LigniCore
LigniCore is dedicated to the valorization of lignin, an abundant residue from the forest and agricultural industries, through the development of sustainable and carbon neutral lignin-based biomaterials and biocomposites.
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Climate startups and scaleups

LigniCore is dedicated to the valorization of lignin, an abundant residue from the forest and agricultural industries, through the development of sustainable and carbon neutral lignin-based biomaterials and biocomposites.

Tempiro offers an installation with smart fuses providing cloud control of electric heating hot water and other appliances.
This allows integration to grid owners reducing load when there is lack of power generation.

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.

Whywaste offers digital systems that help store staff to more easily identify goods that are at risk of passing their best-before date. The food can then be reduced in price, cooked or donated to charity instead of ending up in the bin.

Optimize supervision, maintenance and error reporting based on millions of data points. Estate Log’s digital tools focus not only on creating sustainable properties, but also sustainability that makes a difference to the people who live in them.

Introducing a new era of sustainable marine transportation with self-stabilizing, electric powered hydrofoil systems with a speed, range and comfort beyond what is possible today.

SeaTwirl’s work with offshore floating wind. The unique floating wind turbine is simple and robust and has few moving parts. This suits the conditions at sea and minimizes the need for maintenance, leading to less downtime and more operating hours.
Trine makes it easy for people to invest in solar energy in growing markets. Their mission is to give people a triple return on investment – being able to earn a profit while making a social and environmental impact.

We help farmers be more sustainable in their irrigation process. Our unique technology helps them save up to 50% of water while increasing crop production by up to 40% while helping them take data-driven decisions.

We provide a smarter, more structured way to access, compare, and act on product data in the construction industry—so you can make conscious, cost-effective choices that actually support your project’s environmental and technical goals.

Charge Amps was created to make a change – what was once a charger has grown into an entire ecosystem, that intelligently connects cars to buildings and beyond

We develop dynamic shelf life labels to monitor food status in real-time both with analogue and digital solutions. Because when it comes to food knowing is always better than guessing.

Quandify develops an intelligent water meter system for residential property owners that enables sub-metering cost-efficiently. The company’s platform uses machine learning to break down water usage data.

At Sticky our vision is to contribute to solar PV arrays on every roof in every country. The Tape Solution™ is a novel interconnection and string production technology that enables competitive and high-efficiency solar PV manufacturing.

Our systems analyze, identify and correct incorrect settings and imbalances in the property’s heating system. With Nrlyze AI-based algorithms, you can reduce the property’s heating costs and CO2 footprint by up to 20%.

Edgy Veggie is a Malmö-based start-up that produces good, smart and sustainable seitan-based alternatives to meat! Eddy Veggie is founded by a group of happy and hungry food enthusiasts who have worked with food all our lives.

Our mission is to make it as simple and convenient as possible for people to own a bike. We’ve created a platform and app for gathering a user’s current needs in one place.

EFUEL is a leading Nordic company in the electric vehicle (EV) charging industry. We offer a comprehensive product catalog and a network of installers that drives growth while accelerating a seamless transition to sustainable energy consumption.

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.

Edeva provides solutions for the future city’s sustainable mobility. We offer solutions within the fields of vehicle counting and classification, vehicle weighing, environmental sensing and a unique traffic safety system.
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