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Who controls 108 tech companies
Every company we have checked: where it is based, who ultimately controls it, our verdict and when we last looked. Open data under CC BY 4.0.
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AdyenPublic shareholders; no disclosed controlling shareholder
Netherlands
Widely held
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AhaSendAhaSend B.V., founder-owned in the Netherlands
Netherlands
Verified European
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AirVPNPaolo Brini (AIRVPN DI PAOLO BRINI, impresa individuale)
Italy
Verified European
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AivieAdrian Schimpf
Switzerland
Verified European
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AlcerisManuel Bauer
Germany
Verified European
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alfaviewNikolaos (Niko) Fostiropoulos, via alfacube GmbH
Germany
Verified European
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AlphaVPSAlexander Asenov Barakov, sole owner of DA international group EOOD
Bulgaria
Verified European
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ALTCHADaniel Regéci, sole shareholder of BAU Software s.r.o.
Czechia
Verified European
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AnalyzatiSusanna Molina, sole trader trading as Analyzati
Spain
Verified European
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APPUiOSwiss shareholders of VSHN AG, according to its current ownership disclosure
Switzerland
Verified European
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Artikel10Artikel10 e.V., governed by its voting members' assembly
Germany
Verified European
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ArubaItalian shareholders of Aruba S.p.A., per its explicit ownership disclosure
Italy
Verified European
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BeRealVoodoo SAS, controlled by co-founder and CEO Alexandre Yazdi together with management
France
Verified European
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BoschRobert Bosch Stiftung GmbH (94% capital); voting control held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG and the Bosch family
Germany
Verified European
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BrevoJoint control: General Atlantic (US), Oakley Capital (Bermuda-controlled) and Armand Thiberge (France)
France
Not European
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Bunny.netDejan Grofelnik Pelzel, founder, with 61.14% of the share capital and about 63% of the votes
Slovenia
Verified European
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CalligraKDE community, with member-governed KDE e.V. as legal and financial representative
Germany
Verified European
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CaptchaKrone Multimedia / KRONE-Verlag group; disclosed beneficial owner Dr. Christoph Dichand
Austria
Verified European
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Capture OneAxcel, a Nordic private equity firm, through its fund Axcel V K/S
Denmark
Verified European
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ClickMeetingSzymon Kamil Grabowski, registered beneficial owner and controlling shareholder
Poland
Verified European
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CodebergCodeberg e.V. voting members elect the governing bodies
Germany
Verified European
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ContaboKKR
Germany
Not European
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DeepLController not established
Germany
Unresolved
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DeezerAccess Industries (founded by Len Blavatnik), through AI European Holdings Sàrl
France
Not European
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deSECdeSEC e.V.; its board is elected by the association's members
Germany
Verified European
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DigitalcourageDigitalcourage e.V.; the members' assembly elects and controls the board
Germany
Verified European
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Digitale GesellschaftDigitale Gesellschaft, a member-governed Swiss association
Switzerland
Verified European
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DxOController not established
France
Unresolved
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e Foundatione Foundation, a French non-profit foundation
France
Verified European
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EcosiaSteward owners, founder Christian Kroll and co-owner Tim Schumacher, with a veto share held by the Swiss Purpose Foundation
Germany
Verified European
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ElementElement Creations Limited (UK parent, no single controlling shareholder)
United Kingdom
Not European
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eTranslationEuropean Commission
Belgium
Verified European
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ExoscaleAmérica Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V.
