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Best Sustainability Tech Companies in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

The 48 best Sustainability Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Eliq.

48companies tracked
$118Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
27have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SUSTAINABILITY TECH × VASTRA GOTALAND COUNTY

Our analysis of 293 Sustainability Tech companies

$38.4b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

293companies analysed
83%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
12unicorns
2018median founding year
107kcombined LinkedIn audience
41%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Sustainability Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackStagePatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Eliq
Provider of energy monitoring solution
$21M32 mo ago53Joakim Sandnes
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+18Series B——
2Meva Energy
Provider of solutions for energy generation from gasification of biofuel
$13M9 mo ago43—WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18Series A26 patents
Tar-laden syngas and biochar purification for biomass gasification processes
1 expansion
3Modvion
Provider of modular wind towers using composite materials
$12M42 mo ago47—WordPressMySQLPHP+22Series A58 patents
Advanced laminated wood composite components for wind turbine blades and towers.
—
4ZeroPoint Technologies
Provider of energy consumption management system
$12M26 mo ago21Per Stenstrom
Co-Founder
Node.jsVimeoTailwind CSS+17Series A——
5Azelio
Provider of solar thermal energy generation technology
$11M56 mo ago134——Seed67 patents
Stirling engine power control and high-temperature thermal energy storage systems
—
6CarbonCloud
Software company that develops tools to calculate and communicate the carbon footprint of food products
$9M41 mo ago33David Bryngelsson
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+40Series A——
7TRINE
Crowd funding company for solar projects
$9M27 mo ago27Christoffer Falsen
Founder & head of strategic projects
Intercom ArticlesNode.jsAzure Front Door+9Series B—2 job openings
8Neoventa
Fetal monitoring solutions and services that improve obstetric care
$8M241 mo ago12—WordPressMySQLPHP+18Late Stage—2 job openings
9Greenbyte
Renewable energy generation monitoring solution provider
$6M100 mo ago91Julieann Rainville
CEO
—Acquired——
10Amferia
Developer of an anti-infective technology
$3M8 mo ago7Anand Rajasekharan
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowMicrosoft Advertisingcore-js+11Series B37 patents
Advanced wound-care devices/compositions and endotoxin-neutralizing mesoporous elastomers
—
11SeaTwirl
Developer of floating vertical-axis wind turbines designed for deep-water environments
$3M59 mo ago14—WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+15Public27 patents
Floating vertical‑axis wind turbine designs and marine installation/anchoring systems
—
12Minesto
Developer of subsea kite systems designed to generate electricity from tides
$2M30 mo ago59—WordPressMySQLPHP+19Public142 patents
Submersible low‑speed tidal and river turbine power generation systems.
1 award
13Utilifeed
Provider of AI-powered SaaS platform for district heating optimization.
$2M59 mo ago27Samuel Jansson
Founder & CEO
—Seed——
14Plejd
Provider of smart lighting control systems for homes
$1M113 mo ago187Babak Esfahani
Co-Founder & CEO
RubyAnimate.cssTailwind CSS+15Public45 patents
Smart IoT lighting and automated shading control modules for residential/commercial lighting systems
1 launch
15Mimbly
Provider of water-saving laundry solutions for commercial clients
$900K9 mo ago26Isabella Palmgren
Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+24Series A33 patents
Integrated turbine‑driven filtration and inline quality monitoring for water reuse systems
1 launch
16Aqua Robur Technologies
Provider of IoT-based solutions for water networks
$816K62 mo ago21Niklas Wicen
Co-Founder & CEO
BreakdanceWordPressMySQL+11Seed23 patents
Water flow energy harvesting devices and combined sewer overflow sensing systems
—
17Metry
SaaS-driven platform to collect meter data from utilities
$703K49 mo ago49Magnus Luttkens
Co-Founder & CEO
—Acqui-Hired——
18Musselfeed
Produces food ingredients
$603K56 mo ago9Odd Lindahl
Founder
—Seed7 patents
Mussel-derived protein and mineral feed additives for aquaculture and livestock nutrition.
—
19Insplorion
Developer of sensors for hydrogen infrastructure, production, and application
$410K68 mo ago8Christoph Langhammer
Co-Founder
Node.jsLuaYouTube+14Public6 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
20Adsorbi
Developer of cellulose-based adsorbent material for capturing gaseous air pollutants
$389K18 mo ago6Kinga Grenda
Chief Technology Officer and co-founder
—Seed4 patents
Porous adsorbent materials for removing gaseous pollutants and VOCs.
—
21Parans Solar Lighting
Day lighting systems
$291K133 mo ago5——Public11 patents
Solar light collection systems with integrated fiber‑optic coupling for illumination
—
22Refind
Optical sorting machines for waste processing and fishing industry
$256K60 mo ago3Johanna Reimers
Co-Founder & CEO
—Deadpooled——
23Swehydro
Provider of water treament solutions for commercial users
$127K87 mo ago—Jakob Sjoberg
Co-Founder
Node.jsYouTubeTailwind CSS+14Funding Raised——
241928 Diagnostics
Provider of diagnostic software-as-a-service for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections
$106K128 mo ago17Kristina Lagerstedt
Co-Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+10Funding Raised——

