Register No. 033
Is Filen European?
Yes. Filen is under verified European control.
Filen's co-founder and CEO holds 60% of the shares, according to the shareholder list filed with the German commercial register. The list dates from February 2023. German law requires a new list after any change, and no newer list has been filed.
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Nothing new on file since the check on 30 October 2026. Seen news about Filen? Send it with a source.
- Controlled by
- Co-founder and CEO Jan Lenczyk, who holds 60% of the shares
- Control sits in
- Germany
- Legal entity
- Filen Cloud Dienste UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
- Company register
- Handelsregister, Amtsgericht Recklinghausen · HRB 8896
- Seat
Recklinghausen, Germany- Founded
- 2021
- Last checked
About Filen
Filen offers end-to-end encrypted cloud storage with apps for web, desktop, mobile and the command line. The company is based in Recklinghausen, Germany, and says its servers are only in Germany. It gives 10 GiB of free storage and sells paid plans for more space.
Ownership
The latest shareholder list in the German commercial register (notarised 8 February 2023, filed 24 February 2023) shows four shareholders: Jan Lenczyk 60%, co-founder Jan Kulartz 20%, a third private individual 15% and p-venture GmbH (Aachen) 5%. All three individuals are listed as living in Germany.
Evidence 4
- Handelsregister, Amtsgericht Recklinghausen HRB 8896: Liste der Gesellschafter, filed 24.02.2023 (search HRB 8896, open 'DK')handelsregister.de ↗
- Filen: Imprint (HRB 8896, represented by Jan Lenczyk)filen.io ↗
- Filen: About (headquartered in Recklinghausen, established mid 2021)filen.io ↗
- Filen: Pricingfilen.io ↗
Sources were opened and read on the date of the check. Registers and websites change; if one of these no longer says what we cite it for, tell us.
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Filen
filen.io ↗End to end encrypted file hosting from Germany
Storage runs on EU servers operated by Hetzner, an EU based provider, which makes Filen a European alternative to the American cloud drives. It suits private users and small businesses that want encrypted sync and backup without paying a premium for the encryption.
- Instead of
- Dropbox, Google Drive and iCloud Drive
- Pricing
- 10 GiB free. Paid plans from 1.99 euro per month for 200 GiB.
- Suits
- Affordable encrypted cloud storage for personal use
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