MycoWorks

company

About

MycoWorks is a biotech company that delivers commercially viable non-plastic and non-animal materials to the market.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$45M
Industries
Advanced Materials,Biotechnology,Manufacturing,Product Research,Sustainability
Founded date
Jan 1, 2013
Number Of Employee
101 - 250
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
MycoWorks, Inc.

MycoWorks is engaged in the creation of sustainable design solutions with advanced biomaterials. The company’s proprietary custom-engineered material is sustainable, versatile, and animal-free, and feels and performs like leather.

Their first product, Reishi, and the proprietary platform to make it, Fine Mycelium, are a groundbreaking approach to biomaterials that delivers unparalleled versatility and unmatched performance in strength, durability, and hand feel. The perfect intersection of art and science, Reishi is the only natural material that performs like cowhide leather and is engineered to meet the highest quality standards.

MycoWorks was founded by Sophia Wang and Philip Ross in 2013 and is based in Emeryville, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
7
$187M
MycoWorks has raised a total of $187M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Oct 18, 2022 from a Series C round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Oct 18, 2022 Series C 3 General Motors Ventures Detail
Jan 12, 2022 Series C $125M 3 Prime Movers Lab Detail
Oct 13, 2020 Series B $45M 18 DCVC Bio
WTT Investment
Detail
Feb 25, 2020 Series A $17M 8 DCVC Bio Detail
May 8, 2019 Series A 2 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
6
25
MycoWorks is funded by 25 investors. General Motors Ventures and Prime Movers Lab are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
General Motors Ventures Yes Series C
Prime Movers Lab Yes Series C
DCVC Bio Yes Series B
WTT Investment Yes Series B
IndieBio Series C
SOSV Series C
Mirabaud Asset Management Series C
SK Networks Series C
Gaingels Series B
10X Capital Series B

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
10
MycoWorks has 10 current employee profiles, including Employee Christopher E. Griffin
Executive
Board member
Executive
Board member