Skribent │ Impact Loop

Maddy Savage

Reporter and editor, Sweden

Fika with GoBoat CMO Erik Zeings: "The whole world isn’t all about AI"

2.6.25

Fika with Antler partner Tobias Bengtsdahl: "Now the impact space is in a more rational place"

2.6.25

Fika with impact strategist Doreen Rietentiet: "Focus less on how much CO2 you save"

2.6.25

'Funding is the limiting factor': Wastefront CEO on racing to build Europe’s first tyre-to-fuel plant

2.6.25

Fika with Wave Ventures CEO Antonia Eneh: "We’re giving Gen Z a chance"

2.6.25

Not radical enough? Why some investors and founders are walking away from the impact scene

2.6.25

Fika with impact network CEO Alessa Berg: “We want to scale capital and talent”

2.6.25

Fika with Future Planet Capital VC Alex Shadbolt: “Be humble when you've dropped something”

2.6.25

'No Northvolt effect': Why northern Sweden is quietly becoming a magnet for impact capital

2.6.25

Fika with Cambridge Cleantech COO Sylvie Russell: "Europe needs a climate tech supercluster"

2.6.25

Fika with Maki.vc partner Paavo Räisänen: "We just want to invest in the best teams"

2.6.25

Resilience, defence, climate... What’s the smartest way to brand your impact company in 2025?

2.6.25

Fika with climate tech investor Robina von Stein: “VCs need to be more creative”

2.6.25

Fika with femtech venture studio CEO Malin Frithiofsson: "This needed to be done way earlier!"

2.6.25

Fika with Women in Tech host Stephanie Darvill: "Speak about the stuff that makes your eyes light up"

2.6.25

Women in space: beyond PR stunts, is it a step forward for the planet?

2.6.25

Fika with Georgie Steel at climate AI firm Maiven: "Put products in front of customers sooner"

2.6.25

Fika with Camille Richard, chief impact officer at Alter Equity: 'European investors need to act'

2.6.25

'Making climate policy simple' – British climate AI startup Maiven scores €1.7m in funding

2.6.25

'I think Europe can show its true colours': Green hydrogen startup Matteco on track with 10,000 square metre factory

2.6.25

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

2.6.25

Fika with Northvolt's outgoing Head of Press Erik Zsiga: "Keep calm and carry on is my motto!"

2.6.25

Exclusive interview

'The proof is in the pudding' – CEO of celebrity-backed Project Europe responds to gender imbalance

2.6.25

Northvolt: A global talent brain drain or a boost for Swedish impact firms?

2.6.25

Europe is failing to meet 'dirty air' targets. Is this an opportunity for impact companies?

2.6.25

Funding and financing

“Cutting edge”: Regeneration.VC launches European fund and circularity strategy

2.6.25

Mixergy: This Oxford University spin-out is spending €14m to help slash water bills

2.6.25

Funding and financing

This VC thinks Europe must take more risks to create "more wildly successful founders"

2.6.25

Swedish solar giant Alight pours millions into mega Finnish energy project

2.6.25

Fika with Oslo Business Region CEO Siw Andersen: “Artists and founders have a lot in common”

2.6.25

New data: Impact-aware companies outperforming other businesses

2.6.25

Funding and financing

Female impact founders: This is the magical spot in Europe to raise cash

2.6.25

2030 climate targets: What is Denmark's winning formula?

2.6.25

Fika with OneTech’s boss Emma Obanye: "It has never been easier to start something in tech"

2.6.25

"New era" for Milan biotech hero Arsenale Bioyards after scoring €9m in funding

2.6.25

Impact job shifts and a closed innovation hub: What’s going on at H&M?

2.6.25

Could U.S. scientists help boost Europe's impact industry?

2.6.25

Baltic climate tech startup Arbonics powers up expansion with five new faces

2.6.25

Fika with LGBTQ+ venture partner Sam Eshrati: ‘I was expecting people to be more open-minded’

2.6.25

Ireland's climate tech scene 'challenging' despite VC funding record

2.6.25

Funding and financing

26 European impact companies score new EU innovation cash – full list revealed

2.6.25

Northvolt to sell off 'crown jewel' battery systems development division

2.6.25

Estonia's Smartcap scores new investment advisor: 'Strong addition to our team'

2.6.25

Fika with Gofrendly's founder Ulrika Lilja: ‘People don’t like to admit they feel lonely’

2.6.25

Exclusive interview

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

2.6.25

UK Silicon Valley battle

Northern England fights back in 'Silicon Valley battle': 'So many opportunities up here'

2.6.25

Electric Vehicles

Win for Dutch e-bike market – spicy “two become one” merger

2.6.25

Northvolt 2.0: How Sweden’s struggling impact star is fighting to retain talent

2.6.25

Cherry Ventures fights back at EU 'doom and gloom' – launches $500m 'daring vision' fund

2.6.25

US trade war: EU poised to "respond firmly"

2.6.25

UK pushes to become Europe’s new Silicon valley: boost for health and climate startups

2.6.25

Zendesk co-founder’s big comeback – AI ‘energy cloud’ startup scores €2.4M

2.6.25

Exclusive interview

Norway's only impact unicorn has transformed production-on-demand: This is its next move

2.6.25

AI now drives the biggest climate tech deals – demand soars for greener data centres

2.6.25

This impact trailblazer will fuel Regeneration VC's European expansion

2.6.25

Creandum-backed startup Boardy slammed for sexist AI e-mail – ‘disgusted’

2.6.25

Trump 2.0: European businesses brace for what’s next

2.6.25

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Race to dominate virtual power plant sector – Finland's Synergi scales up

2.6.25

'Good companies will get funded no matter what' – Icelandic VC eyes Nordic expansion

2.6.25

'Climate Oscars' to launch at Davos – will award 'transformative impact companies'

2.6.25

Europe’s brand new project to help startups grow – impact sector reacts to EU plan: "Boom!"

2.6.25

'We’re going after the hard-to-crack problem – heavy industry’

2.6.25

Northvolt confirms it will continue operations in Sweden after crisis

2.6.25

Anxious wait for Northvolt workers ahead of crucial meeting

2.6.25

Impact trend spotting

Your 2025 impact scene cheat sheet: top reads for the holidays

2.6.25

Snow business: Five impact startups electrifying winter travel in Europe

2.6.25

Impact trend spotting

Is flight shame over for impact startups?

2.6.25

"Allows us to accelerate": food waste founders celebrate tasty investment

2.6.25

Venture Capital

Europe's hottest impact trends for 2025: What are top investors betting on?

2.6.25