Clinck

What Clinck does

Clinck is a mobile-first digital business card application based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that enables users to create, share, and manage professional contact information by sending cards directly to recipients via email. The product was distributed as a self-serve mobile app on Google Play and Apple App Store, with an additional enterprise sales motion targeting companies with 100+ employees that want company-branded digital cards. Core features include always-available on-phone card access, email delivery with one-click recipient response, capture of recipient email addresses, and weekly follow-up reminders. The platform's value proposition emphasizes higher response rates versus paper business cards and environmental sustainability through paper reduction. Pricing was not publicly disclosed, and the revenue model is described as subscription-based.

Clinck operated as a small private company (1–10 employees) with a product-led growth motion supplemented by enterprise demo booking. The website was deployed in English, German, and Italian, signaling intent to serve DACH and Italian-speaking professional markets alongside its Dutch home base. Named references include Yelp (Alex Sheber, London Community Director) and Impact Hub Amsterdam (Wieke van der Zouwen, Program Manager), both appearing as testimonial quotes rather than disclosed enterprise contracts. No funding rounds, patents, certifications, management team data, or detailed financials are disclosed in the source material.

Clinck has been acquired by Spreadly, a strategic operating company in the digital business card space. The Clinck domain now redirects to Spreadly, the mobile apps are published under Spreadly's branding (app ID app.spreadly.app; Apple ID 6448201235), and users are directed to migrate to Spreadly for digital business card services. As a result, Clinck's standalone operations have been absorbed into Spreadly's platform, and the entity no longer operates independently.

Name

Clinck

Website

https://clinck.me

Company type

Private

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Clinck was an Amsterdam-based mobile app for sending digital business cards via email. It served individual professionals and companies with 100+ employees, and was acquired by Spreadly, which now absorbs its product and customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Business Card Subscription: Mobile app-based service for digital business cards distributed via app stores. Clinck joined Spreadly, suggesting the product may be offered through Spreadly's platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Clinck provides a mobile digital business card application that enables professionals and companies to create, send, and manage digital business cards via email. Recipients receive cards directly in their inbox and can respond with one click, while senders retain access to recipient email addresses and receive weekly follow-up reminders. The product is targeted at both individual professionals and companies with 100+ employees, and is distributed through the Google Play Store and Apple App Store; it has since been integrated into Spreadly's digital business card platform.

Product overview

Clinck is a digital business card solution that has joined Spreadly. The product enables professionals to create, share, and manage digital business cards via email. Key features include high response rates from recipients, control over follow-ups with access to recipient email addresses, and weekly follow-up reminders. The service is targeted at companies with 100+ employees and is available as a mobile application on both iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Business Cards (Clinck mobile app) A mobile digital business card application for iOS and Android that lets professionals create, share via email, and manage digital business cards. Recipients receive the card in their email inbox and can respond with one click; senders capture recipient email addresses and receive weekly follow-up reminders. Targeted at individual professionals and at companies with 100+ employees that want company-branded, sustainable cards.

Quantifiable outcome

• Much higher response rate compared to traditional paper business cards

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SpreadlycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClinck has joined Spreadly, indicating a merger or acquisition where Clinck's digital business card product becomes part of Spreadly's platform. Clinck users are directed to switch to Spreadly for their digital business card needs. Spreadly provides the infrastructure and platform while Clinck's product and customer base are integrated.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mobilo: Smart business card platform offering NFC cards, a mobile app, and CRM integrations for enterprise sales teams. Comparable to Clinck on digital business card distribution and enterprise targeting.
• HiHello: Digital business card platform offering mobile and web-based business cards with QR/NFC sharing. Closest direct competitor to Clinck, serving individual professionals and enterprises with similar PLG distribution via app stores.
• Popl: Digital business card and lead-capture platform combining a mobile app with physical NFC/QR products. Direct competitor targeting professionals and enterprises with similar always-available mobile card value proposition.
• Linq: Digital business card and contact-sharing platform with NFC-enabled physical products plus a mobile app. Directly comparable to Clinck on the mobile business card and team-rollout use cases.
• CamCard: Business card scanning and digital contact management app with OCR-based capture and a digital business card feature. Closely comparable to Clinck on the digital business card and contact management workflow.
• Blinq: Mobile-first digital business card app with NFC tap and QR sharing for individuals and teams. Competes directly with Clinck on the smartphone-first, paperless networking proposition.

Others

• Cardhop: Cross-platform contact management app by Flexibits focused on organizing and sharing personal/business contacts. Adjacent to Clinck on the contact management use case, though its focus is broader than business card exchange.

Broad incumbents

• Sansan: Established enterprise business card management and contact database company, dominant in Japan and expanding globally. Comparable to Clinck on the digital business card and corporate contact capture use case, but at significantly larger scale.
• Spreadly: Digital business card platform that acquired Clinck. Operates a broader enterprise platform across multiple geographies and now hosts Clinck's product, making it both the parent and the most directly overlapping competitor in Clinck's space.

Emerging players

• Haystack: Digital business card and contact-sharing platform targeting professionals and teams. Comparable to Clinck as an emerging direct competitor in the same paperless-networking category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ClinckMe
• Facebookfacebook.com/clinck
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clinck

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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