Under året har Mycorena och ICA haft ett samarbete där de testlanserade en begränsad upplaga av Promyc nuggets, ett veganskt livsmedel, i utvalda ICA-butiker runt om i Sverige. Efter testlanseringens stora framgångar gör både ICA och Mycorena nu mer omfattande planer på att lansera produkten rikstäckande 2022, vilket gör den tillgänglig i alla ICA -butiker i Sverige.
Scandinavian mycoprotein pioneer Mycorena AB announces the completion of its Pre-Series A funding round, of SEK 77 million. This is one of the largest investment rounds by a Nordic vegan food-tech startup, which pushes the total external funding of the company to well beyond the 100 MSEK.
Mycorena som tillhör Food Innovation Enabling Sustainable Transition meddelar att Forskningsrådet Formas nu satsar 192 miljoner kronor som fördelas mellan fyra centrumbildningar med ett stort antal deltagande parter runt om i Sverige med syfte att bidra till utveckling och innovation inom livsmedelsindustrin där FINEST är en av dessa.
In early 2020, Swedish foodtech start-up Mycorena had made headlines by launching their unique fungi-based protein ingredient, Promyc®. Growing at full strength, the company has now raised over 1.2 Million EUR to fund the scale-up expansion of the product to reach the mass market.
The European Food Venture Forum was held for the eighth time in Aarhus, Denmark this September, where entrepreneurs, food producers, established companies and investors gathered to find the best business ideas in food and food technology. Mycorena AB, one of the portfolio company of GU Ventures, won the special Foodtech challenge award instituted by the Scandinavian food company Arla Foods.