CELEBRATING 25 YEARS
Over the past quarter-century, we’ve grown from a local startup into a global leader.
Thanks to the dedication and innovation of our people, alongside the trust and support of our customers.
2000
Nuix is born
Nuix was founded in Sydney, Australia. Aiming to make vast quantities of unstructured data easily searchable.
The Nuix name came from a play on the word UNIX, a popular operating system used around the world - a nod to our "geek" culture.
2006
Developed Binary extraction
In Nuix 2.0, binary extraction gave Nuix a major edge by allowing multiple processes to access the same file simultaneously.
Nuix bypassed Outlook’s MAPI API to process PST, OST, and EDB files directly and in parallel, outperforming competitors limited to a single Outlook client. In forensics, it let law enforcement process hundreds of images at once, cutting backlogs and speeding up investigations.
2008
Nuix Awarded First Patent
In 2008, Nuix filed its first patent for binary indexing technology, marking a significant advancement in data processing.
As of early 2025, Nuix holds over 20 granted patents, with several others pending.
2008
Legal export & End-to-End Parallel Processing
In October 2008, Nuix 2.18 introduced two groundbreaking features, End-To-End Parallel Processing and Legal Export, that transformed eDiscovery and made Nuix the platform of choice across legal and regulatory sectors.
Legal Export enabled fast native-format exports with text and metadata, supporting the industry’s move away from paper-based reviews as data volumes surged. Nuix’s End-To-End Parallel Processing slashed processing times, handling 250GB of PSTs in under 24 hours.
2010
Customer Expansion
In 2010 Nuix secures a five-year contract with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and expands customer base into litigation support, legal, and advisory firms across 30 countries.
2010
Microforensics Technology
MicroForensics had products that specialised in collecting and preserving data within an enterprise. After the acquisition this capability was released as ECC - Enterprise Collection Centre, and the Nuix engine had integrations to process this data for further analysis.
2011
Philanthropic Product Proof Finder
In December 2011, Nuix launched Proof Finder, a $100-a-year eDiscovery tool for small cases, donating all proceeds to Room to Read. The software processed up to 10GB of data, making advanced tools more accessible. Within 10 days, it raised $17,000, and by 2015, contributions topped $250,000. Funds supported school and library construction, educational resources, and girls’ scholarships in countries like Nepal, Sri Lanka, and India.
2013
Offshore Leaks Investigation
Nuix donated its software free of charge to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) for the Offshore Leaks investigation.
The ICIJ used Nuix to process and analyze over 2.5 million leaked files, revealing offshore financial activities of 120,000+ individuals and entities across 170 countries. Nuix enabled 86 journalists across 46 countries to remove duplicates, visualize networks, and search data efficiently.
2014
Nuix web based review
Launched as Nuix Web Review in 2014 and later rebranded as Nuix Investigate, this web-based portal gave users, especially investigators and law enforcement, direct access to Nuix cases without needing Workstation.
It replaced slow, export-heavy workflows with fast, collaborative access to processed data. By sitting atop Nuix’s powerful engine, it let teams review evidence quickly, collaborate in real time, and maintain a full audit trail. Nuix Investigate filled a critical gap for non-technical users needing immediate insight into digital evidence.
2016
Elasticsearch
In 2016, Nuix expanded its big data capabilities by integrating with Elasticsearch, a powerful search and analytics engine. This allowed users to quickly search, analyze, and visualize massive volumes of data - up to 1 petabyte in size. To put that in perspective, 1 petabyte equals 1,000 terabytes or 1 million gigabytes, which is the scale typically handled by large global organizations.
2016
Nuix Adaptive Security
Nuix introduces Nuix Insight Adaptive Security — the first endpoint security platform to seamlessly integrate cybersecurity threat prevention, detection, response, remediation, and deception into a single, unified solution.
2018
Nuix Acquires ringtail, expands eDiscovery capabilities
In 2018, Nuix acquired the Ringtail eDiscovery software from FTI Consulting, significantly expanding its eDiscovery capabilities.
This strategic move not only strengthened Nuix’s product suite but also brought in a talented team of experts, growing the company to around 400 people. Many of those who joined through the acquisition remain with Nuix today, contributing their deep expertise across key areas of the business
2019
Rebranding to Nuix Discover
Nuix Discover introduced advanced analytics, visualizations, and machine learning to enhance legal review and investigations. By combining Nuix’s world-class data ingestion with Discover’s review tools, users could handle everything from raw data to legal review in a single workflow.
2020
ASX
Nuix goes public on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) with an initial valuation of A$1.8 billion, marking one of the largest tech IPOs in Australia that year.
2021
Nuix acquires NLP SPECIALIST, Topos Labs
In September 2021 Nuix acquires Topos Labs, a Boston based developer of Natural Language Processing (NLP) software, enhancing Nuix's AI capabilities to better understand text and spoken words at speed and scale.
2023
Rampiva
In May 2023, Nuix acquired workflow automation specialist Rampiva to strengthen automation, scalability, and efficiency across its data processing solutions.
The acquisition brought Rampiva’s team and technology into Nuix, enabling customers to automate workflows, reduce manual tasks, and streamline operations across the Nuix Engine and Nuix Discover platforms - enhancing efficiency, standardization, and real-time operational visibility.
2023
Nuix announces Nuix Neo
Nuix announces Nuix Neo, one unified platform for customers looking to solve their most challenging data problems.
2024-25
Nuix Neo offers four powerful solutions
Neo Data Privacy (2023) helps organizations manage risk, protect sensitive data, and meet compliance needs.
Neo Investigations (2023) enables faster fraud detection and digital evidence analysis by connecting data from multiple sources.
Neo Legal (2024) supports law firms and legal teams with smarter, faster data insights for litigation and compliance.
Neo Discover (2025) streamlines eDiscovery with scalable, AI-driven review and automation.
2025
NUIX AWARDED PATENT
In February 2025, Nuix was awarded a patent for its breakthrough deep learning technology that significantly enhances the efficiency and accuracy of AI training for document classification. This innovation marks a major advancement in the way unstructured data is processed, enabling faster and more precise identification, tagging, and analysis of documents.
2025
Nuix Partners with the Sydney Opera House
To celebrate 25 Years, Nuix partners with the Sydney Opera house to host it's flagship XLR8/25 event.
