TOMAS OKMANAS AND EIMANTAS SABALIAUSKAS - The Laureate of Global Lithuanian Awards 2023

Tomas Okmanas and Eimantas Sabaliauskas, the visionary founders of Tesonet and Nord Security, have been instrumental in positioning Lithuania at the forefront of innovation and cyber security. In 2012, they founded Nord Security, which became the second Lithuanian unicorn and whose products are used globally by individuals and various international companies, such as Calendly, Adobe, Shutterstock and many more. This year, Tomas and Eimantas announced their second external funding milestone-securing a substantial 100 million US dollar investment from the US private equity firm Warburg Pincus and elevating the company's value to an impressive 3 billion US dollars. Tesonet group companies also carry out an important mission of attracting and hiring talents from the Lithuanian diaspora, who are living abroad, encouraging them to return to Lithuania.