Xander Groesbeek, founder of EmailConnect

Welcome, so nice you're visiting.

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. And to many established providers, inbound email seems like just an afterthought. Here, it's the whole product.

Xander GroesbeekLinkedInXING
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.