🚀 WE WON! BALTIC SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS “DISCOVERY” 🚀 We’re over the moon 🌕 and beyond grateful to be recognized by the Baltic Sustainability Awards in the “Discovery” category! This means so much to us as a science-driven startup aiming to shake up the food system and make a real difference. The current food system is a massive carbon culprit, responsible for around 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Let’s face it – feeding a growing population with such an environmental price tag isn’t sustainable. We really want to create science based ways to smarter, tastier, and more resilient ways to make food. From upcycling veggies to using cutting-edge science (hello, live bacteria 👋), we’re proving that you can have delicious, functional food without the waste or guilt. Recognition by the Baltic Sustainability Awards gives us that extra boost to keep pushing forward and dreaming big. Big thanks to the amazing community that supports us and believes in changing the game. Onwards and upwards Kristel Vene, PhD and Mariliis Mia Topp #BalticSustainabilityAwards #StartupLife #RawEdge #FoodRevolution #SustainabilityMatters #FutureOfFood #taltech #goodfood #realfood #sciencebased TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology
Raw Edge
Food and Beverage Services
Where science, sustainability, and flavour meet: creating healthy, upcycled food that’s good for you and the planet.
About us
Raw Edge is redefining the future of nutritious, sustainable food through science-backed fermentation technology. We transform biological raw ingredients that would otherwise end as waste into delicious, low-calorie fermented foods and beverages that support gut health. Through advanced fermentation, we create clean-label products rich in live probiotic bacteria, providing a nutritious alternative to ultra-processed foods without artificial additives. By partnering locally in each market, we reduce food waste, empower communities, and offer healthy, enjoyable choices that seamlessly fit into daily life. We’re committed to scaling sustainable, tasty, and health-focused foods that people love, building a future where great taste and wellness come naturally together. Say goodbye to empty calories, synthetic additives and hello to natural nourishment!
- Industry
- Food and Beverage Services
- Company size
- 1 employee
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2021
- Specialties
- food technology , science based, consumer health, gut health, better food system, functional foods, upcycling , reduce food waste, circular business model, local foods, good food movement, fermentation, and living bacteria
Employees at Raw Edge
Updates
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Aastakümneid on teadlased teinud kõik, et hoolikalt disainida toite, mis aktiveerivad aju tasukeskuse ja vallandavad dopamiini tootmise, pakkudes kiiret naudingu- ja heaolutunnet. Need toidud on viidud maitsete täiuseni, tabades nn „õndsuspuntki“, mida looduses leidub harva, kui üldse. See muudab need üleloomulikult maitsvaks ja sageli sõltuvusttekitavaks. Raw Edge’i kaasasutaja, TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology lõhna- ja maitseteadlane Kristel Vene, PhD Vene, on aga üks neist teadlastest, kes on otsustanud ujuda vastuvoolu, panustades teadusrahastuse abil kestlikumasse toidusüsteemi läbi toitude reformuleerimise. Mida see tähendab ja miks seda vaja on, vaata Jupiterist 👇 (Kristel räägib alates 9:50) #science #FutureofFood #toidusüsteem #teadus #kestlikkus #maitse #innovatsioon #RawEdge #Jupiter #toidudisain #err #teadusrahastus #foodinnovation #TalTech
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We had a great pleasure to join Terkko Health Hub New Nordics HealthTech Matchmaking event. It was an incredible opportunity to share our mission, connect with like-minded people, and discuss the exciting intersection of health and food. What made the event even more special? People got to taste Raw Edge and the feedback we received was beyond encouraging—it felt like a warm welcome to the Finnish market 🚀 We’re more motivated than ever to continue fighting ultra-processed food and excess sugar, bringing real, live, and tasty products to the table. A huge thank you to the organizers and everyone we met for the cool conversations and support! #HealthTech #FoodInnovation #GutHealth #RawEdge #sustainability #circularity #sciencebased
