Katam Technologies
Venture Round in 2024
Founded in 2015, Katam Technologies specializes in digitalizing forest management. Its AI-driven cloud platform optimizes operations, offers precise measurements, and promotes sustainable practices worldwide.
Modvion
Venture Round in 2024
Modvion AB is a Swedish company founded in 2015 and based in Gothenburg, specializing in the design and development of modular wind power towers constructed from renewable composite materials. The company focuses on simplifying construction logistics and improving cost efficiency in the wind energy sector through its patented modular technology. This innovative approach enables the production of wind towers exceeding 120 meters in height while significantly reducing transportation costs, installation complexity, and the reliance on traditional steel structures. By leveraging engineered wood products, Modvion aims to enhance the economic viability of wind power projects, ultimately contributing to increased electricity production and more sustainable energy solutions.
Saveggy
Seed Round in 2024
Producer of edible, bio-based, and food-safe packaging intended to reduce food loss and waste along the supply chain through sustainable alternatives. The company's platform technology is fully scalable and is the only available edible alternative that complies with EU regulations for fruits and vegetables with edible peels, enabling clients to ensure more food reaches consumers around the world.
ZPARQ is a manufacturer specializing in marine electric propulsion products. The company focuses on developing advanced motor technology that offers a compact and scalable direct-drive system for propeller-driven watercraft. ZPARQ's innovative approach aims to enhance marine electric propulsion by minimizing underwater drag and reducing production costs through a design that features fewer failure points. This enables clients to access efficient electric motors suitable for both leisure boats and commercial vessels, contributing to the growing demand for sustainable marine solutions.
Bintel
Venture Round in 2023
Bintel AB is a Swedish company founded in 2018 and based in Helsingborg that specializes in developing and marketing innovative sensors for waste management. Its primary product is a digital waste-management platform that includes sensors mounted on household waste bins. These sensors notify waste collectors when bins are full and communicate with route planning tools to optimize collection routes. This technology is designed to assist recycling companies, real estate firms, and municipalities in reducing waste collection costs and improving overall efficiency in waste management.
Modvion
Convertible Note in 2023
Modvion AB is a Swedish company founded in 2015 and based in Gothenburg, specializing in the design and development of modular wind power towers constructed from renewable composite materials. The company focuses on simplifying construction logistics and improving cost efficiency in the wind energy sector through its patented modular technology. This innovative approach enables the production of wind towers exceeding 120 meters in height while significantly reducing transportation costs, installation complexity, and the reliance on traditional steel structures. By leveraging engineered wood products, Modvion aims to enhance the economic viability of wind power projects, ultimately contributing to increased electricity production and more sustainable energy solutions.
EnginZyme
Series B in 2022
EnginZyme is a Swedish biotechnology company established in 2014. It specializes in sustainable biomanufacturing, providing green chemistry solutions to various industries such as pharmaceuticals, food, chemicals, flavors, and fragrances. The company's patented cell-free technology platform enables the production of sustainable alternatives to plastics, nylons, rubbers, and other synthetics.
Ecohelix
Convertible Note in 2022
Ecohelix harnesses underutilized lignocellulosic side streams from the pulp industry into valuable, sustainable products. Utilizing a patented enzymatic process, Ecohelix converts residual lignin and hemicellulose into WOODMER®, a biodegradable polymer used in packaging, adhesives, and paper chemicals.
Cellfion
Seed Round in 2022
Cellfion is a company focused on providing sustainable materials for advanced clean energy storage and conversion technologies. It specializes in the development of forest-based ion-exchange membranes and nanoparticle dispersions, aiming to transform the green energy sector. By manufacturing and commercializing nitrocellulose membranes, Cellfion offers a reliable and adaptable alternative to traditional fossil-based membranes. This innovation not only enhances the efficiency of electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices but also significantly reduces costs, thereby supporting the transition to sustainable energy solutions.
Bower is a mobile application designed to incentivize recycling by assigning a monetary value to various consumer packaging materials, such as plastic bags and takeaway boxes. The app utilizes unique position-based scanning technology, allowing users to scan their packaging either at home or at designated recycling stations. By doing so, consumers can receive deposit rewards directly on their mobile devices, encouraging responsible disposal of packaging and minimizing environmental waste. Bower connects with existing recycling stations, eliminating the need for costly reverse vending machines and leveraging consumers' habitual behavior towards recycling. This approach not only enhances recycling rates but also fosters a direct relationship between consumer brands and their customers, promoting greater accountability for packaging waste.
NitroCapt
Venture Round in 2022
NitroCapt is a climate-tech company focused on producing green nitrogen fertilizers through an innovative chemical process known as SUNIFIX. This novel technology allows for the fixation of nitrogen from the air, resulting in climate-neutral fertilizers and nitric acid that are both sustainable and cost-effective. By offering a fossil-free alternative to traditional nitrogen fertilizers, NitroCapt aims to enhance agricultural productivity while promoting environmental sustainability. The company’s approach not only supports farmers in their transition to sustainable practices but also positions them for greater profitability compared to the use of fossil-based fertilizers.
GreenIron
Venture Round in 2021
GreenIron is a pioneering company focused on sustainable recycling solutions for the metal, mining, and manufacturing industries. It has developed an innovative, energy-efficient process that eliminates carbon dioxide emissions during the recycling of waste and residues from these sectors. By utilizing this fossil-free technology, GreenIron enables businesses to enhance productivity while reducing production costs. The company's approach not only supports operational efficiency but also significantly contributes to lowering the climate footprint associated with the production of iron, steel, and non-ferrous metals. Through its commitment to sustainability, GreenIron aims to drive positive change in industrial practices and promote environmental stewardship.
Graphmatech
Venture Round in 2021
Graphmatech AB, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Västerås, Sweden, specializes in the invention, development, and sale of innovative graphene-based nanocomposite materials and services. The company's product portfolio includes aros graphene thermal grease, aros graphene polymer 3D filament, aros graphene conductive ink, and aros graphene coated polymer powder. Graphmatech focuses on enhancing material efficiency to support the green transition by reducing the amount of material needed for various applications. Their materials offer superior properties such as high thermal and electrical conductivity, self-lubrication, self-cooling, lightweight design, low friction, and high wear resistance. These characteristics enable industries to create new products using graphene hybrid materials, including polymers for the hydrogen economy that leak less, better metals, and copper/graphene powder for 3D printing that is more conductive than pure copper.
Katam Technologies
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2015, Katam Technologies specializes in digitalizing forest management. Its AI-driven cloud platform optimizes operations, offers precise measurements, and promotes sustainable practices worldwide.
Ecohelix
Venture Round in 2021
Ecohelix harnesses underutilized lignocellulosic side streams from the pulp industry into valuable, sustainable products. Utilizing a patented enzymatic process, Ecohelix converts residual lignin and hemicellulose into WOODMER®, a biodegradable polymer used in packaging, adhesives, and paper chemicals.
Bintel
Venture Round in 2021
Bintel AB is a Swedish company founded in 2018 and based in Helsingborg that specializes in developing and marketing innovative sensors for waste management. Its primary product is a digital waste-management platform that includes sensors mounted on household waste bins. These sensors notify waste collectors when bins are full and communicate with route planning tools to optimize collection routes. This technology is designed to assist recycling companies, real estate firms, and municipalities in reducing waste collection costs and improving overall efficiency in waste management.
Swedish Algae Factory
Venture Round in 2020
Founded in 2014, Swedish Algae Factory specializes in algae cultivation systems and wastewater treatment technologies. The company extracts nanoporous silica shells from algae to enhance solar panel efficiency and develop sustainable products.