2023年6月9日

Ecovative的最后一轮资金被用来建造世界上最大的菌丝体农场。其最新的资金将产品从菌丝体农场到消费者手中。菌丝科技公司宣布首次关闭一系列E一轮超过3000万美元。它说,它将向其投资1500万美元MyForager食物子公司,成立于2020年,将剩下的部分向扩展Ecovative抢劫者业务提供可持续的纺织和泡沫产品。维京全球投资者的轮,包括标准投资,足迹联合企业和合作伙伴,ailm Ecovative总募集到1.2亿美元。“这是神奇的蘑菇能做什么。Ecovative表明菌丝体跨产业的潜力,产品市场符合证明已经解决地球的需要,”乔恩•一员的管理合伙人足迹联合企业,说。“这仅仅是个开始,巨大的可寻址市场和潜力做出真正的,持久的改变对循环生产。“菌丝体技术已经得到普及在纺织世界在过去的十年里,与数十家公司从螺栓线程和MycoWorks冯Holzhausen产卵mycelium-based创造替代动物皮革,采用Stella McCarney的喜欢,爱马仕和Ganni。根据大观点的研究,无动物皮革市场预计到2030年将接近670亿美元。 Ecovative said it’s working toward meeting market demand while focusing on commercial and environmental applications using biology to produce high-performing, planet-friendly outputs—including textiles, packaging and food. Related Stories “We’re proud of our team, and the immense progress they have made in a short time, rising to the occasion to bring mycelium technology to scale,” Eben Bayer, co-founder and CEO of Ecovative, said. “Our goal is to hack capitalism to support spaceship Earth: building factories that produce clean air, clean water and healthy soil while growing delightful materials that meet everyday needs and produce extraordinary profits.” Ecovative’s Forager hide. Ecovative Ecovative alleges that Bayer and his co-founder Gavin McIntyre created the first mycelium materials 16 years ago when they were students before going on to found Ecovative as the first company to introduce mycelium materials as a commercial category. Over the past year, the Green Island, N.Y.-based company has made moves toward bringing mycelium products to market—something the biomaterials crowd has long struggled with , mycelium no exception. Ecovative has entered into product development agreements with over 15 global brands for fashion and footwear, including Ecco Leather and Pangaia , though many are under NDA agreements. It said the new funding should help it have products such as handbags and shoes commercially available by mid-2024. In March 2021, Ecovative received $60 million in Series D funding from investors, including Viking Global Investors, with support from AiiM Partners, Senator Investment Group, Trousdale Ventures and other undisclosed backers. While that round of funding was used to construct the world’s largest mycelium farm (capable of growing 3 million pounds of mycelium on one acre of land thanks to the company’s AirMycelium technology), this latest round is focused on funding the manufacturing and distribution of its Forager Foams and Hides for use in finished consumer goods like handbags, apparel and footwear. “The innovative products of Ecovative are addressing environmental sustainability goals via a business approach in the food and materials industry,” Feike Sijbesma, former CEO of science-based company DSM, said. “It is an exciting business.” Read More About