Daily News - 22 December 2025
About this episode
Aisti secures a €20M EIB loan for bio-based production; Those Vegan Cowboys closes €6.25M for precision fermentation food tech; Meatable shuts down operations after failing to secure funding. Flash: Akka invests €9M through investor club; EU report on dual-use AI highlights new opportunities. In this episode, the main theme is Startup Funding. Central thesis: Aisti and Those Vegan Cowboys secure significant funding. What do we specifically discuss? Aisti is a startup focused on bio-based production and has recently obtained a €20M loan from the EIB. Those Vegan Cowboys is a food tech company that has closed a €6.25M funding round for precision fermentation. Meatable has shut down its operations after failing to secure funding. European Perspective: These startups are relevant in Europe as they operate in innovative sectors such as sustainable production and food technology, which are growing and supported by European initiatives. Strategic Implications: Investments in sustainable and food technologies. Key Players: Aisti, Those Vegan Cowboys, Meatable, Akka.
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Startups mentioned
Meatable
Meatable developed the opti-ox technology to differentiate stem cells into muscle and fat tissue with high efficiency and without artificial scaffolding; operations ceased in December 2025.
Aisti
Jyväskylä startup making wood-fibre acoustic tiles with foam-forming technology. It is building its first factory in Kitee with a EUR 29M package and a EUR 20M EIB loan.
Those Vegan Cowboys
Ghent startup founded by the creators of The Vegetarian Butcher. In December 2025 it announced EUR 6.25M led by Pieter Geelen; with crowdfunding the company's stated total is EUR 12.25M.
Why they matter
Investimenti in tecnologie sostenibili e alimentari.