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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.
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

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.

Cyclothe offers a circular solution focusing on textile waste. Cyclothe’s technology prolongs the lifespan of garments through collection and AI-driven sorting systems to promote circularity and sustainability in the textile industry.

Our business idea is to close the gap between business and technology through a lean transformation of AI algorithms, systems and sensors into commercially viable Energy Optimisation Solutions-as-a-Service.

OE Systems is a product company and a system developer of WaveMove® wave energy converter. WaveMove® is designed to be installed in parallel to offshore wind turbines to increase clean energy production and stability.

TrusTrace is a leader in textile supply chain traceability and compliance. It aggregates and digitizes supply chain data that was previously unavailable to brands, so they can discover and manage risks and improve ESG performance.

Our purpose is to re-think efficiency in marine transportation to radically push the performance boundaries of electric boats and ships.

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.

We exist to create elegant, thoughtful and sustainable everyday products. We detail the environmental footprint of every one of our products and list all of our suppliers, their ownership structure, their certificates and their work environment.

We are building a platform for companies to be able to find competence, capacity and capital so that they can implement their climate projects today. We make sure they can buy climate projects as a service, with no upfront costs.

Our mission is to help businesses accelerate their net zero emission journey by empowering them with value chain collaboration software.

A significant part of transport emissions during the winter season comes from traditional snowmobiles. This is not sustainable and that is why we’re on a mission to develop and provide the market with highly attractive and sustainable alternatives.

Envix is a Swedish consulting company having a broad expertise within soil, rock and water treatment. End of Waste is part of Envix vision and we transform costly waste in profitable product to contribute to the circular economy.

Southern Lights provides SaaS solutions for green hydrogen and Power-to-X project development. We accelerate the penetration of green hydrogen allowing more projects to be done in a better way at a faster pace and at a lower cost.

Atmoz offers a data driven end-to-end carbon management platform that seamlessly plugs into existing accounting software and ERP systems, making carbon management accessible and affordable for all businesses.
Catator AB specializes in compact, flexible, and scalable catalytic reactors that convert various fuels into hydrogen, and hydrogen into heat, power, and fuel, with minimal thermal losses and zero emissions.

TRUCTRIC provides a new innovative concept for effective combined transports. The sustainability of rail is combined with the flexibility of road – with seamless transitions there-between.

We offer completely in-house developed and advanced AI tools for sustainable mobility. We help municipalities and the sustainable mobility sector understand real demand for transport and to onboard real time optimization in traffic operations in ord

We permanently remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Utilizing Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) technologies, we are able to capture carbon emissions from biomass, rather than from fossil fuels as is done with CCS.

Gralg produces microalgae that are dried and offered to agriculture as climate-positive and organic fertilizer, which significantly contributes to reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

ECOERA Millennium Carbon Removal is the worlds first biochar-only carbon removal platform and a result from research and innovation starting in 2009 as we begun our journey with Swedens first large-scale biochar application in West Sweden
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