Entrepreneurs / Small Business  December 11, 2015

No contest: Congo.io changes name to Lawbooth

BOULDER — Tech startup Congo.io, an online marketplace for legal advice, has rebranded as Lawbooth – a name that didn’t come from the more than 700 contest entries it received earlier this fall.

The company provides an online platform for people seeking legal advice to schedule time with an attorney and connect for free via video chat. The Congo name meant Consulting on the Go.

Started in the spring semester of 2013 as a school project in an entrepreneurial class at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business, Congo was named the Boulder Chamber’s 2014 Venture of the Year, now has…

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