# Værksted

> Værksted (Danish for "workshop") is a workshop of builders making AI-native apps. Privacy by default, no data brokerage, simplicity, and design measured by how it works. Based in København (Copenhagen), Denmark; established MMXXVI (2026).

Værksted builds a family of AI-native applications that share an infrastructure and a naming tradition rooted in Old Norse. We make money by selling software, not by selling our users — no ads, no trackers, no data brokerage, no lock-in.

## Principles

- **Privacy by default**: Your work is yours. We don't read it, sell it, or train on it. The data stays where it belongs.
- **We sell software, not you**: Our money comes from people buying our products, not from selling access to you. No ads, no trackers, no data brokerage.
- **Simplicity over surface area**: One craft, done well. If a feature doesn't earn its place, it doesn't ship.
- **Design is how it works**: Looks matter. Craft matters more — the interface, the latency, the recovery from failure.
- **No addictive patterns**: No infinite scrolls, no manipulated streaks, no engagement metrics dressed up as care. Tools you can put down.
- **No lock-in**: Your data is yours, in formats you can read. Leave whenever you want.

## Products

- [Maskin](https://maskin.io): The machine. An agent-native product development platform — the system that runs the workshop and builds the rest. In production.
- Skjald: The bard. Notes and knowledge capture, in the tradition of the Norse skalds who carried a people's memory in verse. In production.
- Saga: The storyteller. A text editor for long-form writing — where ideas become narratives that hold together. In production.
- [Sindre](https://sindre.ai): The smith. A product management agent, named for the legendary dwarven craftsman who forged Mjölnir, Gungnir, and Draupnir. In production.
- Hugin: The raven. A shared inbox for every social channel, named for Odin's raven who flew across the worlds and returned with everything worth knowing. In development ("in the forge").

## The builders

- [Sebastian Krumhausen](https://skrumhausen.com): CPO, founder, investor. His master's thesis at LEGO Future Lab became LEGO Life (launched 2017, 8M+ active users). Product leadership at momondo, KAYAK, TELUS, and Trackunit. Trained 250+ product managers in AI, lean, and agile.
- Magnus Nøddegaard Hansen: Engineer and builder since 17. Designed and built Maskin's MCP-native architecture from scratch. Thinks in systems, ships in weeks.

## Contact

- Email: hej@vaerksted.ai
- Website: https://vaerksted.ai
- Værksted also takes on a small number of engagements helping companies go AI-native — tooling, workflows, or building something new.