Top 12 Sustainability Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County

#1
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 — 3.8% of this cohort's audience
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
#2
Series B · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2018 · 7 employees
$3.5Mraised
▾

Amferia is developing an anti-infective technology. The company has developed its proprietary patented technology which consists of anti-bacterial polymers that can kill bacteria including antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The material is selective and targets only bacteria and is non-toxic to human cells.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. Magnum Veterinaaria) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series B$4.1M
  • Sep 2024Series A$1.3M
  • Jan 2023Series A$1.5M
  • Feb 2020Grant (prize money)$55K
Founders & team
Anand RajasekharanCo-Founder & CEOSaba AtefyektaSales Director and Co-founder
Investors
Corinthian Property Management, Almi Invest, Chalmers Ventures, Europa, EIC Fund, Satila Impact Investment
#3
Series A · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2017 · 26 employees
$900Kraised
▾

Provider of water-saving laundry solutions for commercial clients. It offers a plug-and-play system that integrates with existing laundry machines to reduce water and energy consumption, and filters microplastics. The system also provides data-driven insights into performance and savings. The company's mission is to promote sustainable water usage in large-scale laundry facilities such as those found in hotels and housing complexes. The solution addresses both water conservation and microplastic pollution concerns within the commercial laundry sector.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 7.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series A$3.5M
  • Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$48.7K
  • Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$2.2M
  • Jan 2020Seed$900K
Founders & team
Isabella PalmgrenFounder & CEO
Investors
Kuorrokveik Adventure Capital, Almi Invest, GU Ventures, EIC Fund, Europa, ClimateLaunchpad
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#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
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
#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 — 5.1% of this cohort's audience
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
Seed · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2022 · 6 employees
$388.6Kraised
▾

Developer of cellulose-based adsorbent material for capturing gaseous air pollutants. The material is applicable for both active and passive airflow applications. The adsorbent material can be used in gas filters and air filtration systems. It can also be used for packaging of sensitive goods. The material removes pollutants such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Business Development Manager
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Grant (prize money)—
  • Jan 2025Seed$1M
  • Aug 2023Seed$388.6K
  • Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$81.9K
Founders & team
Kinga GrendaChief Technology Officer and co-founderHanna JohanssonCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Mets Spring, Chalmers Ventures, Jovitech Invest, Europa, Metsä Group, Vinnova
#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 — 13.4% 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 — 10.9% 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
Series A · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2019 · 33 employees
$9.2Mraised
▾

Software company that develops tools to calculate and communicate the carbon footprint of food products. It is a research-based food tech company that offers an automated mapping tool, that can automatically calculate emissions baselines. It enables food producers to calculate and analyze the climate footprints of their product portfolios.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 7.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: customer support specialist
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. Systembolaget AB) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2023Series A$8M
  • Sep 2020Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
David BryngelssonCo-Founder & CEOFredrik HedenusCo-Founder
Investors
Cusp Capital, Peak, TS Ventures, Maki, Rivus Capital, Saas.group
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssAtlassian StatuspageChart.JsFont AwesomeGoogle Font Api
#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
Public · Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County · founded 2013 · 14 employees
$2.8Mraised
▾

Developer of floating vertical-axis wind turbines designed for deep-water environments. These turbines integrate the tower and spar, creating a low center of gravity. This design uses less steel and enables easier maintenance with locally available vessels. The company offers an integrated solution merging the turbine and foundation, eliminating complex interfaces between components.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 6.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. Aks Wind) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2021Grant (prize money)$59K
  • Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$2.7M
  • Apr 2016Series A—
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Almi Invest, GU Ventures
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCampaign MonitorCdnjsCloudflareCookiebotFont Awesome

