Skribent │ Impact Loop

Mattias Karén

Reporter and editor, UK

mattias@loop.se

Exclusive interview

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

28.1.25

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

30.10.24

Investor interview

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

27.1.25

Impact Investing

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

14.1.25

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

25.2.25

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

25.2.25

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

31.10.24

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

11.1.25

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

17.12.24

Finnish startup takes on Vinted with AI-based listings

11.3.25

Investor interview

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

27.1.25

Venture Capital

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

25.2.25

Venture Capital

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

25.2.25

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

30.10.24

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

8.4.25

Venture Capital

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

25.2.25

Venture Capital

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

25.2.25

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

30.10.24

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

30.10.24

Investor interview

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

27.1.25

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

31.10.24

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

30.10.24

Venture Capital

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

25.2.25

Norrsken Barcelona appoints Rocio Alcocer as new managing director

22.1.25

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

25.2.25

Meet the founder who wants to gamify your carbon footprint

25.2.25

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

25.2.25

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

30.10.24

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

30.10.24

Investor interview

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

27.1.25

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

25.2.25

Venture Capital

Merger brings together two European leaders in venture capital ESG

25.2.25

Venture Capital

Nordic impact startups draw record investment despite market cooling

25.2.25

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

25.2.25

Investor interview

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

27.1.25

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

30.10.24

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

25.2.25

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

30.10.24

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

12.11.24

Venture Capital

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

25.2.25

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

31.10.24

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

30.10.24

Geothermal tech could power next energy boom, says new report

25.2.25

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

30.10.24

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

25.2.25

Venture Capital

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

25.2.25

Angel Investors

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

12.11.24

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

25.2.25

Research & Development

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

30.10.24

Sweet treat: two chocolate startups score festive funding boost

25.2.25

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

25.2.25

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

25.2.25

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

25.2.25