![]() Martin Muller, CEO at PrivateVPN believes we can expect to see “a more aggressive approach” to these kinds of acquisitions in the future. Rumors suggest that it may have had a hand to play in VPNHub - the VPN launched by PornHub earlier this year. Last year, StackPath the CDN firm behind the US VPN giant IPVanish, did the same thing by acquiring StrongVPN. Kape’s acquisition of ZenMate proves that it is not just newcomers from Big Tech that have an appetite for eating up competing VPN brands. At the time of the acquisition, McAffee commented that it planned to integrate Tunnelbear’s technology into its existing VPN service (Safe Connect). In March, McAffee wormed its way deeper into the VPN market by acquiring the Canadian VPN provider TunnelBear. In 2013, Facebook bought the Israeli VPN firm Onavo. ![]() Kaspersky Labs - the renowned Russian antivirus and internet security firm - last year launched a VPN called Secure Connection. Then, last year, Symantec acquired SurfEasy a Canada-based VPN that has been around since 2010. In 2012, Symantec, the firm behind the popular antivirus Norton, launched its own VPN called Norton WiFi Privacy. Not surprising, considering VPNs are a 16 billion per year industry - that is expected to double by 2025. The market is crowded, competition is high, and some of the biggest players in the security industry have been strategically moving in. For smaller VPN firms the future seems salient, with many already struggling to compete with a slowly emerging handful of VPN giants. Kape’s acquisition of a competing VPN brand is the continuation of a trend that has been escalating in recent times: A trend that is expected to snowball in the future. I think that there are natural synergies between our companies which will help us grow the business as a whole in all possible areas, not limited to the VPN or to anti-malware protection.” A sign of things to come “We are extremely happy to join the Kape Family and begin collaborating with different teams to deliver the best online protection and user experience. Andrei Mochola, CEO of ZenMate is upbeat about ZenMate’s future. In fact, consumers can expect improvements to the VPN’s infrastructure and software going forward, with advanced features expected to be drawn from Kape’s existing VPN, CyberGhost. ![]() This means existing subscribers can rest easy. In the wake of the acquisition, ZenMate will continue trading under its own name. ![]() "Kape, the consumer security software business, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of ZenGuard GmbH and ZenMate, a multi-platform security software business with a focus on the provision of virtual private network solutions, for a total consideration of €4.8 million. The acquisition includes both ZenMate and its parent company ZenGuard. We are therefore delighted to add ZenMate to our existing portfolio as it is highly complementary, strengthens our presence in Europe and expands our SaaS user base.” "The provision of data protection solutions is a key focus for Kape, with the market expected to continue its double-digit growth in the coming years. Ido Erlichman, chief executive officer of Kape, commented: It has been bought-out by Kape in order to bolster its already strong European presence in the digital privacy market. ZenMate announced in August that it had reached 45 million installs. The established German VPN provider has been purchased outright by the technology firm, which is based in the Isle of Man. Kape technologies, the firm behind the global VPN giant CyberGhost, has announced the acquisition of a competing VPN brand - ZenMate.
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