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Proton sells a subscription-based suite of end-to-end encrypted productivity tools — email, VPN, cloud storage, calendar, and password manager — to privacy-conscious individuals and businesses who want a zero-knowledge alternative to Google and Microsoft.
Raised $2.6M across disclosed rounds.[2][3][6][7][4][5]
Seed closed March 2015, led by Charles River Ventures.[3][6][7]
post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.
Named investors include Charles River Ventures, FONGIT.[3][6][7]
Andy Yen, Founder & CEO[31][37]
Raphael Auphan, Chief Operating Officer[32][33][34][35][36]
Bart Butler, Chief Technology Officer[32][33][34][35][36]
Marc Loebekken, Head of Legal[32][33][34][35][36]
Edward Shone, Head of Communications[32][33][34][35][36]
Lukas S., Head of Growth Studio, Engineering[32][33][34][35][36]
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Proton sells a subscription-based suite of end-to-end encrypted productivity tools — email, VPN, cloud storage, calendar, and password manager — to privacy-conscious individuals and businesses who want a zero-knowledge alternative to Google and Microsoft.
Tutanota (Tuta) · tuta.com · Named directly in Proton's enrichment data competitor list; same buyer (privacy-conscious individuals and businesses), same product category (encrypted email + calendar), same subscription model.[20]
Mailfence · mailfence.com · Named directly in Proton's enrichment data competitor list; competes on encrypted email and productivity suite for privacy-seeking users and businesses — the same workflow Proton targets.[20]
Google Workspace · workspace.google.com · Explicitly named by MacTech as the direct incumbent Proton's new Workspace product is positioned against; same buyer workflow (business email + cloud storage + video conferencing + calendar).[17]
Microsoft 365 · microsoft.com · Explicitly named by MacTech alongside Google Workspace as the incumbent Proton Workspace is positioned against; Proton's own LinkedIn posts call out OneDrive as a data-harvesting alternative to Proton Drive.[17][20]
Element (Matrix) · element.io · Named directly in Proton's enrichment data competitor list; overlaps on open-source, privacy-first, encrypted communications for individuals and organizations.[20]
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