MycoFutures North Atlantic is a next-gen materials biotech startup developing a durable and luxurious textile using mycelium, the root system of fungi. Our mission is to create a product that has the look and feel of leather without the environmental impact. Mycelium compares with leather on the microscopic level as it grows to be naturally complex and intertwined, closely resembling leather’s cross-linking structure. By using mycelium as the building blocks, we are adapting mushroom cultivation techniques (solid state fermentation) and vertical farming, combined with novel tanning methods, to create an innovative textile without the use of animal products or plastics that takes only weeks to grow.
