Feminvest Ventures celebrates the successful EUR 2.5 million Seed financing of portfolio company Digiclean, having been the company's first investor and an early believer in founder Charlotte Stigen Låstberg's vision to modernise industrial cleaning through data and AI. And for Feminvest Ventures' investors: the value of our initial position has doubled.

 

The Seed round is co-led by Unconventional Ventures and Almi Invest GreenTech, with participation from S-E-Bankens Utvecklingsstiftelse, Impact Shakers and Feminvest Ventures. The new capital will enable Digiclean to accelerate product development and expand commercially across Sweden and Europe.  

 

"Industrial cleaning is a fundamental part of how factories operate, yet it has remained largely unchanged for decades. We are building the tools needed to make it measurable, optimisable and aligned with modern efficiency and sustainability requirements. With the incredible support and belief of Unconventional Ventures and Almi Invest GreenTech, we can accelerate this transition across industries. Feminvest continued support through this Seed round reflects the strong partnership we have built," said Charlotte Stigen Låstberg, CEO and Co-Founder of Digiclean. 

 

Feminvest Ventures invested in Digiclean at an early stage, recognising both the strength of the founding team and the opportunity to transform one of manufacturing's least digitised yet most critical industrial processes. Today, Digiclean's platform is deployed across more than 20 industrial sites, helping manufacturers optimise cleaning chemistry, reduce chemical consumption, minimise downtime and improve operational efficiency through real-time monitoring and AI-driven automation. 

 

"Backing exceptional founders before others see the opportunity is central to our investment philosophy. We believed in Charlotte and the  

Digiclean team from the very beginning because they combined deep industry expertise with a bold vision to solve a significant industrial challenge. Seeing the company now attract leading European investors validates both the market opportunity and the team's execution," - Mareauline Bernitz, General Partner at Feminvest Ventures. 

 

Industrial cleaning directly impacts production quality, equipment performance and sustainability, yet the chemistry behind these processes has historically been managed through manual testing and experience rather than data. Digiclean is changing that by making process chemistry measurable, automated and actionable.   

 

"Digiclean has done something most early-stage companies struggle with: they have built a technically differentiated product and secured validation from leading industrial customers. The team's ability to translate a complex technical solution into commercial traction at such an early stage is particularly impressive. Combined with strong unit economics, favourable regulatory tailwinds, and deep domain expertise, we believe Digiclean is exceptionally well positioned to capitalise on a significant market opportunity." – Jonathan Lannö, Investment Manager, Almi Invest GreenTech. 

 

"At Unconventional Ventures, we look for companies working in places that have been overlooked — where the problem is real, the founder has lived it, and the commercial logic is inseparable from the impact case. Digiclean is all three. Charlotte grew up inside the industrial chemical industry. She knows the problem from the inside out. And every sensor her team installs reduces chemical consumption, wastewater, and CO2 while generating recurring revenue — impact and returns are not in tension here, they are the same thing. That is exactly the kind of company Unconventional Ventures was built to back." – Alexis Horowitz-Burdick, Partner, Unconventional Ventures. 

 

For Feminvest Ventures, Digiclean represents exactly the type of company the fund seeks to support: a female-led company solving large problems with scalable innovation, measurable customer value and global growth potential. The successful Seed round marks an important milestone not only for Digiclean but also for the growing number of women building category-defining companies in deep technology and industrial innovation.   

 

**Feminvest Ventures**

Feminvest Ventures is part of Feminvest Group, an international platform with over 55,000 participants. Feminvest Ventures focuses on investing in companies where at least 50 percent of the ownership belongs to women. [www.feminvest.se/en/ventures](https://www.feminvest.se/en/ventures) 

 

**Digiclean Solutions**

Digiclean Solutions is a Swedish deeptech company revolutionizing the way the industry manages process chemicals. Through a unique combination of sensor technology and AI, we offer a plug-and-play solution that optimizes chemical usage in real time, with a focus on cleaning processes and technical cleanliness. Our technology enables up to 60% reduction in chemical consumption, improved traceability, and minimized environmental impact, while supporting the industry’s transition to sustainable production and business models such as "chemistry-as-a-service." With strong customer traction from companies like Volvo, SKF, and Parker Hannifin, Digiclean is a leading force in enabling a more circular and resource-efficient industrial future.&#x20;

**Contact:** Charlotte Stigen Låstberg, CEO and Co-Founder [www.digicleansolutions.com/](https://www.digicleansolutions.com/)

 

**About Unconventional Ventures**

Unconventional Ventures is an impact-focused venture capital fund investing in early-stage technology companies tackling critical inefficiencies in resource-intensive industries. UV backs founders building scalable solutions at the intersection of operational performance and measurable environmental impact. UV Fund II is based in Copenhagen and invests across Nordic and European markets, with a focus on companies where revenue growth and positive environmental outcomes are structurally the same variable.[ www.unconventional.vc](http://www.unconventional.vc) 

 

**About Almi Invest**

Almi Invest is one of Sweden's most active early-stage venture capital investors, operating through regional funds across the country. Almi Invest supports growth companies with capital and operational expertise. Almi Invest GreenTech focuses specifically on companies developing sustainable technology solutions with the potential to scale across European industrial and environmental markets.[ www.almi.se/almi-invest](http://www.almi.se/almi-invest)

Feminvest Ventures Celebrates Digiclean's EUR 2.5M Seed Round