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Best Energy Tech Companies in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

The 52 best Energy Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Polestar.

52companies tracked
$1.3Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
30have raised
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Our analysis of 287 Energy Tech companies

$109.4b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

287companies analysed
82%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
32unicorns
2018median founding year
567kcombined LinkedIn audience
78%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Energy Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County

#CompanyDisclosed fundingEmployeesFoundedFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Polestar
Manufacturer of electric cars
$550M2,3771996Diana Pralea
CEO Office
DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21Top 50k—1 expansion · 1 award
2NEVS
Manufacturer of electric autonomous cars
$500M3402012Kai Jiang
Founder & CEO
WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+22Top 10M——
3Heart Aerospace
Developer of electric aircraft for regional air travel and transport
$154M1302018Anders Forslund
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25Top 5M28 patents
Electric aircraft power distribution and thermal management systems for hybrid/electric propulsion
1 internship
4Eliq
Provider of energy monitoring solution
$21M532010Joakim Sandnes
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+18Top 10M——
5Meva Energy
Provider of solutions for energy generation from gasification of biofuel
$13M432008—WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18Top 50M26 patents
Tar‑laden gas stream purification and biochar cleaning for biomass gasification processes
1 expansion
6Modvion
Provider of modular wind towers using composite materials
$12M472015—WordPressMySQLPHP+22Top 10M58 patents
Manufacturing laminated wood composite rotor blades and wind turbine tower components.
1 award
7ZeroPoint Technologies
Provider of energy consumption management system
$12M212016Per Stenstrom
Co-Founder
Node.jsVimeoTailwind CSS+17Top 50M——
8Azelio
Provider of solar thermal energy generation technology
$11M1342015———67 patents
Stirling engine power control and high-temperature thermal energy storage systems
—
9TRINE
Crowd funding company for solar projects
$9M272015Christoffer Falsen
Founder & head of strategic projects
Intercom ArticlesNode.jsAzure Front Door+9Top 5M—2 job openings
10Greenbyte
Renewable energy generation monitoring solution provider
$6M912010Julieann Rainville
CEO
————
11SeaTwirl
Developer of floating vertical-axis wind turbines designed for deep-water environments
$3M142013—WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+15Top 10M27 patents
Floating vertical‑axis wind turbine designs and marine installation methods
—
12Minesto
Developer of subsea kite systems designed to generate electricity from tides
$2M592007—WordPressMySQLPHP+19Top 5M142 patents
Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering
1 award
13Ellwee
Manufacturer of electric ATVs
$2M162015Viggo Hansson
Co-Founder
————
14Alelion Energy Systems
Manufacturer of lithium ion batteries
$2M452006—WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+9Top 50M35 patents
Battery management and health monitoring for industrial vehicle and grid storage systems
—
15Utilifeed
Provider of AI-powered SaaS platform for district heating optimization.
$2M272016Samuel Jansson
Founder & CEO
————
16Plejd
Provider of smart lighting control systems for homes
$1M1872009Babak Esfahani
Co-Founder & CEO
RubyAnimate.cssTailwind CSS+15Top 5M45 patents
Smart IoT lighting and shading control modules for automated home and commercial illumination
2 launchs
17Nortical
Provider of software solutions to improve battery efficiency
$1M122019Axel Kullander
Co-Founder & CEO
————
18Velove Bikes
Cargo bicycle and green cargo transportation vehicles
$1M822015Johan Erlandsson
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowSentryWistia+19Top 10M——
19Clean Motion
Manufacturer platform focusing on commercial and light vehicles
$1M62010—WordPressMySQLPHP+24Top 10M11 patents
Three‑wheel vehicle steering mechanisms and impact‑protective driver compartment designs
1 expansion
20Aqua Robur Technologies
Provider of IoT-based solutions for water networks
$816K212014Niklas Wicen
Co-Founder & CEO
BreakdanceWordPressMySQL+11Top 50M23 patents
Water flow energy harvesting devices and combined sewer overflow sensing systems
—
21Metry
SaaS-driven platform to collect meter data from utilities
$703K492012Magnus Luttkens
Co-Founder & CEO
————
22Rivus
Provider of redox flow-based energy storage solutions
$570K22019Cedrik Wiberg
Founder & CEO
HubSpot CMS HubHubSpotcore-js+11Top 50M5 patents
Aqueous redox flow battery electrolytes and novel redox-active compounds
1 award
23ReVibe Energy
Energy harvesting by converting vibrations into electricity
$450K122014—WordPressMySQLPHP+32Top 5M24 patents
Self-powered multi-node sensor networks for machine monitoring and micro-energy harvesting.
3 job openings · 1 launch
24Insplorion
Developer of sensors for hydrogen infrastructure, production, and application
$410K82010Christoph Langhammer
Co-Founder
Node.jsLuaYouTube+14Top 10M6 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
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25Celcibus
Provider of hydrogen fuel storage solutions
$399K62019Anders Palmqvist
Founder
——7 patents
Advanced porous carbon fuel‑cell electrodes functionalized with macrocyclic metal chelates
—
26TEXEL
Developer of energy storage and waste heat to electricity solutions
$321K122010Lars Jacobsson
Chairman & CEO
WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+24Top 50M——
27Bzzt
Electric auto rickshaw hailing app
$218K542014—————

