mycelium

Functional beverage startup Odyssey grabs $6M to accelerate energy drink growth

Odyssey’s products tap into the health benefits of Lions Mane and Cordyceps mushrooms to produce an energy drink that provides cognitive clarity and focus. 

Mycoprotein producer Enough raises €40M toward doubling its production capacity

Now with the Netherlands factory online, Enough is ramping up to produce over a tonne of Abunda every hour and around 10,000 metric tonnes per year. 

Mushroom protein company Meati Foods opens ‘mega’ facility; closes $22M in new funding

Mega Ranch enables Meati Foods to grow, harvest and process its mycelium and then produce its products under one roof.

Meati Foods sinks teeth into $150M to expand its mushroom-root meat operations

After five years of research, Meati Foods is poised to begin shipping its plant-based meat product later this year.

UK’s Magical Mushroom Company uses mycelium to replace plastic packaging

Global plastic waste has more than doubled, and 40% of that waste comes from packaging. Luckily there is no shortage of sustainable packaging startups in Europe. Just take a look: Circleback (Germany)

MycoWorks, making leather from fungi, closes $125M to scale production

The company touts its Fine Mycelium process as the only mycelium engineered to be made-to-order and made-to-specification.

I can’t believe it’s not meat! Mycelium meat replacement company aims for summer launch of first products

Meati, a company turning mycelium (the structural fibers of fungi) into healthier meat replacements for consumers, is prepping for a big summer rollout. Co-founder Tyler Huggins expects to have the fi

John Legend and Natalie Portman want you to try wearing fungus instead of leather

Natalie Portman and John Legend are joining a group of venture capitalists and unnamed fashion brands backing MycoWorks, a company that just raised $45 million to commercialize its technology that mak

One Day Will People Be Living In Shroom Houses?

<img src='http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/shroom-house.jpg'> Construction material manufacturing often produces hazardous byproducts that are either toxic or difficult to recycle, a