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The easy-to-manage service shows the Criptext logo. The emblem conveys the email client’s reliability and security. Each message the user sends is encrypted and cannot be read without the recipient’s special key.
Criptext grew out of the biography of its founder, Panamanian entrepreneur Mayer Mizrachi. He studied finance at American University in Washington and, by 2013, was working in New York on mobile apps for GeekyDrop.
In 2013, Mizrachi’s team built an app for a candidate in Panama’s presidential election. A screenshot from the candidate’s private chat leaked to the press and was taken out of context. The incident pushed the team toward secure communications, and Criptext began inside the Venture Hive accelerator in Miami.
Later in 2013, Panama’s National Authority for Government Innovation contacted Mizrachi. After more than 20 iterations, Criptext delivered a platform with an admin account for 100 government users. In April 2014, they signed a $214,000 contract. In May, Criptext launched a secure business messaging platform, and in September, added encrypted email. Within three months, it had over 1,000 paying clients, mainly government bodies in Latin America.
After Panama’s government changed in July 2014, the new administration stopped using Criptext and opened a criminal investigation. Mizrachi was arrested in Colombia in 2016 under an Interpol notice and spent six months in prison. After his release, prosecutors dismissed the case for lack of evidence. Criptext later moved from a Gmail encryption plugin to an independent email platform. In 2018, from a WeWork office in New York, Mizrachi launched a public beta using Signal-based encryption, with messages stored only on users’ devices. Competitors included ProtonMail and Hushmail, while Criptext stressed open-source code and no server-side email storage.
Meaning and History
It began as an app presented at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York and was later commissioned by a Panamanian government agency. However, something went wrong: the authorities blocked the startup, officially rejected it, and jailed the company’s head. At the same time, this development enabled the government to covertly collect information about the country’s inhabitants and beyond.
To stop the illegal “political” activities, Mayer Mizrachi continued adapting Criptext from prison. Over time, the Gmail extension evolved into an independent email service focused on protecting users’ privacy in response to privacy violations. The head of the company continuously coordinated the work from a Colombian prison, where he was imprisoned on trumped-up political charges.
What is Criptext?
Criptext is an email service that provides total email security and encryption. It is also the name of the IT company that first offered this program. Its founding date is 2014. Five software engineers from Panama and Ecuador developed it, led by Mayer Mizrachi. The headquarters is in New York City.
First, a group of Panamanian developers introduced an iPhone utility that enabled quick downloads of short, soundless videos and disappearing text messages. The app, called HASH, targeted teenagers. However, Mizrachi wanted the platform to offer broader functionality and reach the business community. The team intended to involve lawyers, politicians, and other professionals who need to send letters without a trace.
The company implemented all of this in its eponymous product. The service allows tracking when emails are opened (who, where, and when), end-to-end encryption, and a self-destruction timer for emails and their withdrawal, even after they reach the addressee. All this time, the young project has used the same identity: it has never changed since its launch.
The Criptext logo is a harmonious combination of text and graphics that interact visually. Although the icon occupies only one-fifth of the space, it serves a very important function: it reflects the email service’s concept. That’s why it shows a blue dialog bubble with a miniature white padlock. It indicates strong user protection and suggests encrypted internal messaging.
The text to the left of the icon is black and displays the service name. The word is in lowercase font, except for the first letter. The characters are bold, rounded at the ends, and resemble the typewriter typeface of ancient typewriters, old-fashioned as if borrowed from the late 19th century.
Font and Colors
For the wordmark in the Criptext logo, the designers chose the Blair typeface. It’s a calm, deep antiqua with crisp tracing, rounded shapes, and elongated serifs. The color palette is sparse, consisting of blue, white, black, and anthracite.