# Laust Wilster Axelsen

> Danish software entrepreneur Laust Wilster Axelsen is co-founder and co-CEO of Embla. Previously a co-founder and chief product officer at PatientSky, he worked on front-end development and user experience before the company’s 2020 public listing. His public writing explores software craft, repeat entrepreneurship, familiar teammates and hands-on experiments.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Co-CEO at Embla
- **Organizations:** Embla, PatientSky, EENI
- **Nationality:** Danish
- **Education:** Studied digital media; qualification not confirmed by a primary source, IT University of Copenhagen
- **Known for:** Co-founded PatientSky and served as chief product officer during its 2020 listing., Co-founded Embla with Nicholas Syhler., Developed public JavaScript projects including react-lightbox, wilster-doc and wilster-trans.

## Career timeline

- **Age 15** — Says he started a coding business under his father’s name because he was underage.
- **2014** — Joined PatientSky as a co-founder; later served as chief product officer, with front-end and UX experience.
- **2020** — PatientSky went public; Axelsen was its chief product officer.
- **2021** — Became an Embla director on November 3; publicly announced his departure from PatientSky in December.
- **2022** — Became chair of Embla’s board on August 30.
- **2026** — Continues as Embla co-founder and co-CEO; appeared with Nicholas Syhler in a July podcast interview.

## Achievements

- Co-founded PatientSky and served as chief product officer during its 2020 listing.
- Co-founded Embla with Nicholas Syhler.
- Developed public JavaScript projects including react-lightbox, wilster-doc and wilster-trans.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Appeared with Nicholas Syhler on episode 27 of Digital Health Heavyweights, published July 27.
- **2026-09** — Shared a team-workshop photograph of the cocktail machine SirMixALot v1.0 and reflected on colleagues who have worked with him across companies.

## Links

- Website: https://joinembla.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laust-wilster-axelsen-2a904731/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LaustAxelsen
- GitHub: https://github.com/LaustAxelsen

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Last updated: 2026-10-16