Who owns Surfshark?

Surfshark is owned by Nord Security, private (founders incl. Tom Okman / Eimantas Sabaliauskas). The site runs under Surfshark B.V., Netherlands. The same owner has 7 other VPNs.

Ultimate ownerNord Security (private (founders incl. Tom Okman / Eimantas Sabaliauskas; minority investors Novator, Burda Principal Investments, General Catalyst, Warburg Pincus))
Operating companySurfshark B.V., Netherlands · reg. KvK 81967985
Websitesurfshark.com
Sister VPNs7
Fines and actions0
Owner proofverified
Last checked14 Oct 2026

In numbers

  • Nord Security owns 8 brand families with 8 websites in our data.
  • Nord Security has owned Surfshark since 2022.

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: Contract is with Surfshark B.V. (Amsterdam, KvK 81967985). Merged under one holding company with Nord Security in Feb 2022 but runs independently; not listed on the Nord Security site.

7 sister VPNs

Same owner can mean the same servers, the same data policies and the same parent that can be asked for data.

Everything Nord Security owns, with fines and sources →

Ratings elsewhere

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Questions and answers

Who owns Surfshark?

Nord Security.

What are the sister VPNs of Surfshark?

NordVPN, Atlas VPN, NordPass, NordLayer, NordLocker, Saily, Incogni.

Has the owner of Surfshark been fined?

We have no fines and legal actions on record.

Sources

Last checked 14 Oct 2026. How we check facts.