Elin Mårtensson
Co-founder & CEO
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AI-BOB

Elin Mårtensson is the Co-Founder & CEO of AI-BOB, a Swedish ConTech startup setting a new standard for the construction industry by eliminating building errors before they are built. With 13 years in construction and real estate development — leading large-scale projects like Mall of Scandinavia in Stockholm and Fisketorvet in Copenhagen — Elin reached a breaking point. Not a single project finished without costly errors. In fact, a quarter of all money invested in construction is spent fixing mistakes, causing hundreds of millions of tons of unnecessary waste every year. In spring 2024, she founded AI-BOB — an AI agent that reviews drawings against regulations and standards to catch errors before construction begins. The goal: to save time, money, and the planet.
In less than two years, AI-BOB has: - Built a product already used by architects, developers, and construction companies - Signed global customers including Sweco, Tyréns, White Arkitekter, and CF Møller, with significant contract values - Assembled a world-class team of tech and entrepreneurial talent - Won multiple awards, most recently Startup of the Year 2025 by TechArena. - Raised €2M in January 2025 from international investors In short: AI-BOB is fixing construction by combining deep industry insight with cutting-edge technology to make building smarter, cleaner, and future-proof.