Johann Bernövall

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johann@loop.se

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Jakob König på Fair Finance Guide kritiserar investeringarna i Temu. Foto: TT / pressbild.

Funding and financing

Nordic Banks funnel millions of euros into disposable fashion site

Av Johann Bernövall27 jan

Stegra

Stegra CEO breaks silence – rejects crisis talk: 'Moving full speed ahead'

Av Johann Bernövall7 nov

Sigurd Melin and Douglas Hellström, Noaq. Photo: press images.

Adaptation solutions

As floods sweep Europe, flood-tech firm Noaq sees demand surge: 'We're not ashamed'

Av Johann Bernövall17 juni

Mathias Ingvarsson, CEO and co-founder, Kerstin Cooley, investor, and Magnus Tyrestam, chairman. Photo: press.

Energy

Secretive energy startup Holyvolt pulls in €10m – but on what exactly?

Av Johann Bernövall30 juni

Daniel Ervér, CEO of H&M. Photo: H&M and TT.

Impact Loop exclusive

Exclusive: H&M scraps its rental service – 'Demand has been lower than we expected'

Av Johann Bernövall21 maj

Anna Haupt, Fredrik Hånell and Samira Aissi. Photo: press images.

News

Impact investors push back on AI's '996' hustle culture: 'It’s much more about purpose and leadership”

Av Johann Bernövall10 juni

Fredrik Borgström and Kim Kaisti, Skyfora founders and Linn-Cecilie Linnemann. Photo: press

Investments

Dutch VC makes first Nordic splash with €4m bet on Finnish weather tech startup

Av Johann Bernövall28 feb

DREV team with founders Thomas Tingelöf (front, left) and Arelys Sosa (front, right). Supplied

Startups

Drev bags €2.7m to tackle toxic dust in battery factories: 'We have to solve this problem'

Av Johann Bernövall5 nov

New EU rules for for slashing waste could present golden opportunity for impact firms

Av Johann Bernövall19 feb

Peter Windischhofer, founder of Reburbed. Photo: press images.

Exclusive interview

'Proof that our business model is solid' – Refurbed breaks even after €2B in sales

Av Johann Bernövall20 juni

Pelle Mattisson, CEO Latour Future Solutions. Credit: Jonas Borg

Investments

Latour, backed by Swedish noble family, acquires stake in flood protection company Noaq

Av Johann Bernövall22 dec

Karin Edström, Kristina Söderberg and Christer Bergquist at Impact Loop's panel moderated by Camilla Bergman. Photo: Diana Demin.

Impact Loop meetup

Should you call your firm ‘climate tech’ in 2026? These investors debate the label

Av Johann Bernövall23 feb

Nils Lekeberg and Jesper Wirén, Enjay, next to Karl-Johan Persson, chair at H&M. Photo: press+TT.

Energy

Duo turns greasy kitchen air into clean energy – lands fresh funding from H&M heir

Av Johann Bernövall11 sep

Mathias Ingvarsson, CEO of Holyvolt. Press photo/Impact Loop design

Exclusive interview

Stealth founder sits down for first major interview: 'We don't need to brag about what we're working on'

Av Johann Bernövall13 mars

Impact Loop exclusive

Exclusive: H&M scraps its rental service – 'Demand has been lower than we expected'

Av Johann Bernövall21 maj

Mikael Kubu, responsible for selling the Swedish bankrupted battery factory Northvolt. Photo: press/TT.

Northvolts kris

BREAKING: First buyout bid for Northvolt – 'Expecting more to follow'

Av Johann Bernövall24 juni

Startups

Drev bags €2.7m to tackle toxic dust in battery factories: 'We have to solve this problem'

Av Johann Bernövall5 nov

Staffan Hillberg and Mohammad Taherzadeh, co-founders of Millow. (Press images)

Foodtech

Swedish entrepreneurs take on plant-based mince with new mycoprotein factory

Av Johann Bernövall3 nov

Mathias Ingvarsson, grundare av Holyvolt, och Ronnie Leten, ordförande i Epiroc. Foto: pressbilder.

