Security specialist Computest announced the acquisition of SYSQA. SYSQA specialises in quality assurance software testing. The merger doubles Computest’s workforce.
Computest was founded in 2005. Over the past seventeen years the company has built up quite a portfolio. The specialist provides preventive security services from its headquarters in the Netherlands. Ethical hacking is second nature to the company: a year ago, two employees won a 200,000 dollar bounty for discovering a zero-day vulnerability in Zoom.
Today, Computest announced the acquisition of SYSQA. SYSQA focuses on quality assurance and software testing. The merger entails 90 new colleagues, increasing Computest’s workforce to 200 professionals. In time, the employees will be merged with Computest’s DevOps department, which supports customers’ software projects.
Mentha, Computest and SYSQA
In June 2021, Computest received an investment from private equity firm Mentha Capital. Mentha previously invested in Rapid Circle, which subsequently acquired several companies. The investment in Computest is intended for expansion. The acquisition of SYSQA is a significant step forward.
“It is especially important that the employees find their place in the new organisation, and that we create a nice company where everyone feels at home, likes to work and would like to work”, said Hartger Ruijs, CEO and founder of Computest. “That is why we are taking the time to do this carefully and together.”
Jurriën Kuijpers, director of SYSQA, emphasizes the mutual benefit. “There’s a good reason for merging with Computest instead of settling for a large software house. We both focus on people. At SYSQA, our employees are number one. We’ve noticed that the same goes for Computest. In addition, there is a substantive match. Our employees get a fantastic opportunity to grow into new roles and tooling.”
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