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Jonas Strunz, associate at Reimann Investors. Press photo

Family-backed VC fund backs startup cutting food waste at supermarkets: 'No adequate technology existed for it'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt4 Jun

A selection of investors from the impact funds and LPs featured in the deep dive. Photos: press images and graphics by Impact Loop.

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REVEALED: 25 European impact exits – who cashed in, who lost, and what's coming next

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt5 Jun

Erika Hombert. Press photo

I'm a recovering impact investor – and this is what I’ve come to realise about our profession

By Impact Loop Europe20 May

Ward Heij (left) and Benedetta Garofalo, Colesco Capital. Credit: Colesco Capital/Impact Loop

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'This didn't really exist before': The impact debt fund working with VCs to bridge the scale-up gap

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt18 May

Romain Diaz, founding partner, Satgana.

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Impact VC drops climate label – becomes 'earth tech' firm instead

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt25 May

Bonnie Chiu. Photo: press

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Expert: Why impact valuation is catching on

By Frey Lindsay29 Jul

Leif Johansson speaks at a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden April 14 2026. Credit: TT

A family dynasty just saved Europe's biggest green steel project – is this a new trend in climate finance?

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt16 Apr

Colesco Capital's Karin Huizinga (left) Robin Van den Brandhof, and Danny Vroegop. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop design

Colesco takes over Article 9 impact debt fund from Polestar: ‘A pivotal moment’

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt18 Dec

Niklas Zennström. Foto: TT.

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Skype founder Zennström: 'Impact' is about European security, not just climate

By Mattias Karén9 Apr

Collage by Impact Loop VC

The impact startups that went bankrupt in 2025 – and what they can teach us

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt5 Jan

Lexi Novitske in Greenland. Photo: Lexi Novitske

"I finished the trek with a broken leg": Impact Investor Lexi Novitske on her brutal Arctic journey

By Frey Lindsay25 Jul

Goparity founder Nuno Brito Jorge (left) with Marta Abbad, former COO of Bolsa Social, and its founder José Moncada. Supplied

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Exclusive: Impact investing platform Goparity acquires Bolsa Social – and moves into equity deals

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt13 Jan

Revaia's new partner Jean-Patrice Bellier (centre) and founding partners Alice Albizzati (left) and Elina Berrebi (right). Press photos/Impact Loop design

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Europe’s largest women-led VC appoints new partner to launch first impact fund

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt4 Dec

Thomas Davin, Global Innovation Director Unicef. Photo: Christian von Essen

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'It is unconventional': Why Unicef sets out to be a bridge between investors and impact founders

By Christian von Essen7 Apr

Two of the partners working on Africa II – Arul Thomas (left) and Ravi Sharma. Press photos/Impact Loop design

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Lightrock set to secure anchor investment for new $200m Africa fund

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt17 Mar

Carbon Equity team, with founder and CEO Jacqueline van den Ende at centre. Press photo

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Carbon Equity launches €50m fund as it shifts to direct investing: 'A natural evolution'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt18 Dec

ECBF team. Image supplied

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Impact investor opens Paris office as it kicks off second fund

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt11 Mar

Ursula von der Leyen. Photo: AP/TT.

EU just announced €800 billion in defence funding – what does it mean for impact firms?

By Frey Lindsay5 Mar

Teampact team (front) with investors and pro athletes in the background. All names listed at the bottom. Press photos/Impact Loop design

Venture Capital

Teampact closes €20M fund with pro athletes as LPs: 'Fundraising is an Olympic sport'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt18 Nov

Katrín Jakobsdóttir. Photo: Press

Europe’s climate-health crisis: can impact investors fill the funding gap?

By Frey Lindsay31 Jul

Rebecca Mikula-Wright, chair of NZAM’s steering committee. Press photo

Asset management

Net zero investor coalition relaunches after BlackRock exit

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt25 Feb

Some of the founders and investors mentioned in piece. Names below. Credit: Press images/Impact Loop design

Friday dealflow

A week in impact: new funds, fresh deals, and a fake pop-up yoga store

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt16 Apr

Metafuels' co-founder Saurabh Kapoor. Photo: Metafuel.

Bootstrapped during COVID, now €22m strong: Inside Metafuels' secret sauce for greener jet fuel

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt25 Aug

The impact-focused heirs mentioned in the piece. Full names below. Press photos/Impact Loop design

Wealthy heirs are pushing British family offices into nature investing. Here are three to know

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt15 Dec

Virginie Morgon, founder of Ardabelle Capital and former chief executive of Eurazeo. Credit: Wikimedia/Creative Commons

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Exclusive: Former Eurazeo CEO targets over €500m for European climate fund

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt21 Apr

The fund managers mentioned in this piece. Press photos/Impact Loop design

New €150m industrial decarbonisation fund looks to invest at 'heart of the low-carbon transition'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt27 Apr

Beverley Gower Jones, managing partner, Clean Growth Fund. Press photo

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UK's largest early-stage climate investor makes latest bet from £150m fund

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt29 May

Mike Schroepfer, former META CTO and founder of Gigascale Capital. Credit: Stanford University

Ex-Meta CTO closes $250m climate tech fund – with European bets already placed

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt1 Jun

Petr Vítek, grundare av Tilia Impact Ventures. Pressbild.

