Matt Colebourne

🔥 Europe’s startup scene just got a big reality check — and the results are impossible to ignore. At Nordic Tech Week, Norrsken VC dropped the largest impact pulse report to date, built on insights from 660 founders & investors. The verdict? ➡️ Impact-optimism is on the rise. Highlights that stood out: 🚀 60% of founders + investors say the future looks bright 📈 this optimism has increased in 2025. 💶 3 out of 4 investors are doubling down on impact bets ⚡️ Energy. Industrials. Healthcare. → The sectors to watch But let’s be real: Europe’s still holding itself back. The potential is massive — if we dare to unlock it. Reach out to us at Norrsken Evolve if you are a pre-seed founder building in resilience and sustainability. 👉 Full report in comments. Props to the team for putting this together: Per Frykebrant, David Frykman, Tove Larsson, Beata Enwall, Agate S. Freimane, Ludvig Bergstrom

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We’ve just completed our biggest acquisition so far at Evertrace ✍ We have acquired Morphais, a Berlin-based pioneer in data-driven sourcing. Over the past two years, their team has built exceptional technology and a strong customer base across Europe. Their product is now live inside Evertrace, powering how we detect and surface early-stage founders. We believe founder discovery will become a category of its own, and acquiring Morphais moves us one step closer to shaping it. Thanks to Eva-Valérie Gfrerer, Max Laemmle, and the Morphais team for the collaboration, and to Tech.eu for the feature: https://lnkd.in/dVg5vE4B

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Delighted to have an article published on Business Reporter on the challenge of breaking the €10m ARR software ceiling - and the role of leadership.     Many founders overlook the vital role of leadership when scaling a business. But a few key hires can significantly accelerate growth to €10m ARR, and beyond.     In this article I discuss why a reluctance to build out the leadership team can impact growth, and how founders can overcome common barriers to taking this critical step     Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/ePF6J2SB #B2BSaaS #SoftwareGrowth #SaaSLeadership #GoToMarket #BreakThe10mARRCeiling

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⚡ From energy vision to profitable reality. In just 8 months, Cloover (Jodok Betschart) scaled from €1M → €5M ARR (5x) — all while reaching profitability. With €1.2B in funding lines secured and hundreds of installers onboarded across 4 markets, they’re building the “Shopify of Energy.” But what’s just as striking? 🌍 Europe is fast becoming the epicenter of climate-tech. From Berlin outward, a new wave of startups is scaling faster than ever — and Cloover is one of the clearest signals. Profitable growth + massive market tailwinds = a European powerhouse in the making. 💡 For more real-time revenue updates like this, check out Specter.

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