MycoWorks

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]

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

History

Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer Phil Ross's work with mycelium began before the formation of the company; 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. "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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