Qliktag Software Inc.

What Qliktag Software Inc. does

Qliktag Software Inc. is a privately held software company, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Newport Beach, California, with a regional office in Alicante, Spain. It operates a product digitalization and Web3 tokenization platform that bridges physical consumer goods with secure, unclonable digital identities. The core technology stack combines proprietary unclonable NFC chip technology (using dynamic keys and AES 128 encryption) with blockchain-based tokenization, enabling brands to create digital twins, mint or pair physical NFTs, generate GS1 Digital Link URLs, and issue Digital Product Passports (DPP). The platform is delivered as a suite of modules including NFC Tag Management, Product Authentication, Physical NFTs, Branded Resale, Circular Loop, and a drag-and-drop visual interaction designer for building consumer-facing digital experiences.

Qliktag serves a deliberately broad customer spectrum, from independent creators and small brands (e.g., Tuozzo, Treiber Timepieces, Fear No Man Clothing) up to large multinational enterprises including Henkel (CPG), Sanofi (pharmaceuticals), and Simplot (food/agriculture). Other notable deployments include Donald Takayama Surfboards, Sports Legacy Protection (Argentina), and a technology partnership with VeChain blockchain. Vertical emphasis is on luxury, fashion, collectibles, art, fan merchandise, and auction pieces, with growing application in regulated categories (pharma, food, apparel) where DPP and GS1 compliance matter.

The business model combines subscription platform fees (referenced via a Subscription Services Agreement), NFC hardware sales (starter kits and a custom encoder device sold through nfcshop.qliktag.com), and professional services for enterprise implementations. Go-to-market is hybrid: a direct enterprise sales motion (Book a Meeting / Schedule a Demo) for large brands alongside self-serve sign-up and PLG for smaller creators. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company does not report revenue, has no disclosed institutional funding, and operates with an 11-50 person team. The 2014 acquisition of BuzzFactory Interactive Private Limited is the only M&A action on record.

Name

Qliktag Software Inc.

Legal name

Qliktag Software Inc.

Website

https://qliktag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Qliktag Software Inc. is a private Newport Beach-based software firm (founded 2012) that operates an NFC, blockchain, and Web3 tokenization platform enabling brands — from independent creators to multinationals like Henkel and Sanofi — to create secure digital identities, digital twins, and Digital Product Passports for physical consumer goods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Product Authentication & Digital Product Identity Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) (533)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Royalties, Rights & Revenue Management (on-chain royalties, splits, licensing, enforcement) (FSAPAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

IP, Royalties & Revenue-Share Tokenization (FSADAEAJ), Compliance, Risk & RegTech for Tokenized Assets (KYC/AML, sanctions, travel rule, reporting) (FSAPAIAH), NFT Commerce, Ticketing & Utility Enablement (token-gated access, memberships, passes, ticketing rails) (FSAPAFAJ)

Keywords

• Product digitalization platform
• NFC authentication software
• Web3 tokenization platform
• Digital product passport
• Phygital product experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Services: Platform subscription services for using the product digitalization and NFC tag management capabilities. References 'Subscription Services Agreement' on the website.
2. NFC Hardware Sales: Sale of NFC starter kits and custom NFC encoder devices through the e-commerce shop.
3. Professional Services: Implementation and consultation services for enterprise deployments including product digitalization strategy and custom integration.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Qliktag sells a subscription-based product digitalization and Web3 tokenization platform that connects physical products to secure, unclonable digital identities using NFC tags, blockchain, and tokenization. The offering enables brands to authenticate products, mint or pair NFTs with physical assets, generate GS1 Digital Link URLs, and create digital product passports, supported by a custom NFC encoder device and a drag-and-drop visual interaction designer. Revenue is derived from platform subscriptions, NFC hardware sales (starter kits and encoder), and enterprise professional services.

Product overview

Qliktag is a product digitalization and Web3 tokenization platform that bridges physical goods with secure, unclonable digital identities and NFC tags. The core Qliktag Product Digitalization & Web3 Tokenization Platform serves as the foundational technology, upon which multiple solution modules are built including NFC Tag Management for managing NFC-enabled products, Digital Product Passports (DPP) for regulatory compliance and sustainability tracking, GS1 Digital Link URLs for product digital linking, Branded Resale Platform for secondary market management, Physical NFTs + NFC Tags for blockchain-based asset ownership, Product Authentication for anti-counterfeiting, and Circular Loop Sustainable Smart Products for traceability and circular economy applications. The platform serves luxury products, fashion, collectibles, art, fan merchandise, and auction items across independent creators to multinational enterprises.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Qliktag Product Digitalization & Web3 Tokenization Platform The core subscription software platform that bridges physical goods with secure, unclonable digital identities, digital twins, and NFC tags to enable trust, authenticity, and interactive digital experiences for brands, manufacturers, and creators.
• NFC Starter Kits

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• VeChain: VeChain is a public enterprise blockchain platform used for product authentication and supply chain traceability; it is both a Qliktag partner and a broader incumbent in the Web3 product-identity category.
• Identiv: Identiv is an established NFC/RFID tag and identity infrastructure provider whose hardware and software portfolio competes with Qliktag's NFC tag management and authentication modules at a more mature scale.

Direct peers

• OriginTrail: OriginTrail operates a decentralized knowledge graph for supply chain interoperability and DPP-style data sharing, competing in the same tokenized provenance and traceability space as Qliktag.
• SUKU: SUKU builds blockchain-enabled supply chain transparency and digital product passports with NFT-based provenance, directly comparable to Qliktag's tokenization and physical NFT stack.
• Circulor: Circulor offers blockchain-based supply chain traceability and Digital Product Passport solutions for automotive, electronics, and industrial materials, overlapping with Qliktag's DPP and provenance use cases.
• LUXTAG: LUXTAG provides blockchain-based authentication and anti-counterfeiting for luxury goods using NFC and tokenized IDs, directly competing with Qliktag in the luxury and high-value product authentication segment.
• Avery Dennison (atma.io): Avery Dennison's atma.io platform provides item-level digital IDs for physical products using NFC/RFID and cloud software, directly competing with Qliktag in product authentication, DPP, and supply-chain traceability for global brands.
• Evrythng (a Smurfit Kappa company): Evrythng (now part of Smurfit Kappa) operates a product cloud for item-level digital identity and traceability, closely comparable to Qliktag's product digitalization and DPP capabilities for CPG and brand owners.
• Provenance (blockchain provenance platform): Provenance offers blockchain-based product traceability and sustainability data infrastructure, overlapping with Qliktag's circular economy, DPP, and tokenized provenance capabilities.

Emerging players

• Entrupy: Entrupy uses AI and hardware-based authentication to verify luxury goods, addressing the same counterfeit and authentication pain points that Qliktag serves in the luxury vertical, though with a different technology approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/qliktag
• Facebookfacebook.com/4684066066224
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qliktag
• Instagraminstagram.com/qliktag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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