Nordic Hardtech Podcast (formerly Hårdvarupodden)2 Sep 2025

30. Per Brickstad – Transparent & the Quest for Timeless Tech

#30. The Quest for Timeless Tech

Per Brickstad, founder and chief designer at Transparent, joins us in our 30th episode – a milestone worth noting. Transparent is on a mission to become the world’s first circular tech brand, building modular and upgradable audio gear that challenges consumer electronics’ throwaway logic.

From a Stockholm design studio to a global hardware company, this is the story of how passion for music, sustainability and design became an international business.

In this episode:

✅ Why industrial design must enter early

✅ How Transparent’s first concept went viral and launched through crowdfunding

✅ The challenge of building timeless, modular hardware that lasts for generations

✅ Growing globally via design retail rather than tech press

✅ Why long-term investors matter more than quick VC money

This episode sponsored by our partner Lightbringer, an AI-powered patent platform helping tech companies protect their edge fast, with in-house legal expertise.

Connect & Contribute

Have a guest we should feature? An idea worth exploring? Feedback to share?

📩 hello@nordichardtech.com | LinkedIn | nordichardtech.com

Spread the word

ell a colleague. Tag someone in your network. Let’s keep building the leading Nordic hardtech community.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(37)

37. Lisa Eriksson (KTH Innovation) – Building Europe’s Deeptech Pipeline

37. Building Europe’s Deeptech Pipeline Lisa Eriksson, Head of KTH Innovation and CEO of KTH Ventures, joins the Nordic Hardtech Podcast to discuss what it takes to turn world-class research into vent...

3 Jun 43min

36. Monica Bellgran – Produktionsänglar & Sveriges bortglömda konkurrensfördel [SWE]

36. Produktionsänglar & Sveriges bortglömda konkurrensfördelMonica Bellgran, vicerektor för innovation vid Mälardalen Universitet och medgrundare av Produktionsänglar, gästar podden för att prata om e...

5 Mai 35min

35. Tomas Becklin – Teaching Infrastructure to Speak Animal with Flox

#35. Teaching Infrastructure to Speak Animal with FloxTomas Becklin, CTO and co-founder of Flox, joins our podcast to explain how AI, acoustics and edge computing can reduce conflicts between wildlife...

3 Feb 31min

34. Max Villman – From Cockpit to Cap Table: Inside Nordic Defense Tech

#34. From Cockpit to Cap Table: Inside Nordic Defense TechMax Villman, former Swedish fighter pilot and now defense tech investor at Gungnir, joins the Nordic Hardtech Podcast for a grounded conversat...

20 Jan 50min

33. Leo Ballesteros – Atonemo & When to Ignore the Market (At First)

#33: When to Ignore the Market (At First)Leo Ballesteros, founder of Atonemo, joins the podcast to share a brutally honest take on what it actually takes to build a consumer hardware company from scra...

17 Des 202531min

32. Daniel Wentz – Greenely & the Rise of the Virtual Power Plant

#32. The Rise of the Virtual Power PlantDaniel Wentz, Chief Product Officer at Greenely, joins the podcast to unpack one of the most interesting shifts in consumer energy: the rise of home batteries, ...

10 Des 202540min

31. Mala Valroy – Industrifonden & the State of Deep Tech 2025

#31. Industrifonden & the State of Deep Tech 2025Mala Valroy, Investment Manager at Industrifonden, joins the podcast to share her journey from biochemistry and startups to leading investments in deep...

1 Okt 202544min