| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.08.2026 | Äio, TFTAK Get $2.6M from Estonian Govt to Enhance Waste-Fermented Yeast Fat Production | 5 Mins Read The Estonian government has pumped nearly €2M in funding for Äio and TFTAK to build a digital biomanufacturing platform that can turn food and wood industry waste into planet-friendly fats.
Estonian biotech company Äio and appli... |
| 26.08.2026 | Future Food Quick Bites: Better Nature Tempeh, Protein Cereals & Vegan-Friendly Bundesliga | 3 Mins Read Our weekly column rounds up the latest sustainable food innovation news. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Better Nature’s tempeh expansion in Germany, Jay&Joy’s crowdfunding round, and Peta’s vegan-friendly Bundesli... |
| 04.08.2026 | C16 Biosciences Unveils Precision-Fermented Cocoa Butter & Expands Beauty Portfolio | 4 Mins Read US startup C16 Biosciences has launched its first food ingredient, a precision-fermented cocoa butter, while expanding its portfolio of yeast-derived fats for the beauty industry.
After making waves in the beauty and personal ca... |
| 17.07.2026 | Melt&Marble Launches Precision-Fermented ‘Designer Fat’ for Beauty & Personal Care | 4 Mins Read Swedish precision fermentation startup Melt&Marble has debuted Marble7, its animal-free “designer fat” for the beauty and personal care sector.
Months after securing clearance for the global sale of its precision-fermented f... |
| 12.01.2026 | Fermentation Meets FoodTech: Exclusive Insights from ÄIO about FERM-OIL Project and Industrial-Scale Sustainable Fats | ÄIO secured EUR 1.2M from Enterprise Estonia to scale sustainable FERM‑OIL production The startup transforms local side-streams into functional, high-quality fermentation-derived fats for such industries as cosmetics and food FERM‑OIL targe... |
| 19.12.2025 | Äio Gets $1.4 Grant from Estonian Govt to Take Waste-Derived Yeast Fat to the Next Level | 4 Mins Read Estonian startup Äio has secured a €1.2M ($1.4M) grant from the national innovation agency to produce its yeast-derived Flavoured Fat on a commercial scale.
Ahead of a year when it plans to enter the market and launch a Series A... |
| 18.12.2025 | ÄIO to Develop Novel Fat Ingredient from Industrial Side-Streams Under €2.3M Project | Estonian biotechnology firm ÄIO has secured €1.2 million in public funding from Enterprise Estonia to scale production of its yeast-based Flavoured Fat ingredient through a new three-year project titled FERM-OIL. The total project budget is... |
| 16.09.2025 | Estonia’s ÄIO Produces First Tonne of Its Yeast-Based Alternative to Traditional Oils | Estonian biotech company ÄIO has completed the first full-scale production run of its yeast-based encapsulated oil product, reaching a volume of one tonne. This represents a 300-fold increase from the company’s laboratory capabilities.
ÄIO ... |
| 16.09.2025 | Biotechnology company ÄIO successfully produces first tonne of its yeast-based alternative to traditional oils for cosmetics and food applications | Biotechnology company ÄIO successfully produces first tonne of its yeast-based alternative to traditional oils for cosmetics and food applications
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The 1 tonne production milestone marks a sign... |
| 13.08.2025 | From Yeast to Beauty: EUR 1M for Estonia’s ÄIO to Reimagine Oils and Fats | ÄIO secures EUR 1M RUP grant to advance cosmetics-focused sustainable fats R&D Founded in 2022, the TalTech spin-off develops fermentation-derived oils that cut land, water, and emissions versus palm, coconut, and animal fats EU-aligned... |
| 24.07.2025 | Estonian BioTech Disrupts Cosmetics: ÄIO Secures €1M for Sustainable Oils | Estonian BioTech innovator ÄIO secured €1 million. This funding accelerates development of sustainable, fermentation-derived oils. These new alternatives replace traditional, often harmful, fats in cosmetics and chemicals. Their process sig... |
| 23.07.2025 | ÄIO Awarded €1M for Development of Yeast-Based Oils for Cosmetics Applications | Estonian biotechnology firm ÄIO has secured €1 million in government-backed funding to develop and scale up microbial fermentation-based oils for use in cosmetics and chemical applications. The funding was awarded through Estonia’s Applied ... |
| 22.07.2025 | ÄIO Raises €1M in Funding | ÄIO, a Tallinn, Estonia-based biotechnology company developing sustainable, non-animal fats and non-vegetable oils through fermentation processes, raised €1M in funding.
Backers were not disclosed.
