Melih Abdulhayoglu
$1.8B
as of 02/24/20
About Melih Abdulhayoglu
Melih Abdulhayoglu's Comodo, which he founded in 1998 in the U.K., produces digital security products, notably SSL certificates for websites.
He moved the company to New Jersey in 2004 and in 2017, sold 50% to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum.
Another Abdulhayoglu venture, eZLO, produces smart home automation technology that is compatible with Amazon Alexa.
He's also developing a client-server communication protocol for sharing access to files, printers, serial ports and other resources on a network.
These and other ventures are gathered within MAVeCap (Melih Abdulhayoglu Venture Capital), founded in 2018.
Personal stats
Citizenship
TürkiyeSource of wealth
internet securityResidence
Clifton, New JerseyMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/10/68 (age 58)Number of children
3Education
Bachelor of Engineering, University of BradfordSelf-made
self-madeMelih Abdulhayoglu’s fortune is worth
30K
troy ounces of gold
28K
median U.S. household
18K
median U.S. income
0.036%
U.S. credit card volume
0.007%
GDP of the United States
0.005%
United States debt
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Did you know?
He earned his first money in 1989 by winning a patent prize of 5,000 British Pounds offered by the British government.
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