Top 12 Energy Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County

#1
Public · Torslanda, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 1996 · 2377 employees
$550Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of electric cars. It develops two models of electric cars Polestar 1, and Polestar 2. They provide product features like Bluetooth connectivity, digital keys, app integration for settings configuration, an in-built infotainment system with google apps, speech recognition technology, rear, and front axle electric motors, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 342k LinkedIn followers — 60.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Post IPO$400M
  • Jun 2025Post IPO$200M
  • Feb 2024Conventional Debt$950M
  • Nov 2022Conventional Debt$1.6B
Founders & team
Diana PraleaCEO OfficeThomas IngenlathCEO
Investors
Standard Chartered, ING, Nordea, Citi, Chongqing Chengxing Equity Investment Fund, Zibo Financial Holding
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAmazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Ses
#2
Series A · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2008 · 43 employees
$13Mraised
▾

Provider of solutions for energy generation from gasification of biofuel. It provides a technology solution for the conversion of solid biomass to heat and power. The process includes a fuel handling system, a cyclone gasifier, a gas cleaning system based on bio-oil scrubbing, a wet electric precipitator, and a gas engine with a generator.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Venture Debt$46.4M
  • Aug 2023Series A$9.8M
  • May 2017Seed$3.2M
Investors
EIT InnoEnergy, AXA Investment Managers, European Investment Bank, Arctic Business, Molindo
Tech stack
Contact Form 7Google Font ApiGoogle Tag ManagerHstsMicrosoft 365Mysql
#3
Series B · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2018 · 130 employees
$154.2Mraised
▾

Developer of electric aircraft for regional air travel and transport. The company focuses on creating electric airplanes with zero operational emissions for short routes. It designs aircraft to operate on shorter runways, enabling access to smaller airports. The company aims to reduce door-to-door travel times and total operating costs.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 70k LinkedIn followers — 12.3% of this cohort's audience · 169 engagements/post (3.2× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Series B$107M
  • Jun 2023Grant (prize money)$252.5K
  • Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$51.8K
  • Sep 2022Series A$10M
Founders & team
Anders ForslundCo-Founder & CEOCole RandleChief Of Staff And Head Of Corporate Affairs
Investors
Breakthrough Energy, Lowercarbon Capital, Mesa Airlines, EQT, Y Combinator, Europa
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAmazon Web ServicesAnime.JsAosApple Icloud Mail
#4
Series A · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2016 · 21 employees
$11.8Mraised
▾

Provider of energy consumption management system. It provides memory compression technologies that combine fast data compression with real-time data compaction and transparent memory management to deliver higher performance per watt for servers and embedded products. It aims to reduce energy consumption in data centers and improve overall efficiency.

Funding rounds
  • May 2024Series A$5.4M
  • Feb 2023Seed$3.4M
  • Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$539K
  • Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$57.8K
Founders & team
Per StenstromCo-FounderAngelos ArelakisCo-founder and Chief Technology OfficerKlas MoreauCEO
Investors
Europa, Matterwave Ventures, Industrifonden, Climentum Capital, Chalmers Ventures, EIC Fund
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#5
Acquired · Trollhattan, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2012 · 340 employees
$500Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of electric autonomous cars. The company is involved in the design and development of an electric autonomous car named 'Sango' for city needs which have six movable seats and are fitted with privacy walls. Users can divide the vehicle interior into four smaller areas for private journeys. It also provides industrial services like automotive engineering, contract manufacturing, testing, and related services.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 25k LinkedIn followers — 4.5% of this cohort's audience · 144 engagements/post (2.8× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2018PE$500M
  • Nov 2017Grant (prize money)$3M
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$2.7M
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$455.3K
Founders & team
Kai JiangFounder & CEO
Investors
GSR Capital, Europa
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapCore-JsElementor
#6
Series B · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2015 · 27 employees
$8.7Mraised
▾

