When was Disconnect founded?

Disconnect was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Disconnect located?

Disconnect is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Disconnect have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Disconnect is 16.

Is Disconnect a funded company?

Disconnect is a funded company, having raised a total of $4.1M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 22, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Disconnect?

Disconnect's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jun 17, 2013, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does Disconnect rank among its competitors?

Disconnect ranks 15th amongst 1114 active competitors, of which 24 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Tailscale, which secured $160M in Apr, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Disconnect?

Disconnect's top competitors include NordVPN, Tailscale and Express Vpn. Among them, Tailscale secured the most recent funding round in April, 2025.

Disconnect - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Product Disconnect is a free and paid version of VPN, tracker protection, secure WiFi app for MacOS, Windows, Android, and iOS. The free version of the desktop and iOS product deliver anonymous searching and the premium version protects privacy by blocking invisible trackers, sources of malware to achieve private and secure online browsing. Block trackers from third parties that are collecting, retaining, or sharing user data and publish lists of trackers it blocks and those it allows along with explanations of its policy. Other features include a choice of location of Disconnect’s VPN servers to keep the location private and nullify geo-blocking restrictions. Premium version covers 3 unique devices in a single paid subscription. The company merged the solutions of PrivacyProtector to create an integrated solution. Partners include Tor, Samsung, TMobile, and Mozilla Firefox.

Website: disconnect.me
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2010

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$4.1M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jun 17, 2013, $*****

Investors

FirstMark & 4 more

Ranked

15^th among 1114 active competitors

Employee Count

16 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Tailscale & 1249 more

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Disconnect has raised a total funding of $4.1M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 22, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jun 17, 2013 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Disconnect has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Disconnect:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 17, 2013	7571992	Series A	4698771	5999176	1102536	4288363
Mar 22, 2012	8820210	Seed	8679317	2771203	3173750	Highland Capital Partners & 1 more

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The founders of Disconnect is Casey Oppenheim.

Here are the details of Disconnect's key team members:

Casey Oppenheim: Founder & CEO of Disconnect.

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Disconnect's employee count trend

Disconnect has 16 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Disconnect's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Disconnect include NordVPN, Tailscale and Express Vpn. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Disconnect, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	NordVPN 2012, New York City (United States), Series C	Provider of encryption based VPN for secure and anonymous internet activity	$100M	Novator Partners, Burda Principal Investments ... & 5 others	76/100
2nd	Tailscale 2019, Toronto (Canada), Series C	VPN solutions based on wireguard protocol	$275M	Accel, CRV & 11 others	72/100
3rd	Express Vpn 2009, Milton Keynes (United Kingdom), Acquired	Provider of SaaS based personal VPN	-	-	71/100
4th	SafeHouse 2016, Tel Aviv (Israel), Acquired	AI based platform for security of mobile devices	$9M	Altair Capital, Barclays & 9 others	66/100
5th	ProtonVPN 2016, Geneva (Switzerland), Unfunded	Encryption & Tor server based secure VPN solution for individual & professionals	-	-	61/100
6th	Hola VPN 2007, Netanya (Israel), Series C	Provider of VPN based private & secure browsing and video CDN	$34M	IRIS, Horizons Ventures & 14 others	61/100
7th	Surfshark 2018, United Kingdom, Unfunded	VPN solution for online security	-	-	61/100
8th	OpenVPN 2002, Pleasanton (United States), Seed	Secure networking solutions for businesses with zero trust VPN technology	-	-	58/100
9th	PureVPN 2006, Hong Kong (China), Funding Raised	Encryption based VPN service for secure and anonymous browsing	-	Gaditek, Disrupt	57/100
10th	IPVanish 1999, Orlando (United States), Unfunded	Provider of VPN service and geo unblocking for secure and anonymous browsing	-	-	56/100
15th	Disconnect 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of VPN based secure and anonymous browsing	$4.1M	HT Ventures, CRV & 3 others	57/100