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Kate Lowry, former vice president at Insight Partners. Press photo/Impact Loop design

After I sued Insight Partners, hundreds told me their stories. Here's what they said

By Kate Lowry3 maj

Kompas VC partners Talia Rafaeli (left), Andreas Winter-Extra, and Sebastian Peck. Image supplied

Danish industrial tech VC closes €160m fund, backed by country's largest philanthropic landowner

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt28 apr

Torsten Kolind, impact investor and partner at Underground Ventures. Supplied

European VC returns are dead. Here's how we fix them

By Torsten Kolind27 jan

Daphni Venture partner Anita de Voisins. Photo: Daphni

Investor interview

'There's an economic value which is under-exploited' – why this VC is raising €100m to back underrepresented founders

By Frey Lindsay16 mars

Mattias Åström, Founder & CEO of Evroc. Photo: Evroc.

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Evroc secures record-breaking €50m Series A funding to challenge US cloud dominance

By Mattias Karén20 mars

Mark Durno, managing partner for agrifood at Rockstart. Photo: Rockstart. Collage: Impact Loop.

Investor interview

VC Rockstart is looking for the 'boring' agtech firms – this is the sector set to boom: 'Will massively boost production'

By Mattias Karén12 juni

Kvanted partner Maria Wasastjerna (left) and new investment manager Lyydia Lappi (right)

Exclusive interview

How the first Nordic industrial tech VC is expanding: 'Old-school industries are waking up'

By Maddy Savage29 jan

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French VC unveils €100M fund for underrepresented founders

By Camilla Bergman5 dec

Kate Lowry, former vice president at Insight Partners. Press photo/Impact Loop design

Ex-VP sues Insight Partners over alleged gender bias: ‘I’m going to hold them accountable’

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt6 jan

Unconventional Ventures partners Nora Bavey (left), Alexis Horowitz-Burdick, and Thea Messel. Supplied

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Unconventional Ventures raises €52m in first close to back diverse founders: 'Bigger and bolder'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt10 nov

Pierre-Eric Leibovici, founding partner of French VC Daphni. Photo: Canva/press image.

French VC firm Daphni launches €250m climate and science fund – aims to invest in 40 firms

By Maddy Savage25 mars

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

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

By Camilla Bergman8 feb

Natalia Ruiz, partner at Suma Capital. Photo: Canva/press.

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Suma Capital closes €210m climate tech fund – chasing industrial and mobility scaleups

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt17 sep

Nico Rosberg. Press photo

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Fuse Energy backer Rosberg Ventures, headed by former F1 champ, closes $100m fund

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt12 jan

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

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

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt12 nov

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

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

By Camilla Bergman13 feb

Thea Messel, founding partner, Unconventional Ventures. Press photo

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‘Very difficult for founders’: Danish investors pushback on proposed wealth tax

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt5 mars

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

Some of the social impact investors mentioned in the article. See names at the bottom of the article. Photo: Press images/collage by Impact Loop.

DEEP DIVE: Looking to improve people's lives? Here are 12 leading VCs focussed on social impact

By Frey Lindsay11 mars

Some of Europe's top impact VCs - full names and titles below. Press photos.

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Impact VCs to startups: Don’t bet your business on green premiums

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt9 okt

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

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

By 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

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

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt21 aug

Dimitris Simos, managing partner and CEO at Sporos Platform. Press image/Impact Loop design

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Greece’s first impact fund closes €58m vehicle for the circular economy

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt16 mars

Future Energy Ventures managing partners Jan Lozek (left) and Veronique Hördemann. Press photos/Impact Loop mockup

Behind the Fund

Future Energy Ventures confident about energy tech despite headwinds: ‘Everything we do is still valid’

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt3 dec

From left: Ada Ventures' new scouts Dr Anjali Bhatnagar, Ane Birkeland, Fátima Sani, it's new venture partner Tonje Ørnholt, and founding partner Matt Pennycard. Press photos/Impact Loop design

Ada Ventures bets on Norway with first local hire and scout network launch

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt9 apr

From left to right: Seyi Owolawi, Kelechi Achinonu, Anu Adebajo, Shayan Roy Chowdhury. Image supplied

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Exclusive: Ex-Atomico partner Anu Adebajo appointed boss of Newton Venture Program