The company intends to use the funds to ac... |
| 22.07.2025 | Estonian BioTech developer ÄIO secures €1 million to develop greener alternatives in cosmetics products | ÄIO, a Tallinn-based BioTech company developing sustainable, non-animal fats and non-vegetable oils through innovative fermentation processes, has secured €1 million in funding to accelerate development of safer and more ecological alternat... |
| 22.07.2025 | Biotechnology company ÄIO secures €1M to develop greener alternatives to unethical and polluting oils in cosmetics products | Biotechnology company ÄIO secures €1M to develop greener alternatives to unethical and polluting oils in cosmetics products
Tue, Jul 22, 2025 10:00 CET Report this content
Tightening legislation and increasing consumer awareness of health, ... |
| 14.07.2025 | Guest Post: Biomass vs. Precision Fermentation – Understanding the Technologies Reshaping Food Innovation | Nemailla Bonturi is a biotech entrepreneur and executive with over a decade of experience in applied microbiology, fermentation, and circular bioeconomy. As the co-founder and CEO of ÄIO, she is driving the company’s mission to transform ag... |
| 15.05.2025 | Deep roots, global reach: Estonia’s tech ecosystem | Estonia's tech ecosystem continues to demonstrate resilience and maturity amid global economic uncertainty.
According to Startup Estonia, in the first quarter of 2025, startups generated over €400 million in turnover, contributed €63 millio... |
| 25.10.2024 | Investment Climate Podcast: Nemailla Bonturi of ÄIO, How to Get Funded in 2024 | In this podcast series, Alex Shandrovsky interviews investors about benchmarks for funding alt proteins in 2024 and uncovers the investment playbooks of successful climate tech CEOs and leading VCs.
Podcast Host Alex Shandrovksy is a strate... |
| 30.09.2024 | ÄIO Raises €6.1M in Funding | ÄIO founders 2024 – Nemailla Bonturi and Petri-Jaan Lahtvee in ÄIO pilot lab
ÄIO, a Tallinn, Estonia-based biotechnology startup operating in the food industry, raised €6.1M in funding.
Beckers included Voima Ventures, 2C Ventures, SmartCap... |
| 27.09.2024 | Estonia's Äio: A Green Revolution in Oil Production | In the heart of Estonia, a quiet revolution is brewing. Äio, a biotechnology startup, is transforming the landscape of oil production. With a recent funding boost of €6.1 million, the company is set to build a demo facility that will turn a... |
| 27.09.2024 | Estonia’s Äio Secures €6.1M for Demo Facility to Turn Sawdust Into Palm Oil & Animal Fat Alternatives | 5 Mins Read Estonian startup Äio has closed a €6.1M ($6.8M) funding round to build a facility for its fermentation-derived alternatives to palm oil and animal fats.
Transforming agricultural and woodworking waste into oils to replace planet... |
| 26.09.2024 | ÄIO raises €6.1M to develop sustainable oils from wood and agricultural residue | Biotechnology startup ÄIO has raised €6.1 million through venture capital funds Voima Ventures, 2C Ventures, SmartCap and Nordic Foodtech VC.
The funds will help build a demo plant in Estonia to produce environmentally friendly oils and fat... |
| 25.07.2024 | NoPalm Ingredients Secures €5M for Superior Fermented Oils Validated by Industry Giants | NoPalm Ingredients, a Dutch biotechnology company producing yeast-derived oils, has successfully closed a €5 million seed funding round touted as the largest funding ever for an alternative to palm oil in Europe.
The round was led by Rubio ... |
| 22.05.2024 | Estonia to Hold First-Ever Public Novel Food Tasting Featuring Innovations by ÄIO & Gelatex | Estonia’s governmental innovation lab, Accelerate Estonia, in collaboration with the novel food startups ÄIO and Gelatex, has announced Estonia’s first public novel food tasting and one of the first public tastings of novel foods across Eur... |
| 19.09.2023 | Estonia's ÄIO pioneers a greener alternative to palm and coconut oil with sawdust | Mounting consumer demand, inflation, and sustainability objectives drive food manufacturers to reevaluate their ingredient choices. Oil is a crucial ingredient in many foods and cosmetics, and now an Estonian startup has found a novel alter... |
| 06.07.2023 | Upcycling: 7 Companies Redirecting Byproducts to Create Waste-Free Ingredients | On a planet with a growing population and limited resources, many companies are redirecting industry byproducts such as sesame, spent brewer’s yeast, barley, oats, and forest industry side streams into a new generation of high-quality plant... |
| 02.06.2023 | Meet the founders: ÄIO looks to upcycled feedstocks to fuel biomanufacturing platform | Used in everything from lipsticks to confectionery and meat alternatives, tropical oils such as palm and coconut come with environmental and societal costs. But can oil-producing microbes snacking on upcycled feedstocks give them a run for ... |
| 29.05.2023 | Latitude59 announces the winners of Pitch Competition 2023 with €1.25M prize fund | Latitude59 announces the winners of Pitch Competition 2023 with €1.25M prize fund
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| 13.02.2023 | Biotech startup ÄIO raises EUR 1 million in recent funding | Tallinn, Estonia-based biotech startup ÄIO raises EUR 1 million in recent funding. The company announced the fundraise on February 10, 2023. Investors such as Nordic Foodtech VC, EAS and other partners provided the investment to the firm. |
| 10.02.2023 | Estonian biotech ÄIO raises €1M to make alternative oils and fats | Estonian biotech ÄIO raises €1M to make alternative oils and fats
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