New Nordics HealthTech Matchmaking was a triumph! 🎉🎉🎉 On the evening of Slush Day 1, Terkko was buzzing and packed with attendees of the organised-for-the-first-time-ever Slush side event, New Nordics HealthTech Matchmaking. Braving the quite unforgiving weather of late November, professionals and innovators from all over the life sciences field gathered under the same roof to network and forge new connections. ⭐ Event breakdown in numbers: 250 attendees, consisting of startups, investors and ecosystem leaders 120+ startups from Finland and the New Nordics 30 startup exhibition booths 50+ local and foreign investor organisations Plus: 🥤Billions of live bacteria & zero added sugar, courtesy of drinks by Raw Edge 🍣 Many, many pieces of sushi New Nordics HealthTech Matchmaking would not have been possible without the invaluable support of our organising and investor partners: Health Incubator Helsinki, Health Founders Estonia, HealthHub Finland EDIH, Tampere Health (Business Tampere), Kuopio Health, Health Tech Hub Copenhagen, Almaral, Athensmed, Innovestor, Nordic Science Investments, Tesi, Voima Ventures . We wish to thank each and every attendee, partner, volunteer and supporter for making this first-time event such a success. Here's to an even bigger and better event next year! 🙌 📷 Event photography: Cansu Pylkkänen Ego Død Studio. - ➡️ PS. Did you attend New Nordics HealthTech Matchmaking? We'd love to hear your feedback! Take a few minutes to answer our survey and help us improve future events: https://lnkd.in/dPfRGP7p
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Tallinna Ettevõtlusinkubaatorid ja TalTech – Tallinn University of Technology koostöös toimuv üritustesari “Disain kohtub teadusega”sukeldus seekord jookide arenduse ja innovatsiooni maailma. TalTech Mektorys toimunud sündmusel jagas oma teadmisi ja kogemusi ka Raw Edge kaasasutaja ja teadlane Kristel Vene, PhD. Kristel rääkis tootearenduse ja jätkusuutlikkuse olulisusest toidu- ja joogivaldkonnas. Raw Edge toob kokku teaduse, tervise ja kestlikkuse. Juba turul olevatele toodetele lisaks tegeleme usinasti ka tootearenduse ning praktikatega, mis pakuks lisaväärtust nii tarbijale kui parandaks toidusüsteemi. Näiteks uurime võimalust kasutada tootmises jaekettides ülejäänud porgandeid, vähendades toidujäätmeid. Kristel rõhutas, et vastutustundlik toidutootmine vajab lisaks tarbijate teadlikkusele ka riiklikku regulatsiooni. Loe lähemalt 👇🏻 #taltech #RawEdge #circularbusinessmodel #foodtech #deeptech #sciencebased #sustainability
Millised on jookide arenduse väljakutsed ja homsed innovatsiooni võimalused? - Tallinna Ettevõtlusinkubaator
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Come, hack the future of food with us! 🚀 On November 29-30, Tartu Biotechnology Park invites you to the “Hack the Future of Food” Hackathon—an exciting opportunity for anyone passionate about shaping a more sustainable food system. The goal is simple: come together, use design thinking, and create potential business solutions in a short time. You don’t need any prior experience—just curiosity and a willingness to explore a topic that can change everything! Our co-founder Mariliis Mia Topp will be there asa speaker and mentor to inspire and guide you in developing innovative solutions to important challenges in the agriculture and food sectors 👋 Pre-register here: https://lnkd.in/d9ueuuV7 #hacktheFutureofFood #newideas #RawEdge #sustainablefoodsystems #taltech #sciencebased #TartuBiotehnoloogiaPark #FoodTech
Hack the Future of Food - BioPark
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🌍 Raw Edge at the Baltic Sustainability Awards We’re so excited that our co-founder, Mariliis Mia Topp, will join a panel discussion at the Baltic Sustainability Awards, focusing on sustainable living through the lens of nutrition and food systems. Mariliis will share how innovative approaches to food can help connect individual health with global sustainability goals and how small businesses like ours can contribute to building healthier and more resilient food systems. We’re really proud to be part of these conversations that shape the future of sustainability. Stay tuned! #RawEdge #Sustainability #FoodInnovation #BalticSustainabilityAwards #taltechspinoff #sciencebased #startup #foodtech #deeptech
Co-founder & CEO of Raw Edge | Impact Entrepreneur | Bicycle Mayor of Tallinn | Strategic Communications
Next Wednesday, November 27th, the Baltic Sustainability Awards brings together like-minded people passionate about growth, sustainability, and innovation. I’m incredibly humbled to join the panel discussion on Rethinking the Future: Sustainable Living—a conversation about transforming how we live and redefining communities to create a foundation for sustainable living. From rural innovation, nutritional awareness to sustainable urban planning and global green growth strategies, on building resilient, adaptable communities for the future. For those who know me, this is a topic close to my heart. From human nutrition and food-related behaviors at a socio-economic level to advocating for more sustainable mobility and livable cities—it’s all deeply interconnected under the umbrella of improving quality of life. Honoured to share the stage with spectacular discussion partners: Vicky Ngari, Founder & CEO of The Rural Retail, Kaisa Spilling, Development Manager of the City of Helsinki & Jovita Tamosaityte, Senior Knowledge Officer at United Nations Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/d5-vi4MU Looking forward to seeing you there! #Sustainability #Innovation #SustainableLiving #BalticSustainabilityForum #rawedge #bicyclemayor #urbanmobility #foodtech #sciencebased
