Camilla Bergman

Chefredaktör och grundare

camilla@loop.se

Hilde Støle Pettersen, partner på Momentum, med team. Foto: pressbild.

News

Norwegian climate fund lands €25m EU backing for adaptation tech

Av Camilla Bergman

Joe Biden, USAs avgående president. Foto: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP/TT.

US politics

Biden's final push: €22 billion for climate action

Av Camilla Bergman20 jan

Gijsbert van Marrewijk and Gerben Schonebaum, co-founders of Flying Fish. Photo: press.

News

Volvo Group backs Dutch hydrofoil startup: 'Powerful catalyst for growth'

Av Camilla Bergman12 maj

Filippo and Federico Battaglia, co-founders of Fleequid. Photo: press image.

Mobility

Meet the brothers bringing a digital revolution to Europe's €10 billion bus market

Av Camilla Bergman14 maj

Venture Capital

French VC unveils €100M fund for underrepresented founders

Av Camilla Bergman5 dec

Stephan Hofmann and Henrik Feldt, Minimist. Photo credit: press image.

News

Austrian-Swedish founders raises €350k to digitise second-hand retail with AI

Av Camilla Bergman

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. Photo: Virginia Mayo/AP/TT.

EU news

EU targets steel and furniture in new plan to make sustainable products "the norm"

Av Camilla Bergman21 apr

Joel Larsson, Heidi Lindvall and Hampus Jakobsson, founders of Swedish VC Pale Blue Dot. Photo: press image.

Venture Capital

Climate VC Pale Blue Dot drops 'climate' label: 'The term has become too narrow'

Av Camilla Bergman8 feb

News

Mondra and inoqo join forces in sustainability merger

Av Camilla Bergman

News

Tesco misses plant-based meat target as consumers turn to 'veg-led' dishes

Av Camilla Bergman

Daniel Ervér, CEO of H&M (photo: TT), and Camilla Bergman, editor-in-chief of Impact Loop (photo: Elisa Sanvito).

DEBATE ARTICLE

Camilla Bergman: H&M wants impact – but not in its inner circle

Av Camilla Bergman26 feb

Some members of the team at French firm Lhyfe, which employs 199 staff. Photo: Press.

News

Lhyfe lands €149m subsidy to build huge green hydrogen plant in Normandy

Av Camilla Bergman29 apr

Some of the investors mentioned in this piece. Names below. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop

Venture Capital

DEEP DIVE: The 10 VCs betting big on energy tech in Europe

Av Camilla Bergman13 feb

Peter Carlsson, co-founder and former CEO of Northvolt. Photo: TT.

EXCLUSIVE: Scania in talks to acquire Northvolt's "crown jewel" division

Av Camilla Bergman17 dec

Peter Carlsson, co-founder and previous CEO of Northvolt. Photo: TT.

Breaking news

Northvolt files for bankruptcy: 'An incredibly difficult day'

Av Camilla Bergman11 mars

Harry Stebbings, founder of 20VC and Project Europe. Photo: press image + Impact Loop.

INTERVIEW

15 minutes with Harry Stebbings: Elon Musk, tech bros, and why he doesn't back climate startups

Av Camilla Bergman1 sep

Microsoft founder Bill Gates at his Goalkeeper event at Space in Stockholm. Photo: TT.

Impact Loop exclusive

Bill Gates in Stockholm: 'AI will multiply healthcare innovation'

Av Camilla Bergman23 jan

Thomas Plantenga, CEO of Vinted Group. Photo: press.

News

Vinted launches new fund to back re-commerce startups: 'Enormous potential"

Av Camilla Bergman29 apr

Will Smith and Peter Kirby, founders of Tred. Photo: Tred.

News

'It's time to close this chapter': UK's first 'green neobank' shuts down

Av Camilla Bergman

Funding Rounds

Einride secures $113m to fuel SPAC listing: 'Well positioned to scale'

Av Camilla Bergman27 feb

Andreas Jennische, new Head of News at Impact Loop. Photo: Jonas Andersson.

