There was a buzz of energy, caffeine and pure innovation power when over 100 developers gathered for the Chalmers AI Society's (CAIS) first 24-hour hackathon. Aixia was a proud sponsor - and what we witnessed during these intense hours confirmed something we've long believed: Swedish AI innovation doesn't have to depend on American cloud giants.
CAIS - an association that has grown like a rocket
CAIS was founded in the fall of 2025 with a clear purpose: to bridge the gap between academia and the labor market in AI and big data. In just a few months, the association has established itself as a force to be reckoned with in the Swedish AI ecosystem. The hackathon was a natural step - and the winners got the unique opportunity to pitch their ideas to potential investors at the Go West event.
Aixia's track: Build for AI sovereignty
As a sponsor, Aixia offered a broad track focusing on something we are passionate about: AI sovereignty and locally hosted AI. We provided substantial computing power through AiQu - state-of-the-art GPU hardware running in Swedish data centers on hardware owned by Aixia. Participants were given access to powerful language models and tools to build and automate AI agent flows.
The interest was overwhelming. Of all the teams, half chose to build within Aixia's track.
Three projects that stood out
The competition was fierce, but we at Aixia thought three projects stood out in particular. All three were developed using, and powered by, AI power from Aixia's local infrastructure.
Bugable - automated bug reporting at scale
Bugable unleashes swarms of autonomous agents that navigate websites, click around, fill out forms and collect data. The agents analyze, summarize and report bugs - all automatically. Imagine hundreds of testers working around the clock, without a coffee break.
Likeable - AI-powered prospecting for salespeople
For sales professionals, prospecting is often the most time-consuming part of the process. Likeable solves this by letting you describe your ideal customer in natural language: industry, turnover, number of employees, geographical location. Then autonomous AI agents take over and deliver a structured list of matching companies - complete with key people, contact details and relevant history.
Triage AI - incident management in seconds
When critical systems go down, every second counts. Triage AI continuously monitors logs from your infrastructure and reacts immediately when anomalies are detected. Autonomous agents gather relevant information and generate a detailed incident report - within seconds of a problem occurring.
The real breakthrough: Local AI solving real problems
Let that sink in: these three solutions - addressing concrete, real-world business challenges - were created in under 24 hours. Not as proof-of-concepts or lab experiments, but as working applications. And they are powered entirely by local AI power.
This means:
- Data sovereignty - sensitive data never leaves Sweden
- Predictable costs - no unexpected cloud bill when usage scales up
- Minimal latency - calculations are done geographically close to users
- Independence - no risk of becoming dependent on foreign tech giants
The three teams prove that you don't have to compromise to build powerful AI locally. Quite the contrary. With the right infrastructure - like the one Aixia provides - Swedish developers can build solutions that compete on a global scale, while retaining full control over their data and technology.
Going forward
We at Aixia are proud to have contributed to CAIS' first hackathon and impressed by what the participants achieved. This is just the beginning. The Swedish AI scene is growing, and we are determined to continue investing in the developers and entrepreneurs who are shaping the future.
Want to know more about how Aixia can support your next AI project with local computing power? Contact us - we look forward to hearing from you.
