Climate-tech investment
Equity investment of €1–5 million for European climate-tech startups, mainly at seed stage, working in energy, industrial decarbonisation or systemic resilience.
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Find grants, tax relief, business loans, property loans, venture capital and more in Sweden. We list who can apply, how much, and when.
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Green loan
Loans for small and medium-sized businesses in Sweden investing in projects such as solar panels, charging points or energy-saving equipment.
Innovation loan
A SEK 50,000–500,000 loan for Sweden-registered companies testing or prototyping a new climate product, service, process or business model before it reaches the market; Almi can cover up to half of project costs.
GreenTech
Investment in Swedish startups whose solutions deliver measurable benefits for the climate or nature.
Climate Pledge Fund investment
Investment for companies worldwide that can grow to meet Amazon’s demand and help it reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
Early-stage investment for post-carbon ventures
Venture-capital investment for companies building deep-tech or digital solutions for Europe’s energy, industrial and food transitions, from pre-seed through Series A.
Home energy efficiency grant
A grant to reduce energy use in your own home in Sweden.
Business Fellowship
A full-time paid fellowship for experienced climate-business professionals to help early-stage climate-technology teams reach market, with an industry-competitive living stipend.
Explorer Grants
Grants for scientists and researchers worldwide to test high-risk, early-stage climate technologies while remaining in their current university, laboratory or research role.
Innovator Fellowship
Up to $500,000 through a SAFE investment agreement, with technical and commercial support, for early-stage climate-technology innovators worldwide who will work full time on their startup.
Venture Accelerator
An eight-week remote accelerator for UK- or EU-registered climate startups, with a chance to pitch for €150,000–€250,000 of pre-seed investment.
Venture Builder Berlin
A three-phase programme for EU-resident individuals to find co-founders and build an emissions-cutting startup, with selected teams offered €150,000 in equity investment.
Investment in defensible climate technology
Equity investment for companies raising Seed through Series B to commercialise defensible climate technologies with a quantified path to multi-gigaton emissions reduction.
Equity for companies scaling emissions-cutting solutions
Equity investment for companies nearing or already at commercial launch whose solutions can deliver large-scale greenhouse-gas reductions; the investor receives an ownership interest in return.
Climate-tech startup investment
Climate Tech Partners typically invests A$1 million to A$5 million in climate-tech companies that sell to businesses and are ready to scale with corporate partners; the investor takes an ownership interest in return.
Investment in industrial climate technology
Investment of €1–5 million for European companies bringing physical, science-based climate technology from early commercialisation towards industrial scale.
Climate-tech investment
€1–4 million in equity investment for Pre-Seed and Seed climate-tech companies in Europe and the United States, excluding food and agriculture.
Green loans
Loans for businesses switching to electric vehicles, generating renewable electricity or reducing energy use in buildings.
Investment for energy-transition startups entering the market
An investment averaging €3 million for energy-transition startups in Europe or North America that are bringing a software or hardware product to market; EDF takes a minority ownership stake.
ELENA – European Local Energy Assistance
Grants covering up to 90% of the preparation costs for large EU investment programmes in energy efficiency, building-integrated renewables or sustainable urban transport.
Cleantech Co-Investment Facility
Equity or equity-like co-investment for EIF-backed fund managers proposing funding rounds for growing cleantech companies in the EU or EFTA.
InvestEU Climate and Infrastructure Funds
Equity investment for funds and other investment vehicles financing clean energy, sustainable transport, circular economy and climate-resilient infrastructure.
InvestEU Equity: climate and environmental solutions
Equity investment or co-investment for venture-capital, private-equity and private-credit funds financing climate and environmental solutions in InvestEU territories.
Electric car premium
A grant for lower-income households in eligible Swedish rural areas to buy or lease a new or used electric car.
Project Track
Investment and coaching for climate companies building the first project of its kind or another early commercial facility or set of installations.
Strategy Track
Investment and coaching for companies typically at Pre-Seed or Seed stage that already have a working prototype and at least three full-time employees, to win early customers, launch products or enter new markets.
Investment in near-market climate technology
Equity investment of €250,000–€750,000 for pre-seed and seed companies bringing validated decarbonisation technology to market in Europe.
Renewables and low-carbon venture investment
Equinor buys a minority ownership share in early-phase and growing companies working mainly on renewable-energy and low-carbon solutions, with potential pilot, technical and scaling support.
