Autentico

What Autentico does

Autentico Srl is an Italian product-protection and supply-chain-intelligence company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Capoterra (Sardinia) with engineering offices in Acireale (Sicily). It builds NFC and RFID hardware and software for two primary use cases: brand protection and anti-counterfeiting (Autentico NFC) and RFID-based warehouse and production-logistics automation (Autentico CHAIN). The core technical claim is a proprietary encryption algorithm that renders NFC tags non-duplicable, paired with branded iOS and Android verification apps that work offline, a backend management console for tag and distributor control, and geolocation-based product-read tracking for grey-market and parallel-market detection. The Autentico EVO module adds ERP-integrated order-fulfilment, and the company develops its own industrial RFID/NFC machinery including HF/UHF tunnels with weighers, single-line tunnels, mobile HF NFC tunnels, UHF gates, and HF/UHF tablets.

Autentico's commercial model combines hardware sales (RFID/NFC tags, tunnels, readers, mobile tablets, weighing systems), recurring software subscription for the backend management platform, professional services for tag consulting, system installation and training, and per-client branded mobile apps. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; a free kit is offered as a lead-generation tool to let prospects test the technology. The go-to-market is sales-led and consultative, with content marketing, case studies, and EU funding-program participation (PONICREACT-EUMIMIT, Smart Start Invitalia) supplementing direct outreach. The customer base is dominated by Italian small and mid-sized producers across wine (Cantina Santadi, ColleMassari, Dal Forno Romano), food (Amandafood, Arance Campanella, Manima), fashion (Fedegraziani), audio equipment (Montarbo), and medical devices (Sterylab), with a newer expansion into UK aerospace, defence, and advanced engineering via a 2026 partnership with the National Manufacturing Centre (High Value Manufacturing Catapult).

Name

Autentico

Legal name

Autentico Srl

Website

https://autentico.srl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Autentico Srl is an Italian company that builds NFC and RFID hardware and software for product anti-counterfeiting, traceability, and RFID-based warehouse logistics, serving Italian SMEs in wine, food, fashion, and medical devices, with a newer push into UK advanced manufacturing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

RFID/NFC Anti-Counterfeiting and Supply Chain Authentication

NAICS

Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334290)

SIC

Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Payment PIN Pads, Card Readers & NFC Contactless Devices (HDACAKAG)

Keywords

• NFC anti-counterfeiting
• RFID warehouse management
• Product authentication tags
• Supply chain traceability
• Smart logistics platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Capoterra

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of RFID/NFC hardware including tags, tunnels (HF/UHF), RFID readers, mobile tablets, and weighing systems combined with RFID technology.
2. Software Platform Subscription: Backend management system for tag control, reserved area for product monitoring, distributor management, and anti-counterfeit reporting. Includes software updates and platform access.
3. Professional Services: Consulting services for tag selection and application, system installation and configuration, and training for independent platform management.
4. Mobile Application: Customized iOS and Android apps for product verification by end customers, branded and personalized for each client.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Autentico sells NFC anti-counterfeiting tags and RFID-based smart warehouse hardware and software to manufacturers in wine, olive oil, food, fashion, and medical devices. The Autentico NFC platform includes non-duplicable encrypted NFC tags, iOS/Android verification apps, a backend tag management system, and geolocation-based distribution control, while Autentico CHAIN provides IoT-connected RFID tunnels, gates, tablets, and weighers integrated with ERP software for real-time production and logistics tracking.

Product overview

Autentico is a product protection and supply chain intelligence company offering two integrated platform products: (1) Autentico NFC — an NFC-based anti-counterfeiting platform with proprietary non-duplicatable tags, mobile verification apps, backend tag management, and distribution control; and (2) Autentico CHAIN — an RFID-based warehouse and production logistics platform featuring IoT-interconnected machinery (tunnels, gates, tablets, weighers) and software for real-time production monitoring, connected to ERP via the Autentico EVO module. Both platforms share the same "Tag Parlante" (Talking Tag) technology and can be deployed together for end-to-end traceability from production through distribution to consumer verification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Autentico NFC: NFC-based anti-counterfeiting platform for product protection, traceability, and distribution control.
• Autentico CHAIN

