Dispute Buddy publishes articles about using its app to download texts for court, including proving coercive control and emotional and financial abuse.
The service analyzes years of text messages to identify patterns of coercive control and provides a full behavior analysis in an hour. It has a one-off fee and is available for iPhone only.
Jenny Rudd founded legal-tech startup Dispute Buddy after a painful personal experience trying to prove abuse in court. She built the company from the ground up, reaching $2 million in annual revenue within nine months.
Jenny Rudd builds Dispute Buddy after her own Family Court experience to help women gather evidence for family court disputes. The tool focuses on evidence gathering and legal-cost reduction for women navigating family court, though its specific features and methods are not stated.
New Zealand-founded startup Dispute Buddy is raising funds to extract phone messages and turn them into a lawyer-ready legal case.
Oct 2025 · businessdesk.co.nzNews article
Mount Maunganui start-up wins global grantnzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/on-the-up-mount-maunganui-start-up-dispute-buddy-wins-global-grant-for-legal-tech-growth/JIKFQBRXCFGTTNMJPNYRJJDKIY/
Dispute Buddy, a small legal tech start-up based in Mount Maunganui, wins a global growth grant. The grant is intended to help the company establish itself in overseas markets.
