| 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... |
| 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... |
| 03.02.2026 | BII secures €25 million in Novo Nordisk Foundation funding to target early-stage European biosolutions startups | The Novo Nordisk Foundation has allocated up to €25 million for the BioInnovation Institute (BII) to launch a new initiative, ‘Upscalator’, to support Danish and European early-stage startups with facilities, services, and expertise to supp... |
| 19.12.2025 | Copenhagen-based EvodiaBio raises €6 million to scale fermentation-based flavour technology | Danish flavour company EvodiaBio has raised €6 million (DKK 45 million) in a new funding round to accelerate growth in existing markets and support their expansion into the asian market.
The round was led by the American investment firm RA ... |
| 15.12.2025 | Melt&Marble: €7.3 Million Series A Closed To Commercialize Precision-Fermented Designer Fats | Melt&Marble, a Gothenburg-based biotech company developing designer fats using precision fermentation, has raised €7.3 million (80 MSEK) in a Series A round to scale production and bring its first ingredients to market for personal care... |
| 08.12.2025 | Swedish BioTech company Melt&Marble secures €7 millon to scale designer fats in beauty and food | Melt&Marble, the Swedish BioTech scale-up using precision fermentation to produce designer fats, has just raised €7.3 million in Series A funding, to scale production and bring its first ingredients to market. Designed to deliver enhanc... |
| 06.06.2025 | Nordic Foodtech VC and Enifer: Pioneering Sustainable Solutions in Foodtech | In the heart of Helsinki, a financial revolution is brewing. Nordic Foodtech VC has just closed its second fund at €40 million, with a target of €80 million. This venture capital firm is not just another player in the investment game; it’s ... |
| 05.06.2025 | Finnish Nordic Foodtech VC hits €40 million first close on €80 million fund to invest in tech for food and agriculture industries | Helsinki-based Nordic Foodtech VC, an early-stage investor based in the Nordics, has announced the first closing of its second fund at €40 million, with the final target size for the fund being €80 million.
This second fund is backed by ins... |
| 09.04.2025 | How This Animal-Free ‘Designer’ Fat Maker Is Reshaping Future Food Economics | 6 Mins Read Australian firm Nourish Ingredients has completed an industrial-scale production of its animal-free, meat-like fat while keeping costs low – here’s how it’s doing it.
Six months after forming a partnership with Chinese fermentat... |
| 28.03.2025 | The Future of Health and Food: Innovations in Pharmaceuticals and Precision Fermentation | In the fast-paced world of health and nutrition, two recent developments stand out. One is a groundbreaking partnership in pharmaceuticals, while the other is a leap forward in food technology. Both aim to tackle pressing global issues: chr... |
| 27.03.2025 | Melt&Marble Strengthens Leadership to Scale Precision-Fermented Fat Production | Melt&Marble, a company specializing in precision-fermented fats, has announced two significant additions to its leadership team as it prepares for large-scale commercial production.
Tue Hodal, a veteran of industrial biotech and pharma,... |
| 19.02.2025 | AI Startup Gets $15.4M from EU Fund For Sustainable Proteins Made From Food Waste | 4 Mins Read Spanish AI-powered fermentation startup MOA Foodtech has received €14.8M ($15.4M) from the European Innovation Council to transform agricultural waste into high-value ingredients.
Turning waste into functional foods using artifi... |
| 14.02.2025 | Raisio's Strategic Shift: Selling Plant Protein Business to Valio | In a significant move within the food industry, Raisio, a Finnish food company, has decided to sell its plant protein business to Valio, another Finnish giant in the dairy sector. The deal, valued at €7 million, marks a pivotal moment for b... |
| 13.02.2025 | Raisio Sells Plant Protein Business to Finnish Dairy Giant Valio in €7M Deal | The food company Raisio will sell its plant protein business and the Härkis® and Beanit® brands, under which plant protein products have been marketed, to the Finnish dairy and food company Valio. The price of the deal is €7 million, which ... |
| 01.02.2025 | The Future of Food: Innovations in Alternative Proteins and Fermented Fats | The food industry is undergoing a seismic shift. Traditional agriculture is facing mounting pressures from climate change, population growth, and resource scarcity. In this landscape, innovative companies are emerging, reshaping how we thin... |
| 30.01.2025 | Melt&Marble Partners With Valio to Develop Plant-Based Foods Containing Fermented Fats | Melt&Marble, a Swedish startup producing fat ingredients using precision fermentation, has partnered with major Finnish food company Valio to develop plant-based foods made with fermented fats.
