Proton AG

Proton AG
FormerlyProton Technologies AG
Founded16 May 2014; 10 years ago (2014-05-16)
Founders
  • Andy Yen
  • Jason Stockman
  • Wei Sun[1]
HeadquartersRoute de la Galaise 32 1228, ,
Switzerland[2]
Key people
Products
OwnerProton Foundation [4] (majority)
Number of employees
500 (2024)[5]
Subsidiaries
Website

Proton AG is a Swiss technology company offering privacy-focused online services. It was founded in 2014 by a group of scientists who met at CERN and created Proton Mail.[6][7]

The company's products are Proton Mail, Proton VPN, Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, Proton Pass, and Proton Wallet. It is also the parent company of SimpleLogin and Standard Notes.

  1. ^ Slade, Hollie (19 May 2014). "The Only Email System The NSA Can't Access". Forbes.
  2. ^ "Privacy policy". Proton. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Proton Team".
  4. ^ "Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure". 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure". 17 June 2024.
  6. ^ O'Luanaigh, Cian (23 May 2014). "CERN inspires entrepreneurs for email encryption". CERN. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  7. ^ "About Proton". Proton. Retrieved 23 May 2020.