What Afterlife Ag does

Afterlife Ag Inc. (operating as Afterlife Mushrooms) is a Brooklyn, New York-based circular farm founded in 2021 that converts food scraps sourced from restaurants and food establishments into fresh culinary mushrooms. The company currently cultivates 20+ mushroom species, with additional strains in development, using food waste as the primary substrate in a closed-loop cultivation process intended to divert organic material from landfills and reduce associated greenhouse gas emissions.

The business operates a single-site farm with a team of 1-10 employees, serving a partner roster of approximately 10-11 named NYC accounts including independent restaurants (Hav & Mar, Decades, Two Boots, Crave, Cote, Heritage, Pecking House, Colonia Verde), a Korean BBQ concept (Cote), an eco-conscious hospitality brand (1 Hotels), and a consumer food cooperative (Park Slope Food Co-op). Its proprietary technology centers on a circular farming system that transforms heterogeneous food scraps into mushroom-growing substrate, with multi-species cultivation cited as a domain specialization differentiator.

Revenue is generated through direct mushroom sales to its restaurant and hospitality partners under a B2B partnership model in which partners simultaneously supply food scraps and purchase the resulting fresh mushrooms. The company has raised approximately $1.79M across two priced rounds (Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Gaingels, MetaProp, Siddhi Capital, ScaleGood Fund, ROC Venture Group in 2022; MetaProp and Tet Ventures in 2024) plus non-dilutive support from CTNext, R/GA Ventures, the University of Connecticut, and ReFED. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Winson Wong. No enterprise-scale contracts, pricing details, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Name

Afterlife Ag

Legal name

Afterlife Ag Inc.

Website

https://afterlifeag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Afterlife Ag is a Brooklyn-based circular farm founded in 2021 that converts food scraps from NYC restaurants and food establishments into fresh culinary mushrooms, selling directly back to those partners in a closed-loop B2B model across 20+ mushroom species.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Mushroom Cultivation

NAICS

Mushroom Production (111411), Food Crops Grown Under Cover (11141)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100)

akta.pro primary industry

Mushroom & Fungi Production (Indoor/Protected) (AFAGAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mushroom Farming (Button, Oyster, Shiitake) (AFAGADAJ), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD)

Keywords

• Circular farming services
• Specialty mushroom cultivation
• Food waste upcycling
• Sustainable urban agriculture
• Restaurant food scrap recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Mushroom Sales to Food Establishments: Sells fresh, locally cultivated mushrooms to restaurants and food establishments that provide the food scraps for upcycling. The circular economy model creates value from what would otherwise be waste.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Afterlife Ag operates a New York City-based circular farm that collects food scraps from restaurants and food establishments and upcycles them into fresh, locally cultivated mushrooms. The company currently cultivates 20+ mushroom species and sells the produce back to its partner food businesses, creating a closed-loop system that diverts food waste from landfills and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

Product overview

Afterlife Ag operates as a single-product circular farm offering. Their core offering is Afterlife Mushrooms, a sustainable mushroom cultivation service that transforms food scraps from restaurants and food establishments into fresh, local mushrooms. The company currently cultivates 20+ species of mushrooms and partners with food businesses to prevent food waste from going to landfills, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Afterlife Mushrooms: A circular farm that turns food scraps into fresh, local, sustainable mushrooms

Products and services

• Afterlife Mushrooms

Quantifiable outcome

• Prevents food waste from going to landfills to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Hav & MarminorOthersRestaurant partner that works with Afterlife Ag to upcycle food scraps into fresh mushrooms. Displayed as one of the select partners on the website.
• DecadesminorOthersRestaurant partner displayed in the logo section, participating in the food scrap upcycling program.
• Two BootsminorOthersRestaurant partner shown in the partner logos, working with Afterlife Ag for circular food waste management.
• CraveminorOthersRestaurant partner participating in the food scrap upcycling partnership.
• CoteminorOthersKorean BBQ restaurant partner in NYC that upcycles food scraps with Afterlife Ag.
• 1 HotelsminorOthersEco-conscious hotel brand partner that works with Afterlife Ag to reduce food waste through mushroom cultivation.
• HeritageminorOthersRestaurant partner shown in the partner logo section, participating in the circular farm partnership.
• Pecking HouseminorOthersRestaurant partner that upcycles food scraps through the Afterlife Ag circular farming system.
• Colonia VerdeminorOthersRestaurant partner displayed in the partner logos, participating in sustainable food waste management.
• Park Slope Food Co-opminorOthersFood cooperative partner that participates in the circular farm food scrap upcycling program.
• Hav & MarminorOthersRestaurant partner with eco-friendly focus that participates in the circular farm partnership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Smallhold: Smallhold operates indoor, distributed mushroom farms serving restaurants and retailers — including a flagship NYC operation. It is the closest direct peer, sharing Afterlife Ag's urban indoor-farming approach and chef-focused distribution, though Smallhold is better capitalized.
• Ecovative Design: Ecovative is a mycelium technology company that grows mushroom-based materials and food products using cultivated fungi on agricultural substrates. It overlaps with Afterlife Ag in the core competency of using biological substrates to grow fungal products at commercial scale.

Emerging players

• MyForest Foods: MyForest Foods grows mycelium-based food products for the consumer market. It is comparable to Afterlife Ag in its focus on edible mushroom/mycelium output and food-service channel strategy, though it concentrates on packaged retail SKUs rather than fresh restaurant supply.
• Rebel Mushroom: Rebel Mushroom is an emerging urban mushroom grower selling fresh specialty mushrooms to chefs and consumers. It overlaps with Afterlife Ag on urban indoor cultivation and chef-focused distribution of specialty varieties, though it does not position around food-scrap upcycling.
• AeroFarms: AeroFarms operates large-scale indoor vertical farms for leafy greens and other crops. It is comparable to Afterlife Ag as an urban indoor-farming operator using controlled-environment agriculture, although its crop mix (greens) and business model (retail) differ.
• Plenty: Plenty is a well-funded indoor vertical farming company focused on leafy greens and produce. Comparable to Afterlife Ag as a controlled-environment agriculture operator pursuing urban fresh-produce distribution, though it does not focus on mushrooms.

Broad incumbents

• Monterey Mushrooms: Monterey Mushrooms is one of the largest North American mushroom growers, supplying retail and foodservice channels. It is comparable as a broad incumbent in the same cultivated mushroom category, but operates conventional large-scale facilities rather than urban indoor circular farms.
• South Mill Mushrooms: South Mill Mushrooms is a large vertically integrated mushroom grower and distributor serving retail and foodservice. Comparable to Afterlife Ag as a mushroom producer with established foodservice relationships, though it competes on scale and traditional supply chains rather than circular-economy positioning.
• Giorgio Fresh Co. Giorgio Fresh is a major U.S. mushroom producer supplying grocery and foodservice customers nationwide. It is comparable as a high-volume incumbent in the cultivated mushroom category, with overlapping end customers (restaurants and food retailers) but a fundamentally different production model.

Others

• ReFED: ReFED is a nonprofit focused on reducing food waste across the U.S. value chain. It is comparable to Afterlife Ag thematically as an ecosystem participant in food-waste reduction, and is also a disclosed investor, but does not operate commercial mushroom farms itself.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/afterlifeag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors12 records

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M&A

Investments

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