TRINE is a crowdfunding platform for solar projects. Assists individuals to invest money in solar projects in which user can invest a minimum amount of €25. The amount is transferred to an e-wallet & once the funding completes solar projects are installed. Users are supplied with solar power and need to pay for the power through micro-payments. The invested amount is credited with interest to the e-wallet where users can choose to withdraw or reinvest the fund in other projects.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +1 · hiring: Lead Developer, Head of Finance & Compliance
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Miale Solar Inventions) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2024Series B$1.9M
  • Jun 2017Series A$6.7M
Founders & team
Christoffer FalsenFounder & head of strategic projectsChristian GenneFounder & Head of Engineering
Investors
Chalmers Ventures, Gullspang Invest, Greenspring Associates, Climate KIC
Tech stack
AzureAzure Front DoorEmotionGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceIntercom
#7
Series B · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2010 · 53 employees
$20.9Mraised
▾

Provider of energy monitoring solution. It analyses billions of energy data points using machine learning analytics and extract insights giving customers control of their consumption, and inspiring them to take part in the energy transition.

Founders & team
Joakim SandnesCo-FounderHakan LudvigsonCo-Founder & CEOJoakim FischerCo-Founder
Investors
Inven Capital, Contrarian Ventures, Ignitis Innovation Hub, Enova, Valkea Club, Axpo
Tech stack
AzureGoogle WorkspaceHubspot
#8
Public · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2007 · 59 employees
$2.5Mraised
▾

Developer of subsea kite systems designed to generate electricity from tides. The company’s technology uses underwater kites to capture energy from tidal streams and ocean currents. These systems are designed to be lightweight and modular. The technology aims to provide a predictable and affordable source of renewable energy.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Grant (prize money)$264.9K
  • Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$670.1K
  • Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$59.4K
  • May 2021Post IPO$19.1M
Investors
Saab, Midroc, BGA Invest, Dunross, Swedish Energy Agency, EIC Fund
Tech stack
AosApache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCookie Script
#9
Series A · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2015 · 47 employees
$11.9Mraised
▾

Provider of modular wind towers using composite materials. It offers a module technology that enables significantly decreased cost, efficient transportation, and streamlined installation of towers.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Investors
EIC Fund, Course Corrected, SymbiaVC, Vestas, Almi Invest, Aforsk
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCookieyesElementorFont AwesomeGoogle Analytics
#10
Public · Lerum, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2010 · 6 employees
$1Mraised
▾

Manufacturer platform focusing on commercial and light vehicles. It designs, produces, and sells a range of vehicles including light commercial vehicles and multi-category transport options. The platform provides information on its products and their specifications for potential buyers.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024Post IPO$1M
  • Aug 2021Post IPO—
  • Dec 2020Post IPO—
Investors
Finvolve, India Accelerator
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorFont Awesome
#11
Seed · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2015 · 134 employees
$11.5Mraised
▾

Provider of solar thermal energy generation technology. The CHP System is driven by the GasBox Stirling engine and empowers landfill sites, farms, and wastewater treatment plants to generate power from low-grade methane gas, and the CSP System is powered by the SunBox Stirling engine that generates power from solar energy at grid parity levels.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Seed$20.1K
  • Jan 2021Seed$47.9K
  • Jun 2018Seed$11.5M
Investors
GAIL, IIMCIP
Tech stack
WordpressRedisMysqlPhpRedis Object CacheYoast Seo
#12
Seed · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2019 · 2 employees
$569.8Kraised
▾

Provider of redox flow-based energy storage solutions. It provides organic flow batteries for large-scale energy storage.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Seed$569.8K
Founders & team
Cedrik WibergFounder & CEO
Investors
xista, EIT InnoEnergy, NAVCAP
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsHostgatorHsts

Funding & investor landscape

$1.3Btotal disclosed funding
30companies funded
89disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Almi Invest12 rounds
Chalmers Ventures12 rounds
Europa12 rounds
EIC Fund8 rounds
EIT InnoEnergy4 rounds
Born Global3 rounds
Climate KIC3 rounds
ClimateLaunchpad3 rounds
GU Ventures3 rounds
Saab3 rounds

