authentic.network

authentic.network builds trust infrastructure for physical products. Its core technology is an encrypted QR code - described by the company as the world's first of its kind - which powers digital product passports and instant authentication for physical goods. The system is used to protect millions of medications, industrial tools, solar panels and luxury goods, supporting verification and traceability across sectors including pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, renewable energy, luxury retail and commerce.

The technical work spans encrypted QR codes, digital product passports, product authentication and traceability, secured digital infrastructure and data modelling. The company received a G20 Innovation Award for Secured Digital Infrastructure and is backed by European regional development funds.

authentic.network operates as a small, agile group of engineers, product thinkers and business builders, with a presence in Germany and remote, international working. The team is organised flat, with decisions made by those closest to the code and the customer, and an expectation that everyone contributes hands-on - writing production code, shaping data models and speaking with enterprise clients.