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Proton

Swiss privacy company behind Proton Mail, Drive, VPN and Pass. Grew out of a 2014 crowdfunding campaign by researchers at CERN and is now held by a non-profit foundation.

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Ownership & control

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Controlled from an EFTA country

Recorded as efta-owned rather than eu-foundation: the controlling entity is a non-profit under Swiss, not EU, law. The rubric's eu-foundation type is reserved for foundations constituted under EU law.

Legal & registration

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Legal name: Proton AG
Incorporated in: Switzerland
Founded: 2014
Record updated: 2026-07-29

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Proton Mail

Proton

End-to-end encrypted email and calendar on Proton's own servers in Switzerland, Germany and Norway

Alternative to Gmail, Outlook

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