Notable founders

Diana Pralea
CEO Office · Polestar
Thomas Ingenlath
CEO · Polestar
Anders Forslund
Co-Founder & CEO · Heart Aerospace
Cole Randle
Chief Of Staff And Head Of Corporate Affairs · Heart Aerospace
Per Stenstrom
Co-Founder · ZeroPoint Technologies
Angelos Arelakis
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer · ZeroPoint Technologies
Kai Jiang
Founder & CEO · NEVS
Christoffer Falsen
Founder & head of strategic projects · TRINE
Christian Genne
Founder & Head of Engineering · TRINE
Joakim Sandnes
Co-Founder · Eliq
Hakan Ludvigson
Co-Founder & CEO · Eliq
Cedrik Wiberg
Founder & CEO · Rivus
Prism market signals · Sweden · country-scoped Prism corpus, 864,674 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Energy Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Sweden

How research on Grid Energy Storage is moving in Sweden

A read on the academic research around Grid Energy Storage — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 409 Sweden-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
202320252026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 58% → 59% across 2023–2026.
top research entities
  • Chalmers University of Technology94
  • KTH Royal Institute of Technology91
  • Uppsala University52
  • Lund University30
  • Luleå University of Technology22
leading researchers
Qianwen Xu · Kasper Moth‐Poulsen · Silvia Trevisan · Rahmat Khezri · Yang Li · Helen Hölzel · Rafael Guédez · Maria Strømme
▲ Breakthroughs134 · 33%
▲ 0%→33% share
1 median citations90% since 2021mostly methods-led
Battery research is surging in Swedish grid storage breakthroughs — papers rose from 1 to 30, with Electrolyte emerging as a brand-new focus at 16 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Battery (electricity)1→30
  • Supercapacitor3→17
  • Renewable energy1→13
  • Capacitance2→12
  • Anode1→10
Newly emergingElectrolyte 0→16 · Thermal energy storage 0→14 · Electrochemistry 0→8
Landmark Stabilization of Hexaaminobenzene in a 2D Conductive Metal–Organic Framework for High Power Sodium Storage · 488 cites
◆ Advancements199 · 49%
▲ 0%→50% share
1 median citations93% since 2021mostly methods-led
Thermal energy storage newly dominates Swedish advancements at 35 papers, while Renewable energy integration climbed sharply from 1 to 44.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Renewable energy1→44
  • Battery (electricity)2→43
  • Automotive engineering1→17
  • Electrode1→17
  • Flexibility (engineering)1→13
Newly emergingThermal energy storage 0→35 · Photovoltaic system 0→26 · Electricity 0→21
Landmark Toward Flexible Polymer and Paper‐Based Energy Storage Devices · 1,057 cites
▼ Concerns55 · 13%
▲ 0%→13% share
2 median citations93% since 2021mostly empirical
Battery reliability concerns are intensifying — 20 rising plus 19 brand-new papers signal growing scrutiny of Swedish grid battery performance.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Battery (electricity)20
  • Nanotechnology9
  • Electrolyte7
  • Flexibility (engineering)7
  • Supercapacitor7
Newly emergingBattery (electricity) 0→19 · Electrolyte 0→7 · Flexibility (engineering) 0→7
Landmark Recycling of Lithium‐Ion Batteries—Current State of the Art, Circular Economy, and Next Generation Recycling · 709 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Sweden

Where energy storage is researched across Sweden

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Gothenburg107 · +0.54
Hot · SizingAdvancing · Solar energyOpportunity · ElectrodeConcern · Electrochemistry
Stockholm103 · +0.55
Hot · Renewable energyAdvancing · Energy managementOpportunity · Battery (electricity)
Uppsala59 · +0.54
Hot · Lithium (medication)Advancing · CatalysisOpportunity · Power (physics)Concern · Electrolyte
Lund32 · +0.55
Hot · Heat transferAdvancing · Phase-change materialOpportunity · Battery (electricity)
Linköping23 · +0.60
Hot · CapacitanceAdvancing · MXenesOpportunity · Aqueous solution
Luleå22 · +0.46
Hot · SupercapacitorAdvancing · Faraday efficiencyOpportunity · Battery (electricity)

Common questions

How many Energy Tech companies are there in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden?
Radar tracks 52 indexable Energy Tech companies headquartered in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Energy Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden?
The Energy Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden on this list have raised a combined $1.3B in disclosed equity funding across 30 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Energy Tech company in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden?
Polestar is the highest-funded Energy Tech company in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden, with $550M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Energy Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden are funded?
30 of the 52 Energy Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Energy Tech unicorns are there in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden?
None of the Energy Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden Energy Tech companies?
The most active investors in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden Energy Tech companies on this list include Almi Invest, Chalmers Ventures, Europa, EIC Fund, EIT InnoEnergy.
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