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Toolspace

Toolspace is an open prototyping lab located in Stockholm, providing access to machines, skills, and a network to help individuals prototype, test, and develop their ideas into tangible solutions.

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Overview

What Toolspace does

What Toolspace is

Toolspace is an open prototyping lab located in Stockholm, providing access to machines, skills, and a network to help individuals prototype, test, and develop their ideas into tangible solutions.

How it participates in the startup ecosystem

The current public profile supports program host and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.

Operational profile

Organization status and context

Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.

Operational status: Active
Organization type: Incubator
Founded: Founded in 2015
Approximate age: About 11 years
Structured capabilities: Program host · Community
Last reviewed: April 2, 2026

What Incubator means

An incubator is a support environment for turning a nascent idea or early company into a startup that is more ready for customers, funding, or an accelerator.

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Official channels

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Capability profile

Toolspace as a program host

Program thesis

Toolspace is focused on hardware design and innovation, providing tools, machines, and services to assist individuals and companies in accelerating their journey from idea to launch.

Focus narrative

Toolspace offers a range of services including access to a prototyping lab, innovation support, design sprints, and courses. Their focus areas include hardware development, sustainability, and entrepreneurship, ensuring comprehensive support for product development.

Value and support

Toolspace provides access to prototyping labs, innovation support, design sprints, and courses, enabling entrepreneurs to develop their hardware products effectively.

Availability

Application state: Not published

Focus and fit

Stages: Pre-seed · Seed
Regions: Europe

Alumni and track record

Alumni context

Toolspace has supported over 300 ideas and helped launch more than 50 companies since its inception in 2018. Notable clients include Lokatt Sports, Ero Edu, and Ellure.

Capability profile

Toolspace as a community

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Community overview

Toolspace is an organization based in Stockholm, Sweden, focused on hardware design and innovation. It was founded to provide tools, machines, and services that assist individuals and companies in accelerating their journey from idea to launch.

Community focus

Toolspace offers a range of services including access to a prototyping lab, innovation support, design sprints, and courses. They focus on hardware development, sustainability, and entrepreneurship, supporting various stages of product development.