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Accelovation (R) Incorporated, founded in 2003 and based in Mountain View, California, is a privately held firm that provides companies with market, business trend, and technology development search programs and services. The firm's software platform, developed at the MIT Media Lab, collects and organizes data pulled from patent papers, research articles, journals, blogs, user forums, and a variety of other online sources. Contextual processing features capture only targeted information. It can be used to track consumer complaints, identify emerging markets and trends, identify channel partners, and monitor competitors. The system also includes collaboration and reporting features. Accelovation provides clients with subscription-based services that support searches across 3 billion indexed websites. The firm also provides customers with training services. The company's platform does not require the installation of software. Information is accessed with a standard web browser. Accelovation was founded by Jonathan Spier and Michael Osofsky.
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