Nordic Hardtech is the platform for leaders building innovative, complex, and physical technology companies across the Nordics.
In this podcast, we meet entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders shaping the future of hardtech — from AI and robotics to energy, aerospace, advanced materials, healthtech, and beyond.
New episodes are released biweekly in both English and Swedish.
Learn more at nordichardtech.com
Contact us at hello@nordichardtech.com
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Nordic Hardtech is the platform for leaders building innovative, complex, and physical technology companies across the Nordics.
In this podcast, we meet entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders shaping the future of hardtech — from AI and robotics to energy, aerospace, advanced materials, healthtech, and beyond.
New episodes are released biweekly in both English and Swedish.
Learn more at nordichardtech.com
Contact us at hello@nordichardtech.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alexander Engl joins the pod to talk about Stockholm Makerspace – a member-run 24/7 creative hub that empowers hardware builders, tinkerers and early-stage founders to bring physical ideas to life, without public funding or gatekeepers. We explore how the space grew to 1000+ members, how it's staying independent in a soft money ecosystem, and why shared tools are critical infrastructure for Nordic innovation.
Alexander also shares lessons from ihopa – a startup built around shared product access – and what it taught him about scaling physical systems in a world still wired for ownership.
✅ How ihopa is reshaping access to high-quality tools and gear
✅ Why physical tech needs physical infrastructure
✅ The underrated power of maker communities
✅ Why most public innovation funding is missing the point
✅ What Sweden’s startup ecosystem can learn from Berlin, Vienna and beyond
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