MycoWorks
Lab-grown mycelium-based leather alternative for fashion applications
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- EMERYVILLE, CA
- Latest Form D
- $37.1M, Jun 2023
- Total capital
- $221M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $221M
- 4 Form D · last Jun 2023
- 40 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 18
- 22 pending · first 2020
- Rank in peer group#19 of 369
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$37.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$125M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$13.8M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$44.8M
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Standing among 369 peers
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- Granted patents#19 · top 5%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Philip RossResearcherDirectorLinked by 8 patents
- Chris HillDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gaetano CrupiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kiersten SteadDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Matthew ScullinExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael LindheimExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
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- Patrick ThomasDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Stephen van HeldenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas GrotkjaerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tjerk de RuiterDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 18 granted of 40- GrantedMycomaterial Processing in Liquid MediumUSPTOUS 12,680,072
- PendingMycelium Growth BedUSPTOApplication 19302229
- PendingMycelium Growth Bed With Perforation Layer And Related Method For Creating A Uniform Sheet Of Mycelium From A Solid-state MediumUSPTOApplication 19306889
Show all 40 patent records
- Mycomaterial Processing in Liquid MediumJul 14, 2026 · US 12,680,072Granted
- Mycelium Growth BedDec 4, 2025 · Application 19302229Pending
- Mycelium Growth Bed With Perforation Layer And Related Method For Creating A Uniform Sheet Of Mycelium From A Solid-state MediumDec 4, 2025 · Application 19306889Pending
- Mycelium Growth Bed With Perforation Layer And Related Method For Creating A Uniform Sheet Of Mycelium From A Solid-state MediumAug 26, 2025 · US 12,396,409Granted
- Mycelium Growth BedAug 19, 2025 · US 12,389,841Granted
- Penetration And Adhesion Of Finishes For Fungal Materials Through Solubilization, Emulsion, Or Dispersion In Water-soluble Materials And The Use Of SurfactantsJul 3, 2025 · Application 19087108Pending
- System For Growing Fungal MaterialsJul 3, 2025 · Application 19084658Pending
- Improved Penetration And Adhesion Of Finishes For Fungal Materials Through Solubilization, Emulsion, Or Dispersion In Water-soluble Materials And The Use Of SurfactantsMar 25, 2025 · US 12,258,704Granted
- Mycelial Leather Replacement Compositions with Improved Affinity to Anionic Aqueous ChemistrySep 26, 2024 · Application 18611594Pending
- Mycelium Growth Bed With Perforation Layer And Related Method For Creating A Uniform Sheet Of Mycelium From A Solid-state MediumMay 7, 2024 · US 11,974,524Granted
- System For Growing Fungal MaterialsApr 25, 2024 · Application 18382410Pending
- Monokaryon Mycelial Material And Related Method Of ProductionMar 26, 2024 · US 11,937,553Granted
- Durable Mycelium BondingMar 7, 2024 · Application 18241806Pending
- Deacetylation And Crosslinking Of Chitin And Chitosan In Fungal Materials And Their Composites For Tunable PropertiesMar 7, 2024 · Application 18509620Pending
- Penetration And Adhesion Of Finishes For Fungal Materials Through Solubilization, Emulsion, Or Dispersion In Water-soluble Materials And The Use Of SurfactantsNov 7, 2023 · US 11,807,983Granted
- System For Growing Fungal MaterialsOct 24, 2023 · US 11,793,124Granted
- Mycelium Growth Bed With Perforation Layer And Related Method For Creating A Uniform Sheet Of Mycelium From A Solid-state MediumJun 20, 2023 · US 11,678,617Granted
- Novel Microstructures Of Mycelium And Mycelium-based MaterialsMay 11, 2023 · Application 17796374Pending
- EDTA System for Reducing Browning in Mycohide MaterialsMay 11, 2023 · Application 17982956Pending
- Deacetylation And Crosslinking Of Chitin And Chitosan In Fungal Materials And Their Composites For Tunable PropertiesMar 16, 2023 · Application 17989935Pending
- Monokaryon Mycelial Material And Related Method Of ProductionFeb 14, 2023 · US 11,576,311Granted
- Mycelium Growth BedJan 31, 2023 · US 11,564,362Granted
- Mycomaterial Processing in Liquid MediumJan 19, 2023 · Application 17866499Pending
- System For Growing Fungal MaterialsApr 26, 2022 · US 11,310,968Granted
- Monokaryon Mycelial Material And Related Method Of ProductionMar 22, 2022 · US 11,277,981Granted
- Prophylactic Mask with Mycomaterial Filter for Particulate MatterOct 28, 2021 · Application 17242664Pending
- Molding System for Fungal StructuresJul 1, 2021 · Application 17201033Pending
- Mycelium Growth BedJun 15, 2021 · US 11,032,982Granted
- System For Growing Fungal MaterialsMay 25, 2021 · US 11,013,189Granted
- Molding System for Fungal StructuresMar 16, 2021 · US 10,947,496Granted
- Objects Made From Fungal MaterialsNov 24, 2020 · US 10,842,089Granted
- Method of Producing Fungal Materials and Objects Made TherefromJun 23, 2020 · US 10,687,482Granted
- Mycelium With Reduced Coefficient Of Friction And Abrasion Resistance Through Mechanical Alteration Of Mycelial Surface MicrostructureJan 23, 2020 · Application 16517416Pending
- Fungal Composites Comprising Mycelium And An Embedded MaterialDec 26, 2019 · Application 16453791Pending
- Deacetylation And Crosslinking Of Chitin And Chitosan In Fungal Materials And Their Composites For Tunable PropertiesSep 19, 2019 · Application 16353979Pending
- Mycelium Growth Bed With Perforation Layer And Related Method For Creating A Uniform Sheet Of Mycelium From A Solid-state MediumApplication PCTUS2019057088Pending
- Mycelium With Reduced Coefficient Of Friction And Abrasion Resistance Through Mechanical Alteration Of Mycelial Surface MicrostructureApplication PCTUS2019042695Pending
- Deacetylation And Crosslinking Of Chitin And Chitosan In Fungal Materials And Their Composites For Tunable PropertiesApplication PCTUS2019022346Pending
- Method Of Producing Fungal Materials And Objects Made TherefromApplication PCTUS2017042267Pending
- Improvements To Mycomaterial Processing In Liquid MediumApplication PCTUS2022037406Pending
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Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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