# Melt&Marble

the Estonian Äio (a Tallinn University of Technology spin-off that won a $1.4 million government grant and a €1.2 million scale-up grant for wood- and dairy-sidestream fats) and Sweden's Melt&Marble (precision-fermentation designer fats) extend the European field across the Baltics and Nordics.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/melt-marble/
Updated: 2026-06-29

- Country: Sweden

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | €9.33 million total funding (2025-12-01) | https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/aio-estonia-yeast-fat-sustainable-palm-oil-substitute-funding/ |
| Funding | €1.2 million grant (2025-12-18) | https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/aio-estonia-yeast-fat-sustainable-palm-oil-substitute-funding/, https://www.mycostories.com/post/estonian-startup-scales-yeast-derived-fats-from-industrial-waste-streams |
| Funding | €6.1 million venture capital (2024-09-24) | https://aio.bio/cosmetics/press-release-aio-secures-e6-million-for-demo-plant-construction/ |
| Headcount | 28 employees (2026-06-30) | https://www.mycostories.com/post/estonian-startup-scales-yeast-derived-fats-from-industrial-waste-streams |
| Capacity | 4,000 tonnes annual facility capacity planned (2025-12-18) | https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/aio-estonia-yeast-fat-sustainable-palm-oil-substitute-funding/, https://www.mycostories.com/post/estonian-startup-scales-yeast-derived-fats-from-industrial-waste-streams |

Independent sources: aio.bio, greenqueen.com.hk, mycostories.com

## Technologies

- [Biosynthetic palm fat](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/biosynthetic-palm-fat/)