STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
FEBRUARY 6TH, 2020
Event
Stockholm Innovation and Growth (Sting), the Swedish Energy Agency, Cleantech Scandinavia, Tillväxtverket, NEFCO, Nasdaq, City of Stockholm and the World Energy Council presented Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day 2020.
Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day have become a unique opportunity to meet carefully selected sustaintech companies that show rapid sales growth and have matured beyond seed investment stage – from A round level companies to recently listed companies in a variety of sustaintech sectors.
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The Sweden Sustaintech venture day combines a focused outlook on key sector growth opportunities and successful investment strategies with carefully selected Sustaintech company presentations.
The widened sector approach from Greentech to the broader Sustaintech sector allows us to include
a wider selection of sustainability related digital companies from the fast growing Swedish tech-scene.
The strong sector growth and matured markets for sustainable business solutions combined with the scaled company selection provide good investment opportunities for a range of investors from business angels, family offices, corporate investors, larger sustainability funds and venture capital companies.
The event offers a unique opportunity to meet carefully selected sustaintech companies that show
rapid sales growth and have matured beyond seed investment stage – from A round level companies
to recently listed companies in a variety of sustaintech sectors. Digital business models,
where applicable, have been prioritized in the selection.
During the day, there also had keynote speakers outlining their view on sector growth
and investment opportunities as well as key success factors for sustaintech investments.
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Venue
Clarion Sign, Stockholm, Sweden,
Östra Järnvägsgatan 35, 111 20 Stockholm
Map
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Investors 2020
During the conference 2020 we were proud to have investor like AB Svensk Exportkredit, Alder, Alecta, Almi Greentech, Antonia Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Sustainable Development, AP4, Atomico, BackingMinds, Bonnier Ventures, Brightly Ventures, Carnegie, Conor Venture Partners, Coop Sverige AB, Danske Bank, Electrolux, EQT, ETF, Girindus Investments, Gullspång Invest, Handelsbanken Capital Markets, HM VC, Husqvarna Group, Industrifonden, Intercapital Ventures, KF, Lannebo Vision, Luminar Ventures, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mojo capital, NEFCO, Nordea, Norrsken Foundation, Pepins, Philian, Racecraft Holding, Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, SEB Venture Capital, Sandvik, Spintop Ventures, SPP Fonder, Startup Sweden, Summa Equity, Svensk Exportkredit, Swedbank, Tillväxtverket, Venture Securities, Verdane Capital, Volvo Group Venture Capital and many, many more.
Program 2020
February 5th 2020 (day before)
19:00-22:00
Mingle and Networking
February 6th 2020
08:00-09:00
Registration, coffee and networking
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09:00
Opening of Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day 2020
HRH Prince Daniel of Sweden
Keynote speaker: Robert Andrén
Director General, The Swedish Energy Agency
and Ylva Berg, CEO Business Sweden
Panel Discussion: Swedish Success Cases
Northvolt, Midsummer, Climeon and an Investment panel. Discussion how to rapidly scale Sustaintech innovations internationally
Keynote speaker: Marzia Zafar
The World Energy Council
Overview of the global energy transition 2020-2030, facts and figures
Keynote speaker: Richard Youngman
CEO Cleantech Group
Venture capital Investments in European sustain tech and key industry mega trends to follow
11:00
Coffee break
11:30
Pitching sessions part 1
Each category has an investor panel with international and local VC's, Funds and Family offices
Category A
Moderator Anna Olin Kardell
Panel Staffan Helgesson, Creandum, Reed Snyder, Verdane and
Tomi Tervo, Korkia
11.31 Climeon (listed) / Energy / Heatpower – geothermal energy
11.49 Matsmart / Food / Marketplace for surplus/late food
12.07 Midsummer (listed) Energy / Production line for/and solar cells
12.25 Organoclick (listed) / Materials / Smart material
12.43 Absolicon (listed) / Energy / Concentrated solar heat energy
Category B
Moderator Fredrik Rosengren
Panel Niklas Holmberg, Nasdaq, Lucy Rand, ETF and
Heribert Uhl, Bosch Ventures
11.31 Prime design/Baselight / Energy/lighting / LED-emergency
11.49 Corebon / Materials / Process for carbon enhanced plastics
12.07 Re:newcell / Clothing/Water / Re use of textile cotton
12.25 Nordic Gas Solutions / Emobility / Filling stations for hydro/bio gas
12.43 Paralox / Energy/construction / House producer, passive house
Category C
Moderator Agate Freimane
Panel Markus Hökfelt, ALMI Greentech, Caroline Walerud,
Walerud Ventures and Jaako Isotalo, Grid VC
11.31 Whywaste / Food / Food waste reduction in retail stores
11.49 CorPower Ocean / Energy / Wave energy farm systems
12.07 Bright / Energy / Platform for utilities/energy market
12.25 Candela / Emobility / Electrified boats
12.43 Surfcleaner / Water / Cleaning of oil, debris form water surfaces
13:00
Lunch and Networking
