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
Bright Materia, rooted in KTH research, develops patented technology to produce superior lignin precursors from biomass. With high potential for biomaterials and biochemicals, it offers sustainable alternatives to fossil-based products.
FLOX is a KTH spinoff that has since 2020 been developing solutions to help various stakeholders manage wildlife – from farmers and landowners to airports, golf courses and even train operators.
Normative provides science-based carbon accounting software and tailored advice from net zero experts, enabling companies to reduce their carbon footprints and operate sustainably
Nitrocapt electrifies the nitrogen fertilizer industry, the largest chemical industry on earth. In this way, we can make the process fossil-free, emission-free, locally produced, and especially much more energy efficient, and hence with lower production cost.
PlasticFri is a GreenTech company from Sweden with a breakthrough technology turning agricultural waste to eco-friendly products for replacing plastics.
Sustainable products designed for the little ones. Our products are Organic, GOTS, fair trade, eco-friendly, biodegradable, vegan or made from FSC wood and paper. Completely non-toxic.
AquaFood transforms seafood production by using innovative pH-shift technology to upcycle sidestreams into food-grade protein and omega-3 rich oil, promoting sustainability, reducing waste, and easing pressure on ecosystems.
SonicFlora develops AI-powered solutions for sustainable plant monitoring using sound detection. Our technology helps optimize growth conditions, reduce losses, and support urban farming and greenhouse efficiency.
Zparq is challenging the limits of marine propulsion by providing the markets’ most efficient and compact electric motors for leisure boats and commercial vessels.
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.
ConcretePrint’s business concept is to develop 3D printers for additive printing of concrete structures. The printers are designed to be mobile when it’s moved from each construction site to the next and can be used in a fixed installation.
Management innovation consultancy using sustainability as an innovation strategy. We deliver a 90-day program for sustainability innovation assessment, foresight and portfolio prioritisation based on ISO for Innovation standards.
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
Raymond has developed the state of the art solar roof – “Smart Solar Roof” and win the award Solenergipriset 2022 (best solar installation in Sweden) and Red Herring Global 100 (one of the 100 hottest tech company in the world).
EnginZyme develops sustainable biomanufacturing using patented enzyme technology, combining biological precision with chemical efficiency. Their solutions enable eco-friendly production, reducing the environmental impact of the chemical industry.
Tekinn provides a technology platform for improving the quality of life of people and the planet and serves to improve the field of biotechnology. It enables circular flows of organic side streams to become sustainable and profitable products.
RE/WAY is an online consignment platform for men’s and women’s authenticated luxury clothing, bags, shoes, and accessories.
We create and provide the global industry with bio-based functional fluids, enabling efficient production of goods and services. We develop unique high performance functional fluids using our own bio-based formulations.
GREEN14 is reinventing the extraction process of silicon from quartz. We use green hydrogen to separate silicon and oxygen from quartz – instead of using coal. Avoiding coal results in replacing carbon dioxide with water as a byproduct.
Avsalt develops a desalination system with the aim to offer the world’s most efficient, cost effective and low energy solution to a growing problem – the shortage of drinkable water .
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