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DirectoryAssociations & Interest GroupsNGOs & NPOsPlan-Les-OuatesFondation Proton
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Summary

About the company

Fondation Proton is the primary shareholder of Proton and exists to further the advancement of privacy, freedom, and democracy. The non-profit foundation awards grants, makes investments in technologies that support an open and private internet, and receives contributions from Proton to fund its charitable activities when financial conditions allow.

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Fondation Proton

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Proton public-interest governance
Governance of a nonprofit company, controlling the major shareholder, blocking changes of control, and protecting the privacy mission—confidentiality, freedom, and democracy.
Grantmaking
Grants to organizations aligned with the foundation’s goal, with possible applications or nominations by the Proton community; more than 5 million dollars awarded.
Impact investments
Investments in open-source technologies and companies that contribute to a free and open internet; returns measured by impact rather than financial metrics.
Donation acceptance
Receiving donations by bank transfer or in Bitcoin, with the option to pay in any currency via the listed IBANs.
Trust & reputation

ranQ Trust Score of Fondation Proton: 3.9 out of 5.0

Trust Score3.9/ 5.0

High

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Data basis 100% · As of October 2026

Fondation Proton scores 61.3 out of 100 points in the Reputation area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 42% of the weighting.
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CriterionValueWeight
  • Review quality: The average rating across all connected sources, smoothed against the industry mean. So 5.0 stars from three reviews do not outrank 4.7 from three hundred.32.324%
  • Review volume: The number of reviews across all sources. The scale is logarithmic: the first reviews count the most, and the maximum is reached at 50 reviews.100.010%
  • Review recency: The age of the most recent review. Two-year-old reviews deliberately sit in the middle, because that is normal for Swiss SMEs. Only after three years without a new voice does the value drop markedly.100.08%
Fondation Proton scores 63.5 out of 100 points in the Substance area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 28% of the weighting.
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  • Establishment: Years since founding or brand launch, logarithmic. The maximum is reached at 15 years.50.012%
  • Company size: The headcount band, researched by ranQ or stated by the company. It is scored in steps rather than by head count, because the data only provides bands.55.07%
Fondation Proton scores 86.7 out of 100 points in the Identity area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 22% of the weighting.
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  • Verification: Official register entry (commercial register with UID or professional-body record, 55 points), confirmed domain (20 points) and confirmed ranQ profile (up to 25 points, depending on completeness).86.722%
Fondation Proton scores 75.0 out of 100 points in the Visibility area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 8% of the weighting.
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  • Website authority: Ahrefs' Domain Rating measures, on a scale of 0 to 100, how strongly a website is linked from other websites. For Swiss SMEs the range up to 40 is typical; the maximum is reached at 35.100.04%
  • Media authority: Quality and number of editorial mentions, weighted by the importance of the source, plus the recency of the latest high-quality mention.50.04%
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Fondation Proton reaches a ranQ Trust Score of 3.9 out of 5.0 — rated «High». The rating draws, among other things, on 3.6 out of 5 stars from 140 customer reviews. As of October 2026.

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Aggregated rating

Aggregated rating
3.6
of 5

Aggregated from 140 reviews across all connected sources

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Press

Media

September 25, 2025Media
Andy Yen lance une IA éthique contre les GAFAM
pme.ch
January 2, 2025Media
Succès majeur de la tech suisse, Proton critique la passivité européenne face à la Chine et aux Etats-Unis
letemps.ch
June 28, 2024Media
Proton founders establish foundation as primary shareholder
startupticker.ch
June 17, 2024Media
La firme genevoise Proton devient une fondation à but non lucratif
ictjournal.ch

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Location

Route de la Galaise 34
1228 Plan-Les-Ouates

At a glance

Legal form
Foundation
UID
CHE-418.863.304
Founded
2023 · 3 years
Last commercial register change
June 20, 2025
Employees
1 to 10
Legal form: Graded by liability and disclosure. The weight is kept small: a sole proprietorship is not a dubious company, it is just liable differently.
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  • Branch offices: Branch offices linked in the commercial register. Having none is normal and costs no points.70.03%
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