Switzerland
Not European
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FIBARONice S.p.A., controlled by Nice Group S.p.A. and Lauro Buoro
Poland
Verified European
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FilenCo-founder and CEO Jan Lenczyk, who holds 60% of the shares
Germany
Verified European
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FluxerHampus Kraft (founder and CEO)
Sweden
Verified European
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friendlyusePeter Csipkay (sole proprietor, independently funded)
Germany
Verified European
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F‑Secure FREEDOME VPNPublic shareholders; founder Risto Siilasmaa held 34.36% at 31 December 2025
Finland
Widely held
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GatewayAPIThomas Hofmann, Birol Altinok and Martin Pløger via Danish-owned ONLINECITY Group; operator ONLINECITY.IO ApS
Denmark
Verified European
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GMX and WEB.DERalph Dommermuth, founder of United Internet AG, who holds 54.37 percent of its voting rights through his holding companies
Germany
Verified European
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gridscaleKlaba family via OVH Groupe (79.6% of voting rights)
Germany
Verified European
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HERE WeGoController not established
Netherlands
Unresolved
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HetznerMartin Hetzner, founder and owner, through ENSoXX Holding AG
Germany
Verified European
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Homematic IPRedeker family through the ELV/eQ-3 group (100% family-owned)
Germany
Verified European
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HomeyLG Electronics (80%, remaining 20% contracted)
Netherlands
Not European
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HostpointMarkus Gebert and Claudius Röllin (50% each)
Switzerland
Verified European
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IcyZipRichard Andresik
Austria
Verified European
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InfomaniakInfomaniak Foundation (majority voting control), founder and employee shareholders
Switzerland
Verified European
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IONOSRalph Dommermuth, through United Internet AG
Germany
Verified European
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JetBrainsCo-founder Sergey Dmitriev, through JetBrains N.V.
Czechia
Verified European
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JottacloudJT HoldCo AS, jointly controlled 50/50 by Hawk Infinity AS and Telenor Communication II AS
Norway
Verified European
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KlarnaPublic shareholders; Sequoia Capital is largest disclosed holder with 22.60% of voting power
Sweden
Widely held
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komootBending Spoons S.p.A. (Milan), controlled by its four co-founders
Germany
Verified European
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KoofrFounders Damjan Matičič (30.75%), Luka Zakrajšek (18.75%), Jaka Močnik (15.25%) and Andraž Vrhovec (15.25%); KOOFR d.o.o. holds the remaining 20% as own shares
Slovenia
Verified European
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LeasewebCon (Cornelis Albert) Zwinkels, co-founder, through Ocom B.V.
Netherlands
Verified European
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LettermintFounders of Lettermint B.V. (privately held, no investors)
Netherlands
Verified European
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LibreOfficeThe Document Foundation, an independent German charitable foundation
Germany
Verified European
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LoxoneFounders Thomas Moser and Martin Öller
Austria
Verified European
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mailbox.orgHeinlein Support GmbH / Heinlein Group
Germany
Verified European
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MailjetSinch AB public shareholders; no disclosed controlling shareholder
France
Widely held
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Mapy.comIvo Lukačovič, founder of Seznam, through Masaryk Holding AG (Zug)
Czechia
Verified European
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MastodonController not established
Germany
Unresolved
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MetaGerSUMA-EV, a member-governed German non-profit association
Germany
Verified European
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Mistral AIController not established
France
Unresolved
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MollieController not established
Netherlands
Unresolved
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mosparomosparo Association, a Swiss non-profit association
Switzerland
Verified European
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mssgsRUAL, privately controlled in the Netherlands
Netherlands
Verified European
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MullvadFounders Fredrik Strömberg and Daniel Berntsson, through Amagicom AB
Sweden
Verified European
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NextcloudNextcloud GmbH, fully employee-owned
Germany
Verified European
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OdooFabien Pinckaers, founder and chief executive, with 55% of the shares
Belgium
Verified European
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OlvidController not established
France
Unresolved
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OpenCloudHeinlein Support GmbH / Heinlein Group
Germany
Verified European
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OpenTalkHeinlein Support GmbH / Heinlein Group
Germany
Verified European
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OrneosTommy Bucaille, sole trader (entrepreneur individuel) trading as Bucaille Tommy EI; no share capital or other owners
France
Verified European
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OVHcloudThe Klaba family (Octave, Miroslaw, Henryk and Halina Klaba and holding companies controlled by Octave and Miroslaw Klaba and their families)
France
Verified European
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pCloudpCloud International AG
Switzerland
Unresolved
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PenpotKaleidos Open Source S.L.
