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IQ Global is a Norwegian company founded in 2017 by Michael B. Halvorsen and Rolf Larsen, the entrepreneurs behind the .GLOBAL top-level domain. The company originated from RegistryOffice, a platform offering intelligence tools for registries, and later expanded into a broader suite of services under the IQ Global brand. It specializes in cybersecurity and business intelligence for the domain name industry, providing AI-powered solutions such as Abuse Manager, Abuse Scan, and Domain Analytics.
These tools help registries and registrars monitor domain abuse, detect threats, and analyze domain usage trends. With a small but experienced team, IQ Global positions itself as an innovation-driven company focused on improving security, transparency, and decision-making in the global domain ecosystem.
The company received a strategic investment in 2022 from the Swedish Internet Foundation, which acquired up to 20% of its shares.
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