Alexander Wikstrom and Elliot Evno have just announced Blaise, an AI system they are building to deliver custom software for organizations. The founders previously worked at Lovable, and the announcement marks Blaise’s coming out of stealth.
In a post announcing the launch, Wikstrom wrote that the direction is “more interesting than anything I’ve ever worked on in my life.” Blaise describes itself as an AI system that builds the custom software an organization needs, in days, for a fraction of the price of the firms it replaces. The post also claims the team has achieved a system that does the work of an entire human IT consultancy, already being used by select governments and enterprise partners.
Who the Founders Are:
Wikstrom is the CEO and co-founder of Blaise. Before this, he spent just over a year at Lovable as Head of GTM Engineering, where he built the company’s enterprise motion from zero. Before Lovable, he founded and exited Darwin, an AI sales agent startup, and spent two years in GTM engineering at Forloop.ai, where he closed the first four strategic accounts, including Lindt, P&G, Ferrero, and Philip Morris, increasing ARR by 3x in under six months.
Elliot Evno is the CTO and co-founder. He worked at Lovable as an engineer for eight months before leaving to co-found Blaise. He dropped out of high school and has been building since. Between the two of them, Wikstrom brings the enterprise go-to-market experience, and Evno brings the engineering depth that a product like this requires.
What Blaise is Building:
The startup is pitching itself as an AI software studio for organizations that need bespoke internal tooling. The traditional route for this, hiring a development agency or an IT consultancy, is expensive and slow. Blaise is building a system that takes an organization’s requirements and delivers working software directly, compressing that timeline to days.
The post claims the system is already being used by select governments and enterprise partners, which, if true, puts Blaise ahead of where most stealth-stage startups are at announcement.
What is Still Unknown:
Blaise has not yet shared pricing, security posture, customer logos, or a public product demo. Those details will matter significantly for enterprise buyers evaluating whether to engage. The key question for anyone watching this space is how much of the delivery is fully automated versus human-in-the-loop, particularly when it comes to security, compliance, and ongoing maintenance.
For startup founders, operators, and developers tracking AI-native software delivery, that answer will define what kind of company Blaise actually is.
