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Mattias Karén

Reporter and editor, UK

mattias@loop.se

From wildfires to "forever chemicals": 10 startups tackling the nature crisis

23.9.25

Finnish startup Enifer sets sights on U.S. protein market: 'This is really significant for us'

2.6.25

German VC raises €50m fund to drive Europe toward all-electric future

2.6.25

Investor interview

'European entrepreneurs have to see this as an opportunity': Why VCs are investing more in nature tech

2.6.25

Venture Capital

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

2.6.25

The world's biggest sand battery is heating homes in Finland. Can it solve industrial heating too?

2.6.25

Smartvatten helps Europe’s buildings slash water use — snaps up IoT firm

2.6.25

'A way for us to expand faster': Impact firm Position Green buys competitor

2.6.25

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

2.6.25

Plant-based meats

Vegan Finest Foods goes bankrupt in yet another setback for plant-based sector

2.6.25

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Can food design fix our broken system? How 141 circular products made it to UK shelves

2.6.25

Investor interview

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

2.6.25

Investor interview

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

2.6.25

'We won’t just compete, we’ll lead' – EU launches it's much hyped startup-scaleup strategy

2.6.25

DEEP DIVE: 10 UK investors looking for impact companies

2.6.25

European cleantech investment slumps amid 'unprecedented' global uncertainty

2.6.25

Investor interview

The four megatrends growth investor Lightrock is looking to invest in: 'Extremely interesting'

2.6.25

Exclusive interview

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

2.6.25

Brewing coffee without beans: These impact firms are saving your morning ritual

2.6.25

Investor interview

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

2.6.25

Impact Investing

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

2.6.25

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

2.6.25

Boom for early stage impact firms, shows new data from relaunched Climate Brick

2.6.25

UP Catalyst secures €18m in EU funding to produce graphite from captured emissions

2.6.25

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

2.6.25

Trump’s tariffs 'increase the uncertainty' for cleantech sector - but could present opportunities

2.6.25

Finnish startup takes on Vinted with AI-based listings

2.6.25

Investor interview

'There's no silver bullet': What the world's largest maritime tech fund is looking to invest in

2.6.25

Venture Capital

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

2.6.25

Venture Capital

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

2.6.25

New hub in Romania aims to create more impact unicorns: 'There's a lot of potential here'

2.6.25

Deep dive: 10 of the most promising carbon capture companies in the UK

2.6.25

Venture Capital

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

2.6.25

Venture Capital

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

2.6.25

UK doubles down on offshore wind power – invests €65m in new area

2.6.25

Plastic-eating enzymes get €17m investment to transform textile industry

2.6.25

Investor interview

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

2.6.25

Google-backed Frontier Climate doubles down on German carbon capture startup with €29m agreement

2.6.25

'A blow to the EU’s human rights leadership': CSRD Omnibus faces major backlash from campaigners

2.6.25

Venture Capital

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

2.6.25

Norrsken Barcelona appoints Rocio Alcocer as new managing director

2.6.25

'Europe is next', says fungi tech firm after securing fresh funding from poultry giant

2.6.25

Meet the founder who wants to gamify your carbon footprint

2.6.25

Hitting the breaks: VC funding of European mobility startups drops by 30 percent

2.6.25

From 'old school' to AI – five hot topics from London's impact conference

2.6.25

'The elephant in the room' – Will Trump affect European diversity efforts?

2.6.25

Investor interview

'The sentiment has changed': Why top European VC views 'unloved' industries as key for climate tech

2.6.25

Growing protein out of 'thin air' - Finnish foodtech Solar Foods appoints Rami Jokela as new CEO

2.6.25

Venture Capital

Merger brings together two European leaders in venture capital ESG

2.6.25

Venture Capital

Nordic impact startups draw record investment despite market cooling

2.6.25

'DeepSeek is amazing news for startups': How the much-hyped Al model could help impact companies

2.6.25

Investor interview

'Founders need to sacrifice those final 10 or 20 percent' – Zero Carbon doubles down on hard science impact firms

2.6.25

100 impact investors and founders join forces: EU needs 'bold action'

2.6.25

130 organisations call for EU-wide action plan on plant-based foods

2.6.25

Just eight years after being founded – AI climate tech firm gets snapped up by giant ABB

2.6.25

Running a European solar company? Italy's €250m loan scheme could help

2.6.25

Venture Capital

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

2.6.25

This Welsh founder is taking on carbon capture – but warns industry can't rely on 'impatient' VCs

2.6.25

"Can’t pay for sustainability out of our own pockets"

2.6.25

Geothermal tech could power next energy boom, says new report

2.6.25

The impact scientists cutting Europe’s reliance on materials from China – by recycling batteries

2.6.25

More money for impact startups: 100 entrepreneurs close €6.5 debut fund

2.6.25

Venture Capital

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

2.6.25

Angel Investors

"Having a green reason isn't enough anymore": What UK’s largest climate angel network is looking for

2.6.25

Serial energy founder secures €10.5m to turn German households into a smart network

2.6.25

Research & Development

'Curiosity-led' research gets €97m funding from UK government

2.6.25

Sweet treat: two chocolate startups score festive funding boost

2.6.25

Solo founders beware: New report shows the ultimate team composition for startups looking for funding

2.6.25

Ursula von der Leyen: "We need to close the startup-scaleup gap"

2.6.25

Their battery technology could electrify heavy vehicles. Now Echion gets £12m investment boost

2.6.25