ThirdPlace Tech Thursday: A stage for ideas in progress Crowd-sourced innovation & networking
Where ideas meet people, and sparks turn into projects.
Join Stockholm’s Thursday meet-up — a mix of open-stage pitches, collaborative networking, and idea exchange.
Whether you’re an innovator, student, entrepreneur, or just curious — this is where ideas come alive.
Agenda of 12th January:
📚 Learning Stage: Starting a startup: step-by-step by Tom Söderlund ( His bio at the end of this invite)
🎤 The Spark Stage:
AI for Movies & Tech Tom Söderlund
Snakka.ai Competency-Based Recruiting for Your ATS Jamal Al-Baldawi & Petter Granqvist ( Their bio at the end of this invite)
Snakka analyzes candidates through AI-driven conversations.
📚 Learning Stage: Short knowledge drops — 15-20 -minute micro-sessions where experts or peers share tools, trends, or lessons learned. (Agenda will be added)
🎤 The Spark Stage: Share your idea, startup, or challenge in 3 minutes — get live feedback and collaborators.
🧠 Expert Corners: Meet mentors in tech, design, sustainability, and business strategy.
🧩 Puzzle Board: Connect ideas, needs, and skills — see what matches your spark.
🤝 Networking Zone: Find partners, build teams, and make something real.
📍 ThirdPlace ArtCafe & Sober Bar
Rödabergsgatan 11, Stockholm (Odenplan)
🕖 Thursday 18:30–21:30
Dinner &🍸 mocktails/cocktails available at the bar/restaurant.
🎟️ Free entrance — just curiosity required!WHY WE DO THIS
WHY WE DO THIS?
In a world of polished pitches and curated content, we’re creating a space for the raw, the real, and the in-progress.
Tech Thursday is a recurring event every other Thursday where people from across tech, art, and innovation share their ideas while they’re still forming — not just when they’re finished. It’s a place to be vulnerable, creative, bold, and collaborative.
Because:
Ideas grow faster in public.
Collaboration starts with conversation.
Innovation is a shared act, not a solo performance.
We’re here to bring together the builders, dreamers, coders, designers, makers, misfits, and mentors to shape the future — one spark at a time.
And to help individuals or teams find their missing pieces of the innovation puzzle — whether that’s a human, a piece of tech, or just the right advice.
Tom Söderlund
CTO at Aimabel (formerly The Climate Action Agency), where he helps businesses become more sustainable through AI-driven solutions.
A hands-on, entrepreneurial tech leader with 14+ years in startups (Spotify, Footway/Sportamore, Binogi, Paradox Interactive), founder of two game studios, and 7 years running his own startup (Weld, a no-code marketing tool).
Full-stack developer at heart, specializing in React / React Native, bridging tech, business, and UX to turn ideas into scalable, impactful products.
Industries: SaaS · E-commerce · Gaming · EdTech · Sustainability Tech
* CEO and Co-founder
* 16+ years in project leader roll with change mgmt. In focus
* Implementation of complex systems into completx organization's
Petter Granqvist
* 10+ years in Employer Branding & Talent attraction
* CCO & Co-founder
* Deep knowledge in Candidate experience
* 15+ years in GTM and Marketing