Investments

Novo Holdings makes €40m bet on superconductors for fusion energy, power grids

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt10 apr

Fredrik Hjelm, co-founder and CEO of e-scooter startup Voi.

Venture Capital

Fredrik Hjelm: ‘Founders bet their lives. VCs bet other people’s money’

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt12 nov

Anders Munk Jepsen, co-founder and CEO of Nornorm. Photo: Press image.

Circularity

Ikea-backed Nornorm secures €50m to become ‘Netflix of furniture’

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt1 okt

Jane Walerud, investor and co-founder of Paebbl. Photo: Andreas Jennische.

Investments

Klarna's earliest backer is calling it quits – with one final impact bet: 'Enough is enough'

Av Andreas Jennische8 okt

A handful of the newly added investors in Impact Loop's exclusive database.

Venture Capital

Europe’s ultimate impact VC database supercharged with 50 new players

Av Editorial team3 okt

Some of the founders and investors featured in the article. Full names below. Photos: press and collage by Impact Loop.

Investments

Climate tech funding is recovering. Here's what investors think – and 19 deals you should know

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt3 apr

Westra Materials' co-founder Marc-Antoine Stoeckel (left) and CEO Daniel Westling

PFAS

PFAS-free battery firm bags fresh funding: 'EU crackdown is driving demand'

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt29 sep

Planetary CEO David Brandes. Press photo

Investments

Oetker Ventures and Radikal Capital lead €23m bet on 'meat' made from fungi

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt20 apr

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

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

Investments

Novo Holdings makes €40m bet on superconductors for fusion energy, power grids

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt10 apr

Venture Capital

Fredrik Hjelm: ‘Founders bet their lives. VCs bet other people’s money’

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt12 nov

Collage featuring Trent Gazzaway, global head of service line capability and quality at Grant Thornton

Sustainability

REPORT: 85% of mid-sized firms plan to boost green spending in 2025 – despite Trump's anti-climate agenda

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt24 sep

Sympower CEO and co-founder Simon Bushnell. Photo: Sympower and collage by Impact Loop.

Energy

As blackouts loom, this startup secures €42m to balance the power grid: 'Europe needs energy resilience'

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt17 sep

Circularity

Ikea-backed Nornorm secures €50m to become ‘Netflix of furniture’

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt1 okt

Melissa Cohen, co-head of infrastructure at Eurazeo (left) and Terralayr CEO Philipp Man. Press photos/Impact Loop

Investments

Eurazeo joins Norrsken VC, Creandum in €192m battery storage bet: 'A fundamental need'

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt19 jan

Deep Tech

Exclusive: Impact investors inject €3.5M into critical mineral startup – 'strengthens European resilience'

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt18 nov

Venture Capital

Europe’s ultimate impact VC database supercharged with 50 new players

Av Editorial team3 okt

From left: Mari Granström (Origin by Ocean), Kaj Hagros (Redstone Nordics), Timo Ketonen (Aboa Advest, co-founder of A’Pelago), and Patrik Anckar (co-founder of A’Pelago). Credit: Supplied/Impact Loop

Investments

Exclusive: Redstone unveils €25m ocean tech fund to revive ‘dying' Baltic Sea

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt21 aug

Felix Krause (Vireo Ventures) and Lucas Jonas (Einklang). Press photos/Impact Loop design

Investments

Exclusive: Vireo Ventures backs Einklang as Europe's battery storage sector booms

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt23 feb

From left: Christopher Steinau (Lightrock), Torben Schreiter (Extantia), Rebecka Löthman Rydå (Norrsken Evolve), Danijel Višević (World Fund). Credit: Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt for Impact Loop

climate tech

Why Europe may have to accept a 'sovereignty premium' for climate tech

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt2 dec

Members of the three family offices investing in Carbon Equity (list of names below the article). Press photos/Impact Loop mockup

climate tech

German family dynasties back Carbon Equity: ‘Climate tech investing is no longer niche’

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt13 nov

Dr. Emre Eren Korkmaz, founder and director of Oxford Centre for Technology and Development. Photo: press image.

