How Qlinq Was Started

One Monday morning in May a few years ago, after visiting a concert over the weekend, I made my way past dry cleaners and shoemakers to wash a suit and fix a heel on a pair of oxford shoes. On the way up from the tube to the office, I, like many others, checked to ensure I had placed the notes from the dry cleaner and the shoemaker in my wallet and not in any pocket. Indeed, I had put the dry cleaner’s note in my pocket while the shoemaker’s note was safely in my wallet.

When I was looking my best, I also found this weekend’s wardrobe slip from the concert left in my jacket pocket. Somewhere in that moment, I swore inside and said to myself:

“How is it possible that these notes are not digital?” – Niclas Jakobsen, founder.

I called my brother later in the day who answered immediately:

“Smart idea, let's solve it with an app!” – Hampus Jakobsen, founder.

And that’s how it started. The team quickly expanded with a cousin of the brothers, and then the tech incubator, 42 Group, joined. Now, a few years later, the core consists of 8 people who are actively working to develop Qlinq into an app for every platform.