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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

By Johann Bernövall27 jan

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

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

By Johann Bernövall28 feb

Daniel Ervér, CEO of H&M. Photo: TT.

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

By Johann Bernövall19 feb

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

By Johann Bernövall23 feb

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

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

By 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'

By Johann Bernövall13 mars

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'

By 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'

By Johann Bernövall24 juni

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

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

By Johann Bernövall5 nov

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

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

By 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.

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

By Johann Bernövall20 aug

Henrik Henriksson, CEO of Stegra. Photo: TT.

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

By Johann Bernövall14 apr

Foto: pressbild / TT.

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

By Johann Bernövall29 jan

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

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

By Johann Bernövall23 sep

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

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

By Johann Bernövall4 mars

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

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

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

By Johann Bernövall4 dec

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.

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

By Johann Bernövall22 jan

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

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

By Johann Bernövall11 dec

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

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

By Johann Bernövall10 juni

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

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

By 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'

By Johann Bernövall24 mars

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

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

By Johann Bernövall16 apr

Caroline von Post and Susanne Beskow. Supplied

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

By Johann Bernövall20 okt

Håkan Samuelsson, CEO of Volvo. Photo: TT.

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

By Johann Bernövall7 apr

Northvolt is holding a press conference regarding the bankruptcy. Photo: Impact Loop.

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

By Johann Bernövall12 mars

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

By Johann Bernövall21 okt

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

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

By Johann Bernövall10 okt

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

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

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

By 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'

By Johann Bernövall17 juni

Roozbeh Charli. Photo: press.

Exclusive interview

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

By Johann Bernövall2 okt

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

Exclusive interview

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

By Johann Bernövall20 juni

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

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

By Johann Bernövall3 nov

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

Holyvolt: Swedish-German cleantech startup loses heavyweight chairman

By 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

By Johann Bernövall10 juli

Moa Källgren, vd på Cgrain. Foto: pressbilder.

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

By Johann Bernövall28 jan

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

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

By Johann Bernövall25 juni

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

Fresh venture launches from much-hyped polyester-recycler Syre

By Johann Bernövall17 mars

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

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

By Johann Bernövall8 apr

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

Exclusive: Electric freight company Einride raises fresh millions

By Johann Bernövall13 juni

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

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

By Johann Bernövall24 sep

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

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

By Johann Bernövall16 feb

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

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

By Johann Bernövall27 okt

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

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

By Johann Bernövall5 mars

Ann-Sofie Ekberg, Volvo Cars Tech Fund och Christer Bergquist, Altris. Foto: pressbilder.

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

By Johann Bernövall27 mars

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

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

By Johann Bernövall30 juni

Ursula von der Leyen. Foto: AP/TT.

Focus on foodtech and fermentation in new EU strategy

By Johann Bernövall4 juli

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

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

By Johann Bernövall10 juni

Founders Magnus Ivarsson and Kristoffer Palmgren. Photo: press.

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

By Johann Bernövall23 dec

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

By Johann Bernövall7 nov

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

Sara Nozkova, CEO at Flox Intelligence.

Impact investors back Flox to scale AI wildlife tech in US

By Johann Bernövall24 feb

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola. Photo: TT

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

By Johann Bernövall18 feb

Treetotextiles vd Roxana Barbieru. Foto: pressbilder.

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

By Johann Bernövall26 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

By Johann Bernövall29 sep

Peter Carlsson, Tom Johnstone, and Erik Zsiga from Northvolt at the press conference. Photo: TT.

Northvolt chairman: We pursued every opportunity

By Johann Bernövall12 mars

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