// startup autopsy
stiQRd
QR code stickers in a world that moved on
timingSilent Shutdown
Quiet closure with no public announcement · Fatal mistake: Betting the entire business on QR code adoption just as consumer enthusiasm for scanning QR stickers peaked and began declining.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
stiQRd founded to create QR code sticker solutions for physical-to-digital marketing.
FUNDING
Raised $15K seed funding at the peak of QR code industry excitement.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Launched QR sticker product line targeting small and medium businesses.
PIVOT
Attempted to pivot toward B2B enterprise use cases as consumer QR enthusiasm waned.
SHUTDOWN
stiQRd shut down silently as the QR code hype fully deflated and funding ran out.