Terra Oleo has launched a tunable platform that harnesses precision fermentation to transform agro-industrial waste into sustainable palm oil ingredients and cocoa butter alternatives.WHO: Terra Oleo is a Singapore-based biotechnology company co-founded by Shen Ming Lee, Boon Uranukul, PhD, and Min Hao Wong, PhD, pioneering microbial technology to produce sustainable alternatives to palm oil derivatives and cocoa butter for applications in personal care, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food. Leveraging deep expertise in microbial strain engineering, Terra Oleo delivers clean, cost-effective, and scalable alternatives to conventional fats and oils.WHY: Palm oil and cocoa supply chains are under strain from climate instability, regulatory pressures, and limited land. These pressures are driving up costs and supply volatility, leaving producers and consumer goods companies in urgent need of alternatives. Terra Oleo's technology meets this need by reinventing how lipid ingredients are produced.IN THEIR OWN WORDS: "We founded Terra Oleo to reinvent how we produce the fats and oils that power our everyday lives," said Shen Ming Lee, co-founder & CEO of Terra Oleo. "With support from the Breakthrough Energy Fellows program and our incredible investors, we are deeply honored and excited to bring sustainable, scalable alternatives to market and collaborate with partners to decarbonize palm oil and cocoa.""We're honored to have the opportunity to work with talented founders who are tackling the most difficult climate and energy challenges around the world," said Ashley Gross, Vice President of Breakthrough Energy.DETAILS:Terra Oleo raised $3.