Energy

Holyvolt: Swedish-German cleantech startup loses heavyweight chairman

Av Johann Bernövall13 jan

einride

Einride founder on IPO announcement: 'Shows Europe can actually build impact companies'

Av Johann Bernövall12 nov

Dr. Markus Øverli, CTO and co-founder of Morescope, Sheri Shamlou, COO and co-founder of Morescope, Joachim Nahem, Executive Chairman and co-founder of Position Green, Ulf Johansen, CSO and co-founder of Morescope.

Acquisitions

Position Green acquires Morescope in bid to conquer Europe’s crowded ESG market

Av Johann Bernövall20 aug

Henrik Henriksson, CEO of Stegra. Photo: TT.

Breaking news

BREAKING: Stegra secures €1.4B led by Wallenberg family for green steel plant

Av Johann Bernövall14 apr

Northvolt

Volvo Cars takes full control of Novo Energy and eyes U.S. expansion

Av Johann Bernövall29 jan

Douglas Uhno (left), Ida Westberg (centre) and Michael Niska. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop

NEW ROLE

Cemvision recruits ex-Aira, Northvolt, Stegra talent to scale green cement business

Av Johann Bernövall23 sep

Aira CEO Martin Lewerth and investor Harald Mix. Photo: Press image/Cornelia Jönsson/TT

Heat pumps

Swedish heat pump startup Aira bags €20M, hitting €270M funding milestone

Av Johann Bernövall4 mars

Investments

Latour, backed by Swedish noble family, acquires stake in flood protection company Noaq

Av Johann Bernövall22 dec

Investor interview

'Every agrifoodtech investor in Europe is asking us about this one thing': Pinc’s Marika King on the hidden niche in foodtech

Av Johann Bernövall10 juli

Exclusive interview

Stealth founder sits down for first major interview: 'We don't need to brag about what we're working on'

Av Johann Bernövall13 mars

Danielle DeRose, operativ chef på Katapult. Foto: pressbilder.

News

Norway's premier impact conference hits pause: "Sometimes you need to take a step back"

Av Johann Bernövall4 dec

The team at Trio Impact Invest. Credit: Karolinska Institutet Holding AB/Press photo

Impact Loop exclusive

New Swedish VC fund makes its first investment

Av Johann Bernövall19 feb

Jimmy Heibert, vd på Plick, Daniel Ervér, vd på H&M och Michael Arnör, vd på Sellpy och. Foto: pressbilder / TT. Grafik av Impact Loop.

Circularity

H&M-owned Sellpy still peddling Shein clothes – as other second-hand platforms stop

Av Johann Bernövall22 jan

Gustav Johansson runs Sweden's most popular vegan food blog.

Foodtech

Vegan influencer Gustav Johansson launches plant-based lobby group: ‘We have big problems'

Av Johann Bernövall27 okt

The trio behind the new Trio Taskforce. Photo: Impact Loop.

News

Former Northvolt trio launch 100-day task force for companies in crisis

Av Johann Bernövall11 dec

Sellpy founders Michael Arnör, Oskar Nielsen and Philip Gunnstam. Photo: press image.

Funding

Exclusive: Sellpy secures fresh funding as H&M doubles down on second-hand

Av Johann Bernövall10 juni

Några av investerarna på listan. Foto: pressbilder. Montage: Impact Loop.

Foodtech

DEEP DIVE: Who's betting on Nordic foodtech? 31 investors you should know

Av Johann Bernövall3 juli

The Fungi VC founding partners Tarja Zudemberg (left) and Susanne Gløersen.

Exclusive interview

New VC bets entirely on fungi startups: 'A very broad investment field'

Av Johann Bernövall24 mars

Pär Hedberg, Karin Edström and Anders Ösund, Turbine Capital. Photo: press image.

New fund

New €65 million fund Turbine Capital aims to bridge lab-to-market gap: 'It simply takes more funding'

Av Johann Bernövall16 apr

Founders Magnus Ivarsson and Kristoffer Palmgren. Photo: press.

Green industry

This Stockholm startup built a 'fungi army' that eats diesel for lunch – lands €1.9m

Av Johann Bernövall23 dec

Caroline von Post and Susanne Beskow. Supplied

TEXTILES

'Tinder for textiles' startup seeks capital for large-scale upcycling plant

Av Johann Bernövall20 okt

Håkan Samuelsson, CEO of Volvo. Photo: TT.

