Who owns NordVPN?
NordVPN is owned by Nord Security, private (founders incl. Tom Okman / Eimantas Sabaliauskas). The site runs under nordvpn S.A., Panama. The same owner has 7 other VPNs.
| Ultimate owner | Nord Security (private (founders incl. Tom Okman / Eimantas Sabaliauskas; minority investors Novator, Burda Principal Investments, General Catalyst, Warburg Pincus)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | nordvpn S.A., Panama |
| Website | nordvpn.com |
| Sister VPNs | 7 |
| Fines and actions | 0 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- Nord Security owns 8 brand families with 8 websites in our data.
About Nord Security
Vilnius-based maker of NordVPN, NordPass, NordLayer, NordLocker, NordStellar and the Saily eSIM. It merged with Surfshark under one holding company in February 2022 while both brands keep operating separately. External rounds in 2022 (USD 100m at USD 1.6bn) and 2023 (USD 100m led by Warburg Pincus at about USD 3bn) are the only outside capital disclosed; no IPO has been filed.
Headquarters: Lithuania · Founded: 2012 · Ownership: private (founders incl. Tom Okman / Eimantas Sabaliauskas; minority investors Novator, Burda Principal Investments, General Catalyst, Warburg Pincus)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: Consumer terms governed by Panamanian law; Japanese disclosure names nordvpn S.A. in Panama City. Business terms switched to Nord Security Inc. from 2023. A 2018 breach of one Finnish server was disclosed in 2019.
- We have no company registration number for nordvpn S.A..
7 sister VPNs
Same owner can mean the same servers, the same data policies and the same parent that can be asked for data.
Surfsharksurfshark.com- Atlas VPNatlasvpn.com closed
- NordPassnordpass.com
NordLayernordlayer.com
NordLockernordlocker.com
Sailysaily.comIncogniincogni.com
Everything Nord Security owns, with fines and sources →
Ratings elsewhere
- Trustpilot: read the reviews there
Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.
Questions and answers
Who owns NordVPN?
Nord Security.
What are the sister VPNs of NordVPN?
Surfshark, Atlas VPN, NordPass, NordLayer, NordLocker, Saily, Incogni.
Has the owner of NordVPN been fined?
We have no fines and legal actions on record.
Sources
- https://nordvpn.com/ja/contact-us/
- https://business.nordsec.com/legal
- https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/21/nordvpn-confirms-it-was-hacked/
- https://edit.tosdr.org/points/15747
Last checked 14 Oct 2026. How we check facts.