Funding & investor landscape

$118Mtotal disclosed funding
27companies funded
81disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Chalmers Ventures17 rounds
Europa14 rounds
Almi Invest13 rounds
EIC Fund8 rounds
GU Ventures7 rounds
ClimateLaunchpad4 rounds
Born Global3 rounds
Climate KIC3 rounds
Sahlgrenska Science Park3 rounds
EIT InnoEnergy2 rounds

Notable founders

Anand Rajasekharan
Co-Founder & CEO · Amferia
Saba Atefyekta
Sales Director and Co-founder · Amferia
Isabella Palmgren
Founder & CEO · Mimbly
Per Stenstrom
Co-Founder · ZeroPoint Technologies
Angelos Arelakis
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer · ZeroPoint Technologies
Joakim Sandnes
Co-Founder · Eliq
Hakan Ludvigson
Co-Founder & CEO · Eliq
Christoffer Falsen
Founder & head of strategic projects · TRINE
Christian Genne
Founder & Head of Engineering · TRINE
Kinga Grenda
Chief Technology Officer and co-founder · Adsorbi
Hanna Johansson
Co-Founder & CEO · Adsorbi
David Bryngelsson
Co-Founder & CEO · CarbonCloud
Prism market signals · Sweden · country-scoped Prism corpus, 864,221 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Sustainability Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Sweden

How research on Climate Adaptation is moving in Sweden

A read on the academic research around Climate Adaptation — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 175 Sweden-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201920232026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 13% → 15% across 2019–2026.
top research entities
  • Lund University29
  • Stockholm Environment Institute19
  • KTH Royal Institute of Technology19
  • Stockholm University18
  • Uppsala University15
leading researchers
Zahra Kalantari · Giuliano Di Baldassarre · Emily Boyd · Shilpa M. Asokan · Joy Apiyo Obando · Brian Felix Kwena · Cush Ngonzo Luwesi · Luigia Brandimarte
▲ Breakthroughs9 · 5%
▲ 0%→5% share
0 median citations67% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→5% of field), led by Climate change.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Climate change5
  • Flood myth4
  • Climate risk2
  • Index (typography)1
  • Benchmark (surveying)1
Landmark Hedging Climate Risk · 410 cites
◆ Advancements36 · 21%
▲ 0%→23% share
0 median citations83% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (0%→23% of field), led by Climate change.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Climate change1→13
  • Flood myth2→8
  • Psychological resilience1→5
  • Climate resilience1→4
Newly emergingResilience (materials science) 0→6 · Flooding (psychology) 0→5
Landmark Climate risk and green investments: New evidence · 175 cites
▼ Concerns105 · 60%
▲ 0%→57% share
1 median citations70% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→57% of field), led by Climate change.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Climate change7→46
  • Psychological resilience1→15
  • Resilience (materials science)1→13
  • Climate risk1→12
  • Climate resilience2→12
Newly emergingAgriculture 0→8 · Livelihood 0→6 · Political economy of climate change 0→6
Landmark Resilience implications of policy responses to climate change · 367 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Sweden

Where climate adaptation 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.

Stockholm39 · +0.11
Hot · UrbanizationAdvancing · Flood mythOpportunity · Adaptation (eye)Concern · Climate change
Lund29 · +0.01
Hot · Climate changeAdvancing · Green infrastructureOpportunity · CanopyConcern · Agriculture
Uppsala28 · +0.05
Hot · Environmental planningAdvancing · Climate changeOpportunity · Resilience (materials science)Concern · Risk management
Gothenburg12 · +0.01
Hot · Vulnerability (computing)Advancing · Climate changeOpportunity · Flood myth

Common questions

How many Sustainability Tech companies are there in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden?
Radar tracks 48 indexable Sustainability Tech companies headquartered in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Sustainability Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden?
The Sustainability Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden on this list have raised a combined $118M in disclosed equity funding across 27 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Sustainability Tech company in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden?
Eliq is the highest-funded Sustainability Tech company in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden, with $20.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Sustainability Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden are funded?
27 of the 48 Sustainability Tech companies in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Sustainability Tech unicorns are there in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden?
None of the Sustainability 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 Sustainability Tech companies?
The most active investors in Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden Sustainability Tech companies on this list include Chalmers Ventures, Europa, Almi Invest, EIC Fund, GU Ventures.
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