Gom VPN

Gom is a browser-based, user-friendly VPN that allows you to access blocked websites.

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Founded in 2013, Gom is a VPN, based in Singapore, that allows you to access blocked sites securely and anonymously. Gom does not keep any person-identifying data nor does it sell data for a profit. Moreover, Gom loads pages 40% faster with its SPDY and QUIC technologies. The unique selling point of Gom is how user-friendly it is! Gom requires close to zero setup - you just need to install the Gom extension from the Chrome Web Store to use it on Chrome. Gom can also be activated in just one click - you just need to click on the flying woman icon on the right side of the address bar to activate it. Behind Gom is the founder, Steven Goh, who has dabbled in the startup scene in Singapore previously, with products like Spawt, an intelligent location discovery mobile application, and Javelin Browser, a gorgeous browser that enables true multi-tasking. “Gom was created when I encountered many problems with existing VPNs,” says Steven, “One slowed Internet to a crawl, another was troublesome to use, requiring me to install the software to run it. Yet another constantly bombarded me with unwanted advertisements.” Facing these issues, Steven decided to utilise his programming expertise to create a VPN that could be activated in a single click. And that was how Gom started! Along the way, Steven formed a team of 4 skilled programmers, Bach, Ivan, Navie and himself, and consistently maintained and developed Gom till today. In fact, it is so successful that it is now the #1 VPN in Chrome Web Store! Even with the success of Gom, Steven recognises that the market for VPN is overly saturated and the competition between VPNs is stiff. It is no longer sufficient to differentiate Gom from other competitors solely based on the speed, reliability and performance of Gom. Hence, Gom is now moving away from just being a VPN, by revolutionising how you are connected to the Internet! The team is currently developing a dashboard that combines the functionalities of ad blockers, network firewalls and antivirus software in Gom. In future, Gom will be more than just a button that allows access to blocked sites. It will become the magic button for all your browsing needs!