Jonathan Kanter launches FluxCap AI tool for antitrust cases
Original title: Jonathan Kanter is using AI to take on Big Tech
The startup, staffed by former DOJ lawyers and ex-Palantir engineers, aims to help smaller plaintiff teams review evidence.
Former Justice Department Antitrust Division head Jonathan Kanter and former acting chief Doha Mekki launched FluxCap, an AI legal research and analysis product focused first on antitrust cases. Built on proprietary technology and existing large language models, it is meant to find case facts, gaps in arguments, and signals in discovery. Kanter says boutique firm Kressin Powers is an early customer and that the company is talking with public and private enforcers.
Unconfirmed: Customer and enforcer talks beyond Kressin Powers are described by Kanter and are not independently confirmed.
- Kanter likens the tool to roughly 20-plus people working around the clock.
- He says ChatGPT and Harvey miss nuance on complex antitrust questions.
- The Antitrust Division was appropriated $245 million for fiscal year 2026.
- While at DOJ, the division secured a $45.5 million Tech Modernization Fund grant.
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From the original article
4 min read at theverge.com
When Jonathan Kanter stepped down as head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division in 2024, he set out to keep fighting to dismantle illegal monopolies. But this time, he's continuing the fight in the private sector, and with a perhaps unexpected tool: AI. Alongside former acting Antitrust Division chief Doha Mekki, Kanter recently launched a new tech startup, FluxCap.
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