Column

Why we have to rethink climate tech investment for long-term impact

14 apr

Jacob Jensen, Denmark's Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. Press photo

Investments

Danish agrifood startups have days left to apply for €13m in green funding

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt17 feb

Papershell CEO Anders Breitholtz (centre) with the key investors in the deal. Names listed below.

Circularity

Impact investors back Papershell for first industrial plant: ‘We are building competitiveness in Europe – not in China’

Av Andreas Jennische16 dec

Investments

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

Av Johann Bernövall22 dec

Mauro Roversi, founding partner and private equity CIO at Ambienta. Supplied

Investments

Italian impact fund makes first investment from new €500m vehicle

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt9 mars

Sustainability

REPORT: 85% of mid-sized firms plan to boost green spending in 2025 – despite Trump's anti-climate agenda

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt24 sep

Energy

As blackouts loom, this startup secures €42m to balance the power grid: 'Europe needs energy resilience'

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt17 sep

Dr Julia Reisser and Michael Kingsbury. Photo: press

Investments

Vinted-backer invests in startup turning seaweed into plastic: 'Replaces fossil fuels'

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt30 okt

Investments

Eurazeo joins Norrsken VC, Creandum in €192m battery storage bet: 'A fundamental need'

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt19 jan

an collage image of Erich Becker, partner at Verdane, standing with arms folded, superimposed in front of the Konvekta office

Investments

Verdane invests €50m in Konvekta to slash emissions from buildings

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt12 aug

Circularity

Impact investors back Papershell for first industrial plant: ‘We are building competitiveness in Europe – not in China’

Av Andreas Jennische16 dec

Funding

Europe’s top 25 climate tech funding rounds this year – and the investors behind them

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt19 aug

Hector McNeil, co-founder and co-CEO, at HANetf. Credit: Press photo/Impact Loop

Investments

Europe’s first Article 8 defence ETF promises green investments – for warfare

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt21 okt

Investments

Scoop: Oklo-backed Blykalla secures €33m for mini nuclear reactors

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt6 nov

Experts weigh in on Bill Gates' climate memo.

Climate Change

Bill Gates's climate memo draws outrage, applause, and everything in between: 'He wants to be off Trump’s shitlist'

Av Jenny Kjellén4 nov

Investments

Clean tech will hold strong if AI bubble bursts, says BlackRock: 'Age of electrification is upon us'

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt3 nov

Investments

Italian impact fund makes first investment from new €500m vehicle

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt9 mars

Investments

Vinted-backer invests in startup turning seaweed into plastic: 'Replaces fossil fuels'

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt30 okt

Climate Change

Al Gore-backed fund raises €160m – now tracking over 500 nature-based companies

Av Mattias Karén19 mars

Some of the European founders behind this year's nuclear funding record. Names listed at bottom of the article. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop

Investments

Nuclear startups defy climate tech slump with record funding for 2025

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt29 sep

Investments

IKEA's innovation arm backs Swiss biomaterials startup in €13.4m round

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt10 mars

Investments

Danish agrifood startups have days left to apply for €13m in green funding

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt17 feb

Altrove founders Thibaud Martin and Joonatan Laulainen. Supplied

Startups

Altrove scores $10m to cook up AI-designed alternatives to critical materials

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt31 okt

Osapiens founders Matthias Jungblut (left), Alberto Zamora, and Stefan Wawrzinek. Press photo

Breaking news

Decarbonization Partners invests $100m in Osapiens – creating Europe’s latest green tech unicorn

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt14 jan

Some of the Swedish AI founders featured in our review. Photo: Press images. Graphic: Diana Demin.

