Nord Security

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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Aug 5, 2026

Overview

Nord Security is a privately held Lithuanian-founded cybersecurity group building consumer and business products for online privacy, secure access, identity, threat exposure, encrypted storage, and connectivity. It operates the Nord brand and forms a broader group with Surfshark.

Primary product

NordVPN, a subscription VPN and broader consumer online-safety platform with encrypted connectivity, threat protection, privacy, and identity-protection features.

Founded

2012

Headquarters

Lithuania; public sources variously identify Vilnius as the operating headquarters and London or the Netherlands as corporate locations.

Team size

Approximately 1,400–2,000 globally; public estimates vary by source and whether Surfshark is included.

Work style

Hybrid

Industry

Cybersecurity

Sub-industry

Consumer privacy, VPN, secure network access, password management, identity protection, threat exposure management, and encrypted cloud storage.

Offices

Vilnius, Lithuania

Kaunas, Lithuania

Warsaw, Poland

Amsterdam, Netherlands

London, United Kingdom

Berlin, Germany

Business model

Direct-to-consumer paid subscriptions

Business and enterprise SaaS subscriptions

Prepaid monthly, annual, and multi-year plans

Bundled cybersecurity subscriptions

Channel and MSP partnerships

Funding

Stage

Late-stage/private growth; unicorn

Total raised

$200M

Latest round

Private equity/growth financing · Sep 2023

Latest amount

$100M

Growth/private equity financing

Sep 2023 · Warburg Pincus

$100M

First external financing round

Apr 2022 · Novator Ventures

$100M

People & investors

Leadership

Tom Okman

Co-founder and co-CEO

Eimantas Sabaliauskas

Co-founder and co-CEO

Donatas Tamelis

CEO, Nord Security Business Suite

Laurynas Zabulis

Chief Financial Officer

Toma Sabaliauskienė

Chief Marketing Officer

Marijus Briedis

Chief Technology Officer, NordVPN

Justas Morkūnas

Leader of unified B2B sales

Chandler Reedy

Warburg Pincus Managing Director; Nord Security board member

Investors

Burda Principal Investments

Work & culture

The company describes its culture through four values: Future shapers, Restless achievers, Self-movers, and Team players. Engineering sources emphasize ownership, curiosity, open communication, collaboration, learning, one-to-ones, and customer impact. The 2024 impact report describes a hybrid model, while careers materials also advertise work-from-anywhere flexibility; practical arrangements therefore vary by role and location.

Work style

Hybrid

Compensation

Public evidence located for benefits but not reliable company-wide salary bands. Job postings and third-party estimates suggest compensation varies substantially by country, role, and seniority; no unsupported numerical compensation claim is made.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Paid sick leave and special-occasion leave

Mental-health support and psychologist consultations

Wellness apps including Calm and Headspace

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work with office encouraged and home-working options

Training, mentorship, conferences, and career-switch programs

Additional vacation linked to tenure

Parental-care benefits

Workations and company events

Product & market

Pricing

Freemium/trial-led acquisition with paid monthly, annual, and multi-year subscriptions; consumer bundles combine VPN, password management, and encrypted storage, while NordLayer uses business plans and channel pricing.

Differentiators

—Large consumer brand and global VPN infrastructure
—Broad product ecosystem spanning privacy, identity, credentials, storage, network access, and threat exposure
—NordLynx high-performance VPN protocol
—No-logs positioning and recurring independent audits for core VPN services
—Simple consumer-grade UX extended into SMB security
—Large distributed customer base and brand-led acquisition
—Integration and bundling strategy across Nord products and partners

Technology

NordLynx/WireGuard-based VPN technology

C/C++

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Node.js

PHP

Java

Kotlin

Swift

Redis

Kafka

RabbitMQ

MySQL

MongoDB

Elasticsearch

GitLab

Slack

CI/CD

Customers

Calendly

Adobe

Shutterstock

Vinted

Millions of consumer users worldwide

Small and midsize businesses

Managed service providers

Competitors

ExpressVPN

Surfshark

Proton VPN

CyberGhost

Private Internet Access

Gen Digital/Norton

1Password

Dashlane

Cloudflare Zero Trust

Zscaler

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

Approximately $200M–$300M annually based on third-party estimates; Fitch’s 2025 credit analysis describes strong recurring revenue but does not publish a precise company revenue figure.

Estimated monthly visits

71.9K

Traffic estimate as of Aug 2026

Signals & risks

Acquisition

Oct 2021

Acquired Atlas VPN; the deal expanded Nord Security’s consumer privacy portfolio.

Source

Other

Jan 2022

Joined forces with Surfshark, creating a broader consumer cybersecurity group; public employee figures sometimes include the combined group.

Source

Acquisition

Jan 2026

Reportedly acquired Passwarden from KeepSolid for an undisclosed amount; no staff layoffs were announced in the cited report.

Source

Latest news

NordVPN releases HangUp, a free call protection app

GlobeNewswire/NordVPN · Jul 2026

NordVPN launched a free Android call-protection app with Hiya technology to identify and block scam and telemarketing calls.

Nord Security and Acronis announce partnership to unite network and endpoint security management

Nord Security · Jun 2026

NordLayer was integrated with Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud for MSP deployment and management.

NordLayer launches NordLayer Browser

Nord Security · Apr 2026

NordLayer introduced an enterprise browser for SMB security, access management, observability, SSO, MFA, and controlled SaaS access.

Nord Security acquires Passwarden in push to bundle privacy tools

Consumer Tech Wire · Jan 2026

The reported acquisition adds Passwarden’s vault-sharing capabilities to Nord Security’s broader consumer bundling strategy; terms were undisclosed.

CrowdStrike and Nord Security announce strategic partnership to redefine SMB cybersecurity

CrowdStrike · Jan 2026

The partnership combines CrowdStrike Falcon with NordLayer and Nord Security credential/access solutions for SMBs and MSPs.

Jobs and careers at Nord Security

136 jobs at Nord Security

Copywriter | German | Junior

Remote

NordVPN

Berlin; Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Today

Remote

Full-time