MycoWorks

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MycoWorks
TypePrivate
IndustryApparel industry, biotech
FoundersSophia Wang (Chief of Staff and Culture)
Phil Ross (CTO)
Eddie Pavlu (Co-founder)
Headquarters
San Francisco
,
United States
Key people
Matthew L. Scullin (CEO)
Websitewww.mycoworks.com

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[]

  1. ^ "MycoWorks Raises $45M in Series B Financing". MycoWorks. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  2. ^ a b "MycoWorks Debuts Their Plastic-Free, Non-Animal Premium Leather Alternative, Reishi". Cool Hunting. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  3. ^ "Lampoon Magazine | MycoWorks' Fine Mycelium – A scientific story through the lens of art". Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  4. ^ "The Fungi In Your Future". Science Friday.
  5. ^ "MycoWorks closes $45m Series B; John Legend, Natalie Portman invest". AgFunderNews. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  6. ^ Mishan, Ligaya (2020-09-18). "Mushrooms, the Last Survivors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  7. ^ "John Legend and Natalie Portman want you to try wearing fungus instead of leather". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-02-18.

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