Chalmers Ventures has over 193 portfolio companies spanning deep tech, greentech, life sciences, energy, and more, it’s not possible to list them all. Below is a curated selection of notable current portfolio companies across sectors, each with a 5-line description.
🌿 Greentech & Sustainability
Adsorbi Adsorbi has developed a cellulose-based supermaterial for capturing air pollutants, making it 5–8 times more effective than conventional activated carbon filters. The material is fully bio-based and designed to have low environmental impact across its entire value chain. It was born out of research at Chalmers’ Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Initial products target art conservation — helping museums and archives protect sensitive objects from airborne pollutants. The long-term vision is to scale into industrial air purification markets.
Korall Carbon Capture Korall is developing Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology that pulls COâ‚‚ directly from the atmosphere. The breakthrough was discovered by researchers at Chalmers who left an experiment unattended and returned to find it had captured COâ‚‚ at a remarkable rate. The business model resembles a “garbage truck for the air” — they capture COâ‚‚, customers pay for collection, and receive a certificate for the carbon removed. The technology is currently being scaled up and refined for commercial deployment. It targets both companies seeking carbon credits and climate-conscious governments.
Mimbly Mimbly makes the Mimbox, a device that attaches to standard washing machines to recycle laundry water and dramatically reduce both water and energy use. A single wash cycle typically consumes around 60 litres of fresh water, and Mimbly’s technology slashes that significantly. As a bonus, it also captures microplastics before they enter the water system. The company targets both households and commercial laundry operators looking to cut costs and environmental impact simultaneously. It is one of the more consumer-facing companies in the Chalmers Ventures portfolio.
Modvion Modvion builds wind turbine towers from laminated timber rather than steel, making them modular and easier to transport to difficult locations. The approach reduces production costs by around 40% and lowers the overall cost of wind energy. Wood is a renewable and carbon-sequestering material, giving Modvion towers a carbon-neutral footprint from the very first kilowatt-hour generated. The modular design also allows towers to be taller than conventional steel towers, capturing stronger winds at altitude. It is one of Chalmers Ventures’ most high-profile climate tech companies.
Glenntex Glenntex uses graphene-related innovations developed at Chalmers University to improve the properties of recycled and post-consumer waste plastic. Their technology makes recycled plastic stronger and more suitable for higher-value applications like sports equipment and technical textiles. This upcycling approach reduces the need for virgin plastic while improving the longevity of plastic-based products. The company is building a more sustainable relationship with plastic at the material science level. In 2025 they received investment from Paulig’s packaging innovation arm, PINC.
⚡ Energy Tech
Epishine Epishine has developed a way to print fully organic solar cells using a scalable manufacturing process. The cells are designed to harvest light indoors and outdoors to power sensors and IoT devices wirelessly. This is a significant enabler for the growing smart building and industrial IoT markets, which need low-power autonomous sensors. In the long run, these printed organic cells could provide affordable renewable energy at massive scale. The technology was developed from research at Chalmers and Linköping University.
🤖 Deep Tech & AI
EmbeDL EmbeDL has built a deep learning optimization engine that makes AI models smaller, faster, and cheaper to run on embedded hardware. It bridges the gap between AI algorithm experts and hardware engineers — allowing AI to be deployed affordably in resource-constrained devices. The company is a spin-off from the EU Horizon 2020 research project LEGaTO. This is particularly relevant for edge computing, autonomous vehicles, and industrial automation. In 2025, Chalmers Ventures led a €5.5M seed round for the company alongside SEB and Fairpoint Capital.
Atlantic Quantum Atlantic Quantum is building scalable quantum computers with a focus on reducing the error rates and complexity that have hampered the field. Their approach targets error correction at scale — a key milestone needed to make quantum computing practically useful. Founded out of Chalmers University research, the team brings deep expertise in superconducting qubit technology. The company is headquartered in the US to be close to major research ecosystems and investors. It aims to eliminate the barriers — high error rates and restricted scalability — that currently limit quantum hardware.