Boom, bust, and big losses — inside 21 of Sweden’s top impact AI startups

Av Jenny Kjellén21 aug

Deep Tech

Exclusive: Impact investors inject €3.5M into critical mineral startup – 'strengthens European resilience'

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt18 nov

Investments

Exclusive: Redstone unveils €25m ocean tech fund to revive ‘dying' Baltic Sea

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt21 aug

Investments

Exclusive: Vireo Ventures backs Einklang as Europe's battery storage sector booms

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt23 feb

Some of the European unicorn leaders in Impact Loop's deep dive. See photo description at the bottom. Photos: Press/Impact Loop.

climate tech

Europe's fastest-growing climate tech unicorns – mapped

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt2 sep

climate tech

Why Europe may have to accept a 'sovereignty premium' for climate tech

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt2 dec

climate tech

German family dynasties back Carbon Equity: ‘Climate tech investing is no longer niche’

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt13 nov

James Parkin (left), Anna Fredrixson, and Chris Benson. Supplied

Investments

Exclusive: ThermalCyclones raises €1.5M from Norrsken to electrify industrial heat

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt13 nov

Investments

Nuclear startups defy climate tech slump with record funding for 2025

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt29 sep

Epoch Biodesign founder Jacob Nathan (left), Extantia principal Carlota Ochoa Neven Du Mont (centre), and Renasens founder Dr. Jade Bouledjouidja. Press photos/Impact Lop design

Circularity

Is textile tech back in fashion? VC announces two deals in one day as sector recalibrates

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt25 mars

Breaking news

Decarbonization Partners invests $100m in Osapiens – creating Europe’s latest green tech unicorn

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt14 jan

Investments

Verdane invests €50m in Konvekta to slash emissions from buildings

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt12 aug

Investments

Klarna's earliest backer is calling it quits – with one final impact bet: 'Enough is enough'

Av Andreas Jennische8 okt

Boom, bust, and big losses — inside 21 of Sweden’s top impact AI startups

Av Jenny Kjellén21 aug

Investments

Climate tech funding is recovering. Here's what investors think – and 19 deals you should know

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt3 apr

PFAS

PFAS-free battery firm bags fresh funding: 'EU crackdown is driving demand'

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt29 sep

Funding

Europe’s top 25 climate tech funding rounds this year – and the investors behind them

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt19 aug

Investments

Impact investors back Flox to scale AI wildlife tech in US

Av Johann Bernövall24 feb

Some of the soonicorn founders listed in this feature. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop design

climate tech

The next billion-dollar startup? 11 European climate techs set to become unicorns in 2026

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt7 jan

Investments

Impact investors back Flox to scale AI wildlife tech in US

Av Johann Bernövall24 feb

climate tech

The next billion-dollar startup? 11 European climate techs set to become unicorns in 2026

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt7 jan

Some of the UK-based clean tech founders that raised big rounds in 2025. Names below. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop mockup

Investments

UK climate tech outperformed broader Europe in 2025 – why?

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt28 nov

Circularity

Is textile tech back in fashion? VC announces two deals in one day as sector recalibrates

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt25 mars

Family Offices

Inside the 40 family offices quietly funding Europe’s green transition

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt14 okt

VCs poured 8 times more money into AI than clean tech in 2025, report finds

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt29 okt

Investments

Scoop: Oklo-backed Blykalla secures €33m for mini nuclear reactors

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt6 nov

Investments

Europe’s first Article 8 defence ETF promises green investments – for warfare

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt21 okt

Joe McDonald, co-founder and CEO at tem (left) with Paul Murphy, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Image supplied

Investments

Lightspeed makes rare investment in European energy tech: ‘Strategic partnership was our absolute priority’

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt9 feb

Climate Change

Bill Gates's climate memo draws outrage, applause, and everything in between: 'He wants to be off Trump’s shitlist'

Av Jenny Kjellén4 nov

Investments

Clean tech will hold strong if AI bubble bursts, says BlackRock: 'Age of electrification is upon us'

Av Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt3 nov