Energy efficiency financing
Commercial financing for proven EU energy-efficiency, renewable-energy and clean urban-transport projects with a direct or indirect municipal link.
Allstars investment for climate-tech funds
Allstars invests in funds worldwide that finance climate-technology companies.
Flagship II climate-tech investment
Equity investment of €1–5 million for mainly European Seed and Series A climate-tech companies with substantial emissions-reduction potential.
Investment in digital energy companies
Venture-capital investment for asset-light, scalable companies with proven customer demand at Series A or a later funding stage.
Climate Seed Program
A €250,000 minority-equity investment and six months of hands-on support for pre-seed and seed climate or deep-tech startups worldwide with a product in or near the market and some traction.
Grants to scale ecosystem-based adaptation
Grants of up to USD 250,000 for organisations scaling ecosystem-based adaptation, with priority for work in ODA-eligible small island developing states and least developed countries.
Green forestry loan
Loans for companies financing forest land or forestry and restoration measures in Sweden.
Green property loan
Loans for companies and housing associations financing qualifying commercial or multifamily buildings, including new construction and energy-performance improvements.
Green loan for solar energy
Finance a large or small solar-energy project for your business, including the plant, installation and infrastructure needed to put it into operation.
Investment in early-stage climate technology
Equity investment for pre-Series A and Series A climate-technology companies in Spain and the European Union, with initial investments of €500,000–€1 million and up to €2.5 million in total per company.
The Industrial Leap
Grants for developing technology or planning investments that help industry cut its climate impact.
Innovation Fund: grants for new climate technology
Grants to demonstrate how new technology can cut climate emissions in practice.
Intermediate-crop payment
A one-year payment for farmers growing an intermediate crop to store carbon in arable soil. Applications for 2026 have closed.
Irrigation pond investment grant
Grants covering 40% of eligible costs for businesses building irrigation ponds that store winter water for farming during dry periods.
Ley cultivation payment
A one-year payment for productive grass or legume leys that store carbon in arable land. Applications for 2026 have closed.
Klimatklivet
Grants for businesses, municipalities and other organizations investing in lower climate emissions in Sweden.
Climate Premium for environmental work machines
Grants for businesses, municipalities and regions buying a new low-emission work machine for use in Sweden.
Climate Premium for heavy trucks
Grants for businesses, municipalities and regions buying or leasing a new heavy truck powered by electricity or biogas.
Klimatpremie for light electric trucks
Grants of up to SEK 40,000 for businesses, municipalities and regions buying a new light electric truck.
Ladda bilen
Grants for Swedish organizations installing new electric-vehicle charging points for residents, members, staff or guests.
LIFE 2026: climate adaptation grants
EU grants covering up to 60% of projects that demonstrate and implement practical climate-adaptation solutions.
Link III energy-transition investment
Investment for early-stage European companies building electric-mobility, clean-energy, energy-storage or related energy-transition technology.
LONA – Wetland projects
Grants for municipalities to create or restore wetlands that reduce emissions, help manage water flows or support climate adaptation and biodiversity.
Investment for early-stage climate technology
Equity investment for founders at the earliest stages developing commercially driven technology to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, remove atmospheric carbon or buy time by cooling the planet.
Investment for cleaner energy, industry and climate resilience
Investment for startups making energy or industry cleaner, or developing ways to address the impacts of climate change, with MCJ receiving a share of ownership in the company in return.
Loans for Nordic green companies
Loans of typically €2 million to €5 million for established Nordic small and medium-sized businesses investing to take proven environmental solutions into international markets.
Early-stage investment for emissions-reducing technology
New Climate Ventures invests in early-stage startups developing technology that reduces or avoids carbon emissions.
Feasibility study financing
Conditional loans of up to €50,000 help established Nordic SMEs prepare climate- or environment-positive expansion outside the EU and EFTA.
Green corporate loans
Loans for businesses investing in renewable energy, more efficient buildings or lower-emission transport.
Home energy loan
Nordea customers who own a house or holiday home can apply to borrow SEK 20,000–500,000 for upcoming energy-saving improvements, without pledging an asset as security.
Investment in energy, industry and health technology
Equity investment for early-stage and growth companies using technology to tackle climate-relevant energy or industry problems; Norrsken VC also invests in healthcare.
