The first attempt
From an idea of Umberto's, the first bet: an app to make public transport simpler. With Quick In you could buy a ticket on board, and local authorities got data they had never had.
Hello, we are Quinck.
A software house in Imola, Italy: we build custom digital products for complex projects. Like a boutique, with modern technology.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Technology that is good for something
For us technology has to give a concrete benefit to the person using it.
We work on two fronts: innovation projects of our own, and support for people building theirs. In both cases we aim for a more sustainable way of living and business models that hold up.
From idea to product
Innovation is not only technology: it takes a market, code and management.
At Quinck we hold those three together, drawing on what we have learned with startups and with our own products. That is how we can propose concrete paths, with results you can actually measure.
People first
Quinck is made of the people who work here, from the founders to whoever joined last week.
We share the same space and the same meetings. In the Imola office or remotely, everyone works at their own rhythm, because we trust each person's sense of responsibility.
We share what we know
Anyone who wants to explains their work to the others. Nobody is made to.
Sometimes it is someone walking another team through a project, sometimes someone going deep on a technology they are specialising in. It is how we keep the bar high and let know-how circulate.
Together
A welcoming place, where you feel part of something.
Collaboration, enthusiasm and the freedom to say what you think are the basis of how we work. It applies to everyone the same way, from day one to the largest projects.
Open minds
The best collaborations start with people whose skills are not ours.
We build relationships with companies that genuinely innovate and with organisations that complement us: design studios, consultancies, communication agencies. Together we cover what none of us would reach alone.
Craft
We put the same care into every project, large or small.
We give our best on every piece of work, because the quality of what we deliver is the most honest way we have of showing what we are worth. It is our most credible calling card.
OUR STORY
The app stopped, we did not
Quick In did not take off the way we hoped, but the group did. We decided to put what we knew at the service of IT consulting.
Seven friends and a company
Umberto, Antonio, Stefano, Michele, Samuele, Mirko and Fabio founded Quinck: an innovative startup consulting on digital innovation.
New space
We changed office. More room, more desks, more people. We grew, and got ready to grow further. The same year brought our first retreat together, in Tenerife.
Quinck picks up speed
The year of recognition: the first grants and public funding arrived, a real push for our projects and our team. And back to Tenerife, all of us.
Heads down, writing code
A year of hard work: new projects and new partnerships. Stefano started teaching at the University of Bologna, bringing several interns into Quinck straight from his classes.
A very good year
Our best year for revenue so far. Third retreat together: stepping away from the desk is still the best way we know to bring into focus where we are going.
Five years, and an SME
Quinck turned five and officially became an SME. The group keeps growing, we are nineteen today, and we celebrate what they achieve. We signed collaborations we had been dreaming of for years.
What's next?
We are already writing the next chapter: emerging technologies worth investing in, new products to build, and new people to bring into our projects.
Questions about us
How many people work at Quinck?
Nineteen. In 2021 we were the seven founders; in 2026 we are nineteen and the company has officially become an SME. We all share the same space and the same meetings, founders included.
How long has Quinck existed?
The company dates from 2021. The founders had been working together since 2019, when the first project was Quick In, an app to make public transport simpler. That one did not take off, the group did.
Who founded Quinck?
Seven people: Umberto, Antonio, Stefano, Michele, Samuele, Mirko and Fabio, who set up the company in 2021 after two years of working together. They still share the same space and the same meetings as everyone else.
Where is Quinck based?
In Imola, at via Filippo Turati 15/C, halfway between Bologna and Forlì. We work with companies across Italy and on European projects, but the office is a real place you can come to.
Can you work remotely at Quinck?
Yes: you can work where you want and when you want, each at their own rhythm, because we trust each person's sense of responsibility. That said, the office in Imola is there, with the desks and the people, and most of us are in it most of the time.
Is Quinck hiring, and how do I apply?
Open roles, each with a full description and its own form, are on the careers page. If none of them fits there is a form for a speculative application: we read every one. The role descriptions are in Italian, because the team works in Italian day to day.
What partnerships do you have?
We are a Vercel Solution Partner and a DatoCMS Agency Partner, and we design serverless backends on the AWS Well-Architected framework. With the University of Bologna we run theses and research, and one of our people teaches there.
So, do you like us?
Not everything we have to say ends up on this site. Here are a few things worth doing now that we have your attention.
Come and work with us
If you like building useful things with people who are serious but not too serious, have a look at the open roles.
Keep an eye on us
Behind the scenes, talks and experiments. Follow us on social, where we are even better company.
Go Built diff.
T-shirts, gadgets and all the merch to take Quinck with you.
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