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt12 feb

David Bassani (left) and Andrea Galassi, Founding Partners, Maia Ventures

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Maia Ventures launches €55m fund for agrifood tech startups – reveals details of next investment

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt13 okt

Felix Leonhardt, managing partner at Oyster Bay Venture Capital

Felix Leonhardt: The current foodtech slump means go-time for investors

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt27 okt

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

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

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt18 nov

Sightline Climate co-founders Mark Taylor (left) and Kim Zou. Press photo/Impact Loop design

Europe raised over $50bn for new climate tech funds in 2025 – roughly half the global total

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt6 jan

Axel Carbon Capital founding partners Michele Morabito and Federico Giannetti. Supplied

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Axel Carbon Capital closes angel-backed impact fund – and drops ‘climate’ label

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt19 dec

The Footprint Firm team. Supplied

The Footprint Firm closes €76m fund with backing from wealthy Danish families

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt26 jan

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

Camilla Bergman: Is venture capital dead?

By Camilla Bergman12 maj

Carbon Equity co-founders Saskia Bruysten and Liza Rubinstein. Photo: Press.

'Private capital is stepping up': Carbon Equity raises €105m for climate tech 'fund of funds'

By Mattias Karén9 apr

The team behind Picus Capital. Photo: press.

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

By Camilla Bergman26 maj

Daya Ventures' leadership team, with CEO Malin Frithiofsson bottom left. Supplied

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Daya Ventures launches ‘community funding round’ to give women a larger stake in tech startups

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt30 okt

Giant Ventures co-founders Tommy Stadlen (left) and Cameron McLain. Photo: Giant Ventures.

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‘Europeans must think bigger and embrace those with wild ideas’

By Mattias Karén20 feb

Henry Philipson and Hannah Leach. Photos: press

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Merger brings together two European leaders in venture capital ESG

By Mattias Karén31 jan

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'

By Johann Bernövall24 mars

Some of Europe's family offices (see names at the bottom of the article). Photo: Press and collage by Impact Loop.

Impact Loop exclusive

Family offices: Meet 25 European dynasties open to new impact investments

By Frey Lindsay1 apr

Planet A Ventures' co-founder Lena Thiede. Photo: press.

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Planet A’s Lena Thiede on bringing rigorous science to climate VC: ‘It's still the Wild West’

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt29 sep

Open Ocean General Partner Tom Henriksson

"Unique data is really the key" – this veteran tech VC shares which AI is really worth investing in

By Frey Lindsay3 apr

Magnus Skåninger, CEO of Saminvest, and David Frykman, general partner at Norrsken VC, at Impact Loop's LP and investor meetup. Photo credit: Diana Demin.

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Want LPs to invest? Watch your language: 'Don't say the word impact in the US'

By Andreas Jennische13 mars

Don Ritzen, founder of Shift. Supplied

Impact investor Don Ritzen picks Rotterdam for €240m ‘new world wonder’ to spark climate action

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt25 nov

Managing partners of the 'Women backing Women' fund: Matthias Ummenhofer (left), Stéphanie Heller, and Fatou Diagne. Image supplied

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UK fund-of-funds secures £130m to back diverse investment teams: ‘We want to generate alpha for investors’

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt2 apr

Diego Pavia, CEO of InnoEnergy, and Elena Bou, Innovation Director, InnoEnergy. Photo: The Business Booster by InnoEnergy.

InnoEnergy pledges to mobilise €160b for cleantech as EU partnership comes to an end

By By Johann Bernövall and Mattias Karén26 mars

Emerald Technology Ventures' Kelven Lam (left), Helge Daebel, Clayton MacDougald and Michal Natora. Supplied

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Emerald secures €60m for water tech fund despite venture capital drought

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt30 okt

Some of the VC partners in Impact Loop's deepdive on gender equality. Photos: press, graphics by Diana Demin (Impact Loop VC).

Data reveal: The impact VCs winning on gender equality – and those still lagging

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt3 feb

Ali Najafbagy, founding partner of 4impact. Photo: 4impact. Graphic: Impact Loop.

Investor interview

Dutch VC 4impact on the hunt for Nordic startups – ‘A lot of exciting opportunities’

By Mattias Karén25 juni

Tomosaku Sohara, co-founder and managing partner at NordicNinja

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Japan’s €20B bet on European climate and deep tech: ‘This isn’t capital tourism’

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt9 nov

Giant Ventures co-founders Tommy Stadlen (left) and Cameron McLain. Photo: Giant Ventures.

