# Climate Tech

Europe’s climate investors seek silver lining amid Trump upheaval

Investors hope renewed desire for homegrown solutions could reinvigorate the sector

‘Resilience’ is the new VC buzzword. But what does it actually mean?

Some VCs decry the new hot topic as mere branding

Exclusive: German deeptech VC First Momentum raises €35m fund to back energy, automation and AI

The firm’s second fund, which is nearly 10x larger than its first, will invest in up to 35 companies

Barking up the right tree: Could the bioeconomy make Europe money, while solving its biggest climate challenges?

Experts see the sector as Europe’s “next industrial backbone”

Bill Gates’s policy team leaves Europe: what does it mean for climate tech?

“There was a huge entanglement between Breakthrough and EU politicians”

Who could buy Northvolt?

The bankrupt Swedish battery manufacturer is still looking for a buyer for its core assets and factory Northvolt Ett

Insect protein startup Ÿnsect replaces CEO, secures €10m bridge funding

Ÿnsect says the new funding will provide ‘several months’ of runway

Enpal secures €110m round led by US PE firm TPG

The raise will help Enpal move into new markets and roll out a new energy trading platform

Can French gigafactory Verkor avoid Northvolt’s fate?

With the collapse of Swedish gigafactory Northvolt, all eyes are now on France’s Verkor

Fairmat raises €51.5m Series B to recycle carbon composites ‘infinitely’

Paris-based Fairmat says it can recycle carbon composites — nearly — forever

Northvolt lays off half of staff as bankrupt battery-maker seeks buyer

Northvolt bankruptcy trustee Mikael Kuba told staff on Monday

Climate VCs and startups are chasing the defence tech trend

Investors and founders seem to increasingly be categorising climate as “resilience” as defence tech heats up

Impact startups seek €1.5bn at the world’s biggest climate expo

The average funding sought by impact startups at ChangeNOW is now €3m — up from €200k in 2018

What is behind the underinvestment in water tech?

Despite the recognition of water tech as a promising investment for addressing climate challenges, the sector has not attracted substantial funding

Swedish government ‘damaging’ country’s climate tech ambitions, says Stegra

Green steel company Stegra says the denial of public funds could slow its plans

How a shifting market and turbulent politics created a perfect storm for climate tech founders

Norrsken launches Brussels hub to help startups access EU’s corridors of power

This is the impact foundation's fourth hub since the start in 2016

EU's Omnibus proposal: How will it affect European carbon accounting startups?

Northvolt collapse stirs investor unease: ‘It’s a bitter pill to swallow’

The battery-maker was once seen as Europe's best chance at competing in an industry dominated by China

From pioneer to bankruptcy: The rise and fall of Northvolt

After a dramatic week for the Swedish battery maker, we dig through media archives to tackle the burning question: why did Northvolt fail?

Northvolt files for bankruptcy in Sweden

Battery-maker faces ‘incredible difficult day’ as it files one of Sweden’s largest ever bankruptcy cases

How many climate VCs will manage to raise a second fund?

“There were definitely too many funds that raised capital super easily"

CuspAI recruits Meta’s Yann LeCun to board, poaches Google talent

The buzzy startup has attracted world-leading experts since launching last year

Can mycelium finally become a cheap vegan alternative?

Cutting water, cutting costs: the mycelium startup taking a different path