Levitask and the Rise of Elevated Seating

Levitask is an ergonomic design company bringing a fresh idea to the modern workday called Elevated Seating. It is positioned as a third option between traditional sitting and standing, built for people who spend long hours at a desk and want a posture-first way to work.

At the center of the company is The Vision Chair, designed to keep the hips more open than a standard chair, encourage a more natural pelvic position and support the spine’s natural S-curve. The promise is simple and ambitious: make seated work feel closer to the body’s upright default without forcing you onto your feet all day.

Why They Stand Out

Levitask is not trying to win by adding another layer of cushioning or a slightly better lumbar pad. The company is making a case for a new seating category built around geometry and movement.

Its approach combines biomechanics with a mechanism-led design that aims to keep users stable while shifting posture. The company highlights a patent-pending foundation and a multi-pivot structure designed to support posture transitions instead of locking users into one position.

Levitask also goes straight at one of the most common complaints in forward-tilt seating: sliding. The chair’s seat shape and surface treatment are designed to keep the body anchored when elevated, which is essential if the product is meant to be used all day.

The backstory adds credibility. The concept traces back to years of experimentation and technical iteration, then formalized into the company and product build once the founding team came together.

Why Watch

The clearest market signal so far is traction from crowdfunding. The Vision Chair campaign was successfully funded on Kickstarter and the project has continued into preorder mode, a strong indicator that the product resonates beyond a niche ergonomics crowd.

Operationally, the company has communicated progress through production milestones and shipping targets. For investors, that matters because hardware lives or dies on execution, not just industrial design.

There is also a compelling distribution angle. Levitask is actively pursuing partners and frames its chair as a natural companion to height-adjustable desks, opening paths beyond direct-to-consumer into workplace procurement and regional distribution.

Finally, the product sits in a high frequency category. A chair is a daily-use item, which can translate into durable brand equity, strong referrals and repeat demand across teams once a product earns trust.

Meet the team

• Michael Gotfrid is the CEO and co-founder who leads the business side and brings the concept to market with a consumer and partner-facing strategy.

• Klaus Kummer is the CTO and co-founder who drives the technical vision and product invention behind Elevated Seating.

• Aku Korhonen supports operations, helping move the company from product development into manufacturing and delivery.

WOWS Take

Levitask is carving out a new posture category with Elevated Seating, pairing a sticky daily-use product with a mechanism-led moat that can translate into real defensibility in a crowded ergonomics market. With proven demand from early backers, a credible technical build and multiple go-to-market paths across D2C and workplace distribution, the company is well positioned to become a breakout brand in the next wave of workplace health and performance.

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