Tomas Okmanas (born 5 November 1987) is a Lithuanian entrepreneur and investor.[2] He co-founded Tesonet, a venture capital firm with stakes in gaming, adtech, AI, retail, and deep tech.[3] He co-founded and is co-chief executive officer of Nord Security, which operates the virtual private network service NordVPN. He sits on the supervisory board of Šiaulių Bankas, one of the biggest banks in Lithuania[4][5]. In 2024, Okmanas’ net worth was estimated to be €1.2 billion.[6]
Okmanas founded Tesonet with Eimantas Sabaliauskas in 2008.[10][11] After trying 34 projects and ideas, from computer games to web hosting solutions, they finally focused on network security, business hosting, and big data solutions.[12][13] Both individually and through the Tesonet accelerator, Okmanas invested in more than 50 projects and ventures.[14][15] He mentors Lithuanian startups and helped launch an association to nurture them.[16][17]
Tesonet helped develop the web intelligence platform Oxylabs, the hosting provider Hostinger, and the cybersecurity firm Surfshark, three companies ranked among Europe's fastest-growing by The Financial Times in 2024.[18][19] Tesonet is a shareholder of Šiaulių Bankas, one of the biggest banks in Lithuania,[4] where Okmanas holds a seat on the supervisory board.[5]
He is a limited partner in other venture capital funds, including Creandum, Plural, and Moonfire.[20]
In 2012, Okmanas co-founded the VPN service company NordVPN.[9] He contributed to the development of the solution, significantly reducing the time required for TCP packets to travel between the client, the VPN server, and their ultimate destination.[21] Okmanas is listed as one of the inventors of this method in the US patent office database.[22]
In 2017, Okmanas co-founded Nord Security, an umbrella company for several cybersecurity solutions both for clients and businesses, like NordVPN, NordLayer, and NordPass.[23]
Since 2020, Okmanas has been a member of the Forbes Technology Council.[24]
In January 2025, Okmanas announced the launch of nexos.ai, intended to help enterprises adopt AI.[26][27] He said that the idea came to him on October 28, 2024, and the product was ready in 30 days.[28]
Advocacy
Okmanas is a member of the board of directors of the Internet infrastructure coalition (i2Coalition)[29], which aims to ensure that those who build the infrastructure of the internet have a voice in public policy. In 2019, i2Coalition and six leading VPN service providers launched an VPN Trust Initiative (VTI)[30], which the following year released a set of principles for VPN providers.[31]
In 2023, Okmanas and fellow Tesonet shareholder Eimantas Sabaliauskas helped raise one million euros for Ukraine in an hour, then doubled the donation.[32] For their philanthropy, Okmanas and Sabaliauskas were named National Patrons of Lithuania.[33]
↑ US 11050587,Norbutas, Emanuelis; Okmanas, Tomas& Briedis, Marijus,"Multi-part TCP connection over VPN",issued February 4, 2020, assigned to 360 IT UAB
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