UpCounsel expands on-demand legal service platform to Colorado

San Francisco-based UpCounsel announced Tuesday that it is launching its platform of on-demand legal service for small businesses in Colorado.

Founded in 2012, the company already operates in California, New York, Illinois and Texas.

UpCounsel is similar to Congo, a Boulder startup with its own on-demand legal service platform. But UpCounsel is specifically targeting small and medium-sized businesses.

Business users can submit their information on the site along with details about the issues they need help with. UpCounsel’s system then matches that request with various attorneys that are good…