Mailchimp
Mailchimp is a US email marketing and automation platform owned by Intuit Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It serves over 12 million customers worldwide and processes email data under US law.
Brand Identity Data
HQ Country
United States
HQ City
Atlanta
Founded
2001
EU Headquartered
No
EU Manufactured
No
Ownership Type
subsidiary
Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Tax Domicile
US
Ultimate Parent
Intuit Inc.
Data Hosting
mixed
CLOUD Act Exposure
Yes ⚠️
AI Trains on User Data
partial
GDPR Status
compliant
DSA Designation
standard
Carbon Neutral
claimed
B Corp Certified
No
Supply Chain
partial
Repair / Recycling
No
Ethical Certifications
None verified
Verified on August 2, 2026
Corporate Lineage
2001
Founded
Mailchimp was founded as a side project by Ben Chestnut and Dan Kurzius.
2009
Freemium Pivot
Shifted to a freemium business model which led to massive user growth.
2017
Expansion
Began transition from an email-only service to an all-in-one marketing platform.
2021
Acquisition
Acquired by Intuit Inc. for approximately $12 billion.
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Brevo
Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) is a French email marketing and CRM platform headquartered in Paris. It stores all data in the EU, is GDPR-native, and offers a cost-effective European alternative to Mailchimp with superior compliance guarantees.
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