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Snap Hires Swiss Team Behind Software Protection Startup

Strong.Codes co-founders to remain working in Switzerland
Snap looking for information security and cryptography staff

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By Giles Turner

July 21, 2017 at 9:49 AM UTC

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Snap Inc. has quietly acquired the team behind Swiss startup Strong.Codes, a maker of tools that obscures software code and makes it harder for competitors to copy.

In early 2017 Snap hired Laurent Balmelli, an engineer who co-founded Strong.Codes. The rest of the four-strong team has since joined Balmelli, according to a person familiar with the move and information on their LinkedIn profile pages. The new hires will remain working in Switzerland. Strong.Codes has since closed.