Sustainability startup ecosystem
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Summer Night Out & ESG Awards 2026
Košice IT Valley's flagship summer networking evening combined with the ESG Awards, recognising sustainable business practices across the eastern-Slovak tech & industry cluster at Hotel & Restaurant Resort Barca.
Swappie
Swappie is a European recommerce platform specialising in certified refurbished iPhones and iPads, selling to consumers across more than 20 countries with a 12-month warranty. Founded in 2016 in Helsinki, it refurbishes devices through a 52-stage technical process at its facilities in Helsinki and Tallinn, and has served over two million customers. The company raised $124 million in Series C funding and has 586 employees as of early 2026. Swappie transitioned to a fully online model in 2025, closing retail stores to focus on its digital marketplace.
Sweden Foodtech Big Meet Summit 2026
Annual foodtech 'un-conference' organized by Sweden Foodtech at Rosendals Tradgard in Stockholm, where leading foodtech companies, entrepreneurs, scientists, and investors gather to debate the future of the global food system. The 2026 programme features an EIT Food entrepreneur parade and a high-energy pitch session spotlighting top European foodtech startups.
Swiss Innovation Forum 2026
Switzerland's national innovation conference in Basel, connecting Swiss corporates, ETH/EPFL spin-outs, deep-tech startups, and cantonal economic-development agencies. Content spans pharma innovation, precision manufacturing, quantum computing, and sustainable finance. 1,500+ attendees. Tickets CHF 300+.
Techarena 2026
Nordic/Baltic scale-up conference at Friends Arena with 7,500+ attendees and 400+ investors. Known for stage-specific pitch competitions and a strong sustainability and ESG focus.
Techarena 2027
Techarena 2027 takes place 3-4 February at Strawberry Arena, billed as Scandinavia's biggest tech and business event. The platform connects founders, executives, investors and decision-makers through its Challenge programme, Time to Raise Accelerator and networking events. Past editions have hosted speakers including Al Gore, Steve Wozniak and Boris Johnson.
TerGo
Full-stack carbon management platform offering SaaS tools for CO2e calculation, reporting and reduction. Its Tergoscope helps companies meet sustainability regulations, while TERbit tracks emission savings from eco-friendly transport choices.
The Shift 2026
Norway's premier business transformation conference focused on sustainability, circular economy, and climate tech. Held in Oslo and organized with support from the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO). Attracts 1,500+ executives, founders, and investors working on green transition. Tickets from EUR 300-600.
TIER Mobility
TIER Mobility is a Berlin-based micro-mobility company founded in 2018 by Lawrence Leuschner, Matthias Laug, and Julian Blessin. The company operates shared e-scooters, e-bikes, and e-mopeds across over 250 cities in Europe and the Middle East. TIER has raised more than $600 million in equity and debt and acquired competitors Nextbike and Spin to consolidate its market position. The company distinguishes itself through a focus on sustainability, using swappable batteries and carbon-neutral operations. TIER is one of Europe's largest micro-mobility operators and a key player in the continent's urban transport transition.
TNW Conference 2026
Major European technology conference in Amsterdam featuring curated tracks on AI, sustainability, and startup growth. Draws 10,000+ attendees including founders, developers, and investors for talks, expo, and networking at NDSM Wharf.
Too Good To Go
Too Good To Go is a marketplace that helps consumers buy surplus food from restaurants, bakeries, and supermarkets at a discount, reducing food waste. Launched in Denmark in 2015, the app scaled across Europe, North America, and Australia, building a global community that has saved millions of meals. The company combines sustainability impact with a simple consumer pickup model and has become one of the best known Danish climate tech exports. It also runs programs that help businesses prevent waste and educate consumers about food labeling.
Treedom
Treedom is the world's first online agroforestry funding platform, allowing individuals and companies to plant trees in community-based projects across Africa, Latin America, and Asia, with each tree geotagged and photographed. Founded in Florence in 2010 by Federico Garcea and Tommaso Speroni, Treedom has planted over 3.3 million trees across 42 projects in 14 countries. Certified B-Corp since 2014, the company runs a hybrid B2B2C model — selling corporate sustainability packages to companies and individual tree gifting to consumers. Backed by Banca Sella with $14.4 million raised and 84 employees as of 2026.
UNCHAIN Fintech Festival 2026
5th edition of CEE's premier fintech festival at Oradea Fortress with 700+ delegates from 40+ countries; tracks span banking digital transformation, AI roadmap, InsurTech, next-gen payments, digital assets, and sustainable finance.
Verdane
Verdane is a Nordic growth equity firm with offices in Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Berlin, and London that specializes in technology-enabled, sustainable growth companies. The firm invests at growth and late stage, typically in companies with $5-100 million in revenue, and manages over $6 billion in committed capital. Verdane focuses on digital consumer, software, and sustainable businesses, and is one of the largest dedicated growth investors in Northern Europe.
Verdane (Oslo)
Verdane's Oslo office is the firm's original headquarters, anchoring its Nordic growth equity practice. From Oslo, Verdane sources and supports portfolio companies across Norway's technology and sustainability ecosystem, covering digital transformation, e-commerce infrastructure, and energy transition. The firm's Norwegian roots give it deep access to the region's founder network and LP base.
Vytal
Vytal is a German reusable-packaging company providing a deposit-free reusable container system for the food and beverage industry, letting restaurants, cafes and retailers replace single-use packaging with trackable reusable containers returned via a network of partner locations. The system is designed to cut single-use plastic waste from takeaway and delivery food.
Wallbox
Wallbox designs and manufactures smart EV charging hardware and energy management software, selling chargers in 100+ countries. Co-founded in 2015 by ex-Tesla engineer Enric Asunción and Eduard Castañeda, the company listed on the NYSE in 2021. Its Barcelona factory produces up to 1 million chargers annually. Q1 2026 revenue reached €29.7M with a 37.3% gross margin. A major Iberdrola contract for 10,000 Hypernova ultrafast public chargers is set to double ultrafast public charging in Spain, cementing Wallbox as the European leader in home and commercial EV charging.
Wia
Wia is a Dublin-based IoT cloud platform that helps businesses monitor occupancy, air quality, and energy consumption in real time to create smarter and more sustainable environments. Founded in 2015 by Conall Laverty, the platform is used by over 10,000 clients across 100 countries. Backed by Suir Valley Ventures and Enterprise Ireland, Wia has raised approximately €1 million in venture capital and its founder was named in Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe. The company positions itself as an accessible developer-friendly IoT infrastructure layer.
