Xander, founder of EmailConnect

Hi, I'm Xander

I built EmailConnect after 15+ years of watching enterprises struggle with the same problem: they needed to automate email workflows, but security requirements made it impossible.

5 years at Capgemini
Corporate innovation lead
Bay Area experience
Serial entrepreneur

Why I built this

Every automation platform I evaluated for clients required full mailbox access — OAuth tokens that could read, send, and delete any email. IT departments rejected them every time, and rightfully so. I built EmailConnect to be the tool that actually gets approved: inbound-only, zero mailbox access, 100% EU-hosted.

Background

My career spans consulting (Capgemini), corporate innovation, and building startups. I've worked with Fortune 500s and early-stage teams across Europe and Silicon Valley. The common thread: helping organizations adopt new technology within real-world constraints.

EmailConnect comes from that experience. It's not about what's technically possible — it's about what security teams will actually approve.

The approach

Instead of requesting mailbox access, EmailConnect works through email forwarding. You route specific emails to a subdomain, we parse them into structured JSON, and deliver via webhook. Your primary mailbox stays untouched. IT approves it because there's nothing to compromise.

Get in touch

I personally read every email sent to hello@emailconnect.eu. Whether you're evaluating EmailConnect or just want to discuss email automation challenges, I'm happy to chat.