14:10
Pitching sessions part 2
Each category has an investor panel with international and local VC's, Funds and Family offices
Category A
Moderator Anna Olin Kardell
Panel Staffan Helgesson, Creandum, Reed Snyder, Verdane and
Tomi Tervo, Korkia
14.16 SVEA Solar / Energy / Solar Panels
14.34 I-tech (listed) / Water / Smart biocide for marine color system
14.52 Exeger / Energy / Solar cells – super thin
15.10 Ecoclime (listed) / Smart buildings / Smart building/energy
15.28 Ferroamp (listed) / Energy/Emobility / Electric system for buildings/storage
Category B
Moderator Fredrik Rosengren
Panel Niklas Holmberg, Nasdaq, Lucy Rand, ETF and Heribert Uhl, Bosch Ventures
14.16 Charge Amps / E-mobility / EV charging systems
14.34 Bioprocess control / Energy/Water / Instruments; analysis of water bioprocess
14.52 Smartfront / Realestate / Smart facades/energy savings
15.10 Againity / Energy / Converting waste heat to electricity
15.28 Eways / Emobility / EV-Charging Operator
Category C
Moderator Agate Freimane
Panel Markus Hökfelt, ALMI Greentech, Caroline Walerud, Walerud Ventures and Jaako Isotalo, Grid VC
14.16 Blixt / Energy / Smart fuses
14.34 Sensative / Energy/IoT / Platform and strips for smart buildings
14.52 Enjay / Energy / Energy recovery restaurant ventilation
15.10 Worldfavor / Gen sustain. / Management tool for sustainability data
15.28 Ngenic / Energy / Energy system digitalisation
15:45
Coffee break
16:10
Keynote speakers and Conclusions
Victor Friedberg,
Founder and Chairman of FoodShot
Pär-Jörgen Pärson
General Partner, Northzone
Jochen Wermuth
Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer
Wermuth Asset Management
Summing up of the day
17:10
Bar opens. Mingle and drinks
18:00
​Mingle and Buffet Dinner
Keynote Speakers
Moderators
Speakers 2020
Pitching Panels
Companies 2020
The Sweden Sustaintech venture day 2020 had mature startup companies with a strong position in their respective markets. Rapid sales growth and scalable business models have been prioritised in the company selection. After a period of strong sector growth a range of successful Swedish Sustaintech companies are ready for faster expansion both nationally and internationally.
More than 30 companies presented their investment cases during Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day. Here are some of the companies that presented their pitch in different categories depending on ticket size and whether they are listed or not.
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Partners
Sting
-WORLD-CLASS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & NETWORKS
As the leading Nordic startup accelerator and incubator, Sting enables talented people to turn their ideas into sustainable businesses. The support we offer includes qualified coaching in business development, a business angel network, a venture capital fund, a recruitment service, and an international network of investors, business contacts and experts. We contribute to the success of Sweden’s future technology companies by helping them to grow and compete internationally, and by generating export revenues for Stockholm. Sting’s vision is to be the best accelerator and incubator in the world by attracting the best innovators and entrepreneurs, and by contributing clear value to successfully build and develop the high-growth companies of the future.
Sting supports promising startups, primarily within ICT, internet/media, cleantech, sustainability, health and life science. We evaluate more than 400 projects annually, but based on a tough screening process we accept only 30 companies per year to our incubator and accelerator programs. Approximately 70 percent of the companies accepted to the programs come from industry, and 30 percent are connected to universities and research institutes.
Sting started in 2002 and has provided business development supports to over 300 innovative startups.
News
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2020-02-16
Interview in SvD with Victor Friedberg
Fejkköttet en guldgruva: ”Kunderna har vaknat”
2020-01-31
Interview - Victor Friedberg moving into foodtech 2.0 as his venture funds
have proven that the food system is about to change
Read more
2020-01-28
Interview with Charlotte Becker, Head of Investor Relations & PR, Climeon:
Internationella tillväxtsuccéer inom svensk sustaintech - vad kan vi lära oss av
Midsummer, Climeon och Northwolt?
Read more
2020-01-21
Interview with Niclas Holmberg, Managing Director Global Listing Services Nasdaq:
Nasdaq Stockholm is the leading market place for sustaintech listings
Read more
2020-01-20
Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day på Nasdaq Tower!
Read more
2020-01-11
Press Invitation Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day 2020
Read more
2020-01-10
Climate crisis strengthens international investor interest in Swedish sustaintech
- average turnover per company in the sector grew by 31% last year.
Read more
2019-10-04
Så ska investerarna på allvar få upp ögonen för svensk sustaintech
Read more
Pictures from SSVD2019
Boel Swartling
Magnus Rehn
Andreas Stubelius
Sasan Shaba
Anna Olin Kardell
Press Contact
We have a press program for journalists. Media interested in participation at
Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day, images or more information,
contact: lisa@radarkommunikation.se or +46 70 200 94 14.
