# Recommind

> Recommind developed enterprise search, contract analytics and eDiscovery software that helps corporations, law firms and regulators find useful information in unstructured data. Acquired by OpenText in July 2016, its Axcelerate technology continues as OpenText eDiscovery, alongside the Decisiv and Perceptiv product lineage.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Jan Puzicha (Co-founder and CTO), Thomas Hofmann (Co-founder and Chief Scientist), Derek Schueren (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Axcelerate / OpenText eDiscovery, Decisiv / OpenText Legal Knowledge Management, Perceptiv / OpenText Perceptiv, Professional and managed services
- **Notable:** Acquired by OpenText in July 2016; announced consideration approximately US$163 million, with later acquisition accounting approximately US$170.1 million., SEC documentation identifies Axcelerate as its eD2.0 case-management and document-review system., A published Sidley Austin customer story describes a workflow reviewing more than one million documents for a pro bono client.

## Products & services

- **Axcelerate / OpenText eDiscovery** — End-to-end eDiscovery and investigations platform with predictive coding, analytics, review, redaction and production; available through cloud and other deployment options.
- **Decisiv / OpenText Legal Knowledge Management** — Enterprise search and information access; the OpenText brand page identifies Legal Knowledge Management as its rebranded name.
- **Perceptiv / OpenText Perceptiv** — Contract analytics; a 2015 derivatives offering combined Recommind technology with Deloitte managed services.
- **Professional and managed services** — Deployment, data science and review workflow support alongside enterprise software and SaaS.

## Achievements

- Acquired by OpenText in July 2016; announced consideration approximately US$163 million, with later acquisition accounting approximately US$170.1 million.
- SEC documentation identifies Axcelerate as its eD2.0 case-management and document-review system.
- A published Sidley Austin customer story describes a workflow reviewing more than one million documents for a pro bono client.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — OpenText’s May 21 product update describes eDiscovery 26.2 improvements to Aviator Rapid Exploration, chronology, translation, Excel redaction and ingestion, plus the cloud-only Flex beta.
- **2024-12** — OpenText’s release history identifies 24.4 as the December 2024 Axcelerate update, continuing support for TAR 2.0 continuous active learning.

## Links

- Website: https://www.opentext.com/about/brands/recommind
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/opentextdiscovery
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OpenText
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/opentextcorp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/opentext/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/opentext

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Last updated: 2026-10-01