Logik is a San Francisco-based maker of e-discovery products. In 2009, Logik was named no. 181 to the Inc. 500 list,[1] number one among e-discovery companies.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Document management |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, CA |
Key people | Andy Wilson (Chief Executive) Sheng Yang (Chief Technology) |
| Website | [1] |
History
editLogik was founded in 2004 by Andy Wilson and Sheng Yang. Before starting Logik, the two worked for a small legal printing company, printing e-mails on paper to be reviewed by legal teams.[2]
Finances
editIn 2005, the reported revenue was $373,866 and in 2008 it was $4.4 million. The total start-up costs for Logik were less than $20,000.[1]
Founders
editWilson, CEO and co-founder of Logik, earned his degree in Decision Support Systems at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and worked for Electronic Data Systems (EDS) as a software designer and then a small legal services company in Virginia before co-founding Logik. He now lives in San Francisco, CA with his wife and three children.
Yang, CTO and co-founder of Logik, earned his degree in Computer Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University as well. Yang designed the original Gridlogik processing engine specifically for Logik's use.[3]
Location
editThe company's first office was in Dupont Circle, in Washington, DC. Currently, the office is located in San Francisco, CA.
Inc. 500
editIn 2009, Logik was recognized as No. 181 by Inc. 500, the highest rank for any eDiscovery company. Logik was No. 17 among businesses in Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria when ranked by metro area, and no. 13 when compared with other Business Products and Services when ranked by industry. Between 2004 and 2009, Logik grew 1,067.1%.[1]
Positioning in the eDiscovery Industry
editIn 2009, Inc. 500 named Logik as the top eDiscovery company. Logik offers online eDiscovery through their product Logikcull.com.
eDiscovery Processing Engine
editLogikcull filters through electronic documents for customers, and according to their website, "identifies duplicate documents, extracts rich text, identifies the languages in a document, searches for keywords, extracts hidden documents, parses metadata, converts documents to static images (TIFF/PDF)."[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Logik Company Profile". Inc. 500. Mansueto Ventures LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
- ^ "Bootstrapped, Profitable and Proud: Logik". Signal vs. Noise. 37 Signals, LLC. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Our Story". Logik. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "About Us". Logik. Retrieved 2011-06-28.