The esteemed hub for startups and companies within deep tech, A Working Lab THINGS at the KTH Campus, is now officially open. The inauguration was celebrated on May 9th with a well-attended event featuring several speakers from the industry.
A Working Lab THINGS is an already established meeting place for startups and deep tech companies, situated right at the KTH Campus in Stockholm. The reopening was celebrated on May 9th!
In the flexible lounge, a packed program was presented over an hour. Everyone involved in making AWL THINGS a unique spot was represented, from successful companies that started in the house and still operate from there, to the founders of THINGS, property owners, and of course, representatives from AWL.
What everyone had in common was a fondness for the house and appreciation for the spontaneous meetings that occur on-site:
"THINGS is perfect for us," said João de Campos Salvado from Ocado, and Chunxin Liu from Nobula3D continued: "as we want to grow our business, we need a unique place like this. It’s close to KTH and a makerspace, good price and close to the city, all this together makes it perfect for us."
Karoly Szipka from Ipercept, who has sat in several different spaces during his company's growth journey, jokingly said, "we move out or take over the place!"
The keynote speaker was John Elvesjö, one of the founders of Node.vc, who talked about his career journey, which began right at the KTH Campus, and the importance of having access to a place like AWL THINGS. He also discussed the challenges a startup company might face and solutions to them.
We are also very pleased that Linda Krondahl, CEO and co-founder of THINGS, was able to participate. With a background as both a management consultant and from running a cleantech startup, she has experienced all stages of the startup journey, from idea to development and production.