[san_dimitri]

I don’t think it’s a valid comparison. Comparing a company which had an army and used force to occupy and obtain its wealth is not how corporates work today. Today there is deceptive advertising and marketing which are not the same as army and force.

[apexalpha]

Saudi-Aramco might be something that comes very close to the VOC: a for-profit company protected by armed forces, arguably for hire.

[kiliantics]

There are plenty of companies using de-facto militaries for their wealth extraction, e.g. in African mines: https://projects.icij.org/fatalextraction/

Colonialism is still alive and kicking

[pjmlp]

I bet there are a couple of armies and corrupt goverments on the payroll of some corporations, tracked down as business expenses.