'Fika' with

Fika with Impact Loop's new head of news: "Hitting the ground running is the best way to start"

Av Camilla Bergman16 mars

Helios Innovations team with Sara Wimmercranz and Susanne Najafi from Backing Minds. Photo: press image.

Funding

Helios secures €1.2m from Backing Minds to purify the 'absolute worst' waters

Av Camilla Bergman14 okt

Clothing factory in India (photo TT) and H&M founder Stefan Persson with son Karl-Johan Persson (photo: press).

TEXTILES

H&M puts €5m behind drive to cut pollution in textile production

Av Camilla Bergman30 sep

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. Photo: Canva and TT.

Foodtech

Veggie 'burgers' in, 'bacon' out: EU rules on labels for plant-based foods

Av Camilla Bergman5 mars

Henrik Henriksson, CEO at Stegra. Photo: Linus Sundahl-Djerf / TT.

Green industry

Major Swedish green steel producer dismisses 'Northvolt concerns':'Our case has become stronger'

Av Camilla Bergman14 maj

Team Good Omen with Impact Loop in Stockholm. Photo: Jesper Andersson.

Impact Loop’s AI journalist avatar takes gold at Lovable and Project Europe hackathon

Av Camilla Bergman13 aug

Paul Sabarny (CTO), Lilian Schwich (CEO) and Gideon Schwich (COO). Photo: Cylib

Energy

EU backs Cylib with €26m to build one of Europe’s largest battery-recycling plants

Av Camilla Bergman24 sep

Google partners with major climate investor to build 'AI-ready' data centres

Av Camilla Bergman10 dec

Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, and Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX. Photo: AP/TT.

US politics

Bill Gates on Elon Musk: 'I will try to cooperate with him'

Av Camilla Bergman4 feb

Sebastian Peck, Talia Rafaeli and Andreas Winter-Extra, Kompas VC. Photo: press image.

Funding

Kompas VC has raised a fresh €150m to back industrial impact startups – here’s what they’re looking for

Av Camilla Bergman23 apr

DATA

New data: Climate VC held steady in 2025 – but made fewer bets

Av Camilla Bergman8 feb

Henrik Henriksson, CEO Stegra (photo: TT) and Karin Hallstan, Head of communication (press photo).

Breaking news

Sources: Swedish dynasty set to become Stegra's largest shareholder

Av Camilla Bergman12 apr

Clas Gunneberg, avgående vd, och Leif Ottosson, ny vd. Foto: pressbild/privat.

Polarium

Polarium CEO steps down after just eight months – tech veteran takes the helm

Av Camilla Bergman13 feb

Northvolts fabrik (foto: Judit Nilsson/TT). Framför är Anna Mård, vd på Skellefteå Science City (foto: pressbild).

Sweden

Northern Sweden’s mission to lure Silicon Valley impact stars

Av Camilla Bergman7 jan

Catharina Schröder, Spintop Ventures, Anna Ljungdahl, Industrifonden and Erik Engellau, Norrsken Launcher. Photo: Impact Loop.

Impact Investing

'Momentum is building': VCs on the state of impact investing in 2025

Av Camilla Bergman16 okt

Marjut Falkstedt, European Investment Fund (EIF), and St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City. Photo: TT/AP and press photo.

News

EIF just set aside €15bn for VCs. Here’s what they’re looking for

Av Camilla Bergman25 mars

Camilla Bergman, founder of Impact Loop. Photo: Jonas Borg.

Column

Camilla Bergman: Is venture capital dead?

Av Camilla Bergman12 maj

News

EU Subsidies Heavily Favor Meat Over Legumes, Study Reveals

Av Camilla Bergman

The team behind Picus Capital. Photo: press.

New fund

Munich VC firm Picus Capital raises €250m to double down on existing investments (climate being one of them)

Av Camilla Bergman26 maj

Hilde van Duijn, vd för Circle Economy, och Christiane Dolva, chef över innovation och forskning på H&M Foundation. Foto: pressbilder.

Textile

H&M-backed study unravels fashion industry's recycling claims

Av Camilla Bergman9 dec

EU bets on green steel to boost homegrown industry

Av Camilla Bergman16 feb

Peter Carlsson, medgrundare och tidigare vd för Northvolt. Foto: TT.

