# Quino Fernández

> Quino Fernández is the co-founder and president of ĀticcoLab and director of Barcelona Finance Hub. His career spans banking IT, five years at Apple Spain, founding QSystems and Briefing, digital-agency leadership, teaching and startup mentoring. Formerly CEO of Conector and ĀticcoLab, he moved to the latter’s presidency following its September 2026 integration with Muutos.

- **Role:** Co-founder and President at ĀticcoLab; Director at Barcelona Finance Hub
- **Organizations:** ĀticcoLab, Barcelona Finance Hub by Aticco, Conector Startup Accelerator, Apple Spain, QSystems, Briefing, Quin Team / Won, Trickon, Funding Place
- **Known for:** Founded QSystems and co-founded Briefing; both were acquired by Agbar., Co-founded ĀticcoLab in 2020., Led Conector Startup Accelerator before ĀticcoLab.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked in banking IT and technology projects.
- **Before 1996** — Spent five years at Apple Spain as Technology Services Manager; subsequently founded QSystems for newspaper and magazine technology.
- **1996** — Co-founded Briefing at the beginning of the year.
- **2008-2011** — CEO of Quin Team, later known as Won.
- **Until 2016** — Led the interactive business at Quin Team / Won.
- **2018** — Became CEO of Conector according to a June 2020 career interview.
- **2020** — Co-founded ĀticcoLab and became its CEO.
- **2021** — Mentored startups at the June SportsTech bootcamp supported by Barcelona Activa.
- **2024** — Director of Barcelona Finance Hub during its launch phase.
- **2025** — Discussed Funding Place and appeared in the launch episode of Founders Place.
- **2026-09** — Became president of ĀticcoLab following its integration with Muutos; Anna Busquets became CEO.

## Achievements

- Founded QSystems and co-founded Briefing; both were acquired by Agbar.
- Co-founded ĀticcoLab in 2020.
- Led Conector Startup Accelerator before ĀticcoLab.
- Helped develop Barcelona Finance Hub as its director.
- Taught digital communication at Blanquerna and La Salle.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Moved from CEO to president of ĀticcoLab after its integration with Muutos; Anna Busquets became CEO.
- **2026-01** — Participated in a working meeting with Recaba to explore possible collaboration supporting Canary Islands startups.
- **2025-06** — Appeared in the opening Founders Place podcast episode alongside Adrián Escabias, Adrián Gallardo and Francesc Puigdemont.

## Links

- Website: https://quinofernandez.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinofernandez/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/quinof
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/quinof

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Last updated: 2026-10-26