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Giant Venture's co-founder: ‘Europeans must think bigger and embrace those with wild ideas’

By Mattias Karén20 feb

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Norway's Katapult and Octave Capital launch $75m Asian ocean fund to 'bridge' investment gap

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt18 sep

The team at VC firm Daphni pose for a picture. Supplied

Impact Loop exclusive

French impact firm Daphni agrees on defence tech policy following ‘productive’ team meeting

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt24 feb

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

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

By Diana Demin22 jan

Some of the founders and investors in Katapult Ocean's 2025 startup accelerator

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From PFAS killers to reef builders: Katapult Ocean backs new wave of blue economy startups

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt2 okt

Some of the founders and partners in our deep-dive (names in the bottom of the article). Press photos.

DEEP DIVE: 10 UK investors looking for impact companies

By Mattias Karén16 maj

Rebecka Löthman Rydå, partner at Norrsken Evolve. Press photo/Impact Loop design

Rebecka Löthman Rydå: ‘VC is pushing brilliant women out’

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt22 jan

Some of the investors in Daya Ventures community funding round. Names below.

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High-profile investors join Daya Ventures’ community funding round

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt6 nov

Elin Ljung, head of sustainability and communications at Nordic Capital.

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Nordic Capital launches €500m impact fund – here’s what they’re looking for

By Jenny Kjellén3 dec

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

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

By Frey Lindsay27 jan

Norrsken VC investment manager Beata Enwall. Supplied

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'This industry is seriously underhyped': Norrsken VC’s Beata Enwall has these startups on her radar

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt15 okt

Mark Taylor and Kim Zou, co-founders of Sightline. Photo: press image/design by Impact Loop.

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'The new normal': VC funding for climate tech dropped again in 2024

By Mattias Karén10 jan

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

Impact Investing

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

By Frey Lindsay4 mars

Dennis Nobelius, vd för Syre, och Susanna Campbell, medgrundare och ordförande. Foto: pressbild.

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Nordic impact startups draw record investment despite market cooling

By Mattias Karén29 jan

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26 startup associations: Get institutional investors more involved in VCs!

By Mattias Karén12 dec

Kieran Hill and Harry Stebbings, 20VC.

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A €10m fund for young founders: Project Europe aims to back the next generation of innovators

By Mattias Karén12 mars

Some of the US investors (left) that backed European impact startup founders (right) this year. List of names below. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop design

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The US VCs making the biggest bets on European climate tech

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt24 nov

VC:s backing thermal energy. Names below in the article. Photos: Press.

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DEEP-DIVE: Looking to raise for your heat tech? Start with these 10 VCs

By Mattias Karén8 sep

Margin Ventures founders Mehdi Belkahla and Anas Jaballah. Image supplied

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Margin Ventures launches €50m fund for 'overlooked' founders: ‘Frustrated with uniformity in VC'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt4 feb

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

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

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt22 jan

Stefan Mård, co-founder and general partner, Climentum Capital. Press photo

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Exclusive: Climentum Capital nears first close of €100m fund amid 'tight' LP market

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt3 dec

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

Impact Investing

Europe’s 30 most active impact VCs

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt22 dec

Impact investors and founders share the podcasts, audiobooks, and songs they're listening to right now. Photo: Press images.

Founder stories

From FT News to Pink Floyd – what impact founders are listening to right now

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt19 sep

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Exclusive interview

Heidi Lindvall on Pale Blue Dot's Gaza post, the backlash, and when investors should speak up: 'Many feel it’s safer to stay quiet'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt17 sep

Some of the investors looking for European impact startups. Graphic by Diana Demin, Impact Loop.

Impact Loop exclusive

DEEP DIVE: Which VC firm is right for you? Here are 18 investors looking for European impact startups

By Jenny Kjellén23 jan

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

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

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt8 dec

Greencode Ventures Managing Partner Ines Bergmann-Nolting. Photo: Greencode Ventures.

Investor interview

Greencode VC has raised €70 million – here's where they're looking to invest

By Mattias Karén5 mars

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

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

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt18 aug

Alicia Showering, BugBiome co-founder and CEO (left); Chiara Guidi, founder and CEO, B-COS; and Paulo Ibri, CEO and co-founder Typcal.