The long-term research collaboration will ... |
| 06.01.2025 | EU Invests €5M in Fermentation Project to Create Better-Tasting Vegan Cheeses & Kefir | 4 Mins Read The EU is banking on fermentation to fuel the protein transition through better-tasting, more nutritious vegan cheese and kefir products.
With vegan cheese the fastest-growing plant-based category in several European markets, th... |
| 06.12.2024 | Lypid Kitchen's Vegan Baos: A Culinary Leap at Moana 2 Premiere | In a world where food meets innovation, Lypid Kitchen has made a splash. The Californian food tech startup partnered with Disney to unveil its first retail product, the BBQ Pork Piggy Bao, at the world premiere of Moana 2 in Hawaii. This ev... |
| 05.12.2024 | Vegan Fat Startup & Disney Team Up to Serve ‘Piggy Baos’ at Moana 2 World Premiere | 4 Mins Read Californian food tech startup Lypid has debuted its consumer brand via a partnership with Disney, serving vegan pork baos at the Moana 2 premiere in Hawai’i.
At the world premiere of Disney’s latest record-breaking film, Moana 2... |
| 15.11.2024 | Aussie Startup Inks Deal to Make & Distribute Animal-Free Fat in China | 4 Mins Read Canberra-based Nourish Ingredients has partnered with Chinese fermentation specialist Cabio Biotech to produce and distribute its precision-fermented fat alternative.
Highlighting American fears of falling behind China in the bi... |
| 11.09.2024 | The Rise of Fermented Fats: Melt&Marble's Milestone in Sustainable Food Production | In the world of food innovation, a new player is making waves. Melt&Marble, a Swedish startup, has crossed a significant threshold. They have successfully produced over 10,000 liters of fermented fats. This achievement is not just a num... |
| 11.09.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Vegan Domino’s, Plant-Based Dairylea & A KitKat Copycat | 4 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Fry’s Family Foods’ formable mince, Domino’s vegan cheese col... |
| 09.09.2024 | Melt&Marble Achieves Demo-Scale Success with Over 10,000 Liters of Fermented Fat | Precision fermentation startup Melt&Marble has achieved a milestone in biomanufacturing with the demo-scale production of over ten thousand liters of fermented fats.
According to the Swedish startup, the target bioprocess performance wa... |
| 09.09.2024 | Fermented Fats Designer Melt&Marble Achieves 10,000-Liter Production Milestone | Precision fermentation startup Melt&Marble has achieved a milestone in biomanufacturing with the demo-scale production of over ten thousand liters of fermentation for fats.
According to the Swedish startup, the target bioprocess perform... |
| 07.08.2024 | Future Food Quick Bites: Bar Vegan, Mr. Charlie’s & EU Alt-Protein Investments | 5 Mins Read In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Mr. Charlie’s new vegan cheeseburger, Califia Farms’ acquisit... |
| 07.08.2024 | European Fermentation Startups Raised More Funds in H1 2024 Than All of 2023 | 5 Mins Read Within the first six months of 2024, European precision and biomass fermentation startups attracted more investment than they did in all of 2023.
Between regulatory wins, market breakthroughs, and dominant investment rounds, 202... |
| 05.08.2024 | Impossible Burger Closer to EU Market as “Bleeding” Fermented Heme Deemed Safe | The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has deemed Impossible Foods‘ precision fermentation-derived heme — soy leghemoglobin — safe for consumption. Soy leghemoglobin is responsible for the famous “bleeding” meat-like color and flavor of ... |
| 29.07.2024 | Melt&Marble awarded €2.76M by European Innovation Council | Foodtech Melt&Marble have secured €2.76M in EU grants to support development and commercial launch of a new, highly sustainable meat-like fat for use in alt-meat.
The maker of sustainable designer fats, has been selected to receive a €2... |
| 29.07.2024 | Melt&Marble Lands €2.76M in EU Grants for Market Launch of “Designer” Fats in 2025 | Sweden’s Melt&Marble has been selected as one of 68 European deep tech startups chosen from 969 applicants to receive a €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator. The company also announces that it has se... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Creamy Future: Nourish Ingredients and Fonterra’s Fermentation Revolution**
** | ** In a world where food innovation meets sustainability, a new partnership is stirring the pot. Australian startup Nourish Ingredients is teaming up with New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra to create a new wave of dairy and non-dairy products... |
| 23.07.2024 | Designer lipids startup Nourish Ingredients collaborates with dairy giant Fonterra on fats from fermentation | Australian startup Nourish Ingredients has announced a collaboration with dairy giant Fonterra to accelerate the development of dairy products with fats produced via fermentation.
