An IT professional by training, he is passionate about using technology to solve business problems. Through his company, he aims to make the internet safer for everyone.

Sam Hutchinson (photo), a South African IT professional and entrepreneur, is the co-founder and CEO of Sendmarc, a startup that automates the protection of businesses against identity theft and phishing attacks.

Founded in 2018 by Hutchinson, Sacha Matulovich, and Keith Thompson, Sendmarc aims to make the internet safer for everyone. The company offers a platform that helps businesses and their partners protect their data, generate revenue, train, and grow. Sendmarc's solutions shield companies from cyber threats such as phishing, spoofing, and identity theft.

Before co-founding Sendmarc, Hutchinson established Music Industry Online in 1999, a portal providing information on the music industry in South Africa. In 2003, he founded Prefix Technologies, where he served as the chief software architect until 2013. This holding company manages two products: Everlytic and Preditor.

Founded in 2010, Everlytic is a platform for email, SMS, and social marketing that enables businesses to send, deliver, and track their digital communications. Preditor is a content management system, now managed by Grenade Technologies, a digital agency offering innovative content solutions to publishers in emerging markets.

Hutchinson graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science in 2002. From 2012 to 2016, he served as a non-executive director of Grenade Technologies.

Melchior Koba