From fast fungi to pest-repelling microbes: Belgian VC unveils new crop of biotech startups

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt21 sep

Francesca 'Check' Warner, co-founding partner at Ada Ventures. Supplied

Exclusive interview

Check Warner on tech talent, diversity hushing, and VCs meritocracy myth: 'It's completely wrong'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt17 okt

Hampus Jakobsson, general partner at Pale Blue Dot. Supplied

Hampus Jakobsson urges climate tech founders to tackle ‘boring’ industries and make them ‘10x better’

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt21 okt

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

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

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt8 dec

Merit Vislapu (left) and Siim Teller. Credit: Norrsken

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Norrsken Evolve hires venture partner for Estonia expansion: 'Ideal for resilience investments'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt16 jan

Rubio Impact Ventures team. Supplied

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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

Future Energy Ventures (FEV) team. Supplied

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Future Energy Ventures raises €235m as Europe pushes for energy sovereignty

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt27 nov

InnoEnergy's new CEO Sebastien Clerc (right) on stage at The Business Booster in Lisbon 23 October 2025. Supplied

World's most active energy VC appoints new CEO to deliver €160B clean tech plan

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt23 okt

World Fund Principal Nadine Geiser. Photo: World Fund. Collage: Impact Loop.

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'Now or never': Why this VC fund thinks climate tech is the key to European resilience

By Mattias Karén10 mars

Guy Hayler, co-founder of Blue Earth Summit speaks on stage in 2023.

Major UK climate tech conference expands venture investments: 'Business is where we’re at'

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt19 feb

World Fund team. Press photo

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Europe’s climate tech startups are hitting the valley of death. Could pension funds offer a lifeline?

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt27 jan

Chris Sacca, founding partner at Lowercarbon Capital, on stage at Slush 2025. Credit: Siôn Geschwindt for Impact Loop

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Chris Sacca: Ukraine war has pushed European climate tech to ‘continental security scale’

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt20 nov

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

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

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt11 nov

French economist Phillipe Tibi on stage at the GoWest's 2026 conference in Gothenburg. Credit: Press image/GoWest

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Europe must not rely on the 28th regime to mobilise startup capital, says Philippe Tibi

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt3 feb

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

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

By Johann Bernövall10 dec

Mike Velings, co-founder and CEO of Aqua-Spark, Gina Domanig, managing partner and CEO of Emerald VC, Nicklas Zennström, investor in Ocean 14 Capital. Collage: Impact Loop.

DEEP DIVE: Looking for water tech funding? These six VCs could be right for you

By Mattias Karén3 sep

Oyster Bay's managing partners Felix Leonhardt and Christoph Miller. Supplied

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Oyster Bay launches €100m foodtech fund: ‘Founders should reach out early’

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt10 nov

Alliance VC team Anders Hallin, Stine Sørensen, Johan Gjesdahl, Henrik Torstensson, Bente Loe and Arne Tonning. Photo: press.

Alliance VC raises fund to fuel Nordic tech in AI, climate, and health

By Diana Demin2 juli

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‘Quantum computing is climate tech,’ says World Fund. We asked IQM what they think.

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt18 sep

Daniel Uusitalo, analyst at 4impact capital. Supplied

Humble Nordic founders are finally getting bolder – now they need to stay that way

By Daniel Uusitalo24 nov

Verve Ventures co-founder Steffen Wagner, Lowina Lundström, CEO of InnoEnergy Scandinavia, Craig Douglas, partner at World Fund, and Jane Walerud, founder of Walerud Ventures. Photos: Press. Graphis: Diana Demin, Impact Loop.

Disaster or opportunity? European VC investors weigh in on Trump's tariffs

By Mattias Karén3 apr

Karma Capital's co-founders Theresa Böttger (right) and Sebastian Klein. Credit: Press photos/Impact Loop

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Karma Capital – founded by multi-millionaire who gave away 90% of his money – wants to upend 'toxic' VC model

By Siôn Lawrence-Geschwindt22 sep

Christian Hernandez, partner and co-founder of 2150. Collage: Impact Loop.

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Urban-focused VC 2150 raises nearly €200m for fund aimed at creating greener cities

By Mattias Karén20 mars

Rubio Ventures co-founders Willemijn Verloop and Machtelt Groothuis. Photos: press.

Investor interview

Return on impact: How Rubio co-founders have linked 100 percent of their carry to impact

By Mattias Karén14 apr

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