Who owns Private Internet Access (PIA)?
Private Internet Access (PIA) is owned by Kape Technologies, private (Teddy Sagi via Unikmind Holdings). The site runs under PIA Private Internet Access, Inc., United States (Colorado governing law). The same owner has 4 other VPNs.
| Ultimate owner | Kape Technologies (private (Teddy Sagi via Unikmind Holdings; taken private and delisted from AIM in 2023)) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | PIA Private Internet Access, Inc., United States (Colorado governing law) |
| Website | privateinternetaccess.com |
| Sister VPNs | 4 |
| Fines and actions | 1 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- Kape Technologies owns 5 brand families with 5 websites in our data, plus 3 review sites.
- 1 fine or legal action against the owner since 2021, about €1.6 million in total (converted to euros).
- Kape Technologies has owned Private Internet Access (PIA) since 2019 (price: USD 95.5m equity (USD 127.6m enterprise value)).
About Kape Technologies
London-headquartered privacy software group that began as the adware/browser-extension business Crossrider and renamed itself Kape in 2018. It bought CyberGhost, ZenMate, Intego, Private Internet Access and ExpressVPN, plus the VPN review publisher Webselenese. Teddy Sagi's Unikmind, already the majority holder, bought out minority shareholders in 2023 at an implied equity value of roughly USD 1.6bn.
Headquarters: United Kingdom · Founded: 2011 · Ownership: private (Teddy Sagi via Unikmind Holdings; taken private and delisted from AIM in 2023)
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: Bought via holding company London Trust Media; completion December 2019. ToS names PIA Private Internet Access, Inc. under Colorado law.
- We have no company registration number for PIA Private Internet Access, Inc..
4 sister VPNs
Same owner can mean the same servers, the same data policies and the same parent that can be asked for data.
Review sites owned by Kape Technologies
These sites rate VPNs. They may favour Kape Technologies's own brands.
Everything Kape Technologies owns, with fines and sources →
Fines and legal actions
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-14 | Daniel Gericke (ExpressVPN CIO, individual) | US Department of Justice | USD 1,685,000 | Deferred prosecution agreement (not a conviction) with three former US intelligence personnel, including ExpressVPN's CIO, over hacking work for a UAE company before he joined ExpressVPN; total penalties across the three. ExpressVPN kept him in post. source |
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 Private Internet Access (PIA)?
Kape Technologies.
What are the sister VPNs of Private Internet Access (PIA)?
ExpressVPN, CyberGhost VPN, ZenMate, Intego.
Has the owner of Private Internet Access (PIA) been fined?
1 record on file. The latest: US Department of Justice, 2021-09-14.
Sources
- https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/kape-technologies--kape/completion-of-private-internet-access-acquisition/5834879
- https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/terms-of-service
- https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3774006,00.html
Last checked 14 Oct 2026. How we check facts.