Products and services

• Autentico NFC Complete NFC anti-counterfeiting platform for product protection (wine, oil, vinegar, bottled products, fashion and medical devices) using non-duplicatable NFC tags with proprietary cryptography, a customized iOS/Android verification app, a backend tag and distributor management system, geolocation tracking, and consulting/training services for tag selection and application.
• Autentico CHAIN Hardware and software platform that transforms traditional warehouses into smart RFID-connected warehouses, featuring IoT-interconnected RFID machinery (HF/UHF tunnels, gates, tablets, weighers) for automating production and logistics data collection, with import/export functions for integration with customer ERP/logistics software via the Autentico EVO module.
• Autentico NFC Mobile App Customized iOS and Android mobile application enabling end customers to verify product authenticity by scanning Autentico NFC tags, functioning also in offline mode without internet connectivity, branded and personalized for each client.
• RFID/NFC Industrial Machinery Proprietary industrial RFID and NFC machinery developed and sold by Autentico, including HF/UHF tunnels with weighers, mobile HF NFC tunnels, single-line RFID tunnels, HF/UHF tablets for picking, and UHF RFID gates for box/pallet detection, deployed in customer production lines and warehouses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Combatting grey market and parallel market distribution through real-time product geolocation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NCC (National Manufacturing Centre, part of High Value Manufacturing Catapult)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2026NCC, part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, partnered with Autentico (referred to as Autentica in this source) to validate a secure digital thread platform for distributed additive manufacturing among UK SMEs. The validation was conducted at NCC's testbed facilities in Bristol, demonstrating the platform's potential for broader industry adoption in aerospace, defence, and advanced engineering sectors.
• Free Mind FoundryminorOthersAutentico's offices are located at the Free Mind Foundry business incubator in Acireale, Sicily. This appears to be a co-location/partnership arrangement rather than a commercial partnership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ScanTrust: ScanTrust provides NFC and QR-code-based anti-counterfeiting and supply chain traceability solutions for brand owners. It is a direct competitor to Autentico NFC, serving similar verticals (wine, luxury, food) with comparable mobile verification and backend analytics offerings.
• BlueBite: BlueBite delivers NFC-based product authentication and consumer engagement for brands, with a focus on connecting physical products to digital experiences. It directly mirrors Autentico's Talking Label concept and competes in the same brand-protection/anti-counterfeiting space.
• Certilogo: Certilogo provides authentication and supply chain transparency services for fashion and luxury brands, including NFC-tag-based verification. It is a direct peer in the Italian and European brand-authentication market, particularly for fashion/luxury apparel and accessories.

Broad incumbents

• Avery Dennison: Avery Dennison is the world's largest manufacturer of RFID inlays and smart labels, serving retail, logistics, and brand-protection applications globally. It competes with Autentico CHAIN at the tag/label layer and represents the scale benchmark for RFID infrastructure that Autentico would need to displace.
• HID Global: HID Global (part of Assa Abloy) provides RFID tags, readers, and identification solutions across logistics, healthcare, and industrial markets. It is a broad incumbent in the same RFID/NFC technology stack that Autentico builds on, with vastly greater resources and channel reach.
• Impinj: Impinj is a leading provider of UHF RFID tags, readers, and connectivity platforms for retail, logistics, and asset tracking. It competes with Autentico at the RFID hardware/infrastructure layer and sets the technology standards that smaller players must integrate with.

Emerging players

• Entrupy: Entrupy uses AI/computer vision and NFC-based authentication to combat luxury goods counterfeiting. It overlaps with Autentico's fashion/luxury anti-counterfeiting use cases but applies a different technology approach (AI image recognition alongside physical tag verification).
• Systech (Dover): Systech, part of Dover Corporation, provides serialization, traceability, and authentication solutions primarily for pharmaceutical and food supply chains. It is a comparable traceability player in regulated industries, overlapping with Autentico's medical device and food segments.
• Tagsys RFID: Tagsys RFID specializes in RFID tags and readers for specialized industrial and asset-tracking applications, with a strong European footprint. It competes with Autentico in the niche tag and reader market, particularly for supply chain and inventory use cases.
• Applied DNA Sciences: Applied DNA Sciences provides molecular and digital authentication for supply chain integrity across textiles, cosmetics, food, and electronics. It is comparable to Autentico in the anti-counterfeiting category but uses DNA-tag-based authentication as a different technical approach to the same brand-protection problem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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