Ekkono
The word Ekkono means Cognition. Using our SDK you can rapidly develop and deploy self-learning, predictive and personalized smart features to your IoT products. We make connected things smart.
Explore startups and scaleups contributing to a more sustainable future on the Swedish Climate Startup Map. This comprehensive Map features a wide-range of companies developing innovative solutions across numerous sectors.
Climate startups and scaleups

The word Ekkono means Cognition. Using our SDK you can rapidly develop and deploy self-learning, predictive and personalized smart features to your IoT products. We make connected things smart.

We redefine the concept of locally grown food – by developing cultivation systems for vertical and indoor cultivation in urban environments – we create opportunities for food production inside, or in direct connection to grocery stores.
NSS Water has a new technology for producing nanopure water, a water free of smallest nano contamination. This water is used in semiconductor manufacturing.

Angry Camel is a leading provider of high-functional premium chickpea protein isolate optimized through a clean extraction process.
A solar hybrid is a smart concept solution for energy optimization. The concept consists of a cold solar panel connected to a geothermal heat pump. A solar hybrid produces both electricity and heat and gives a good return for many years to come.

The world’s most sustainable fish, from Swedish farms. With integrated systems between aquaculture and agriculture, fertilisers and water is used in a circular way.

Vakansa’s want to promote sustainable urban development where we meet people’s local needs, without the need for new construction. The most sustainable building is the one that never needs to be built.

We develop, market and sell Selektope® as a performance enhancing ingredient technology in marine antifouling paints.

Optibinary offers a tailormade and smart cardboard solution for all your deliveries. The patented technology creates a more resource effecient e-commerce by optimizing the usage of both material and logistics

Through EcoDrop’s innovative technology, we want to make it easy for every household and business to monitor and adapt their water use. Looking to the future, we dream of seeing individual smart meters in almost every household in Europe.

Ambidex is an energy flexibility company developing a software solution to be able to control the electrical consumption in food retail refrigeration systems based on the demands of the electrical grid.

Our commitment is to empowering enterprises with renewable energy and increase the efficiency in energy consumption and -resources. We are seamlessly integrating advanced energy technology, overseeing all energy resources with unparalleled precision
Hexcion operates in several markets across the globe to develop offshore floating wind. Hexicon is an early-stage project developer, opening new markets in deep water areas, and a technology provider with a patented floating wind design – TwinWind™

Our proven solutions enables energy optimisation in air conditioning, refrigeration and heat pump systems which leads to 10-30% energy saving, while also contributing to increased plant reliability, reduced equipment wear and lower operating costs.

IPercept Technology is a B2B, industrial software and services company specialized in remote and stand-alone solutions for maintenance and operational improvement of industrial machinery.

The company shall carry out development, management and sale of IT systems as well as activities compatible therewith.

We create an ecosystem AI of other solutions and collect all APIs in to one app instead of many. Think Airbnb and hotels but different energy sources.

We reduce material waste in metal processing by up to 90% using Near Net Shape technology. The solution halves machining time and reduces both costs and climate impact compared to traditional CNC milling.

Sustainable Advantage aim to enable a green and profitable climate transition for society, companies and people. Therefore, our digital tool facilitate for various social actors to understand and analyze the situation now and in the future.

SurfCleaner is a Swedish water treatment specialist and pioneer of the world’s first skimmer separator hybrid. We are on a mission to make a positive, direct and sustainable impact on the environment.
The Swedish Climate Startup Map provides a comprehensive selection of categories to facilitate the search for startups and scaleups. These categories cover sector, enabling technology, Sustainable Development Goals, type, team size, turnover, location, incubator and founding year.
Solutions for the production and processing of food, crop cultivation and animal husbandry, and innovations to the forestry industry.
Technologies to capture and store carbon dioxide from the air or exhaust gas for utilization or storage.
Solutions to improve the construction and building process, and services related to the maintenance and upkeep of existing buildings.
Solutions to promote energy efficiency, smarter grid systems and energy storage.
Solutions to optimize resource utilization and enhance environmental values.
New and/or improved innovations to manufacturing processes or products.
Solutions that enhance efficient transportation such as carpooling, improved vehicles, as well as solutions supporting infrastructure for transportation such as charging infrastructure.
Solutions for the end-of-life treatment for materials not suitable for reuse.
Solutions for the production of renewable energy or supporting renewable energy solutions.
Materials designed to be more sustainable than competing products or used to create more sustainable applications (e.g. due to lighter weight).
Solutions to improve water management, from manufacturing to daily use or irrigation, as well as wastewater management.
Solutions that are not contained in any of the previous sectors.
Utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning for enhancing sustainability.
Automated processes for improved efficiency.
Distributed ledger technology and its applications for a decentralized web.
Alternatives to traditional business models such as sharing and leasing that enhance a more circular economy.
Information and data sharing structures to enhance sustainability.
Innovative funding mechanisms to support sustainable initiatives.
Development of new products to meet market demands.
Optimization of industry production through advanced technologies.
Solutions that enable a more sustainable way of life, such as improved grids, charging stations, and induction roads.
Integration of smart technology to manage appliances more sustainable.
Providing software, products, and services as a subscription rather than ownership.
Solutions to drive behavioural change towards sustainability.
Enabling environmental sustainability through other options than those mentioned above, e.g. combining offerings in innovative ways, developing new systems or creating alternative food products.
Companies that focus on providing products or services to other businesses.
Companies that focus on providing products or services directly to consumers.
Companies that focus on providing products or services to government agencies and public sector organizations.
Solutions designed to have a positive sustainability impact in developing countries.
Emergent from a research context
Companies with at least one female co-founder
Verified solutions with high sustainability impact
Founded within the last two years
Companies with turnover surpassing 20MSEK