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Parent company

Kape Technologies

Private equity · headquartered in United Kingdom · owns 4 VPN brands and 3 review sites

Owns both sides of the recommendationKape Technologies owns vpnMentor, WizCase, SafetyDetectives. Those sites publish VPN rankings in which Kape Technologies's own products appear, usually near the top, and the shared ownership is not disclosed where a reader would see it.

Owns four VPN brands and three of the largest VPN review sites. Those sites rank Kape's own products at or near the top, and readers are not told they share an owner. Kape was taken private by Unikmind Holdings in 2023 and no longer files as a listed company, so its disclosures are thinner than they were.

Brands it controls

ExpressVPN 71

Polished apps and reliable unblocking; owned by Kape, which also owns three review sites.

CyberGhost 60

Streaming-labelled servers and a 45-day refund; Kape-owned and Romania-based.

Private Internet Access 64

Open-source apps, court-proven no-logs, unlimited devices; US-based and Kape-owned.

ZenMate

Not tracked on this site.

Review sites

Sources

Verification: needs primary source check, checked 2026-09-06.

Frequently asked

Which VPNs does Kape Technologies own?

ExpressVPN, CyberGhost, Private Internet Access, ZenMate. It also owns the review sites vpnMentor, WizCase, SafetyDetectives.

Is a VPN owned by Kape Technologies safe?

Ownership does not make a VPN unsafe, but it tells you whose incentives you are trusting. Kape Technologies is private equity and headquartered in United Kingdom. Owns four VPN brands and three of the largest VPN review sites. Those sites rank Kape's own products at or near the top, and readers are not told they share an owner. Kape was taken private by Unikmind Holdings in 2023 and no longer files as a listed company, so its disclosures are thinner than they were. Each brand's review on this site scores the audit history and jurisdiction separately.

Does Kape Technologies own any VPN review sites?

Yes: vpnMentor, WizCase, SafetyDetectives. Those sites rank VPNs, including Kape Technologies's own, and are not required to disclose the relationship prominently. Treat their rankings as you would a manufacturer's brochure.

How do you know this?

From the sources listed on this page — company filings, official brand pages and press releases. Verification status is needs primary source check, last checked 2026-09-06. If you know of a change, contact us.