The brand Secrid was created by two Dutch designers, René van Geer and Marianne van Sasse van Ysselt. The duo, who ran a fashion and design agency at the time, launched their first secure card holder in 1995. In 2003, their famous card holder was officially named Secrid, a variation of the agency's name, Spirid. The first version of the Cardprotector was launched in 2009 and won the Red Dot Design Award a year later, in 2010.