Mobility

Volvo Cars eyes new battery partner after Northvolt split: 'Now we have to look in other directions'

Av Johann Bernövall7 apr

Northvolt

Northvolt's chairman at press conference: "A sad moment"

Av Johann Bernövall12 mars

climate tech

Al Gore's climate fund becomes largest Stegra shareholder amid board reshuffle

Av Johann Bernövall21 okt

Anna Haupt, Niklas Åström, Maria Wetterstrand, David Sonnek and Henrik Lenning. Photo: press photos.

Agritech

Arevo bags €7m for bio-based fertiliser – and appoints ex-politician to its board

Av Johann Bernövall10 okt

Impact Loop exclusive

New Swedish VC fund makes its first investment

Av Johann Bernövall19 feb

Stegra

Stegra CEO breaks silence – rejects crisis talk: 'Moving full speed ahead'

Av Johann Bernövall7 nov

Adaptation solutions

As floods sweep Europe, flood-tech firm Noaq sees demand surge: 'We're not ashamed'

Av Johann Bernövall17 juni

Exclusive interview

Einride's CEO on potential IPO: 'We have a natural place on the stock exchange'

Av Johann Bernövall2 okt

Exclusive interview

'Proof that our business model is solid' – Refurbed breaks even after €2B in sales

Av Johann Bernövall20 juni

einride

Einride founder on IPO announcement: 'Shows Europe can actually build impact companies'

Av Johann Bernövall12 nov

Foodtech

Swedish entrepreneurs take on plant-based mince with new mycoprotein factory

Av Johann Bernövall3 nov

Energy

Holyvolt: Swedish-German cleantech startup loses heavyweight chairman

Av Johann Bernövall13 jan

Investor interview

'Every agrifoodtech investor in Europe is asking us about this one thing': Pinc’s Marika King on the hidden niche in foodtech

Av Johann Bernövall10 juli

Lina Røbekk Olsen, head of corporate development at Sandberg Developments. Credit: Press photo/Impact Loop collage

Family Offices

Swedish family office makes latest water tech investment: 'We're not looking for hockey stick growth'

Av Johann Bernövall16 feb

Moa Källgren, vd på Cgrain. Foto: pressbilder.

Agritech

How AI for weeds and grains is fuelling this agritech startup’s global journey

Av Johann Bernövall28 jan

Holyvolt CEO Mathias Ingvarsson and members of the team in San Diego. Photo: Johann Bernövall / press photo.

Acquisitions

Secretive startup Holyvolt buys US battery firm for $73m: 'Best in the world'

Av Johann Bernövall5 mars

Altris

Volvo Cars bets on sodium-ion batteries by investing in Swedish startup Altris

Av Johann Bernövall27 mars

Dennis Nobelius, CEO of Syre, Susanna Campbell, co-founder and chair of Syre, and Eva Karlsson, Chief creative officer at Houdini. Photo: press images.

Textile

Polyester recycler Syre signs with three global fashion giants: 'Not just symbolic deals'

Av Johann Bernövall25 juni

Exclusive interview

Einride's CEO on potential IPO: 'We have a natural place on the stock exchange'

Av Johann Bernövall2 okt

Foodtech

Focus on foodtech and fermentation in new EU strategy

Av Johann Bernövall4 juli

Camilla Skjønning Jørgensen and Dennis Nobelius, Syre. Photo: press images.

Textile

Fresh venture launches from much-hyped polyester-recycler Syre

Av Johann Bernövall17 mars

Northvolts kris

BREAKING: First buyout bid for Northvolt – 'Expecting more to follow'

Av Johann Bernövall24 juni

Jonatan Janmark (CEO) and Helena Helmersson (chairman of the board), Circulose. Photo: Press image.

Textile

Circulose (formerly Renewcell) teams up with Chinese fibre giant to accelerate textile-to-textile recycling

Av Johann Bernövall8 apr

Northvolt

Volvo Cars takes full control of Novo Energy and eyes U.S. expansion

Av Johann Bernövall29 jan

NEW ROLE

Cemvision recruits ex-Aira, Northvolt, Stegra talent to scale green cement business

Av Johann Bernövall23 sep

Acquisitions

Position Green acquires Morescope in bid to conquer Europe’s crowded ESG market

Av Johann Bernövall20 aug

Breaking news

BREAKING: Stegra secures €1.4B led by Wallenberg family for green steel plant

Av Johann Bernövall14 apr

Heat pumps

Swedish heat pump startup Aira bags €20M, hitting €270M funding milestone

Av Johann Bernövall4 mars

Einride's co-founder Robert Falck and CEO Roozbeh Charli. Photo: press.

