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Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day2026
Two days in Stockholm where international investors meet the Swedish companies building next generation industries. By invitation only.
A Swedish Energy Agency event, powered by Cleantech Scandinavia
Building Next Generation Industries
SustainTech Venture Day is an invitation-only gathering of founders, industry leaders, investors, and policymakers shaping our future industries.
Hosted by the Swedish Energy Agency, the event showcases Swedish innovations that are accelerating the transition to a clean, intelligent, and competitive energy system—innovations that will power the industries, infrastructure, and economies of tomorrow.
At a time when short-term priorities often dominate decision-making, SustainTech Venture Day brings together leaders with a shared long-term vision: to explore how breakthrough technologies, new business models, strategic partnerships, and patient capital can unlock sustainable growth and industrial competitiveness. Through curated conversations and high-level networking, participants discuss how risks, rewards, and opportunities can be shared to accelerate the deployment of solutions that create value for generations to come.
From Sweden to the world, this is where the people building the future energy economy come together to multiply their impact.
- Format
- Curated sessions, pitching, roundtable discussions and pre-booked one-to-one meetings
- Who
- Investors, energy startups & scaleups, industry and policymakers
- When
- December 2 and 3, 2026
- Where
- Scandic Continental, Vasagatan 22, Stockholm
- How to join
- Investor application
Why Sweden
A small market that exports what it invents. Sweden's energy ecosystem runs on ambitious companies, deep industrial know-how, public capital that moves early, and an investor base going increasingly international.
A European Capital Market Leader
Sweden is increasingly seen as the EU's most developed capital market and a model for the rest of Europe.
Strong tradition of R&D
Sweden invests over 3% of GDP in public and private R&D, one of the highest rates in the EU. That tradition has made it a global leader in innovation.
Built to export
With a market of ten million, Swedish companies have always been forced to look beyond borders to grow, driving startups to become competitive global players.
Pitching Companies 2026
The companies pitching to investors at this year’s Venture Day.
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AirForestry
Autonomous electric drones that perform forest thinning from the air.
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Airpelago
Power line inspection using autonomous drones.
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Altris
Sustainable sodium-ion batteries.
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Ambidex
Makes refrigeration systems flexible, shifting their energy use in time.
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Biovitas Nordic
Designs, builds, owns and operates renewable energy plants for industry.
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Calentix
Investment-ready projects from data centre waste heat.
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Caplyzer
The world’s first supercapacitive electrolyzer, membrane-free and built for renewable power.
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Cetasol
Maritime monitoring and analytics software for commercial vessel fleets.
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Elevated Launch
Integrating security and defense technology into wind turbines.
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EnerVectum
Thermal flexibility for buildings and industry.
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Envigas
Large-scale producer of biocarbon for a new fossil-free steel industry.
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Fibu
The next generation of foam, made from wood.
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Grafir
Fossil-free graphite from biocarbon for batteries, steel and advanced industry.
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Grale
Circular products crafted from plants, for the end of microplastics.
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Hagnesia
Lightweight motors and generators for low-speed, high-torque electrification.
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Iridica
Advanced catalysts for PEM electrolysis.
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LexEnergy
Hardware and software that turn energy infrastructure into smart assets.
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Noda
Software for large-scale distributed thermal energy systems.
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Percy Roc
Industrial heating using AI-controlled microwaves.
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Qurrent
Optimization platform for batteries, solar and wind.
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ReBake
Electric mopeds and light motorcycles, engineered in Stockholm.
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Solstice
Affordable sand-based thermal storage for industry.
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STILFOLD
Software-defined folding for sheet metal.
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Tribonex
Advanced surface treatments for friction and wear reduction.
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Vålt
Installs, operates and optimizes EV chargers for housing associations and businesses.
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Vanadis Energy
Vanadium solid-state battery technology.
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Waybler
Complete EV charging for property managers, housing and businesses.
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Zparq
The world’s lightest 10 kW outboard motor.
Attendees then and now
Investors
Funds, family offices and corporate venture teams with an active mandate in energy and sustaintech.
Energy startups & scaleups
Selected Swedish companies building next generation industries.
Industry
Corporates and industrial buyers looking for what comes next.
Policymakers
The Swedish Energy Agency and public financiers.
Investors, previous editions
AlderAlectaAlmi InvestArctic BusinessBASF Venture CapitalBacking MindsBackstage InvestBayWa r.e. Energy VenturesBo CapitalCloud CapitalCourse CorrectedDanske BankDIG InvestmentEnvisionTechEurazeoEvonikFairpoint CapitalFirst Gate InvestFortumGullspångH&M GroupICOS CapitalIconiqIndustrifondenIntercapital VenturesInvestinorKlimatetLantmännenLatourLongrun CapitalMitsubishiMojo CapitalNavigare VenturesNefcoNesteNet Zero VenturesNode VCNorrsken VCOrklaPortugal VenturesSEBSevenGen Investment PartnersSpintop VenturesSpirit VenturesStatkraftStora EnsoTrill ImpactUrban PartnersVidaVoima VenturesWalerud VenturesWellstreetWorld Fund
Fifty-three of the funds, family offices and corporate venture teams that have sat in this room. The 2026 list is being assembled now.