Spain
Verified European
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Plausible AnalyticsCo-founder Uku Täht, through Uku Täht OÜ (51%)
Estonia
Verified European
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PosteoFounder and managing director Patrik Löhr; Posteo e.K. is a sole proprietorship owned by one person
Germany
Verified European
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ProtonProton Foundation (primary shareholder), Proton employees, FONGIT and Proton users
Switzerland
Verified European
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QobuzDenis Thébaud and his family, through their holding company Nabuboto SAS (Thébaud group)
France
Verified European
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Quad9Quad9 Foundation, a Swiss public-benefit foundation governed by its trustees
Switzerland
Verified European
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QwantOctave and Miroslaw Klaba, founders of OVHcloud, who hold 75 percent of the parent company Synfonium through Jezby Ventures and Deep Code
France
Verified European
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rapidmailMathieu Tarnus via Positive Group; operator Positive Group Deutschland GmbH
Germany
Verified European
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RESTENAFondation RESTENA, Luxembourg's research and education network foundation
Luxembourg
Verified European
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RUALDeverence Group B.V.
Netherlands
Verified European
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ScalewayXavier Niel and the Niel family group, through iliad Holding S.A.S. and his personal holding company Maya
France
Verified European
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ShellyCo-founders Dimitar Dimitrov and Svetlin Todorov (59.72% combined at 14 June 2024)
Bulgaria
Verified European
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Simple AnalyticsFounders Adriaan van Rossum and Iron Brands; fully bootstrapped with no external financing
Netherlands
Verified European
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SomfyDespature family group (90.55% of voting rights at 6 January 2023)
France
Verified European
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SpotifyFounders Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, with 69.3% of votes combined
Luxembourg
Verified European
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StackfieldEquiture AG, NC Growth Fund I, founder Cristian Mudure and Fabian Henschel
Germany
Verified European
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STACKITSchwarz Gruppe (owner of Lidl and Kaufland): voting rights bundled in Schwarz Unternehmenstreuhand KG, capital held mostly by the Dieter Schwarz Stiftung, both in Neckarsulm
Germany
Verified European
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Stanceriliad S.A., controlled by iliad Holding and the Xavier Niel family
France
Verified European
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StartMailStartMail B.V., privately held in the Netherlands
Netherlands
Verified European
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STRATOUnited Internet AG, voting-majority controlled by Ralph Dommermuth; United Internet owns 63.8% of IONOS Group
Germany
Verified European
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SysElevenvon Mitschke-Collande family, through Giesecke+Devrient and secunet
Germany
Verified European
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TeamSpeakTeamSpeak Systems, Inc. (US corporation; shareholders not public)
United States
Not European
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TelemetryDeckFounders Lisa Pflaum and Daniel Tull; nearly 90% founder-held
Germany
Verified European
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ThreemaComitis Capital GmbH (private equity)
Switzerland
Verified European
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TomTom GO NavigationPublic shareholders; four Dutch founders collectively hold 48.7%
Netherlands
Widely held
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tresoritSwiss Post (Die Schweizerische Post AG), owned by the Swiss Confederation
Switzerland
Verified European
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TutaFounders Arne Möhle and Matthias Pfau, who own the whole company
Germany
Verified European
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UpCloudUpCloud Oy (parallel name UpCloud Ltd); founder-led and backed by Inventure, Connected Capital and Tesi, but shareholdings and ultimate control are not disclosed
Finland
Unresolved
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VivaldiFounder and CEO Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, through his holding company Vivaldi Invest AS (81.3 percent)
Norway
Verified European
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WeroIts 18 shareholders, European banks and payment companies, jointly; no shareholder controls it alone
Belgium
Verified European
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WireWire Group Holdings GmbH, held by European investors with no single majority holder disclosed (Janus Friis, Cipio Partners, Schwarz Gruppe, UVC Partners)
Switzerland
Verified European
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Zeitkapslhardcode GmbH, owned by founders Oliver Selinger and Peter Spieß-Knafl
Austria
Verified European
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