Infinite Roots
Infinite Roots is a Hamburg-based biotech that produces alternative protein ingredients by fermenting mycelium from edible mushroom species using agro-industrial sidestreams. It sells B2B ingredients and branded foodservice products, including its MushRoots line, to food manufacturers and restaurants in Europe and via partners in Asia.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersHamburg, Germany
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Infinite Roots does
Infinite Roots (legal entity Mushlabs GmbH) is a Hamburg-based biotech founded in 2018 that produces alternative protein ingredients and food products by fermenting mycelium from selected edible mushroom species. Its core technology is a patent-protected submerged (liquid) fermentation process in which mycelium biomass is grown in steel tanks from a strain library drawn from more than 2,300 edible mushroom species, using agro-industrial sidestreams such as brewers' spent grain as feedstock. In May 2026 the company acquired Berlin-based Bosque Foods, adding solid-state fermentation capabilities that enable more structured, whole-cut mycelium formats and positioning Infinite Roots as one of the few European operators with integrated submerged- and solid-state fermentation capabilities. Internal bioinformatics and lab automation pipelines, run by a dedicated Head of Data Science and a bioinformatics team using Python, Biopython, BLAST, NCBI, UniProt and KEGG, are used to screen fungal biodiversity and optimise strain selection and fermentation performance.
The company operates a B2B go-to-market focused on selling mycelium biomass ingredients to food manufacturers and branded finished products to foodservice customers, with retail planned for a later phase. Its first branded product, MushRoots mushroom-based balls, was launched into German foodservice in April 2025 starting with select partner restaurants. International expansion is pursued through co-development partnerships — most notably with Pulmuone, South Korea's largest food company, signed in February 2024 — under which Infinite Roots contributes mycelium technology and the partner contributes regional product development and market access. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and commercial arrangements are quote-based. The company has raised approximately $75 million in cumulative equity funding (a $10M Series A in 2020 and a $58M Series B in January 2024 led by Dr. Hans Riegel Holding and the EIC Fund, with REWE Group, Betagro Venture, Clay Capital, FoodLabs, Redalpine, Simon Capital and Happiness Capital participating), supplemented by a EUR 2.6 million grant from the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture in October 2024 for whey-to-mycelium upcycling research with TUHH.
The company is led by co-founder and CEO Dr. Mazen Rizk, co-founder and CSO Dr. Thibault Godard, and co-founder and VP of Product Anne-Cathrine Hutz (previously of Noma's Fermentation Lab), with a management team that includes dedicated Heads of Sales, Supply Chain, Partnerships, Food Science, Data Science and Marketing. The company is currently pre-commercial or in very early commercial stage, with the MushRoots launch marking its first branded product and no disclosed revenue to date.
Infinite Roots firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Infinite Roots
- Legal name
- Mushlabs GmbH
- Website
- https://infiniteroots.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Infinite Roots is a Hamburg-based biotech that produces alternative protein ingredients by fermenting mycelium from edible mushroom species using agro-industrial sidestreams. It sells B2B ingredients and branded foodservice products, including its MushRoots line, to food manufacturers and restaurants in Europe and via partners in Asia.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Infinite Roots industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Alternative Protein Ingredients
- NAICS
- Mushroom Production (111411)
- SIC
- Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Mycoprotein & Fungal Proteins (Fusarium/Mycelium-Based) (AFAJAHAE)
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Where Infinite Roots is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Hamburg
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Markets served
Infinite Roots business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- B2B ingredient and finished product sales: Pre-commercial / early commercial stage. Revenue generated via B2B sale of mycelium biomass and branded finished products (e.g., MushRoots mushroom-based balls) to foodservice customers and partner restaurants in Germany, with planned wider foodservice distribution and later retail entry. Long-term focus on fermentation-derived mycelium ingredient sales to food manufacturers and supply chains.
- Strategic co-development licensing with regional food manufacturers: Co-development partnerships (e.g., Pulmuone for South Korea) where Infinite Roots contributes mycelium technology and the partner contributes regional product development and market access, enabling revenue/licensing value from international expansion.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Infinite Roots product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Infinite Roots produces mycelium (mushroom root) biomass using submerged liquid fermentation of selected edible mushroom species fed by agro-industrial sidestreams such as brewers' spent grain. The company sells this nutrient-dense biomass as a B2B ingredient to food manufacturers, supplies partner-branded product development (e.g., Pulmuone for South Korea), and operates its own foodservice consumer sub-brand, MushRoots, whose debut mushroom-based balls launched in German foodservice in April 2025. Following its 2026 acquisition of Bosque Foods, Infinite Roots also offers structured, whole-cut mycelium products via solid-state fermentation.
Product overview
Infinite Roots offers an integrated mycelium-based food platform rather than a single product, combining proprietary submerged liquid-fermentation technology with the recently acquired solid-state fermentation capabilities of Bosque Foods. At its core is the company's signature mycelium biomass — a versatile culinary ingredient rich in protein, fiber, vitamins, and minerals — which is cultivated from carefully selected edible mushroom species using industrial sidestreams such as brewers' spent grain. This biomass underpins the company's branded consumer line, MushRoots, whose debut mushroom-based balls launched in German foodservice in April 2025, and also supplies partner-branded product development such as the South Korea-focused collaboration with Pulmuone. Complementary whole-cut and structured mycelium formats come via the Bosque Foods acquisition, while a whey-to-mycelium upcycling research project (with TUHH, funded by a €2.6M BMEL grant) extends the platform into alternative dairy applications.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- MushRoots: First mushroom-based mycelium food product brand launched by Infinite Roots into the German foodservice channel in April 2025.
