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Founder Profile

Gilles Samoun

Last reviewed: February 2025 · By Swet Parvadiya

Who is Gilles Samoun?

Gilles Samoun is a founder of Qualys, which was founded in 1999 with Philippe Courtot, Mehrdad Bidgoli and Philippe Langlois.

Company founded
Qualys
Founded
1999
Co-founders
Philippe Courtot, Mehrdad Bidgoli and Philippe Langlois

Founding Story

Gilles Samoun is a serial software entrepreneur who co-founded Qualys in December 1999 to create automated web-based network vulnerability scanning tools, later founding and leading several enterprise SaaS ventures.

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