Over the last 12 years, Lithuanian cybersecurity company Nord Security has grown to almost 1,700 staff based in five different European cities, attracted 15m users worldwide and become a unicorn. It's now preparing for a potential IPO — and has achieved all despite raising its first external investment just two years ago.
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