Perfat Technologies develops a proprietary oleogel technology that transforms liquid vegetable oils into solid, fibre-reinforced gelled vegetable oils with the functionality of saturated fats. The company positions its product as the world’s first fibre-reinforced gelled vegetable oil, enabling manufacturers to replace butter, palm oil, and coconut oil across many food applications while maintaining taste, texture, and performance. Perfat claims its solutions can be healthier (around 80% less fat, up to 30% fewer calories, and added fibres) and are market-ready with no additional regulatory hurdles. It is a member of EIT Food Rising Food Stars and is targeting the fast-growing sustainable and functional food ingredients market. Current plans include scaling production, growing the team, and launching healthy lipid-based solutions to help manufacturers adopt sustainable alternatives. The company recently completed a financing round to support these near-term commercial and production objectives. Perfat Technologies is a Helsinki, Finland–based food deep technology company developing a material-physics–based solution to give healthy vegetable oils the techno-functionality of saturated fats. The company has created the first gelled healthy vegetable oil with an engineered dietary-fiber-reinforced microstructure to produce a solid, highly functional fat for food producers. Its technology enables broader use of rapeseed and sunflower oils in food products while retaining familiar taste and texture profiles, offering a healthier and more sustainable alternative to butter, palm oil and coconut oil. Perfat positions its solution as a way to reduce reliance on unhealthy saturated fats and to contribute to improved public health outcomes. The company will use the €1 million seed financing to accelerate R&D and support scaling from lab scale toward industrial production. Perfat has received strong interest from leading European and global food producers and is backed by Nordic Science Investments, Helsinki University Funds and other existing investors.

Total raised

$4M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Sep 2025