Impact Loop exclusive

Northvolt co-founder tells Impact Loop: I hope we inspired people to dare think big

Av Camilla Bergman12 mars

News

Bosch doubles down on deeptech: €250m fund targets energy efficiency and AI

Av Camilla Bergman

News

RSS FEED TEST Beyond Meat Expands Menu with Bareburger Partnership

Av Camilla Bergman

Steffen Gerlach (CEO & Co-Founder) and Tobias Börnhost (CTO & Co-Founder) of Eeden. Photo: press image.

News

'Ready to scale': German textile recycler raises €18m in fresh funding

Av Camilla Bergman29 apr

News

'Made in Europe' batteries would cost less than feared, finds new report

Av Camilla Bergman2 mars

Some of the investors representing the funds included in the deep dive. Photos: press and collage by Impact Loop

New fund

DEEP-DIVE: All 23 European impact funds that brought in money this quarter: themes, LPs, and who to contact

Av Camilla Bergman16 apr

Dirk Hoke, departing CEO of Volocopter. Photo: TT/AP.

Breaking news

Insolvent 'flying electric taxi' firm Volocopter acquired by aircraft giant

Av Camilla Bergman16 mars

Politics

EU push for 'Made in Europe' green tech splits member states

Av Camilla Bergman20 jan

Camilla Bergman, journalist and founder of Impact Loop. Photo: Jonas Borg.

Column

Sifted just dropped climate tech – and proved what’s wrong with the media

Av Camilla Bergman7 nov

News

Oreo maker Mondelēz backs Estonian startup to help farmers go green

Av Camilla Bergman

Mobility

Marc Rozendal takes the wheel at EIT Urban Mobility

Av Camilla Bergman4 apr

EU news

European SMEs set to receive €200m boost for green transition

Av Camilla Bergman19 maj

News

Japanese bank joins green steel revolution with Stegra investment

Av Camilla Bergman

Helena Helmersson, board member of On. Photo: press image and TT.

TEXTILES

'Truly special': Former H&M CEO joins Swiss 'Patagonia challenger' On

Av Camilla Bergman23 maj

Column

Camilla Bergman: Investors are wrong about the death of the green premium

Av Camilla Bergman3 nov

Peter Carlsson, co-founder and ex-CEO of Northvolt. Photo: Norrsken/Impact Loop.

Norrsken Impact Week

'We should have stopped earlier': Northvolt co-founder Peter Carlsson on his three big lessons from the collapse

Av Camilla Bergman1 okt

Some of the VCs who launched new impact funds in 2025. Photos: press images.

Deep dive

DEEP DIVE: Who said climate tech was dead? 29 new impact funds launched in 2025

Av Camilla Bergman2 jan

climate tech

"RIP Climate Tech" – Why this top VC says we need to rebrand climate solutions

Av Camilla Bergman18 dec

Niklas Adalberth, grundare av Norrsken. Foto: Jonas Borg.

Impact Loop exclusive

Scoop: Norrsken set to launch new fund targeting 'regenerative' startups

Av Camilla Bergman30 jan

Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Danish MEP, has opposed the EU’s watered-down sustainability reporting rules.

Europe

EU vote to water down sustainability rules could spell bad news for impact firms

Av Camilla Bergman14 okt

Some of the founders of the impact firms in our database. Graphics by Diana Demin, Impact Loop.

IMPACT LOOP INDEX

1,200 Swedish impact firms – now just a click away with our new database

Av Camilla Bergman12 juni

Social Impact

This fund aims to solve social exclusion and poor health – but only gets paid if it succeeds

Av Camilla Bergman10 dec

Pär-Jörgen Pärson, partner at Swedish VC Northzone and impact investor. Photo: Magnus Hjalmarson Neideman/TT.

Europe vs US

Northzone heavyweight hits back at EU criticism: "No need to paint the devil on the wall”

Av Camilla Bergman3 feb

Oscar Rundqvist, founder and CEO of eComID. Photo: Camilla Bergman, Impact Loop.

