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Academi

Academi was founded in 1997 in United States by Al Clark and Erik Prince. It is an Enterprise Software company.

Academi, formerly Blackwater, is an American private military contractor founded on December 26, 1996, by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince.

Private Founded 1997 United States Enterprise Software
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Academi founders & co-founders

2
A
Al Clark
Co-founder
 E
Erik Prince
Co-founder

What happened to Academi’s founders and alumni

2 companies

People who worked at or founded Academi and went on to start their own companies.

E 2 founded
Total Intelligence Solutions 2007 Frontier Services Group

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