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Petr Vítek: 'A lot of impact investing is bullshit'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt31 May

Sara Wimmercranz, founding partner at BackingMinds. Press photo.

Impact investor calls for 'human' approach as AI infiltrates workplace: 'Biggest opportunity in employee branding ever'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt29 Apr

Rubio Impact Ventures partner Ilonka Jankovich. Image supplied

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Rubio makes latest social impact investment as it nears close of third fund: 'Fundraising is going very well'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt12 May

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

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

By Camilla Bergman16 Oct

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

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

By Johann Bernövall22 Dec

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Forget Silicon Valley – Europe should back startups in these emerging markets, says impact investor

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt2 Feb

Lightrock partners Arul Thomas (left) and Lizzie Biney-Amissah (centre), and Norrsken22 managing partner Natalie Kolbe. Credit: Norrsken/Lightrock/Impact Loop design

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'It's not as simple as flying down, writing a cheque and going home': How Lightrock and Norrsken de-risked impact investing in Africa

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt14 Apr

Philippe Crête, managing director of natural capital, FAM (left) and Karel Nierop, head of products and solutions at Triodos IM.

Impact investors launch $300m natural capital fund – but it doesn't depend on carbon credits

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt16 Apr

Ryan Kohn, who heads up Point Nine, with four of its prominent backers (names in the article). Image credit: Press photos/Impact Loop design

Point One launches to direct 0.1% of business revenues to clean energy: ‘Almost nothing changes everything’

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt18 Mar

Virginie Morgon, founder of Ardabelle Capital and former chief executive of Eurazeo. Credit: Wikimedia/Creative Commons

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Eurazeo ex-CEO: Decarbonisation is a ‘battle’ for European competitiveness — with €7 trillion at stake

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt7 Apr

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From Sida to scale − here are 5 pathways to finance for climate startups

By Christian von Essen16 Apr

The investors interviewed for this piece. Names below. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop design

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VC funding for climate tech went off a cliff in 2025. What happens next?

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt11 Dec

Asterion Ventures team. Supplied

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Asterion Ventures looks beyond France as it lines up new €100m fund

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt14 Jan

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

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

By Camilla Bergman16 Apr

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

Impact Loop exclusive

New Swedish VC fund makes its first investment

By Johann Bernövall19 Feb

Johannes von Borries, managing partner, UVC Partners. Press photo

UVC Partners bets big on this emerging industry: 'A small green premium is acceptable'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt20 Feb

Some of the founders mentioned in this article. Full names below. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop design

Gene-edited bananas, gas-sniffing satellites, virtual engineers: a week in impact funding

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt13 Mar

Per Franzén, CEO and managing partner, EQT Group. Credit: EQT/Press photo

Impact Investing

EQT appears to have launched successor to €3bn impact fund

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt24 Mar

Romain Ciarlet, vice chairman and CEO of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. Press photo

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Monaco Foundation doubles down on impact investing as others retreat: 'We need to act urgently'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt23 Mar

Camilla Dolan, founding partner, Eka Ventures. Credit: Eka Ventures

Eka Ventures closes $107m impact fund with backing from string of UK foundations

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt13 Apr

Stefan Nilsson (left) and Martin Backman. Press photos/Impact Loop

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Foxway founders launch investment firm – and they're not backing 'hype' startups

By Jenny Kjellén17 Dec

Ledningsgruppen för Demea Invest. Michel Chabanel, Stéphane Villecroze, Sophie Paturle, Fabrice Vidal och Antoine Troesch. Foto: pressbild.

Impact Investing

New European impact investment company – VC giants join forces

By Frey Lindsay14 Jan

A handful of the newly added investors in Impact Loop's exclusive database. Photos: press and collage by Impact Loop VC

Venture Capital

Europe’s ultimate impact VC database adds 100 new funds, passes 300

By Diana Demin22 Jan

Yann Marteil, Matthieu de Chanville, Sébastien Guillaud and Thierry de Panafieu, co-founders of Shift4Good.

Impact Investing

Vroom! French VC raises €220m to electrify transport sector – starts search for 12 new impact startups

By Frey Lindsay27 Jan

Parts of the Blue Earth Capital team. Photo: Blue Earth Capital.

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This global investor just won Impact firm of the year: 'Proud to be recognised'

By Frey Lindsay4 Mar

Sten Tamkivi, Catharina Sandberg, Alessandro Zaccaria and Christian Andersson. Graphic: Impact Loop.

