open by Andre Agassi 📽 Favorite Movie: Tombstone ✍️ ⛷️🏊 Hobbies: Writing, reading, kitesurfing, skiing, swimming. 💪Favorite Sports Teams: I like doing, not watching. 💡What advice you have about startups: - Try to decouple your success from time as much as possible. What matters most is the direction and the goal. It’s less important when you get there. - At Confido Legal, we try to avoid using the word “help.” We don’t need team members who will help out. We need team members who will take ownership and make sure the job gets done. Try changing “How can I help?” to “What can I take responsibility for?”