cool. do you mean the eu grant that's distributed nearly €80 billion across Europe to encourage scientific research and technological innovation? it allows them to grow their tech without taking on debt and it doesn't give the eu any shares or voting control. accepting gov grants is pretty smart afaic.

Proton

We have been awarded €2 million from the EU to further develop the Proton ecosystem | Proton

We are happy to announce that the European Commission has awarded €2 million to Proton AG, the parent company of Proton Mail and Proton VPN, to d...

what do you think about this? tuta accepts grants as well. what made you make the switch from proton to tuta in lieu of hosting your own mail?

CyberInsider

Tuta Refutes Allegations of it Being a Front for Spy Agencies

Tuta has issued a statement refuting claims that it operated as a "storefront" for intelligence gathering, calling the allegations false.