Products and services
- MushRoots Mushroom-Based Balls Consumer-facing foodservice product from Infinite Roots' MushRoots sub-brand, marketed as an umami-rich new food category rather than a meat substitute; debut SKU of mushroom-based balls initially using champignons.
- Mycelium Biomass (Core Ingredient Platform) Signature mycelial biomass produced via submerged liquid fermentation from selected edible mushroom species chosen from 2,300+ candidates based on growth, texture and flavor; cultivated using natural sidestreams such as brewers' spent grain and positioned as a nutrient-dense alternative protein ingredient for food manufacturers.
- Mycelium-Based Whole-Cut Products (via Bosque Foods) Structured, whole-cut mycelium products produced via solid-state fermentation technology acquired through the Bosque Foods acquisition; complements Infinite Roots' submerged-fermentation biomass with more textured mycelium formats.
Companies that use Infinite Roots
Customer profileIdeal customer profiles2 records
Infinite Roots technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
AI capability6 records
Feature5 records
Infinite Roots partnerships and signals
Strategic signalRecent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Infinite Roots competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Quorn: Incumbent mycoprotein producer (fusarium venenatum-based) with decades of brand and EU/US foodservice and retail distribution. Most directly comparable to Infinite Roots on fermentation-derived protein ingredient, B2B/foodservice channel mix, and EU regulatory positioning.
- Meati Foods: US-based mycelium (mushroom root) consumer brand producing whole-cut alt-protein products via fermentation. Closest US analog to Infinite Roots' MushRoots whole-cut mycelium roadmap, including the same 'new category, not meat substitute' positioning.
- Ecovative Design: US mycelium platform company with both food (MyForest Foods spinoff) and packaging applications, using solid-state fermentation. Comparable to Infinite Roots' post-Bosque Foods integrated fermentation platform and whole-cut product approach.
- MyForest Foods: US mycelium-based food company producing whole-cut mycelium products (e.g., MyBacon). Direct competitor in the mycelium whole-cut food category that Infinite Roots is entering via the Bosque Foods acquisition.
- Nature's Fynd: Chicago-based fermentation alt-protein company producing Fy Protein from a fungal biomass (Fusarium strain) — the closest US analog to Infinite Roots' biomass-first, fermentation-first platform and B2B ingredient/consumer hybrid model.
Emerging players
- The Mushroom Cultivate: UK-based mycelium alt-protein startup. Smaller, earlier-stage, but directly comparable as a European mycelium food startup in similar foodservice and ingredient channels.
- Better Meat Co. US fermentation-based alt-protein company producing Rhiza mycoprotein for foodservice (notably Perdue and Hormel partnerships). Comparable to Infinite Roots' B2B foodservice-first go-to-market via REWE and similar partners.
- MycoTechnology: US fungal fermentation company producing food ingredients (e.g., ClearCut plant-protein platform, PureTaste bitterness blocker). Adjacent to Infinite Roots' mycelium ingredient platform and shares the fungal fermentation + B2B ingredient business model.
- Arbiom: US/France biotech using wood-derived sidestreams to produce SylPro mycoprotein for food and feed. Comparable to Infinite Roots' sidestream-to-mycelium platform logic and B2B ingredient business model.
Regional players
- Formo: Berlin-based precision fermentation alt-dairy startup. Comparable as a European fermentation alt-protein peer, sharing German regulatory pathway, similar Series B/Series C funding scale, and B2B food-manufacturer customer base.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Infinite Roots social profiles
Digital presenceInfinite Roots compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Infinite Roots financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Infinite Roots leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles15 records
Infinite Roots subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Infinite Roots funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds9 records
Investors14 records
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Infinite Roots M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Infinite Roots
What does Infinite Roots do?
Infinite Roots produces mycelium (mushroom root) biomass using submerged liquid fermentation of selected edible mushroom species fed by agro-industrial sidestreams such as brewers' spent grain. The company sells this nutrient-dense biomass as a B2B ingredient to food manufacturers, supplies partner-branded product development (e.g., Pulmuone for South Korea), and operates its own foodservice consumer sub-brand, MushRoots, whose debut mushroom-based balls launched in German foodservice in April 2025. Following its 2026 acquisition of Bosque Foods, Infinite Roots also offers structured, whole-cut mycelium products via solid-state fermentation.
Is Infinite Roots a public or private company?
Infinite Roots is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Infinite Roots founded?
Infinite Roots was founded in 2018. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Infinite Roots based?
Infinite Roots is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Infinite Roots make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. B2B ingredient and finished product sales are the primary driver. The others are strategic co-development licensing with regional food manufacturers.
Who are Infinite Roots's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Quorn, Meati Foods, Ecovative Design, MyForest Foods and Nature's Fynd. Emerging players are The Mushroom Cultivate, Better Meat Co., MycoTechnology and Arbiom. Formo is listed as a regional player.
Does Infinite Roots have an API?
No public API is recorded for Infinite Roots.
What industry is Infinite Roots in?
Infinite Roots's product category is Alternative Protein Ingredients. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAJAHAE, Mycoprotein & Fungal Proteins (Fusarium/Mycelium-Based). Its NAICS code is 111411 and its SIC code is 2833.