Innovative Connecting Pte. Ltd. (Qihoo 360-linked network): who it is and what it owns
Singapore-registered publisher of popular free VPN apps (Turbo VPN, VPN Proxy Master, Thunder VPN, Snap VPN, Signal Secure VPN). The Tech Transparency Project traced it via a Cayman holding company to Qihoo 360, a Chinese firm sanctioned by the US Commerce Department and named a Chinese military company by the Pentagon. Qihoo reportedly sold these companies in 2020, but TTP found filings still listing a Qihoo-linked director.
Ownership
subsidiary of Lemon Seed Technology (Cayman), which Qihoo 360 reported acquiring in 2019 (per Tech Transparency Project)
Headquarters
Singapore
VPNs
5 VPNs · 5 websites in total
Operating companies
2
Fines and legal actions
2
Last checked
14 Oct 2026
VPNs of Innovative Connecting Pte. Ltd. (Qihoo 360-linked network)
After TTP's April 2025 report, Apple reportedly removed Thunder VPN and Snap VPN from its App Store; Turbo VPN and VPN Proxy Master remained listed at TTP's follow-up. source
2020-06
US Commerce Department / Department of Defense
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Qihoo 360 was added to the US Entity List in 2020 and later named a Chinese military company by the Pentagon; TTP links it to the Innovative Connecting VPN apps. source