About us

As early as 2006, we saw how the data-hunger of online services was threatening people's privacy. Tracking our behavior, profiling us, exploiting us with personalized ads. Our Brave New World was quickly turning into a privacy nightmare.

Privacy is a fundamental human right worth fighting for, and we believe our personal data should not be collected without our knowledge and consent. So we first built the world’s most private search engine - Startpage - now enjoyed by millions around the world every day. It offers the best possible search results while not storing any of your personal information and protecting your privacy.

Our next challenge was email privacy. Everyone uses email but sending regular email is structurally unsafe. It's like sending a postcard - which makes snooping very easy. We want everyone to enjoy secure, ad-free email communication without surveillance. That's why we built StartMail from the ground up with your privacy in mind. An easy-to-use alternative to Big Tech products like Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo Mail, that can't be trusted.

And so, StartMail was created.

Now StartMail is a complete private email solution - protecting your data, activity, and privacy. It includes features like extra-secure data storage, disposable alias email addresses, and an ownership that will resist unwarranted intrusion. It has easy‐to‐use one‐click encryption, a very clear privacy policy, and is quickly gaining in popularity.