MycoWorks
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Type | Private |
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Industry | Apparel industry, biotech |
Founders | Sophia Wang (Chief of Staff and Culture) Phil Ross (CTO) Eddie Pavlu (Co-founder) |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Matthew L. Scullin (CEO) |
Website | www |
MycoWorks is a startup company based in Emeryville, California,[1] which produces materials from mycelium.[2] The company was founded in 2013 by Philip Ross, Sophia Wang, and Eddie Pavlu.[3]
History[]
Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer Phil Ross's work with mycelium began before the formation of the company;[specify] this has assisted in the company's developments.[4] In 2017 Matthew L. Scullin signed on as Chief Executive Officer. In early 2020 the company raised Series A financing, and later that year, $45 million in Series B financing with Natalie Portman and John Legend participating.[5]
Technology[]
Fine Mycelium is the patented process that produces the unique cellular structure of their first commercially available product, called Reishi.[6] Fine Mycelium is an evolution of, and major improvement on, mushroom leather. Fine Mycelium engineers the naturally interwoven threads of mycelium to produce proprietary, interlocking structures.
Products[]
Reishi is the first commercially available product from MycoWorks.[2] MycoWorks expects brand partners to release the first products made with Reishi in 2021.[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "MycoWorks Raises $45M in Series B Financing". MycoWorks. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ a b "MycoWorks Debuts Their Plastic-Free, Non-Animal Premium Leather Alternative, Reishi". Cool Hunting. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ "Lampoon Magazine | MycoWorks' Fine Mycelium – A scientific story through the lens of art". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ "The Fungi In Your Future". Science Friday.
- ^ "MycoWorks closes $45m Series B; John Legend, Natalie Portman invest". AgFunderNews. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ Mishan, Ligaya (2020-09-18). "Mushrooms, the Last Survivors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ^ "John Legend and Natalie Portman want you to try wearing fungus instead of leather". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
External links[]
- Companies based in San Francisco
- Technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Biotechnology in the United States
- 2013 establishments in California
- Fungi in cultivation