GIAB Nordic
GIAB industrializes circular solutions for reusage of returns and damaged goods. By prolonging the life of products, we provide a service to companies with unwanted products while simultaneously benefitting the environment.
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Discover the Companies in the Swedish Climate Startup Map
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.
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Climate startups and scaleups
Jord innovation
We develop two products for the lighting industry. A renewable wax from pine oil to replace fossil paraffin wax and a new material that can replace aluminium, plastic and glass in various applications.
SURFCLEANER
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.
SweGreen
SweGreen is an agtech company specializing in AI-driven in-store vertical farming solutions, enabling hyper-local production of leafy greens and herbs within retail environments.
All Aboard
We want to disrupt the traditional railway industry and make it super easy for everyone to enjoy the beauty of train traveling. Our mission is to get more people in Europe to choose the train over flying.
Impulso Retail Sweden AB
Our vision is to build a circular retail ecosystem benefiting all stakeholders. We provide financial solutions, enable collaboration, and take responsibility for the entire product lifecycle, aiming for complete circularity in the supply chain.
ClimateHero
ClimateHero helps private people and companies to calculate and reduce their carbon footprints.
Nabla Analytics
Revolutionizing energy trading by unlocking the power of data and machine learning. Our software products help energy trading companies to increase the profit and reduce the risk of their renewable energy trading.
Lupinta
Lupinta creates healthy and tasty products from locally grown and harvested lupine beans from Skåne. Our goal is to provide you with a more environmentally friendly and tasty alternative to meat and soy.
Drupps
Drupps works with recycling of industrial evaporative wastewater with negative opex by utilizing steam’s own latent heat to increase water efficiency and drought resiliency.
CarbonCloud
CarbonCloud offers a web-based SaaS solution enabling detailed calculations of climate footprints of food products and production processes. This enables calculations at a fraction of the cost and time spent on traditional life-cycle assessments.
Ekolution AB
Ekolution creates sustainable, fossil-free building materials from hemp, including carbon-negative insulation and panels, revolutionizing eco-friendly construction.
Circulaire
Circulaire is a premium second-hand discovery platform, where customers can browse and find their next gems from different online stores, all in one place.
Iternio Planning
Iternio develops and runs ABetterRouteplanner.com (ABRP) the most used electric vehicle planning service in the world. Enter your destination select a car model and we will plan your charge stops for you.
Ligna Energy
Ligna Energy commercialize green and safe energy storage, by utilizing sustainable materials and innovative manufacturing methods. Our first series of organic energy storage is made from forest materials, making use of lignin.
Enerpoly
At Enerpoly, we are dedicated to making a positive, enduring change in global energy access and decarbonization. Through honest innovation, we seek to deliver the energy storage solutions of tomorrow through sustainable battery technology
Biocompost i Västernorrland
Biocompost provides turnkey solutions for composting organic waste into clean resources. The result is hygienic, nutrient-rich soil improvement products.
Skyqraft
We optimize power grid owners’ asset management with our platform that visualizes and annotates image data so they can maintain and expand their grid more sustainably, both from a climate and business perspective.
HyEnGen
HYENGEN is developing a patented electrode solution that functions as both an anode and cathode, enabling next-generation electrochemical cells for cost-efficient, durable, and sustainable green hydrogen production from water without downtimes.
Alight
Alight builds, operates and owns solar projects, on our customers’ properties and as independent solar parks. We create sustainable solar energy for large companies, with a fixed price level that saves money from day one.
Understanding the Categories in the Swedish Climate Startup Map
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.
Sectors
Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Solutions for the production and processing of food, crop cultivation and animal husbandry, and innovations to the forestry industry.
Carbon Capture and Storage
Technologies to capture and store carbon dioxide from the air or exhaust gas for utilization or storage.
Construction and Real Estate
Solutions to improve the construction and building process, and services related to the maintenance and upkeep of existing buildings.
Energy Management and Storage
Solutions to promote energy efficiency, smarter grid systems and energy storage.
Environment and Resources
Solutions to optimize resource utilization and enhance environmental values.
Industry and Manufacturing
New and/or improved innovations to manufacturing processes or products.
Mobility and Transportation
Solutions that enhance efficient transportation such as carpooling, improved vehicles, as well as solutions supporting infrastructure for transportation such as charging infrastructure.
Recycling and Waste
Solutions for the end-of-life treatment for materials not suitable for reuse.
Renewable Energy
Solutions for the production of renewable energy or supporting renewable energy solutions.
Sustainable Materials
Materials designed to be more sustainable than competing products or used to create more sustainable applications (e.g. due to lighter weight).
Wastewater and Water
Solutions to improve water management, from manufacturing to daily use or irrigation, as well as wastewater management.
Other Sectors
Solutions that are not contained in any of the previous sectors.
Enablers
AI and Machine Learning
Utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning for enhancing sustainability.
Automation
Automated processes for improved efficiency.
Blockchain and Web 3.0
Distributed ledger technology and its applications for a decentralized web.
Circular Business Models
Alternatives to traditional business models such as sharing and leasing that enhance a more circular economy.
Digital Platform
Information and data sharing structures to enhance sustainability.
Green Funding Models
Innovative funding mechanisms to support sustainable initiatives.
Hardware
Development of new products to meet market demands.
Industry 4.0
Optimization of industry production through advanced technologies.
Infrastructure
Solutions that enable a more sustainable way of life, such as improved grids, charging stations, and induction roads.
Internet of Things
Integration of smart technology to manage appliances more sustainable.
Servicification
Providing software, products, and services as a subscription rather than ownership.
Sustainable Behavioural Change
Solutions to drive behavioural change towards sustainability.
Other
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.
Company Type
B2B
Companies that focus on providing products or services to other businesses.
B2C
Companies that focus on providing products or services directly to consumers.
B2G
Companies that focus on providing products or services to government agencies and public sector organizations.
Climate Action for Developing Countries
Solutions designed to have a positive sustainability impact in developing countries.
Deeptech
Emergent from a research context
Female founder
Companies with at least one female co-founder
Frontliners
Verified solutions with high sustainability impact
Newcomers
Founded within the last two years
Scaleup
Companies with turnover surpassing 20MSEK