The partnership will accelerate the development of OPNsense®, an open source firewall and router platform, while expanding Deciso’s European designed, purpose built hardware ecosystem—reinforcing transparency and independence in the continent’s cybersecurity landscape. Nordian, a leading European private equity firm with a long track record in nurturing technology-enabled companies that drive sustainable growth and societal impact, today announced a strategic investment in Deciso®, the Dutch company that created and maintains OPNsense, one of the world’s most trusted open source security platforms.
The investment will enable Deciso to:
- Enable Sustainable Development and Future Growth of OPNsense
Provide dedicated resources for core feature enhancements, security hardening, and community driven innovation that ensure the platform’s long term viability.
- Scale European Hardware Production
Accelerate the design, manufacturing and distribution of purpose built routers, firewalls and security appliances that run OPNsense natively.
- Strengthen Supply Chain Efficiency & Expand Production & Logistics
Invest in tooling, processes and capacity that enable scalable manufacturing and distribution to serve a larger customer base.
- Promote European Independence
Reduce reliance on non European vendors for critical security infrastructure, supporting the EU’s strategy for digital sovereignty.
“Their commitment to open source and transparent development aligns perfectly with our mission to empower European ecosystems that prioritize privacy, security, and independence. This investment will help Deciso scale its hardware capabilities while keeping the codebase open, auditable and community driven.” Says Linda Boender, Investment Director at Nordian
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