Companies that presented in 2025
Earlier years: 2025 edition and 2024 edition.
In partnership with
Two Days Shaping the Future of Sustaintech
December 2
Wednesday. Two parallel tracks, one reception.
For investors
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12:30
Investor Lunch & Cleantech Tour
Experience the technologies behind some of the region’s most promising cleantech companies. Investors are invited on a curated tour of companies, facilities and test environments in the Stockholm area.
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A guided bus tour showcasing Stockholm’s cleantech ecosystem, with visits to innovative startups, scaleups and industrial players. The tour offers an opportunity to meet the companies, explore their technologies and get a closer look at their operations.
The tour begins with an Investor Lunch at Qurrent at 12:30, followed by company visits from 13:30 onwards.
Planned stops include Qurrent, Novatron, Exeger (TBC), Stockholm Exergi (TBC) and Rebaba.
For startups and scaleups
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14:00
Masterclass: Financing the Next Generation of Industry
An interactive masterclass focused on what it takes to move from technology and early commercial traction towards industrial-scale growth. The session explores industrial readiness, financing structures, risk-sharing and collaboration between growing companies, industry and capital providers.
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A masterclass designed for startups and scaleups exploring how the financing landscape is evolving, what different capital providers need to see, and how they can build the combination of capital and industrial commitment needed to reach commercial scale. Investors and industry representatives are also welcome to join the discussions.
Welcome: Financing Industrial Scale-up in 2026
A short introduction to the afternoon and the changing financing environment.
Industry as Investor, Customer & Scale-up Partner
For industrial startups, the right corporate relationship can provide much more than a pilot: investment, revenue, validation, access to infrastructure, volume commitments and ultimately the credibility needed to unlock other forms of capital. But different corporates engage with innovation in very different ways.
The New Long-Term Capital: Family Offices & Foundations as Scale-up Partners
Family offices and foundations are becoming increasingly visible in climate and industrial innovation, bringing mandates, time horizons and approaches to risk that can differ substantially from conventional venture funds. This panel will be about what makes this capital different and where it can and cannot fill gaps in industrial scale-up.
Quick Pitch from IVL – Talk to us about EU SME Support!
Financing Deployment: Debt, Guarantees & Infrastructure Capital
Once a company starts moving from technology development toward factories, infrastructure and commercial deployment, financing the company and financing its assets become two different questions.
From Pilot to Industrial Partnership: What Actually Gets Companies to Scale?
A conversation on scaling with an industrial partner. Why do so many successful pilots fail to become commercial relationships? What changed when the scaleup secured its first serious industrial partner? What commitment should a startup reasonably ask from an industrial customer—and at what stage?
For all guests
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17:30
Networking Reception
The official networking reception brings the full SSVD community together for an informal evening of conversations, introductions and new connections ahead of the main conference day.
December 3
Thursday. Main conference day, all guests.
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09:00
Welcome & Keynote Session
Opening remarks and perspectives setting the scene for Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day 2026, with a focus on the forces shaping the next phase of sustainable industry, investment and growth.
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09:30
Keynote Panel: The Capital Behind Next Generation Industries
Building the industries of tomorrow takes more than innovation and ambition. It takes long-term commitment and investors willing to look beyond traditional horizons. This opening panel brings together industry, infrastructure and family office perspectives on the role of long-term capital in scaling the next generation of industries. How can different investors help bridge the gap from breakthrough technology to industrial scale, and what does it take to invest in the long game?
- 10:00 Coffee & Networking
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10:45
Pitching Sessions
Meet some of the most promising sustaintech companies looking to accelerate their next stage of growth.
- 12:00 Networking Lunch
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13:30
Pitching Sessions
A second opportunity to discover high-potential sustaintech companies.
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14:30–15:30
Open Roundtable Discussions
Small-group discussions bringing investors, industry, entrepreneurs and other experts together around some of the most important opportunities and challenges facing the sustainable transition.
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Making energy projects bankable
Scaling new energy solutions requires more than strong technology and early-stage capital. As companies move towards developing and building projects, bankability increasingly depends on predictable revenues, manageable risk, supportive market conditions and access to the right forms of financing. This roundtable will explore what investors and lenders need to see before committing capital, how projects can navigate the transition towards larger-scale financing, and where the biggest financing gaps remain.
The Blueprint for European Batteries: Aligning Industry, Policy, and Patient Capital
The race for Europe’s energy sovereignty is being decided right now, and the battery ecosystem sits at the very epicenter of this transition. To successfully scale a competitive European battery industry, we must look beyond standard venture capital cycles and assemble the ultimate triad of ecosystem drivers: visionary industrial leaders, patient long-term capital (family offices and infrastructure funds), and strategic policy makers.