Mobility

Exclusive: Electric freight company Einride raises fresh millions

Av Johann Bernövall13 juni

Henrik Henriksson, CEO Stegra, and Satya Nadella, CEO Microsoft. Photo: TT.

Green industry

Green steel offsets? How Stegra's new deal with Microsoft will actually work

Av Johann Bernövall24 sep

Family Offices

Swedish family office makes latest water tech investment: 'We're not looking for hockey stick growth'

Av Johann Bernövall16 feb

Foodtech

Vegan influencer Gustav Johansson launches plant-based lobby group: ‘We have big problems'

Av Johann Bernövall27 okt

Acquisitions

Secretive startup Holyvolt buys US battery firm for $73m: 'Best in the world'

Av Johann Bernövall5 mars

Altris

Volvo Cars bets on sodium-ion batteries by investing in Swedish startup Altris

Av Johann Bernövall27 mars

Energy

Secretive energy startup Holyvolt pulls in €10m – but on what exactly?

Av Johann Bernövall30 juni

Foodtech

Focus on foodtech and fermentation in new EU strategy

Av Johann Bernövall4 juli

News

Impact investors push back on AI's '996' hustle culture: 'It’s much more about purpose and leadership”

Av Johann Bernövall10 juni

Green industry

This Stockholm startup built a 'fungi army' that eats diesel for lunch – lands €1.9m

Av Johann Bernövall23 dec

Second hand

(DO not publich) Myset vinner – här är årets second hand-julklapp (enligt Myrorna)

Av Johann Bernövall7 nov

Investments

Impact investors back Flox to scale AI wildlife tech in US

Av Johann Bernövall24 feb

Judith Wolst, angel investor, public speaker and author, heads the Prompt what Matters initiative at Norrsken. Press photo

Women in tech

Can VC hackathons attract women? Norrsken just proved they do: ‘Not your typical tech guys’

Av Johann Bernövall10 dec

Investments

Impact investors back Flox to scale AI wildlife tech in US

Av Johann Bernövall24 feb

TEXTILES

'Tinder for textiles' startup seeks capital for large-scale upcycling plant

Av Johann Bernövall20 okt

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola. Photo: TT

Cost of living more worrying for young people than climate - EU survey

Av Johann Bernövall18 feb

Treetotextiles vd Roxana Barbieru. Foto: pressbilder.

News

H&M-backed fibre startup TreeToTextile gets investment from Austrian manufacturing heavyweight

Av Johann Bernövall26 feb

Mobility

Volvo Cars eyes new battery partner after Northvolt split: 'Now we have to look in other directions'

Av Johann Bernövall7 apr

Impact Loop meetup

Should you call your firm ‘climate tech’ in 2026? These investors debate the label

Av Johann Bernövall23 feb

Jacob Stedman, Blykalla, Sam Altman and Jacob DeWitte, Oklo. Photo: press photos / TT.

Nuclear startup Blykalla lands fresh funding from Sam Altman-backed rival

Av Johann Bernövall29 sep

Northvolt

Northvolt's chairman at press conference: "A sad moment"

Av Johann Bernövall12 mars

Mobility

Exclusive: Electric freight company Einride raises fresh millions

Av Johann Bernövall13 juni

Green industry

Green steel offsets? How Stegra's new deal with Microsoft will actually work

Av Johann Bernövall24 sep

Northvolt

Northvolt chairman: We pursued every opportunity

Av Johann Bernövall12 mars

climate tech

Al Gore's climate fund becomes largest Stegra shareholder amid board reshuffle

Av Johann Bernövall21 okt

Energy

Duo turns greasy kitchen air into clean energy – lands fresh funding from H&M heir

Av Johann Bernövall11 sep

Agritech

Arevo bags €7m for bio-based fertiliser – and appoints ex-politician to its board

Av Johann Bernövall10 okt

Women in tech

Can VC hackathons attract women? Norrsken just proved they do: ‘Not your typical tech guys’

Av Johann Bernövall10 dec