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Edison
Founded 2011 · 26 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
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Edison develops consumer email applications, including Edison Mail and OnMail, that help users organize their inbox, block senders, track packages, and receive price-drop and refund alerts. Its apps are available across iOS, Android, and Mac.
Also known as Edison Mail · Edison Software
Investors · 5
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Edison produces a consumer email client, Edison Mail, that consolidates multiple email accounts into a single unified inbox. The application is distributed free of charge and is available for iOS and Android, with a Windows version introduced in April 2024.
Feature emphasis falls into three areas: inbox management (dark mode, message snoozing, customizable swipe actions, and a Mail Rules capability added in September 2024), privacy (default blocking of tracking or "spy" pixels embedded in messages), and volume control (one-tap unsubscribe and domain-level sender blocking). The company also describes an assistant-style capability that extracts and surfaces details from messages relating to travel, bills and receipts, and entertainment, and an AI Compose writing feature that was extended to mobile in July 2024.
Business model
Edison distributes its email client to consumers free of charge across mobile and desktop platforms, positioning the unified inbox and privacy features as the core of the free offering.
Edison Mail is offered as a free email client; no pricing or monetization terms are stated in available sourcing.
Traction
The company states Edison Mail is the top-ranked independent mail app on the Apple App Store and has received the Google Play Android Excellence Award and multiple productivity-app awards.
Latest developments
During 2024 Edison shipped a Windows client (April), extended its AI Compose feature to mobile (July), and introduced a Mail Rules feature for automated email management (September).
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Edison describes Edison Mail as the leading independent mail application on the Apple App Store and cites recognition from the Google Play Android Excellence Awards, The Webby Awards, the American Business Award STEVIE's, the Stratus Awards, and the Shorty Awards.
Edison positions the product against other email clients on its filtering and information-extraction technology, which surfaces details from travel, billing, receipt, and entertainment messages, alongside default tracking-pixel blocking and domain-level sender blocking.
Technology
Edison Mail applies content-filtering and extraction technology to email, automatically identifying and blocking tracking pixels, enabling one-tap unsubscribe and domain blocking, and parsing messages to surface travel, billing, receipt, and entertainment details. An AI Compose feature assists with message drafting.
Go-to-market
The product is distributed directly to consumers through mobile app stores and desktop downloads, with the company citing app-store ranking, industry awards, and user testimonials as demand signals.
Individual consumers managing multiple personal email accounts across iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows.
Geography
Not established by available sourcing.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Edison went on to found or lead other companies.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsEdison added a Mail Rules capability for automated message management within Edison Mail.
Edison made its AI Compose feature available on mobile.
Edison announced the release of Edison Mail for Windows, extending the email client beyond its mobile and Mac offerings.
Edison Mail is cited as a recipient of the Google Play Android Excellence Awards and has been recognized as 'Best Productivity App' by The Webby Awards, the American Business Award STEVIE's, the Stratus Awards, and the Shorty Awards.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Edisonedison.tech · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Edison do?
- Edison builds Edison Mail, a free consumer email client that unifies multiple accounts and blocks tracking pixels.
- Who are Edison's investors?
- Edison's investors include Mango Capital, US Venture Partners, Edison Partners, Origin Ventures, SpringTime Ventures.