Alumni Profile
Ecovative Design: growing better materials
Growing better materials.
Ecovative uses biology to solve fundamental human needs at industrial scales and in consumer applications. Ecovative uses mycelium to grow category defining products ranging from leather like textiles to sustainable packaging to high performance foams for apparel and beauty. Ecovative has been widely recognized for its technical and environmental contributions by organizations like the World Economic Forum and in the media including Wired Magazine, Forbes, and Time.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Larta Programs
- USDA - SBIR Commercialization Assistance - Phase I
- USDA - SBIR CTAP
- NSF - SBIR Commercialization Assistance - Phase I
Larta Products
- Commercialization Plan
- Commercialization Strategy Report
Founders
Eben Bayer
Co-Founder & CEO
Ecovative Design
Gavin McIntyre
Co-Founder & Director of Business Development, Ecovative Design
Connect
It’s important not just to get money, but to get smart money that’s well-aligned with your technology.
Gavin McIntyre
Co-Founder
Ecovative Design
Alumni News
March 30, 2021
Ecovative Propels Commercial Scale Mycelium Applications for Textiles, Packaging, and Food with new $60M Series D Financing led by Viking Global Investors
Series D includes further investment from existing partners Senator Investment Group, Trousdale Ventures, and AiiM Partners to expand production capabilities and team.
November 13, 2019
This company is using mushrooms to reduce plastic waste
Our plastic addiction is spiraling out of control, but one company thinks it has a solution from a material found in nature.
March 26, 2019
Ecovative Design raises $14 million in private equity funds
Ecovative Design, the startup whose innovative mushroom technology is serving as packaging material for such big players as Dell Inc. and Steelcase Inc., has raised more than $14 million in private equity from new and existing investors.