Nourish, which is developing a range of high-impact, low-inc... |
| 18.03.2024 | Designing next gen fats and oils | CHICAGO — Fat is a necessary macronutrient in the human diet historically obtained from animals and plants. As a solid fat or liquid oil, the ingredient also may offer functional aspects in many formulations. Technology enables the design o... |
| 13.03.2024 | Melt&Marble Unlocks Commercial-Scale Production for Animal-Free Designer Fat, Sets Sights on US Market by 2025 | Melt&Marble, a Swedish precision fermentation company that specializes in designer fats for food and other applications, has revealed new headquarters with expanded R&D and production capabilities.
The facility features “state-of-th... |
| 01.03.2024 | Op Ed: Thomas Cresswell, CBO of Melt&Marble, on the Route to Market and Scalability for Fermentation-Enabled Ingredients | Thomas Cresswell has over a decade of diverse experience spanning investment banking, strategy consulting, and venture capital. He began his career in the M&A team at RBC Capital Markets in London, before transitioning to strategy consu... |
| 20.12.2023 | Sustainability dominated the foodtech landscape in 2023. Here's what it means for 2024 | Foodtech is one of the most relatable topics in my conversations with non-tech enthusiasts. The allure of trying edible insects and exploring vegetarian alternatives resonates widely.
Food production contributes to 25 percent of global gree... |
| 17.10.2023 | Can ‘designer fats’ made by microbes compete with animal fats and tropical oils? In conversation with Melt & Marble | The race is on to replace tropical [coconut, palm, cocoa] and animal fats with alternatives boasting superior functionality and a reduced environmental footprint. But will oil-producing microbes – even very high-yielding ones – ever be a sc... |
| 25.08.2023 | Meet the founder: Chewing the designer fat with Satnam Singh at Fattastic Technologies | From hydrogenation to interesterification, there are many ways to change the properties of fats, says Fattastic Technologies founder Satnam Singh. But finding a cost-effective, scalable approach to create the next generation of healthy fats... |
| 11.08.2023 | Op Ed: Dr Anastasia Krivoruchko, CEO of Melt & Marble, on Why Reformation of Food Regulations is Imperative | Dr. Anastasia Krivoruchko is an entrepreneurial scientist with a strong research background in molecular biology, microbial metabolic engineering, and synthetic biology. With over ten years of experience in precision fermentation, Anastasia... |
| 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 ... |
| 06.05.2022 | Melt&Marble Secures €5 Million After Showcasing Precision Fermented ‘Beef’ Fat | 4 Mins Read
Swedish startup Melt&Marble, which makes animal fat analogues, has closed a €5 million seed funding round, led by Lever VC. The company recently unveiled its alternative to beef fat that can be customised for plant-based mea... |
| 06.05.2022 | Sweden’s Melt&Marble has created non-animal fat with properties of beef fat for plant-based food sector; raises €5M | Gothenburg, Sweden-based Melt&Marble (previously Biopetrolia), a company working on fermentation-based production of animal fats, announced on Thursday that it has raised €5M in its Seed round of funding.
Prior to this, the company had ... |
| 05.05.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Zepto bags $200m, Stanford launches climate change school | This week, Indian “instant delivery” e-grocer Zepto got closer to unicorn status with its Series D fundraise, while Colombia’s RobinFood raised funds to expand its ghost kitchen network across Latin America. Elsewhere, cultivated leather st... |
| 05.05.2022 | Melt&Marble Raises €5M for “First Ever” Fermentation-Derived Beef Fat | Sweden’s Melt&Marble has developed what it believes is the world’s first precision fermentation-derived beef fat. The company says this could help close the “taste gap” between plant-based and animal-based foods.
In future, Melt&Mar... |
| 20.08.2021 | Paulig invests in next generation fats for plant-based foods | Paulig invests in next generation fats for plant-based foods Fri, Aug 20, 2021 08:30 CET
Paulig’s venture arm PINC has invested in Swedish start-up Melt&Marble, which has developed yeast as a production platform for tasty and sustainabl... |
| 20.08.2021 | Swedish startup Melt&Marble raises €750K to create fats that close the taste gap between animal and plant-based meats | Melt&Marble (formerly Biopetrolia), a company working on fermentation-based production of animal fats, has closed a seed round of €750K led by Nordic FoodTech VC. Other investors include Paulig’s venture arm PINC, Purple Orange Ventures... |
| - | Nordic Foodtech Venture Capital closes first fund at €42 million | Investing explicitly in the future of food, Helsinki-based Nordic Foodtech VC has closed its first fund at €42 million. As the name might suggest, Nordic Foodtech will be investing in Nordic and Baltic early-stage companies working in and a... |
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