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Climate TechEurope raised over $50bn for new climate tech funds in 2025 – roughly half the global total
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2.6.25
Women in techEx-VP sues Insight Partners over alleged gender bias: ‘I’m going to hold them accountable’
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2.6.25
BankruptciesThe impact startups that went bankrupt in 2025 – and what they can teach us
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2.6.25
Impact Loop RoundupImpact founder photos of the year: The best, funniest, and downright bizarre
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23.12.25
Fika withMarkus Bohl: 'Nobody cares if it's the best European solution'
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalAxel Carbon Capital closes angel-backed impact fund – and drops ‘climate’ label
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2.6.25
Impact InvestingCarbon Equity launches €50m fund as it shifts to direct investing: 'A natural evolution'
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2.6.25
Climate TechColesco takes over Article 9 impact debt fund from Polestar: ‘A pivotal moment’
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2.6.25
ResilienceEurope's latest unicorn highlights dual-use potential of climate tech, says early investor
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23.12.25
Family officesWealthy heirs are pushing British family offices into nature investing. Here are three to know
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2.6.25
Exclusive interview1Komma5° founder Phillip Schröder: 'Only 10-15% of investors are great investors'
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2.6.25
Fika withFika with Ananda Impact Ventures’ Zoe Peden: ‘They call me Zobey-Wan’
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2.6.25
Impact InvestingVC funding for climate tech went off a cliff in 2025. What happens next?
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2.6.25
Water techAI floods water tech – but procurement risks falling behind
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23.12.25
FoodtechA foodtech rebound? FoodLabs' €105m close – plus 3 fresh funds reshaping the sector
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalThe 10 impact VCs that raised the largest funds in 2025 – and where they’re placing bets now
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalRing Capital closes €217m growth buy-out fund to back ‘high-performing’ impact companies
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2.6.25
Climate TechExpert doubts Stegra should get more public funds: ‘It’s a very risky project...they lack transparency’
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2.6.25
Fika withFika with The Footprint Firm’s CIO Sofie Käll: ‘They call me the Swiss-army knife of investing’
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2.6.25
FoodtechŸnsect declared bankrupt, seeks buyer for insect farming business: 'Want to continue our mission'
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2.6.25
EnergyEurope’s grid bottleneck is a crisis for renewables – but a goldmine for tech startups
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2.6.25
Impact InvestingEurope’s largest women-led VC appoints new partner to launch first impact fund
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2.6.25
Behind the FundFuture Energy Ventures confident about energy tech despite headwinds: ‘Everything we do is still valid’
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23.12.25
Venture CapitalExclusive: Climentum Capital nears first close of €100m fund amid 'tight' LP market
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2.6.25
Climate TechWhy Europe may have to accept a 'sovereignty premium' for climate tech
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2.6.25
Exclusive interviewWhy EV makers are backing a startup that turns daisies into metal miners
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalFuture Energy Ventures raises €235m as Europe pushes for energy sovereignty
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2.6.25
Climate TechEnerin bags €15M to turn a 200-year-old engine into the future of clean heat: 'All about economics'
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2.6.25
Climate ChangeImpact investor Don Ritzen picks Rotterdam for €240m ‘new world wonder’ to spark climate action
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2.6.25
FundingOverstory raises $43M to help utilities prevent wildfires with AI: 'More resilient grid'
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2.6.25
EnergyFuse Energy eyes $5bn valuation as CEO lifts the lid on ‘hardcore mode’ work culture: ‘No holidays till launch’
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2.6.25
MobilityEIT Urban Mobility commits €44 m to early-stage startups: 'This is not a niche'
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalThe US VCs making the biggest bets on European climate tech
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalChris Sacca: Ukraine war has pushed European climate tech to ‘continental security scale’
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2.6.25
Deep TechEx-Northvolt execs launch AI startup with backing from top VCs: ‘This is industrial superintelligence’
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12.11.25
Deep TechExclusive: Impact investors inject €3.5M into critical mineral startup – 'strengthens European resilience'
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12.11.25
Climate TechThe next billion-dollar startup? 11 European climate techs set to become unicorns in 2026
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalTeampact closes €20M fund with pro athletes as LPs: 'Fundraising is an Olympic sport'
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2.6.25
Deep TechHow Europe could build its next deep tech unicorn: 'We need more Spotify Mafias'
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12.11.25
InvestmentsExclusive: ThermalCyclones raises €1.5M from Norrsken to electrify industrial heat
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2.6.25
Climate TechGerman family dynasties back Carbon Equity: ‘Climate tech investing is no longer niche’
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalFredrik Hjelm: ‘Founders bet their lives. VCs bet other people’s money’
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2.6.25
Venture Capital‘It will survive Trump’: Nicolas Celier says impact 'backlash' just gives investors more fuel
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalOyster Bay launches €100m foodtech fund: ‘Founders should reach out early’
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalUnconventional Ventures raises €52m in first close to back diverse founders: 'Bigger and bolder'
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalJapan’s €20B bet on European climate and deep tech: ‘This isn’t capital tourism’
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalHigh-profile investors join Daya Ventures’ community funding round
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2.6.25
Climate TechSifted cancels climate tech newsletter: ‘We have to move with the market’
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2.6.25
MobilityCandela secures Maldives deal for 10 electric ferries: ‘Simply a better experience’
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2.6.25
InvestmentsScoop: Oklo-backed Blykalla secures €33m for mini nuclear reactors
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2.6.25
TransportationPilot-turned-founder claims airships are cleaner than trains – and has data to back it up
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalRubio Impact Ventures lands €70m for new fund – and it’s not stopping there: 'Impact investing is coming of age'
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2.6.25
Climate ChangeDeforestation linked to these seven agrifood giants emits as much carbon as the Netherlands
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2.6.25
InvestmentsClean tech will hold strong if AI bubble bursts, says BlackRock: 'Age of electrification is upon us'
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2.6.25
StartupsAI greenhouse ‘co-pilot’ startup bags €15m as it eyes global expansion
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2.6.25
EnergyDaniel Uusitalo is scouting for Nordic energy tech startups. These 6 are on his radar.
