Big Akwa
Venture Round in 2023
Big Akwa is a Swedish food-tech company that specializes in land-based aquaculture and industrial symbiosis. It revolutionizes fish farming by utilizing waste heat from nearby industries to warm up fish farm water, accelerating growth and reducing energy usage. The company also converts dirty water from fish farms into resources for industry use, improving environmental footprint and decreasing production costs.
Big Akwa
Seed Round in 2022
Big Akwa is a Swedish food-tech company that specializes in land-based aquaculture and industrial symbiosis. It revolutionizes fish farming by utilizing waste heat from nearby industries to warm up fish farm water, accelerating growth and reducing energy usage. The company also converts dirty water from fish farms into resources for industry use, improving environmental footprint and decreasing production costs.
Stockholm Water Technology
Series A in 2021
Stockholm Water Technology specializes in the development and design of innovative solutions for clean and sustainable water management. The company focuses on capacitive deionization-based water desalination technology, which employs nanotechnology-enabled materials and smart engineering. This patented approach offers a membrane-free alternative for water purification that is both cost-effective and energy-efficient. By integrating advanced hardware and software, Stockholm Water Technology enhances system intelligence while ensuring exceptionally high water recovery rates and minimal energy consumption. The company aims to provide clients with sustainable technologies for effective water cleansing and desalination.
Spowdi
Venture Round in 2020
Spowdi designs and manufactures solar-powered water pumping systems for agricultural irrigation. The technology uses a solar panel-driven pump to deliver energy-efficient water distribution at low cost, enabling broad market adoption. By replacing diesel-powered pumps, it reduces carbon emissions and fossil-fuel use, supporting more sustainable farming and helping small-scale farmers boost profitability and resilience through affordable, reliable irrigation.
Mimbly
Venture Round in 2020
Mimbly develops and manufactures sustainable laundry systems that recycle water during washing cycles. The system connects to a washing machine through the water intake valve to monitor, analyze, and purify wastewater for reuse, enabling facilities to conserve water, reduce microplastic pollution, and lower CO2 emissions.
Altered
Venture Round in 2018
Altered develops water- and energy-saving retrofit nozzle technology for taps and showers. The company offers a platform with a range of nozzles and a retrofit dual-flow atomiser designed to preserve performance while reducing consumption. Its solutions install into existing sockets with adapters, enabling rapid, low-cost upgrades to most current taps without costly renovations. By targeting multiple customer segments, Altered aims to scale its retrofits globally to address rising water stress and energy use, delivering efficiency gains in showers and handwashing while preserving user experience.
Aqua Robur Technologies
Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2015, Aqua Robur Technologies specializes in developing innovative solutions for water infrastructure management. The company's core product is the Aqua Power Shark system, an energy-harvesting technology that converts a small portion of water flow into usable electricity to power measurement devices. This enables real-time detection and monitoring of leaks and water quality issues within public pipelines.
Ecofiltration Nordic
Seed Round in 2017
Ecofiltration Nordic is a cleantech company based in Solna, Sweden, specializing in the development and marketing of phosphorus filters utilizing the proprietary Polonite® filter material. This innovative technology captures phosphorus from contaminated and nutrient-rich water, facilitating its recycling without the use of chemicals. The company focuses on creating a natural cycle for water and nutrients, contributing to the mitigation of eutrophication and chemical pollution. By employing reactive filter bed technology, Ecofiltration Nordic aims to purify water while also recovering valuable nutrients, thereby promoting environmental sustainability and enhancing biological diversity. The company collaborates with customers to drive innovation and respond to emerging needs in water treatment and nutrient recovery.
NOAQ Flood Protection
Venture Round in 2015
NOAQ Flood Protection AB is a Swedish company focused on developing and selling innovative flood protection solutions for the global market. Recognizing the growing need for efficient and rapid-response flood barriers, especially in light of climate change, NOAQ offers products designed to surpass traditional methods like sandbags and earthen levees. The company's primary offerings include the NOAQ Boxwall and NOAQ Tubewall, both lightweight and mobile barriers that are easy to deploy and stabilize solely through the weight of floodwater. These self-anchoring products are intended to protect homes, hospitals, and communities from flooding, enabling users to effectively safeguard their properties. In addition to these main products, NOAQ aims to provide a comprehensive flood protection system, with plans for more offerings in the future. The company is based in Näsviken, close to Hudiksvall, approximately 300 kilometers north of Stockholm.
Waves4Power
Venture Round in 2015
Waves4Power is a renewable energy solutions provider that specializes in harnessing ocean wave energy to produce grid-quality electricity. The company develops and sells turnkey waveparks, which are comprised of numerous WaveEL 3.0 buoys designed to convert the energy of ocean waves into electric power. This innovative technology enables the generation of green energy with zero carbon emissions, offering clients a sustainable alternative energy source. Waves4Power emphasizes survival, serviceability, and profitable energy production in its operations, contributing to the transition towards cleaner energy solutions.
Ecotech AB
Seed Round in 2011
Ecotech AB is develops, manufactures and sells wastewater treatment plants for large and small sewers.
SolarWave
Seed Round in 2010
SolarWave AB is a company dedicated to providing innovative water purification systems and solar power solutions. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Gävle, Sweden, with additional offices in Kampala, Uganda; Lagos, Nigeria; and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, SolarWave's products are designed to produce safe drinking water and clean electricity. Their product lineup includes solar-powered water purification and desalination systems tailored for use in areas with limited access to clean water, utilizing chemical-free technologies to improve public health and create local business opportunities. Additionally, SolarWave organizes initiatives aimed at raising awareness about safe drinking water, providing support to schools, hospitals, and communities in developing countries. Through its sustainable solutions, the company aims to empower underserved populations by enhancing their access to essential resources.