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The impact investors going into defence tech (and those staying out of it)

By Frey Lindsay11 Apr

Katja Bergman, founding partner at Course Correctec. Credit: Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt

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Swedish VC to close €90m impact fund. Here's the thesis

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt26 May

Invest-NL's fund investment team. Image supplied

Exclusive interview

This LP is about to start deploying €600m into impact funds. Here’s what it’s looking for

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt26 May

Julia Groves, investment manager, Sustainable Ventures. Image supplied

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'Much harder than ever before': UK early-stage climate investor on raising its eighth fund

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt18 May

Catharina Schröder, founder and CEO of Schröder Invest. Image supplied

Why the impact narrative fails with institutional investors – and what needs to change

By Catharina Schröder 6 Apr

Johannes Weber, founding partner, Ananda Impact Ventures. Supplied

Johannes Weber: Impact investing without integrity is just investing

By Johannes Weber19 Jan

Some of the partners mentioned in this article. Full names below: Press photo/Impact Loop design

Venture Capital

The impact VCs actively fundraising – or closing funds – in 2026

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt22 Jan

Some of the VCs featured in the article. Full names below. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop design

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Europe’s 30 most active impact VCs

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt22 Dec

Left to right: Ring Capital's Marie-Capucine Lemétais (GP), Pierre-Alexis de Vauplane (GP), Sara De Benedetti (Principal), Laure Tallon (Associate), Anthony Guillen (Partner), Maxime Dejardin (Analyst). Supplied

Venture Capital

Ring Capital closes €217m growth buy-out fund to back ‘high-performing’ impact companies

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt8 Dec

Some of the foundation managers and investors in our deep dive. Full names in the bottom. Photo: press and graphics by Diana Demin, Impact Loop

Impact Investing

Looking for patient capital? 15 foundations actively investing in impact VCs

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt19 Mar

Norrsken Evolve team; Rebecka Löthman Rydå bottom, centre. Credit: Norrsken

Venture Capital

Norrsken’s new Evolve fund is a €57m bet on European resilience

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt18 Aug

The partners from some of the firms featured in this article. Names below. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop

Impact VCs off to strong start in 2026 with €1.5B in new funds

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt30 Jan

Laurence Méhaignerie, co-founding partner and president at Citizen Capital. Image supplied

Opinion: Defence investment is necessary. But let's not call it sustainable.

By Laurence Méhaignerie 16 Mar

Some of the investors featured in this article. Full names below. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop design

Venture Capital

The 10 impact VCs that raised the largest funds in 2025 – and where they’re placing bets now

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt8 Dec

Cleantech for Europe director Victor van Hoorn (centre) with some of the investors and founders that signed the open letter. Full names below. Press photos/Impact Loop design

105 investors and founders in open letter to Von der Leyen: Buy European clean tech!

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt29 Jan

Rubio Impact Ventures team. Supplied

Venture Capital

Rubio Impact Ventures lands €70m for new fund – and it’s not stopping there: 'Impact investing is coming of age'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt4 Nov

Pablo Díaz-Varela, ESG risk director at Clarity AI. Press photo/Impact Loop design

REPORT: 40% of Article 9 funds will no longer qualify as 'sustainable' under incoming EU rules

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt19 Mar

Nicolas Celier, co-founder of Ring Capital. Photo supplied/Impact Loop mockup

Venture Capital

‘It will survive Trump’: Nicolas Celier says impact 'backlash' just gives investors more fuel

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt11 Nov

Impact Investing

Impact investors launch Europe’s only ‘culture-first’ VC fund – and they're hiring

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt9 Jan

Kelley Luyken, fund investor and impact lead at Aurum Impact. Photo supplied

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'The term impact is losing its meaning': Why this family office wants clearer standards to prevent impact washing

By Mattias Karén30 Apr

Founding team at D-CRBN, with David Ziegler in centre. Press photo

These founders lost their lead investor to the climate backlash. Now they've closed €17.5m

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt27 May

Some of the foundation managers and investors in our deep dive. Full names in the bottom. Photo: press and graphics by Diana Demin, Impact Loop

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Patient capital for impact: 26 foundations actively investing in VCs and startups

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt22 Apr

Cilia Holmes Indahl, CEO of the EQT Foundation. Credit: Press photo.

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EQT Foundation breaks cover on impact investing strategy: 'Our goal is not to deliver back capital'

By Jenny Kjellén24 Apr

Magnus Lundin, investor at InnoEnergy (left); Katja Bergman, founding partner at Course Corrected; and Samira Aissi, impact investor and former senior investment manager at SEB Greentech VC. Credit: Siôn Geschwindt

Impact investors react to €5B EU Scaleup Fund: 'Good start, but we need more capital'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt21 May

Peter Hirsch, head of sustainability and partnerships at 2150. Image supplied

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This VC has a €210m fund for sustainable cities. Here's how it picks its portfolio companies

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt3 Jun

Robin Lauber, head of Infinitas Capital. Press photo

Swiss family office launches new investment arm – and plans to list in Stockholm

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt6 Mar

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