Seco

About Seco

The story begins in a garage in Arezzo, Italy, in 1979, where two friends, Daniele Conti and Luciano Secciani, turned their shared passion for electronics into a business. They started by creating an electronic car ignition kit for a local mechanic, which revealed a market for their skills. This initial success led them to establish the first SECO electronics laboratory. Their focus soon expanded. In the early days, they supplied small electronic systems to local goldsmiths. A decade later, inspired by the first personal computers, they developed the SECO SYSTEM 210, which was nominated for a "Best Design" award. This marked their entry into the industrial PC and embedded systems market, where the company would make its name. SECO became a key player in developing industry standards like Qseven and established a global presence with offices in Germany, the USA, and Asia. A significant event in the company's journey was a private equity round on April 20, 2018, raising $12.4 million from the investor Fondo Italiano d'Investimento. This funding supported further growth and strategic acquisitions. Today, SECO is a publicly traded company specializing in computer miniaturization and IoT solutions, a long way from its humble beginnings in an Italian garage.