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Super proud of wrapping up the Supernovas Rocketup 🚀 program by EIT Urban Mobility and EIT Manufacturing! It’s been an incredible journey with a supportive community, inspiring mentors, and just the right mix of advice and guidance we needed 🙌🏻 We started this spring with big plans to enter the UK market, and along the way, we shaped a GTM strategy that feels spot on for where we are right now. The focus is clear: strengthening our business model, growing at home and nearby, and taking smart steps toward international markets. It’s been such an exciting ride—can’t wait for what’s next Mariliis Mia Topp & Kristel Vene, PhD 👀 Big thanks to Kirra Pickering, Celeste Reglá Díaz, Clara Bartra & Jan Bubienczyk and the group of awesome women! #rawedge #eit #supernovas #deeptech #expansion #newmarkets #sciencebased #taltech #foodtech
We have now reached the end of this incredible journey as we wrap up this 6 month internationalisation programme! 🚀 Congratulations to Lal Polater Sena Tarım Yalçınkaya Laurie Lancee Laure PREVAULT OSMANI Kristel Vene, PhD Mariliis Mia Topp Alba Rocafort Marco Dana Aleff Barbara Bachus Liliana Calapez Liina Kalamees for successfully completing this adventure! Yesterday at Day 0 of Slush, we wrapped up the Supernovas Rocketup programme by EIT Urban Mobility EIT Food EIT Manufacturing, during which these passionate Female Founders presented their final GTM strategy pitches and received valuable feedback from judges, Kiran Gange and Paulina Rabell. We are so grateful for the team of excellent mentors and inspiring guest speakers we have collaborated with to make this programme such a success. Not to mention, a really inspiring and engaging group of Founders that we had the pleasure of supporting as they dedicated time and energy into enhancing their GTM strategies in order to strengthen and equip their team better for international growth and success; it's been a blast! Though this is not goodbye of course; you are now all a part of the EIT community and DutchBasecamp alumni network! Good luck all with what’s yet to come; we hope to be sharing some great international news about you soon! A new edition of this programme will kick-off next year for European-based Female Founders in the verticals of #food, #manufacturing, and #mobility. If you know someone that could benefit from this programme, tag them in the comments below! Applications will officially open in early 2025! Thank you to the EIT team for selecting us once again to be part of this incredible programme! We love supporting female founders with their international expansion & growth! 🫶 And, as a final mention - if anyone is at Slush today/tomorrow, feel free to connect with Kirra Pickering or the programme participants (mentioned below) who are here and looking forward to meeting you to chat everything international expansion for startups! 🌎 Vini Mini | Hergele Mobility | Biopols | FABBRIC | ExoMatter | Dreamwaves | UNIO Enterprise | SABI AGRI | Circonomit | Raw Edge EIT Urban Mobility | EIT Manufacturing | EIT Food | Celeste Reglá Díaz | Kirra Pickering
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See you at TONIC Summit, on 19th of November | Helsinki 👋
Lets meet up 19th of November. Come and taste Raw Edge :) with Mariliis Mia Topp and Raw Edge
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Super exciting to be among the TOP 10 startups pitching at TONIC Summit - the Food Business Summit of the Year! 🥰 🤩 💪 Mariliis Mia Topp & Kristel Vene, PhD #tonicsummit #sciencebased #startup #fermentationtech #deeptech #foodtech #rawedge
We're thrilled to announce the top 10 startups chosen for the Tonic 2024 Pitching Competition! These innovative companies are redefining the future of food and technology. Congratulations to: HarvestAi DataBites Esencia Foods Untap! (former AirWater2All) Mö Foods Paahtu Wild&Berg SuperGround Raw Edge Aircohol Join us at Tonic Summit to see these pioneering startups compete for the top prize and share their visions for a better food future. Don't miss out on the opportunity to connect with industry leaders and witness the next big thing in food tech! https://tonicsummit.com/ #TonicSummit2024 #FoodTech #Innovation #PitchingCompetition
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Raw Edge kaasasutaja Kristel Vene, PhD räägib Eesti Tervisemuuseum | Estonian Health Museum podcastis pikemalt sellest, kuidas me tajume lõhnu ja maitseid ning milline on toidutehnoloogia mõju meie meeltele. Samuti tuleb juttu lõhnaturundusest, lõhnataju kadumisest ning väga paljudest põnevatest teemadest. #senses #flavorscience #rawedge #taltech #cofounder #foodtechnology
Parimad toiduelamused sünnivad meelte koostoimes. Kuidas me lõhnu ja maitseid tajume ja mil moel toidutehnoloogia seda mõjutab? Miks on jäätis vastupandamatum kui varsseller ja kuidas toimib lõhnaturundus? Kas haistmismeelt saab treenida? Mis on anosmia ja kuidas lõhnataju kadumisest taastuda? Neil ja veel paljudel teemadel rääkisin Eesti Tervisemuuseum | Estonian Health Museum podcastis.
Sünaps #85 - Kristel Vene: Lõhnad sinu maitsele
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