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2.6.25
StartupsAltrove scores $10m to cook up AI-designed alternatives to critical materials
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2.6.25
FoodtechEurope's foodtech rules are ‘slowing’ innovation, says Astanor partner – but there's a silver-lining
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalEmerald secures €60m for water tech fund despite venture capital drought
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2.6.25
InvestmentsVinted-backer invests in startup turning seaweed into plastic: 'Replaces fossil fuels'
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2.6.25
Venture CapitalDaya Ventures launches ‘community funding round’ to give women a larger stake in tech startups
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2.6.25
AIVCs poured 8 times more money into AI than clean tech in 2025, report finds
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2.6.25
Blue EconomyExclusive: Top ocean entrepreneur calls for ‘full ban’ on deep sea mining
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12.11.25
Climate TechBill Gates urges investors to back climate tech with ‘zero’ green premium: ‘Biggest growth story of the century’
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2.6.25
FoodtechFelix Leonhardt: The current foodtech slump means go-time for investors
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2.6.25
FoodtechNetherlands cracks down on ‘plant-based mince’ as dispute over meat labels intensifies
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2.6.25
FoodtechThe first plant-based hype wave is over. Now, quality rules: ‘The product has to be exceptional’
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2.6.25
Founder Fridays7 books you should be reading right now, according to impact entrepreneurs
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12.11.25
Climate TechInvestors bullish on Dutch climate tech despite hurdles – 10 startups to watch
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2.6.25
EnergyWorld's most active energy VC appoints new CEO to deliver €160B clean tech plan
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2.6.25
Impact LoopImpact Loop wins Sweden's trade publication of the year award
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18.8.25
BankruptciesElectric boat maker X Shore sinks after raising over €100m from high-profile investors
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2.6.25
Climate Tech1KOMMA5° files EU complaint over German gas subsidies: ‘Risks billions in investments’
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2.6.25
CircularityAfter reaching profitability, Refurbed secures €50m to grow secondhand tech marketplace
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2.6.25
Climate TechHampus Jakobsson urges climate tech founders to tackle ‘boring’ industries and make them ‘10x better’
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2.6.25
InvestmentsEurope’s first Article 8 defence ETF promises green investments – for warfare
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2.6.25
FoodtechNovo backs mycoprotein startup MATR to build first factory: ‘We’re not trying to mimic meat’
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2.6.25
StartupsExclusive: This startup just secured funding to turn landfills into green energy generators – a 'climate tech blindspot'
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2.6.25
BankruptciesOatly’s spin-off company Aventure declared bankrupt: 'It has been a very challenging time'
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2.6.25
ColumnFounder-investor misalignment is killing impact startups. Here’s how to fix it
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2.6.25
Fika withFika with Cariqa co-founder Tamara Ciullo: 'I fall into things and make the best of it'
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2.6.25
Exclusive interviewCheck Warner on tech talent, diversity hushing, and VCs meritocracy myth: 'It's completely wrong'
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2.6.25
StartupsBiochar foam to alt-coffee farms: 18 startups join EIT Food’s 2025 accelerator
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2.6.25
Breaking newsScoop: GreenIron secures €20m as Sweden's richest family grabs controlling stake
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2.6.25
EnergyEnspired bags €40m to make battery storage think for itself: 'We won’t stop here'
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2.6.25
Venture Capital'This industry is seriously underhyped': Norrsken VC’s Beata Enwall has these startups on her radar
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2.6.25
Deep TechExclusive: VSParticle claims material breakthrough that could slash green hydrogen cost to $1/kg
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12.11.25
Venture CapitalMaia Ventures launches €55m fund for agrifood tech startups – reveals details of next investment
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2.6.25
Family officesInside the 40 family offices quietly funding Europe’s green transition
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2.6.25
EnergyExclusive: Investors back Gevi to bring ‘self-learning’ wind turbine to your rooftop
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2.6.25
BiotechnologyMicroHarvest and The Pack debut the UK’s first dog treats made from bacteria
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2.6.25
FundingGreen steel startup Stegra downplays insolvency fears as it seeks €1 billion: 'Investors are firmly committed'
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2.6.25
Climate TechItaly’s climate tech sector surges after slow start – 10 startups to watch
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2.6.25
Quantum This startup thinks quantum computers can solve tough climate problems – early trials show promise
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12.11.25
Venture CapitalImpact VCs to startups: Don’t bet your business on green premiums
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2.6.25
Breaking newsEU parliament approves ban on ‘veggie burger’ and other meaty labels
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