Fusion energy: from scientific breakthrough to investable industry
Fusion has the potential to provide clean, safe and abundant baseload power, but turning it into a commercial energy source takes more than scientific progress. Moving from experimental devices to power plants depends on getting the financing, partnerships, supply chains and regulatory frameworks right. This roundtable will look at what it takes to move fusion from the laboratory to investable industrial projects. The session covers financing, industrial partnerships, supply chains and risk-sharing. It brings together companies, investors, industry and policymakers to discuss how to bring fusion to market in time for the energy transition.
Angels to Industry: Building a capital pathway for the next generation of industrial companies
The investors who recognize transformative industrial technologies earliest are rarely the ones who can finance them all the way to scale. In this interactive roundtable, business angels and seed investors will bring forward a selection of promising early industrial cases to explore with industry, family offices, venture capital and later-stage capital. What needs to happen between first conviction and industrial readiness—and can stronger relationships between these capital communities help promising companies cross the gaps in between?
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16:00
1:1 Meetings & Networking
The formal programme gives way to dedicated time for meetings and informal networking. Continue conversations from the day, meet companies and investors one-to-one, and connect over food and drinks.
Speakers & panelists
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Adelaide Morphett
IFM Investors
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Francois Chaudoreille
Helix Impact
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Linda Werner
St1
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Catherine Smitt Meyer
Uniper
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Andreas Hörnfeldt
Södra
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Roberta Franchi
Honda Innovations
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Magnus Brandberg
Gullspång Invest
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Anna Ljungdahl
Industrifonden
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Joakim Svahn
Nefco
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Andrew Parish
Wake Up Capital
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Jakob Wichmann
The Footprint Firm
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Ludvig Nauckhoff
E14
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Patricia Salén
SEB Greentech
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Charmaine Lee
Envision Tech
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Terhi Vapola
Greencode Ventures
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Vikram Raju
Morgan Stanley 1GT
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Nathalie Öhlander
Climentum
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Alexander Elchian
Qarlbo Energy
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Alexander Esser
Aurora Energy Research
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Aurore Belfrage
SusTechable
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Victor Degerlund
Nefco
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Alice Mortiboy
Potter Clarkson
This is the ecosystem
Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day brings together the people behind sustainable innovation, creating space for conversations that lead to partnerships, investment and growth. Explore highlights from last year and get a glimpse of the energy that defines SSVD.
For innovators
Energy breakthroughs
Earlier-stage companies developing breakthrough technologies with the potential to transform the energy sector. We are looking for frontier innovations that address major industry challenges and can create significant long-term impact.
The venue
December 3, main conference day
Scandic Continental
Vasagatan 22, 111 20 Stockholm
Discounted rate for SSVD delegates. Contact us for the booking code.
December 2: the investor lunch, cleantech tour, masterclass and networking reception take place at other locations in Stockholm. Details are announced to invited guests.
Where to stay
Scandic Continental
Vasagatan 22. Discounted rate for SSVD delegates, contact us for the booking code.
Book a room
Miss Clara by Nobis
Ten minutes on foot from the venue.
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Radisson Blu Royal Viking
Next to Stockholm Central.
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Fusion
Novatron's mission: the world's most efficient fusion reactor
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Smarter use of energy for ultra fast charging by Lex Energy
Read moreIndustry
Enjay, ready to scale waste heat power for industries
Read moreMaterials
Graphene for industrial use is attracting international attention
Read moreMarket
Hype is gone, shifting toward a healthier sustaintech market
Read moreLet's connect
Questions, partnership ideas, or interest in getting involved? Reach out!
Sara Persson
Senior Business Developer, International Markets
Swedish Energy Agency
Magnus Agerström
Managing Director
Cleantech Scandinavia
Stefan Ruud
Project Manager
Utsikt
Organisers
Swedish Energy Agency
The Swedish Energy Agency is Sweden's largest public funder and facilitator of Swedish sustaintech companies. Our mission is to promote and spread Swedish energy innovations, in the efforts of shaping a fossil free energy system. We support companies with funding and knowledge throughout their entire business growth journey, from basic research to commercialisation and internationalisation.
Cleantech Scandinavia
Cleantech Scandinavia is a leading Nordic platform connecting cleantech innovation with investors and industry from across the Nordics and around the world. For more than 20 years, we have served as a gateway to the Nordic and Baltic cleantech ecosystem, bringing together ambitious companies, investors and industry leaders to build relationships, unlock opportunities and accelerate the growth of sustainable technologies.
About Sweden
Sustaintech Venture Day
Established in 2018 by the Swedish Energy Agency, Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day (SSVD) acts as an exclusive event connecting investors with cleantech companies. Evolving from its start and strengthened by the surge of Swedish sustainable companies, SSVD now functions as a platform to showcase carefully vetted companies that have progressed beyond the seed investment phase, spanning from A round entities to recently listed corporations across various sectors. Through a combined focus on key sector growth opportunities and successful investment strategies, SSVD encourages investors to lean in.
Sweden's cleantech sector has matured significantly, with several companies securing substantial venture capital and growing from seed to scale-up stage. As a European frontrunner in sustainable innovation, Sweden is well-positioned to meet the growing demand for scalable climate solutions. This creates clear investment opportunities across the spectrum, from angel investors and family offices to large sustainability-focused funds.