Vortimo was founded at the start of 2019 by Roelof Temmingh.

Roelof has a long history in the IT security and OSINT industry. He was a founder of SensePost in 2000 and of Paterva (the company that made Maltego) in 2008.

Vortimo is located in a 70s-style house in Pretoria, South Africa.