The company behind Proton Mail
Proton AG
Proton Mail is made by Proton AG, a Swiss company whose primary shareholder is the non-profit Proton Foundation, and which also makes Proton VPN, Drive, Pass and other apps. It earns money from paid subscriptions sold alongside free plans.
proton.meRead on Oct 18, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports.
Proton Mail at a glance
- Chief executive
- Andy Yen
- Founded
- 2014
- Based in
- Geneva, Switzerland, with offices in Zurich, Paris, London, Barcelona, Skopje, Vilnius, Prague and Taipei
- Latest round
- Financing round, $2 million
- Mar 18, 2015
- Team
- 600 people
- Ownership
- Owned by a nonprofit
Proton Mail's CEO and founders
The people Proton AG names itself, or a news report about it names, with the job given there. Their accounts are the ones its own pages link to.
Proton Mail funding
Started with a crowdfunding campaign in July 2014 that raised more than $550,000 from over 10,000 supporters, then announced $2 million in March 2015 in a round led by Charles River Ventures and FONGIT. Its About page now says it has no venture capital investors. proton.meproton.me
| When | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2015 | Financing round | $2 million | Led by Charles River Ventures (CRV), Fondation Genevoise pour l’Innovation Technologique (FONGIT). proton.me |
| July 2014 | Crowdfunding | more than $550,000 | Not named. proton.me |
Every investor named
- Charles River Ventures (CRV) · led a round
- Fondation Genevoise pour l’Innovation Technologique (FONGIT) · led a round
Company details
- Ownership
- Owned by a nonprofit. Proton AG's primary shareholder is the non-profit Proton Foundation in Geneva, which its founders endowed with a donation of Proton shares in June 2024, according to its About page and its blog. proton.me
- Founded
- 2014 proton.me
- Based in
- Geneva, Switzerland, with offices in Zurich, Paris, London, Barcelona, Skopje, Vilnius, Prague and Taipei proton.me
- Team
- More than 600 employees representing over 50 nationalities, according to its team page proton.me
- Hiring
- 57 open jobs across the whole company, in engineering, sales, growth and marketing, product and customer support among other areas proton.me
- Affiliate program
- Up to 100% commission on each new referral, plus recurring revenue on renewals. Paid by bank transfer on the 30th of the following month once the amount owed passes $100; bidding on Proton brand names is not allowed. proton.me
- Reseller program
- Channel partner program for managed service providers, distributors, value-added resellers and IT resellers, with resale pricing and recurring revenue. No margin rates are published. proton.me
- Referral program
- You and the friend you refer each get a $20 credit when they subscribe to an eligible premium plan, up to $1,000 in credits in total. Open to personal accounts, not Proton for Business plans. proton.me
Proton Mail on social media and the web
- X (Twitter)x.com/ProtonPrivacy
- LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/protonprivacy
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@ProtonPrivacy
- Instagraminstagram.com/protonprivacy
- TikToktiktok.com/@privacytok
- Facebookfacebook.com/Proton
- Threadsthreads.net/@protonprivacy
- Blueskybsky.app/profile/proton.me
- Redditreddit.com/r/ProtonMail
- Discorddiscord.gg/proton
- Blog · proton.me
- Status page · status.proton.me
- Careers · proton.me
Only accounts Proton AG links to from its own site, so you know they are its own.
How to contact Proton AG
The ways Proton AG publishes for reaching it. We don’t list personal email addresses, guessed or otherwise.
Proton Mail news and launches
- Sep 25, 2025Built for speed and the future: Introducing Proton Mail’s brand new mobile apps
- Jun 25, 2025Take charge of your inbox with Newsletters view
- Aug 13, 2024Introducing Proton Duo: Unlimited privacy for two
- Jul 18, 2024Introducing Proton Scribe, a private writing assistant that writes and proofreads emails for you
Media kit
The Proton AG media kit
Everything on this page as a designed PDF to keep or pass on: the facts, the people, the funding with a chart of every round, the products with their grades and pictures, the news and every official channel. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Proton AG.
Questions about Proton Mail the company
Who is the CEO of Proton Mail?
Andy Yen is Proton AG's founder & CEO, according to proton.me, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Who founded Proton Mail?
Andy Yen and Jason Stockman are named as founders of Proton AG, which was founded in 2014.
How much funding has Proton Mail raised?
Started with a crowdfunding campaign in July 2014 that raised more than $550,000 from over 10,000 supporters, then announced $2 million in March 2015 in a round led by Charles River Ventures and FONGIT. Its About page now says it has no venture capital investors.
Who are Proton Mail's investors?
The announcements name Charles River Ventures (CRV) and Fondation Genevoise pour l’Innovation Technologique (FONGIT). Charles River Ventures (CRV) and Fondation Genevoise pour l’Innovation Technologique (FONGIT) led rounds.
When did Proton Mail last raise money?
The most recent round announced was in Mar 18, 2015: Financing round, $2 million, led by Charles River Ventures (CRV) and Fondation Genevoise pour l’Innovation Technologique (FONGIT).
What is Proton Mail's valuation?
No valuation was found in Proton AG's announcements or in news reports, as read on Oct 18, 2026. Private companies usually do not publish one.
Who owns Proton Mail?
Proton AG's primary shareholder is the non-profit Proton Foundation in Geneva, which its founders endowed with a donation of Proton shares in June 2024, according to its About page and its blog.
Where is Proton Mail based?
Proton AG gives its base as Geneva, Switzerland, with offices in Zurich, Paris, London, Barcelona, Skopje, Vilnius, Prague and Taipei.
How many people work at Proton Mail?
More than 600 employees representing over 50 nationalities, according to its team page.
Is Proton Mail hiring?
57 open jobs across the whole company, in engineering, sales, growth and marketing, product and customer support among other areas.
Is Proton Mail on social media?
Proton AG links to its own accounts on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, Reddit and Discord. The links are on this page, taken from Proton AG's own site.
Does Proton Mail have an affiliate program?
Up to 100% commission on each new referral, plus recurring revenue on renewals. Paid by bank transfer on the 30th of the following month once the amount owed passes $100; bidding on Proton brand names is not allowed.
Where this comes from
Read on Oct 18, 2026. Facts come from Proton AG’s own pages, news reports and investors’ own announcements; nothing from paid data sites. What no page states is left out. If something here is out of date, the company can send a correction through the vendor page.