In a world where software development has been democratized by no-code platforms and AI tools, hardware innovation has remained stubbornly complex – until now. Atech, a groundbreaking AI hardware startup with roots in both Stockholm and the Øresund region, has raised a pre-seed round from top-tier investors, including Nordic Makers, Emblem, Lovable, Sequoia Scout Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz Scout Fund (A16z).
The company is on a mission to make hardware development as accessible as building a web app, removing one of tech’s highest barriers to entry.
Founded by Vladimir Baran (CCO), Tomas Erik Harmer (CEO), and David Stålmarck (CTO), Atech is tackling a long-standing problem: hardware development has traditionally required years of specialized expertise or significant investment in engineering talent. This barrier has kept countless innovations on paper, limiting hardware creation to a small group of experts.
“We are making it as easy to build hardware as it is to build software. It’s already used by companies and individuals to prototype and build hardware faster.”
said David Stålmarck, co-founder
While software development has seen a democratization revolution over the past decade, with tools like no-code platforms and AI assistants, hardware has lagged behind. Atech is planning on changing that by introducing “vibe-engineering” for hardware. Just as modern AI tools allow non-developers to create software, Atech enables users to describe a hardware concept in natural language and receive a working prototype in minutes, with all the underlying technical complexity handled by the platform.
”I am seeing the same patterns Lovable had, but for hardware. I’m really excited to see Atech’s journey. The team is one of a kind,”
shared Anton Osika, CEO of Lovable.
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