Axel Backlund is a co-founder of Andon Labs, a role he currently holds. He also previously co-founded Belt Of Sweden, demonstrating his entrepreneurial background.

His professional experience includes significant roles in data engineering and technology. Backlund served as a Fellow Data Engineer at Quantumblack, AI By McKinsey, and also at McKinsey & Company. Earlier in his career, he worked as an iOS developer at Hedvig and a Student Consultant at Digital Edge.