Biodiv

Quantifies biodiversity across the Nordics with its CLIMB metric, for mining, energy, infrastructure and urban development.

Biodiversity & wildlifeUmeå, SwedenFounded 2025

Biodiv is an Umeå-based startup that quantifies biodiversity across the Nordics with a metric called CLIMB. The platform serves mineral extraction, energy, infrastructure, and urban development sectors. The team draws on backgrounds from Bufferleaf, Ecogain, and Arboreal, and operates out of the Uminova Innovation incubator.

What Boreal Tech Brief reported

  1. #0435 May 2026 · Funding

    Umeå-Based Biodiv Raises SEK 2.75M to Scale CLIMB Biodiversity Quantification Platform

    Umeå-based Biodiv has raised SEK 2.75M from PartnerInvest Norr and angel Kalle Nilvér (GoClimate co-founder, ex-Booli, ex-Sensebit). Founded 2025 by operators from Ecogain, Arboreal and Bufferleaf, the startup digitalises the open CLIMB metric (built by Ecogain plus 11 industry actors, open-sourced 2023) into a platform that quantifies biodiversity impact about 10x faster than manual methods.