Molecular Matrix Technology Launches "AI Legal Appraisal" to Ease Entrepreneurs’ Legal Anxiety
By Chen Chongchong | December 1, 2025, 10:52 AM
Molecular Matrix Technology has officially introduced its AI-powered contract review service, called “Contract Guard”, now open for public beta testing. The company is simultaneously seeking a Pre-A round of financing totaling 1 million yuan (approximately $140,000 USD), aiming to allocate these funds toward optimizing its core AI algorithms, developing a proprietary legal data closed-loop system, and expanding its presence within the B2B market over the next 18 months.
Tackling Entrepreneurs’ Legal Challenges in China’s Evolving Business Landscape
In today’s fast-paced Chinese commercial environment, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individual entrepreneurs frequently encounter a hidden "trust barrier" when dealing with complex contracts. The high costs and lengthy processes typically associated with traditional legal services often leave these entrepreneurs feeling anxious and uncertain — caught in a dilemma of "not understanding and not daring to sign" contract terms that are often customized and difficult to interpret.
This information asymmetry and associated risk exposure has been described by the Molecular Matrix team as a pervasive "lack of legal trust" throughout the entrepreneurship journey. Beyond increasing the potential for litigation, this trust deficit inhibits entrepreneurs from making decisive, high-value business decisions.
Recognizing these core pain points—high legal costs, inefficiency, and difficulty in identifying non-standard risks—the Molecular Matrix team developed Contract Guard to usher in a new era of efficiency in legal risk protection. The AI-powered platform delivers an end-to-end “integrated risk protection center” that encompasses document parsing, role positioning, and risk identification.
Innovative AI-Driven Legal Protection: From Clause Identification to Position-Based Defense
Unlike most AI tools currently available that rely on generic large language models, Contract Guard’s core logic emphasizes transforming static legal clauses into dynamic, position-aware risk guidelines tailored specifically to the user’s role within a contract. This approach essentially makes AI a “silent lawyer” for end users.
Technological Advancements:
- Contract Guard employs a proprietary "role position scheduling framework" that leverages intelligent analysis to identify the user’s role in contracts (e.g., Party A, supplier) and automatically switches the AI’s perspective to align with the user’s interests and potential confrontations.
- Through strategic partnerships with law firms, Molecular Matrix is building a unique knowledge graph of non-standard contracts enriched by lawyer annotations, modification suggestions, and red-line clauses. This closed-loop knowledge system underpins continuous training of more powerful, vertical AI models and ensures the review results maintain professional reliability.
Product Highlights:
- The platform’s AI engine can precisely parse a variety of document formats including Word files, PDFs, and even scanned documents.
- It generates comprehensive risk reports integrating line-by-line risk analysis with professional drafting suggestions, converting complicated contract language into actionable, easy-to-follow revision plans.
- This empowers entrepreneurs not only to identify potential risks but also to confidently know how to address and mitigate them, bridging a critical gap in contract negotiation and review.
Bold Global Expansion Strategy: Targeting Nigeria as First International Market
Facing growing competition within China’s legal tech landscape, Molecular Matrix has devised an ambitious internationalization plan. Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has been selected as the first stepping stone for global deployment based on several strategic factors:
- Nigeria boasts the continent’s largest and youngest entrepreneurial population, with strong demand for accessible, affordable, and efficient legal services.
- Its complex legal environment, anchored in Anglo-American Common Law supplemented by local statutes, sustains traditionally high legal service costs—opening a valuable niche for Contract Guard’s AI risk review.
- Widespread mobile internet penetration and a vibrant fintech-oriented technology ecosystem provide fertile ground for rapid digital adoption and commercialization.
By validating AI model adaptability in Nigeria’s legal system and refining its service offerings there, Molecular Matrix aims to establish a solid foundation for broader expansion across Africa and eventually the global market.
Clear Business Roadmap from Consumer to Corporate Markets
Contract Guard’s business strategy follows a phased trajectory emphasizing data accumulation and platform empowerment:
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Phase 1 (1-2 years): Establish a strong data barrier by offering free AI-powered preliminary contract reviews to attract a large base of C-end users and contract samples. This phase focuses on refining the core AI model through extensive real-world application.
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Phase 2 (3+ years): Leverage amassed user data and expertise to launch B-end SaaS subscription services targeting law firms and in-house legal departments. At this stage, the platform will also initiate high-value case referral services, acting as an intermediary to connect ordinary entrepreneurs with professional legal assistance.
Vision and Future Outlook
Xu Chengyi, founder of Molecular Matrix Technology, stated:
"Our entrepreneurial journey began from a profound understanding of the legal anxieties faced by ordinary entrepreneurs. We firmly believe technology’s greatest value lies in eliminating inequality in the real world. Contract Guard is more than a tool—it is a reliable foundation designed to empower entrepreneurs with peace of mind and strength at every critical juncture."
The current financing round also aims to onboard top-tier legal data experts, accelerating development within the core technology team. Molecular Matrix plans to reach high accuracy standards for its AI models in specialized verticals within one year post-financing, commence the B2B subscription model, and secure market leadership in the targeted region within 18 months. Furthermore, the company anticipates moving forward to Series A funding thereafter.
Public Beta Experience and Contact Information
Entrepreneurs and interested parties can experience the public beta version of Contract Guard at:
https://f-ji-n-182129586572.us-west1.run.app
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This article was originally written by Chen Chongchong and is published by 36kr Europe, a platform dedicated to providing global business news and supporting companies’ international growth.
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