🇸🇪 Melt&Marble secures €7 million to scale designer fats in beauty and food

Melt&Marble, the Swedish biotech company using precision fermentation to produce designer fats, has raised €7.3 million (80 MSEK) in Series A funding, to scale production and bring its first ingredients to market. Designed to deliver enhanced functionality, taste and even health outcomes, the company’s ingredients offer sustainable, high-performance alternatives to conventional oils and fats for use in personal care and food applications.

The €7 million Series A round was led by Swedish deeptech investor Industrifonden, with participation from the European Commission’s European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund and strategic partners Beiersdorf and Valio, key players in the personal care and food sectors, respectively. Additional backing came from Chalmers Ventures and Catalyze Capital. The EIC Accelerator also supported with an additional €2.5 million grant last year, bringing latest funding to a total of €10M over the past year.

The investment marks a pivotal moment for Melt&Marble, signalling strong cross-sector validation of its technology platform and commercial strategy. With investors spanning venture capital, industry, and European innovation policy, the round brings together deep expertise and networks critical for scaling precision fermentation solutions.

“This investment marks a major milestone for Melt&Marble as we transition from R&D to commercialisation. With key scalability milestones already achieved and strategic partners onboard, we’re entering the market with the capabilities and confidence to deliver real impact. Our vision has always been to deliver more sustainable, high-performance ingredients, and this round brings us significantly closer to that goal,” said Anastasia Krivoruchko, CEO of Melt&Marble.

Tobias Elmquist, Senior Investment Director at Industrifonden, said: “Melt&Marble has achieved an impressive level of technical and commercial readiness for a company at this stage. Their ability to engineer functional fats through precision fermentation addresses a clear and growing demand across industries. We’re proud to lead this round and support a team combining scientific depth with strong execution to bring sustainable, high-performance ingredients to market.”

The market opportunity for oils, fats and lipids relevant for Melt&Marble’s platform is currently worth more than $100 billion, covering personal care and beauty, meat and dairy alternatives, chocolate confectionery, bakery and specialised nutrition. As brands in food and personal care race to meet sustainability targets and consumer demand for high performance ingredients, fats are a critical piece of the puzzle. Traditional fats like palm, coconut, and animal-based sources often struggle with performance, supply volatility, and environmental criteria. Melt&Marble’s precision fermentation platform offers animal-free, tailored fat structures that unlock superior functionality, from texture and mouthfeel in food to enhanced skin-feel and bio-activity in cosmetics.

Thomas Cresswell, CBO of Melt&Marble said: “We’re entering a new era where fats and lipids are no longer seen as commodities alone, but also as precision ingredients that can drive performance, improve health, and support sustainability. With the support of our visionary partners, we are now in a position to bring this new generation of ingredients to market, designed with intention to meet the demands of modern food and personal care.”

Originally published in December 2025 by Industrifonden.

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