LumenRadio LumenRadio provides ultra-reliable wireless mesh connectivity for critical IoT applications. Their patented technology and proprietary operating system allow wireless systems to function dependably in environments where standard radio solutions fail, such as large industrial facilities or live entertainment venues. The company is known for making wireless DMX solutions used in professional stage lighting worldwide. In December 2022, LumenRadio became one of Chalmers Ventures’ first portfolio companies to list on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. It remains one of the most commercially mature success stories from the portfolio.
🏥 Life Science & Health
Elypta Elypta is developing a liquid biopsy platform for the early detection and monitoring of cancer via a simple blood test. The platform measures a novel panel of biomarkers and runs them through cloud-based algorithms to generate clinically useful scores. Their first application targets renal cell carcinoma, where early detection dramatically improves survival outcomes. The approach is minimally invasive and scalable compared to traditional tissue biopsies. Elypta was founded out of Chalmers University and has attracted significant clinical interest.
Amferia Amferia develops medical wound care patches that actively prevent bacterial infections, including those caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. With antimicrobial resistance recognized as one of the most critical global health threats, preventive solutions like Amferia’s patches could reduce reliance on antibiotics in clinical settings. The proprietary anti-infective technology is based on years of research at Chalmers and is fully patent-protected. In 2024, the company raised €1.2M to continue development. Their products target hospitals and wound care providers globally.
1928 Diagnostics 1928 Diagnostics offers software-based tools for clinical microbiology, helping labs better interpret sequencing data for antibiotic resistance profiling. The company makes it easier for clinicians to understand which antibiotics a given bacterial infection will respond to, enabling more targeted treatment. Their platform bridges the gap between genomic sequencing technology and practical clinical decision-making. The name references the year penicillin was discovered — a nod to the beginning of the antibiotic era they aim to help extend. They work with hospitals and clinical labs across Europe.
🌊 Water & Industrial
Aqua Robur Technologies Aqua Robur makes an IoT-based sensor platform for monitoring public water pipeline networks. The system is self-powered — it harvests kinetic energy from water flow in the pipes — meaning sensors can be deployed without external power sources. Data is transmitted wirelessly in real time and visualized through a cloud dashboard. This allows water utilities to monitor many more locations across their networks without major infrastructure investment. Billions of euros are lost annually in Europe from undetected pipeline leaks and failures, a problem Aqua Robur directly addresses.
Minalyze Minalyze builds mobile multi-sensor scanning instruments for the mining and mineral exploration industry. Their flagship product, the Minalyzer, scans drill core samples non-destructively and in real time, eliminating the delays, subjectivity, and inconsistency of traditional manual logging. The data is fed into a cloud-based software platform called Minalogger for visualization and analysis. This lets mining companies make faster and better-informed decisions about where to dig. The technology is particularly valuable in an era of critical mineral exploration needed for the energy transition.
🍽️ Food Tech
Melt&Marble Melt&Marble (formerly Biopetrolia) uses synthetic biology and metabolic engineering to produce precision-fermented fats — including animal fat analogues — without any animals. The company originated from the world-leading Systems and Synthetic Biology group at Chalmers University. Their fats are designed to replicate the taste, texture, and cooking behavior of conventional animal fats, enabling realistic plant-based meats. The technology is based on engineering microbial cell factories to produce specific lipid profiles on demand. They target the rapidly growing alternative protein and sustainable food ingredients markets.
Seaqure Labs Seaqure Labs produces a fungi-based protein ingredient designed to replace fishmeal and soy in aquaculture feed. The company was founded in 2024 by Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship graduates with expertise in industrial biotechnology. Their proprietary solid-state fermentation process uses sidestreams from the food and agriculture industries as feedstock, making it truly circular. In early trials, their ingredient has shown prebiotic benefits for rainbow trout. The company raised over SEK 5M in pre-seed funding in 2025 from Chalmers Ventures, Almi Invest, and others.
