Draft:Life After Me



Life After Me is a Dutch digital legacy and estate planning platform founded in 2021. The service provides a GDPR-compliant and ISO 27001-certified system for individuals, families, and businesses to store documents, digital assets, funeral wishes, and personal memories for their heirs and trusted appointees.[1][2]

History

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Life After Me was founded in the Netherlands by Wilbert Heijmans, Nathan Lloyd, Vasileios Papadopoulos, and Ed Scutt in 2021. The platform was developed to address the challenges of digital inheritance, including access to online accounts, cryptocurrency wallets, and essential legal documents after death.

Platform and features

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Life After Me enables users to:

  • Store legal and financial documents (such as wills, IDs, and tax files).
  • Record funeral wishes and personal notes.
  • Assign up to five "Trusted Appointees" (family or friends).
  • Invite up to three "Expert Advisors" (such as notaries or financial planners).

Security features include:

  • Hosting on Microsoft Azure (EU servers).
  • End-to-end encryption.
  • Multi-factor authentication.
  • Regular penetration testing.
  • ISO 27001 certification.[3]
  • Thuiswinkel Waarborg.[4]

Certifications

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  • ISO 27001 (information security).[3]
  • Thuiswinkel Waarborg, a Dutch certification for consumer rights and IT safety.[4]

Media coverage

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The platform has been mentioned in several Dutch and European media outlets, including:

  • De Telegraaf, covering the challenges of digital inheritance after death.[5]
  • InFinance magazine (article with Figlo).[2]
  • VVP Online, a financial industry publication.[1]
  • Bloovi, a Belgian business magazine, discussing the role of Life After Me in digital estate planning.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Digitale kluis 'Life after me' ook als tool voor adviseurs | VVP". www.vvponline.nl. Retrieved Sep 11, 2025.
  2. ^ a b InFinance, Redactie (May 31, 2024). "Een levenslange relatie versterken met Life After Me". Retrieved Sep 11, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "IAF Certification Validation - IAF CertSearch". www.iafcertsearch.org. Retrieved Sep 11, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Life After Me".
  5. ^ "Nabestaanden worstelen met digitale rompslomp na overlijden dierbare: 'Gelukkig was zijn wachtwoord makkelijk te raden'". De Telegraaf. Sep 11, 2025. Retrieved Sep 11, 2025.
  6. ^ "Van testament tot Netflix-account: op dit platform kan je alle digitale data voor je nabestaanden veilig bewaren". Bloovi. Mar 3, 2022. Retrieved Sep 11, 2025.