Ecovative
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 …
Profile
- Industry
- Construction, Packaging & plastics, Textiles & leather
- Topics
- Mycelium & leather/material alternatives
- Role
- Producer — “…ving direct margin-positive manufacturing in 2025 and expanding commercial partnerships for its Forager materi…”
- Why it is bioeconomy
- Ecovative is a biotechnology company that develops and produces mycelium-based materials for food, fashion, and packaging applications.
Bio-solutions it supplies 0
Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.
What they offer
Sites 2
- Swersey Silos, Green Island, NY
- Pietro Mushroom Farm, Pennsylvania
Production, R&D and other sites from the company's website and automated research; street addresses omitted.
Subsidiaries: MyForest Foods
Status
- 2025-09 Latest status: Ecovative sold its Netherlands-based subsidiary, Ecovative Spawn & Substrate BV, to the Klerken family in September 2025. ↗ ↗ ↗
Recent news 5
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- 2026-10-06 Ecovative Are Working To Transform Entire Industries To Be More Earth-Friendly As They Acquire A New State-Of-The-Art Facility In The Netherlands — TEXINTEL texintel.comEcovative is a leading mycelium tech company expanding globally and vertically integrating its supply chain by acquiring a state-of-the-art mushroom spawn facility in the Netherlands, enabling consistent, high‑quality, low‑waste mycelium materials for partners and products across …
- 2026-06-21 Ecovative's Mycelium Chips Perform Machine Learning Tasks in DARPA-Funded Study mycostories.comEcovative has demonstrated that mycelium, infused with a conductive polymer, can function as a neuromorphic, analogue computing substrate using physical reservoir computing to perform machine learning tasks, with scalable, biodegradable chips demonstrated in a DARPA-funded study …
- 2026-03-29 Ecovative creates the material of the future. Mycelium foam is conquering companies – KNEWS.MEDIA knews.mediaEcovative is developing biodegradable, mycelium-based materials (like MycoComposite) to replace Styrofoam, plastic, meat, and leather, using sustainable processes and agricultural waste; their packaging, vegan meat (MyEats/MyBacon), and growing technology aim to reduce …
- 2025-03-27 Mushroom ‘magic’ in Green Island gets $1.68 million from Albany County – Troy Record troyrecord.comEcovative is a rapidly growing, innovative materials company based in Green Island that turns mushrooms into consumer products (including MyBacon) and fabric-like textiles, backed by significant local investment and expansion. The Albany County funding and job growth signal …
- 2025-03-27 Ecovative Secures Over $11 Million as its Mycelium Products Gain Momentum in Food, Materials, and Wellness — MyFOREST FOODS myforestfoods.comEcovative is a leading mycelium technology company that is experiencing rapid growth, securing over $11 million in new funding to scale its MyForest Foods’ MyBacon production and expand its mycelium-based product lines, including wellness materials through its Forager division. …
Seen at forums
- Events
- SynBioBeta World Bio Markets
- Years
- 2023–2027
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Network: owners, partners, peers
Ownership & investors 9
| investor | Viking Global Investors |
| investor | Senator Investment Group |
| investor | AiiM Partners |
| investor | Trousdale Ventures |
| investor | Advance Albany County Alliance |
| investor | FootPrint Coalition |
| investor | Siam Capital |
| investor | Standard Investments |
| subsidiary | MyForest Foods |
Partners & deals 1
| counterparty | Klerken family (founders of Scelta Mushrooms) …Ecovative sold its Netherlands-based subsidiary, Ecovative Spawn & Substrate BV, to the Klerken family in September 2025.… |
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Company facts
Registry identifiers
- IRS Number: 260428421
Funding
- Latest round: Venture · 2025-03-01 · US$ 9.3 M
- Total raised: US$ 171.3 M
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