Founded: 2014 (initial release), officially incorporated in 2015
Headquarters: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Type: Private, for-profit
Industry: Email management software
Website: clean.email
Clean Email is a subscription-based SaaS company focused on helping users manage and declutter their email inboxes through automation and privacy-first tools
Founding and Growth
Origin: Developed initially in Ukraine by Kyryl and Oleg Savchuk to solve personal inbox overload.
Relocation: Later moved operations to the U.S. to expand globally.
Team: A distributed team across California, Europe, and Asia.
Milestones:
Over 5 billion emails cleaned annually.
Serving users for 10+ years.
Recognized by tech influencers like John Gruber as a privacy-respecting alternative to Unroll.me
Clean Email AI and New Features
Recent enhancements include:
Improved AI-based categorization of emails.
Enhanced Screener controls for better sender filtering.
Integration with enterprise security platforms (e.g., Telefónica Tech partnership in Peru).
Company Culture and Values
Core Value: Privacy-first. Clean Email does not sell user data, and this principle drives its subscription-only model.
Team Ethos: Global collaboration, transparency, and user-centric design.
Leadership:
Kyryl – Founder & Product Manager
Oleg Savchuk – Co-founder & CTO
Kate – Co-founder & CMO
Supported by a lean team in marketing, design, QA, and customer support.
User Base and Community
Users: Over 1.5 million worldwide.
Monthly Web Visits: ~917,000 (as of mid-2025).
Ratings: 4.4–4.5 stars across platforms.
Community Engagement:
Active blog and help center.
Responsive customer support.
Social media presence across Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