Exclusive interview

This 'return nerd' is riding the AI wave to fix fashion’s dirty secret: '10 investors call us each week'

Av Camilla Bergman5 nov

Camilla Bergman, founder of Impact Loop, in Stockholm. Photo: Jonas Borg.

Column

Impact investors are done chasing unicorns – is this the next big thing?

Av Camilla Bergman

News

Steve Jobs' surprising take on what makes great tech managers

Av Camilla Bergman

News

Bill Gates' $1bn energy fund pauses new investments

Av Camilla Bergman18 feb

Vind's founders Helene Bøhler, Jan-Tore Horn and Hilde Njøten. Photo: press image.

Energy

'A chance to do things differently' – new AI platform promises smarter wind farm planning

Av Camilla Bergman17 jan

climate tech

EXCLUSIVE DATA: How much (or little) impact founders earn across Europe

Av Camilla Bergman16 jan

Last years winners of NN Social Innovation Startup Award. Photo: press images.

Awards and grants

€200k up for grabs for impact startups improving mental health

Av Camilla Bergman21 apr

Peter van der Poel & Lukas Visser, Ingka Investments, Ikea. Press photo.

TEXTILES

Ikea to invest €1b in impact companies – here's what they're looking for

Av Camilla Bergman20 jan

Nick Baines, co-founder and CEO of Nara Communications.

'Fika' with

'Fika' with Nara's Nick Baines: 'Credibility has never been more important'

Av Camilla Bergman7 feb

Solar Energy

European VCs back merger of Dutch and Swiss solar software firms: 'Stronger financials'

Av Camilla Bergman26 mars

Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher, co-founders of Climeworks. Photo: press image.

News

'Proactively adapting': carbon capture pioneer Climeworks cuts 106 jobs

Av Camilla Bergman21 maj

Håkan Samuelsson, CEO of Volvo. Photo: TT.

Impact Loop exclusive

Volvo Cars axes 3,000 jobs in cost-cutting push, investment arm could be affected

Av Camilla Bergman26 maj

Robert Falck, co-founder of Einride. Photo: press.

Mobility

Einride's founder steps down as CEO: 'Time to shift my focus to where I can create the most long-term value''

Av Camilla Bergman21 maj

Bjarne Abrahamsen and Moez-Gharbi, new hires for Verdane.jpg

NEW ROLE

"The perfect home for me" – Blackstone boss joins Verdane as partner in double senior hire

Av Camilla Bergman

Norrsken's founder Niklas Adalberth, Bill Gates and Norrsken's Nordic Director Sofia Lindelöf. Photo: Cornelia Bazley.

Impact Loop exclusive

Bill Gates addresses criticism over his climate views: 'I'm still a big spender'

Av Camilla Bergman28 jan

Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt, new Managing Editor at Impact Loop Europe. Photo: private.

'Fika' with

From snake handler to Impact Loop's new managing editor: 'I'm very suspicious of vague buzzwords'

Av Camilla Bergman9 aug

Dan Cook, co-founder and CEO of Lyten. Photo: press images.

Northvolts kris

Silicon Valley battery firm snaps up Northvolt's Polish plant

Av Camilla Bergman1 juli

Jakob Skovgaard, CEO of Planet Dairy. Photo: press and Canva.

News

Half cow, half plant – is hybrid milk the next big thing?

Av Camilla Bergman11 juni

Photos from Impact Loop's family office deep dive earlier this year, and HBSC's The European Family Office Report 2024.

Family Offices

New report: The impact sectors family offices are planning to back

Av Camilla Bergman15 apr

News

French food giant Danone buys plant-based nutrition company Kate Farms

Av Camilla Bergman12 maj

Pope Leo XIV at the climate conference Raising hope for climate justice. Photo: AP.

Politics

Put pressure on governments, says Pope Leo in call for urgent climate action

Av Camilla Bergman1 okt

Foodtech

'Never seen this before': New pig fat cell line could be a 'game-changer' for lab-grown meat

Av Camilla Bergman12 maj

Solar Energy

Europe's climate tech unicorn scores massive US pension fund backing

Av Camilla Bergman20 dec

News

Swedish impact company cracks code for fossil-free cement production

Av Camilla Bergman25 dec