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A Swedish innovation company that provides low effort but high impact solutions for making life more sustainable for the many people. Revolutionary water saving device.
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

A Swedish innovation company that provides low effort but high impact solutions for making life more sustainable for the many people. Revolutionary water saving device.

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.

We develop algorithms that help architects and developers to find sustainable and profitable building concepts. Thousands of design alternatives are generated and compared in our cloud based platform.
Biosorbe is a sustainable, highly absorbent material used to clean oil spills across different environments.

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.

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.

ClimateView is a climate tech startup that accelerates cities transition to zero
carbon economies. The digital platform, ClimateOS, combines data and systemic analysis to enable cities to plan, manage and fund the transition to net zero.

The IT company Per & Per are specialists in the development of smart IT solutions for the forest industry. Every year fellings corresponding to over 20 million cubic meters of timber are contracted and planned using the systems we supply.

Climeon’s patented HeatPower technology converts low-temperature waste heat, which increases the availability of thermal energy and maximizes the applicability of our waste heat recovery systems.

E-Watercraft develops and manufactures world-unique and fully electric, ultra-light and safer watercraft. The vision is to create an environmentally better alternative, with the safety solutions found in the modern car and aviation industry.

The patented z.trusion® technology enables you to create advanced structures and topologies in extruded profiles in one easy manufacturing step, removing the need for after processing and letting you make smarter use of your material.

FCT Sweden is a Swedish innovation company that develops highly qualified fuel cells for electrically powered mobile and stationary (off-grid) units within the power range 10 W–3 kW.

There is a huge potential in producing renewable energy from wasted heat sources in industry and energy production. ZIGRID now introduces a new solution with a simple objective: To regenerate electricity from temperatures currently wasted, 45-90°C.

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.

Bintel digitizes and streamlines the waste industry. All the data that the sensors create is collected in our Cloud service, which means that our customers can analyze waste streams and thus get a better basis for working with business development.

Nordic Forestry Automation (NFA) develops AI-powered operator support systems for forest harvesting machines, enhancing precision and efficiency in sustainable forestry management.

Zparq is challenging the limits of marine propulsion by providing the markets’ most efficient and compact electric motors for leisure boats and commercial vessels.

Cortus has developed a solution for replacing fossil fuels where it is most needed.A ground breaking approach of how to gasify biomass in a fully integrated process.

The company’s name refers to “flexible power”. Through their virtual power plant, they create a platform that connects owners of electric cars, energy storage, solar panels, hydropower and more, with those who need flexibility.

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