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September 2, 2026

While climate tech investments are down, Nordic energy startups power ahead

There are nine energy startups among the 100 fastest-growing companies on Sifted's latest leaderboard, including three in the top ten


Mimi Billing

4 min read

Christian Randløv Schmidt and Jon Sigvert, two out of Reel's founders.

A cohort of climate tech startups is propping up the Nordic tech ecosystem at a time when the vertical is falling out of favour with many VCs.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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