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Sep, 2016 : SpamExperts Has Become Independently Owned
📅 - SpamExperts, an email security company, has recently announced they are now independently owned. The founders of the company have bought back all 100% of the company's stock shares.
Current CEO Sam Renkema and CT Dreas Van Donselaar established the company in 2005 and many investors were brought in. They bought the investors out by 2012, but took on more before buying them out more recently.
SpamExperts is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands and email security to hosting companies, ISPs and telecommunication companies. They are on a mission to secure email across the globe and have clients in over 80 countries.
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