Ente
Ente helps you preserve your memories with pixel-perfect privacy through an end-to-end encrypted, open-source, and cross-platform archival solution.
Founding Story
Ente was born out of founder Vishnu Mohandas's need for a reliable, E2EE archival solution after feeling restricted at Google and struggling with mainstream services like iCloud and Dropbox. He quit Google in early 2020, moved back to Kerala, India, and initially worked on a hardware photo server (orma.in) before pivoting to the current cloud-based model.
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Leadership
Founders
Vishnu Mohandas
Founder and CEO of Ente. Previously a Software Engineer at Google (Switzerland). Quit Google in 2020 to build a private photo archival solution. Background in large-scale systems, cryptography, and machine learning. Originally from Kerala, India.
Neeraj (Bob)
Co-founder and CTO of Ente. Joined shortly after the initial pivot from hardware to cloud services. Described as the technical lead who 'practically does everything' and manages the engineering stacks.
Executive Team
Vishnu Mohandas
CEO
Founder, former Google Software Engineer.
Neeraj (Bob)
CTO
Co-founder, oversees all technical operations and full-stack development.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Subscription-based model with tiered storage plans.
Pricing Tiers
10 GB storage, 1 replica, end-to-end encryption, on-device AI, 100 items on Locker.
50 GB storage, 3 replicas, family plan included, human support, 1000 items on Locker.
200 GB storage, 3 replicas, family plan included, human support, 1000 items on Locker.
1000 GB storage, 3 replicas, family plan included, human support, 1000 items on Locker.
2000 GB storage, 3 replicas, family plan included, human support, 1000 items on Locker.
Target Markets
- Privacy-conscious individuals
- Families
- Open-source enthusiasts
- Private photo and video backup
- Encrypted 2FA authentication
- Secure document and password storage
- Safe collaborative album sharing
- Tuta
- Notesnook
- Kagi
History & Milestones
Reached milestone of 500 million memories preserved; Vishnu Mohandas spoke with Mozilla leadership.
Reached 300 million memories preserved on the platform.
Successfully completed a security audit sponsored by CERN.
Unveiled 'Ente Locker' (secure document vault) and received a $25,000 FLOSS/fund grant.
Received a $100,000 grant from Mozilla to support its open-source, private photo alternative mission.
1 AI Tool by Ente
Ensu is a local LLM app by Ente that lets you run and chat with AI language models entirely on your own device, with full privacy.
