Axel Backlund

Axel Backlund co-founds Andon Labs, where he builds evaluations and real-world deployments that test how autonomous AI agents perform over long periods, including Vending-Bench and AI-operated businesses. Previously, he co-founded Belt of Sweden and worked as an iOS developer at Hedvig.

Career

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Based in: San Francisco
Elsewhere

Andon Labs

Oct 2024 — Present

Co-founder

Belt of Sweden

Sep 2020 — May 2023

Co-founder

Hedvig

Mar 2019 — Aug 2022

iOS developer

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Master's studies in economics

Products & media

latent.space

Reality: The Final Eval — Lukas Petersson and Axel Backlund of Andon Labs

A conversation about Vending-Bench, Andon Labs’ real-world agent evaluations, and what happens when AI agents run businesses over extended periods.

Media appearance

cognitiverevolution.ai

Autonomous Organizations: Vending Bench & Beyond

Axel and his co-founder discuss deploying AI agents in vending businesses, the behaviors that emerge, and the safety challenges of long-running autonomous systems.

Media appearance