MycoWorks

Industry

Textiles & leather

Topics

Mycelium & leather/material alternatives

Role

Producer — “…osure of its South Carolina manufacturing plant and Emeryville headquarters. Its intellectual property was acq…”

Parent / group

MycoWorks Denver, LLC.

Why it is bioeconomy

MycoWorks is a biotechnology company that developed mycelium-based leather alternatives and recently restructured its business model to focus on processing rather than cultivation.

Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.

Sites 2

• Union, South Carolina (former manufacturing facility)
• Emeryville, California (former headquarters and pilot plant)

Production, R&D and other sites from the company's website and automated research; street addresses omitted.

Subsidiaries: MycoWorks Denver, LLC.

• 2026-01 Latest status: Following insolvency in late 2025, MycoWorks was acquired by DFX Corporation in early 2026 as part of a strategic restructuring. ↗ ↗ ↗

Recent news 5

Found by automated search; summaries are machine-written in English. The headline names the company or the summary is about it — check the source before relying on it.

• 2026-06-26 DFX Corporation Launches Phase II of Growth Strategy with Reopening of MycoWorks Innovation Center in Emeryville - MycoWorks mycoworks.com
• 2026-04-20 MycoWorks restructures after insolvency - International Leather Maker internationalleathermaker.com
  MycoWorks, the maker of the mycelium leather alternative Reishi, has restructured after insolvency in late 2025, with its assets acquired by investment firm DFX Corp.
• 2026-03-03 MycoWorks acquired in mycelium “leather” industry consolidation - International Leather Maker internationalleathermaker.com
  MycoWorks, the US biomaterials company behind the mycelium-based leather alternative Reishi, has been acquired by buyout firm DFX Corp. This indicates consolidation in the mycelium-leather sector and highlights DFX’s expanding investments in advanced biomaterials.
• 2026-02-09 Fungi funds: DFX Corp. acquires mycelium leather maker MycoWorks | Nuu biofuelsdigest.com
  DFX Corp. has acquired MycoWorks, the maker of a mycelium leather alternative, with plans to restructure leadership and operations to expand commercial sales of its Fine Mycelium technology. Brands like Hermès and Cadillac are already using the material.
• 2026-01-30 MycoWorks Begins a Bold New Chapter in the Future of Materials prweb.com
  MycoWorks has been acquired by DFX Corp, signaling a strategic restructuring and accelerated growth to scale its Fine Mycelium™ materials for global brands. The move positions Maud Ohler to lead the technology phase while co-founders Ross and Wang guide ongoing development, …

Ownership & investors 8

Partners & deals 1

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Funding

• Latest round: Private equity · 2026-02-01
• Total raised: US$ 187.0 M

From automated research (company websites, filings, a commercial company index); not checked by hand. Registry identifiers: confirm in the official registry.