AI chat assistant with encrypted chat history, run on Proton servers in Europe.
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Company · Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, Switzerland
Proton AG
Company based in Plan-les-Ouates near Geneva that develops encrypted email, calendar, cloud storage, password manager, VPN and AI assistant services. Its primary shareholder is the non-profit Proton Foundation.
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Facts
- Headquarters
- Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, SwitzerlandVerified[1]
- Legal jurisdiction
- Switzerland
- Ownership
- Yes — Proton Foundation (Fondation Proton) · SwitzerlandVendor claim[4]
Proton states that the non-profit Proton Foundation is the primary shareholder of Proton AG; since June 2024 it has been the largest voting shareholder, endowed with shares donated by co-founders Andy Yen and Jason Stockman and first employee Dingchao Lu. The foundation is registered in Plan-les-Ouates (Fondation Proton, CHE-418.863.304). Employees hold most of the remaining shares; smaller stakes are held by the Geneva non-profit FONGIT and by Proton users. Proton says it has no venture capital investors. Exact percentages are not published.
- Founded in Switzerland
- YesVendor claim[3]
Proton states it was founded in Switzerland in 2014 by scientists who met at CERN. The company, formerly Proton Technologies AG, is entered in the Geneva commercial register (renamed Proton AG in 2021).
- Founded
- 2014
- Canton
- Geneva GE
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Products
Encrypted calendar included with every Proton account.
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CalendarsFreemiumEnd-to-end encrypted cloud storage with file sharing and document editors.
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Cloud StorageFreemiumEncrypted email with end-to-end encryption between Proton users.
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- Swiss Data Option
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EmailFreemiumEnd-to-end encrypted password manager with passkeys and email aliases.
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- Swiss Data Option
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Password ManagersFreemiumNo-logs VPN with a free tier, open-source apps and multi-hop Secure Core routing.
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- Swiss Data Option
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VPNFreemium
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