Type Private Founded 2013 | Website www.mycoworks.com | |
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Industry Apparel industry, biotech Founder Sophia Wang (CEO)Phil Ross (CTO) Headquarters San Francisco, United States | ||
Mycoworks
MycoWorks is a San Francisco-based startup which produces sustainable products and apparels from fungi. Founded in 2013 by Sophia Wang and Phil Ross, it produces weatherproof materials using fungi found in the roots of mushrooms which can be used in footwear, batteries, and automobiles.
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Commercial sale of MycoWorks products is estimated to be carried out by 2017.
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Technology
MycoWorks produces its products through a process which involves taking fungi obtained from tissues of mycelia and storing them in a jar. In three to seven days, the mixture expands and forms into clumps of material, which is then used to create products like handbags, purses, etc. According to co-founder Phil Ross, production of this material is similar to making ravioli from scratch, and the final product is more resilient than cement.