Investment in green technology
An initial €500,000–€4 million investment for mainly European green-technology startups raising an early venture round, formally from pre-seed through Series A.
Early-stage investment for energy and infrastructure software
$500,000 to $2 million in venture investment for pre-seed and seed companies building digital solutions or software for energy, mobility, buildings or industry, primarily for business customers.
Green investment loan
Loans for property companies adding insulation, installing solar panels or making other energy and environmental improvements.
Green property loan
Loans to finance energy-efficient apartment and commercial buildings, including existing properties and new construction.
Home energy mortgage increase
Homeowners can apply to increase their SEB mortgage by at least SEK 100,000 for energy improvements, with a 0.10-percentage-point interest discount on the extra borrowing.
Green home construction loan
Individuals building an eligible energy-efficient house can borrow at least SEK 1 million and receive a 10% discount on the construction loan’s service fee.
Green loans
Loans for green investments linked to Swedish exports, such as renewable energy and energy savings.
Investment in digital energy technology
SET usually invests €2–5 million initially in European digital-energy companies and receives an ownership stake rather than repayment of a loan.
Climate-tech venture investment
Investment and strategic support for climate-tech startups developing energy or industrial solutions that can scale into new markets.
Tax reduction for green technology
A Swedish tax reduction for homeowners installing solar panels, battery storage or an electric-vehicle charging point.
Peatland rewetting agreements
Compensation for landowners who rewet drained peatland, with planning and ditch plugging paid for by the Swedish Forest Agency.
Energy loan
Loans for companies and housing associations reducing energy use in their property or installing solar panels.
Green business car leasing
Businesses can lease electric cars with zero CO₂ emissions per kilometre. Swedbank owns the vehicle and your business pays to use it; financing can cover its full value.
Green car loan
Individuals buying an eligible electric car from an authorised dealer can borrow at least SEK 80,000 and finance up to 80% of its price, using the car as security.
Green construction credit
Financing during construction for companies building environmentally certified commercial premises or apartment blocks.
Green property loan
Loans for companies owning or buying an energy-efficient property, with the property as security.
Home energy loan
Individuals can apply to borrow SEK 30,000–350,000 for home energy-saving investments, with a one-to-twelve-year repayment term depending on the loan’s size and purpose.
Natural-hazard prevention grant
Grants for Swedish municipalities to protect existing built areas from floods, landslides, rockfalls and erosion, including adaptation to climate change.
Bio-CCS investment and operating support
Companies capturing carbon dioxide from biomass at existing Swedish plants can bid for support for permanent underground storage. The second auction closed in August 2026.
Biogas production support
Raw-biogas producers operating in Sweden can receive support per kilowatt-hour for manure-based gas and gas upgraded to methane-network quality. The 2026 production round closed on 15 December 2025.
Concept development for energy innovations
Develop an early energy innovation and its commercial potential with up to SEK 500,000 per project. The June 2026 intake is closed.
Grant for testing energy-transition innovations with customers
A grant of up to SEK 3 million for Swedish small and medium-sized companies to test and develop an energy-transition innovation with a participating customer.
Charging grants for truck and bus depots
Build private or shared charging for heavy trucks and commercial buses at business premises, with grants of up to SEK 20 million per project.
Global Innovation Accelerator
Accelerate an existing international market entry for a sustainable-energy innovation, with tailored consultancy worth SEK 250,000 and a grant of up to SEK 250,000.
Kraftlyftet – Production and storage
Investment grants for renewable power generation and connected energy storage that strengthen Sweden’s electricity supply. The 2026 application round has closed.
Pilot and demonstration grants for energy innovations
Demonstrate innovative energy solutions in larger-scale projects with at least SEK 10 million in eligible costs. The June 2026 intake is closed.
Charging grants for electric vessels in ports
Install port charging for electric and plug-in hybrid vessels used for heavy transport, with grants of up to SEK 100 million per project.
Fund EX1 investment
Investment for European and North American startups developing technologies that electrify energy use and cut emissions.
Climate technology investment
Investment for founders worldwide whose early-stage companies are bringing renewable-energy, carbon-management, electric-vehicle, battery or other climate technologies to market; Toyota Ventures provides money in return for a share of the company.
Investment in climate technology
Venture-capital investment of typically €1–15 million for climate-tech companies raising seed, Series A or Series B funding, with Europe as the main target market.