Building a safer digital world

Our story began with one ambition: online privacy for everyone. It grew into a team of thousands building products that millions of people use every day.

We went from a small startup to an industry leader trusted worldwide. And we’re not stopping there. What’s next? A safer digital world for generations to come.

Nord Security employees filling the balconies and atrium of the office, with cards reading 2000+ future shapers and 73 nationalities.

Our journey so far

Cards for NordLayer Browser and HangUp, with a phone showing HangUp switched on to identify suspicious callers before you answer.

2026

Launched NordLayer Browser and HangUp

A person using a phone on a busy city street, surrounded by a glowing blue ring of protection.

2025

Kept raising the bar for online security and privacy

Cards for NordStellar, Coveron, and Saily, with a phone showing an installed Saily eSIM holding 10 GB of global data.

2024

Launched NordStellar, Saily, and Coveron

Nord Security co-founders Tomas Okmanas and Eimantas Sabaliauskas speaking to the team in the office, under a $100M caption.

2023

Closed another $100M funding round

A blue card reading We became a unicorn, above a black panel reading $1.6B.

2022

Became a tech unicorn by raising the first-ever outside capital at $1.6B valuation

Four app icons in different colors, each carrying the Nord mountain logo, stacked on a black background.

2021

Built a complete ecosystem of cybersecurity tools

A laptop lit in purple and orange, captioned NordLynx protocol.

2020

Introduced the NordLynx protocol for superior speed

Cards for NordLayer, NordLocker, and NordPass, with the NordPass password generator showing a strong password ready to copy.

2019

Launched NordPass, NordLocker, and NordLayer

A camera and a phone tucked into a press flak jacket, captioned Donated VPN.

2016

Donated the first emergency VPN accounts

Two colleagues laughing together at an outdoor city event, captioned 10K users.

2014

Grew exponentially — 10K users and 24/7 support

A NordVPN card with a phone showing the app connected and secured to a server in New York, United States.

2013

Launched the NordVPN app

Hands typing on a laptop beside the NordVPN app icon and name, captioned Launched.

2012

Launched NordVPN as a Windows configuration

We’re a team of

Future shapers

Always hungry for the next big thing. Pushing the boundaries and finding innovative solutions.

Meet our leaders

Partners and friends

Relationships built on mutual trust and goals

Logos of BBC, BuzzFeed, Wired, The Guardian and Forbes

Beyond online safety

Building a safer online world is our mission. Doing right by the planet, people, and how we operate is our responsibility.

Three photos showing a phone held up to a blue sky, a woman working on a laptop indoors, and a woman on grass using a laptop with headphones.

Focus areas

Environmental

We keep the digital world safe while keeping our footprint on the real one minimal.

Social

The internet doesn’t stop at borders, and neither do we — we embrace every culture and support fair chances for all.

Governance

Following the rules is the bare minimum. We lead with real ethics, transparency, and users-first decisions.