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Quick Heal Technologies Ltd.
Company typePublic
ISININE306L01010
IndustryComputer software
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993)
Founder
  • Kailash Katkar
  • Sanjay Katkar
HeadquartersPune, Maharashtra, India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Kailash Katkar
(MD & CEO)
ProductsCybersecurity software
ServicesComputer security
RevenueIncrease ₹361 crore (US$43 million) (2022)[1]
Increase ₹83.19 crore (US$10 million) (2022)[1]
Number of employees
986 (2022)[1]
Websitequickheal.com

Quick Heal Technologies (known as Quick Heal) is an Indian multinational cybersecurity software company, headquartered in Pune. The company develops security software for consumers, servers, cloud computing environments and small and medium enterprises.[2][3][4][5] Its enterprise product offerings operate under the brand name Seqrite.[6]

Quick Heal Technologies Ltd is listed on BSE[7] and NSE.[8]

History

The company was started as CAT Computer Services (P) Ltd, a computer service centre, in 1995. The company "CAT Computer Services (P) Ltd" was rebranded to Quick Heal Technologies Limited by Kailash Katkar and Sanjay Katkar in 2007.[9]

In 2010, Quick Heal received an investment of ₹60 crore from Sequoia Capital.[10] A new branch office was opened in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. In 2012, offices were opened in Japan and the US, and in 2013, offices were opened in Africa and UAE.

In 2016, Quick Heal Technologies acquired an IT security firm Junco Technologies to launch Seqrite Services.[11]

In 2016, Quick Heal Technologies launched its IPO which valued the company at a market value of ₹1,500 crore.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Annual Report FY 2022" (PDF). Quick Heal Technologies Ltd. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ DQChannels.com: Quick Heal top in channel satisfaction survey
  3. ^ Hachman, Mark (26 January 2016). "Tested: Microsoft's Windows Defender antivirus is less awful than it used to be". PCWorld. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016.
  4. ^ Rubenking, Neil J. (3 November 2016). "Quick Heal Total Security 17". PCMag. PC Magazine. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017.
  5. ^ Wagenseil, Paul (30 November 2016). "Microsoft Antivirus Tied for Last in Malware Tests". Tom's Guide. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Quick Heal unveils new enterprise security brand 'Seqrite'". FirstPost. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Quick Heal Technologies Limited". Bombay Stock Exchange.
  8. ^ "National Stock Exchange – Quick Heal". NSE India.
  9. ^ "Quick Heal: Viral Success". Forbes. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Sequoia Cap invests Rs 60 cr in Quick Heal". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  11. ^ Sangani, Priyanka (22 June 2016). "Quick Heal acquires Junco Technologies, launches cyber security arm". The Economic Times. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  12. ^ Doshi, Ankit (2 February 2016). "Quick Heal Technologies IPO to open on 8 February". Livemint. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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