We are Mushlabs—a biotech company using fermentation and fungi to create the next generation of sustainable alternative proteins.
We believe in a food system that provides accessible, tasty, and nutritious food for everyone while preserving our planet.
We are a team of 40 people, from 21 different countries, speaking 15 different languages. To solve global issues, you need minds from around the world!
Follow us and watch fungi and food-tech transform the food system!
We believe in a food system that provides accessible, tasty, and nutritious food for everyone while preserving our planet.
We are a team of 40 people, from 21 different countries, speaking 15 different languages. To solve global issues, you need minds from around the world!
Follow us and watch fungi and food-tech transform the food system!
Location: Germany, Hamburg
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $20M
Founded date: 2018
Investors 9
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 09.12.2020 | - | $10M | - |
| 18.08.2020 | Series A | $10M | - |
Mentions in press and media 27
| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.08.2023 | Mycelium Meat: 8 of the Best Brands Turning Fungi Root into Whole-Cut Steak, Chicken, Bacon & Deli Meats | 6 Mins Read Mycoprotein – essentially mycelium created from microscopic fungi – has already been on plant-based radars for decades, with Quorn being the world’s first producer of meat alternatives made from the ingredient. Now, a host of st... |
| 23.06.2023 | Op Ed: Ali Al Suhail, Associate at DAI Magister, On Alt Protein as a Transformative Force | Disclaimer: The opinions here are those of the author and not necessarily shared by the platform, with respect in particular to the insect proteins. Ali Al Suhail, Associate at investment bank DAI Magister, discusses the alternative protein... |
| 14.03.2023 | Mushrooms Are Powering Killer Innovations. And No, Not the Zombie Apocalypse Kind. | The fungi kingdom, one of the least understood worlds on our planet, was recently explored in the American post-apocalyptic drama TV series, The Last of Us. The epic journey of Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) to save humanity a... |
| 02.10.2022 | The Foundation of our Food and Drink Focus | The first time we officially declared Food as a focus area was in the spring of 2018. “We see an impending tech-driven revolution in food, top to bottom,” we proclaimed. The never-ending hunt for new ingredients can indicate what people are... |
| 14.07.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Cruising Kitchens nets $100m, foodtech layoffs & shutdowns continue | The biggest funding round this week went to mobile kitchen manufacturer Cruising Kitchens, which counts Hard Rock Cafe, Whataburger, and the LA Dodgers among its clients. But a growing number of foodtech headlines these days seems to be abo... |
| 14.07.2022 | Mushlabs Partners With Bitburger Brewery Group to Upcycle Beer Byproducts | Berlin-based biotech startup Mushlabs has announced a partnership with Bitburger Brewery Group, one of Germany’s largest private breweries. As part of the collaboration, Mushlabs will use byproducts from Bitburger’s beer production to make ... |
| 30.03.2022 | MycoTechnology nets $85m Series E funding from Omani sovereign fund, multiple ag & food giants | MycoTechnology, an Aurora, Colorado-based startup using fermentation technology and mushroom mycelia to create novel food products, has closed an $85 million round of funding. The Series E round was led by an affiliate of Omani sovereign we... |
| 02.03.2022 | Mycorena closes $27m in Europe’s second largest alt-protein Series A | Swedish biotech startup Mycorena, which makes a mycelium protein ingredient for meat alternatives, has raised a €24 million ($26.8 million) in what it says is the largest-ever Series A funding round for an alternative protein company from t... |
| 29.07.2021 | Meati must meet manufacturing & scale challenges head on after its $50m Series B coup | The alt-protein segment is bursting with startups hoping to capture growing consumer and investor interest in the space. There’s an ever-growing number of meatless options at the supermarket and on restaurant menus. For Boulder, Colorado-ba... |
| 18.05.2021 | Plant-Based Game Changers Wanted: ProVeg Incubator Announces Applications Now Open for 7th Cohort | The ProVeg Incubator is taking applications from pioneering plant-based, fermentation, and cultured-food startups to join this summer’s accelerator programme. Innovative companies working to develop alternatives to animal-based products, in... |
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