Register No. 088
Is StartMail European?
Yes. StartMail is under verified European control.
StartMail is independently operated by privately held StartMail B.V. in the Netherlands. The company says System1 and Privacy One Group have no ownership or investment in it.
Latest
Nothing new on file since the check on 4 September 2026. Seen news about StartMail? Send it with a source.
- Controlled by
- StartMail B.V., privately held in the Netherlands
- Control sits in
- Netherlands
- Seat
Netherlands- Last checked
About StartMail
StartMail is a paid email service with encrypted mailbox storage, unlimited disposable aliases and support for standard mail clients. It is designed for people who want a private mailbox without advertising or profiling.
Evidence 2
- StartMail legal contact informationsupport.startmail.com ↗
- StartMail ownership clarificationsupport.startmail.com ↗
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.
Product
StartMail
startmail.com ↗Private email and aliases hosted in the Netherlands
StartMail B.V. is a privately held Dutch corporation. The company states that its headquarters and email servers are in the Netherlands, and it explicitly says that System1 and Privacy One Group, which are connected to Startpage, do not own or invest in StartMail.
- Instead of
- Gmail
- Suits
- People who want a Dutch-hosted private mailbox with aliases
Operations
Who runs the parts of the service we could observe from outside, checked 4 September 2026. A provider's control can differ from where its servers stand.
| Part | Provider | Provider control | What we saw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core hosting | StartMail · Netherlands | European | StartMail states that its headquarters and email servers are in the Netherlands [1] |
| Public website | RoutIT / KPN | European | A 145.131.90.136, 145.131.90.152 · AS28685 [1] [2] |
| Incoming email | StartMail | European | MX 10 mx1.startmail.com · 10 mx2.startmail.com · 20 mx3.startmail.com · 30 mx4.startmail.com [1] [2] |
StartMail states that the mailbox service and its servers are located in the Netherlands. Public website delivery and corporate email routes shown below are separate operational signals.
Badge
StartMail can show its verified European ownership with a badge that links back to this page. If the verdict ever changes, the badge stops working.
Also available in black and white, and as a compact badge: change blue to black or white, or ownership to ownership-compact.