What MycoStories does

MycoStories is a privately held, London-based B2B intelligence platform and expert consulting network focused exclusively on the global fungi biotechnology sector. Founded in 2022, the company combines deep sector-specific data assets with a curated network of over 100 expert consultants to serve four customer segments: founders and entrepreneurs building fungi-focused biotech startups, investors allocating capital to the biobased economy, corporates seeking innovation and supplier opportunities, and research institutions pursuing lab-to-industry commercialization pathways. Coverage spans functional mushrooms, mycelium materials, mycoprotein, and agricultural biologicals.

The core product surface consists of three integrated assets: an Intelligence Platform publishing 500+ articles on fungi biotechnology innovation across food, materials, health, agriculture, and science domains; a searchable Ecosystem Map tracking 1,000+ organizations globally; and a weekly Substack newsletter reaching 100,000+ founders, investors, and industry professionals. These intelligence assets feed a professional services business delivering technical due diligence, deal flow sourcing, strategic advisory, investor matching, and commercialization support. The company has delivered 50+ consulting and advisory projects to clients including Decathlon, Shroomwell, Novobiom, BioPhoundry, MycoWorks, Agrauxine, Musheez, and Terra Bioforge, among others. Additional gated intelligence products such as the Fungi Food Report have been launched to diversify the revenue base.

MycoStories operates on a quote-based consulting model with pricing not publicly disclosed. The company is bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding rounds, and runs with a lean team of 1-10 employees that leverages its 100+ consultant network for project delivery. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales for consulting engagements with content-driven demand generation through the newsletter, news platform, and ecosystem map. The company maintains an active presence on LinkedIn and Instagram and claims a global operating footprint with no geographic restrictions.

Name

MycoStories

Legal name

MycoStories

Website

https://mycostories.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MycoStories is a London-based B2B intelligence and consulting firm serving the global fungi biotechnology sector. It combines an ecosystem map tracking 1,000+ organizations and a 100,000+ reader newsletter with a 100+ consultant network, delivering market intelligence and advisory to founders, investors, and corporates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Expert Consulting Services: MycoStories generates revenue through consulting engagements with founders, investors, and corporates. The company combines deep sector intelligence with expert consulting services, providing technical due diligence, strategic advisory, and market insights. Services are tailored to biotech founders (matching with investors, scaling operations, identifying commercial partners), investors (deal flow, technical due diligence, sector intelligence), corporates (opportunity identification, supplier sourcing, strategic partnerships), and research institutions (cross-sector partnerships, lab-to-industry transition).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MycoStories is an intelligence platform and consulting network serving the global fungi biotechnology sector. It combines proprietary sector intelligence (an ecosystem map of 1,000+ organizations and a library of 500+ articles) with a network of 100+ specialist consultants to deliver market intelligence, technical due diligence, and strategic advisory services to founders, investors, corporates, and research institutions across functional mushrooms, mycelium materials, mycoprotein, and agricultural biologicals.

Product overview

MycoStories operates as an intelligence platform and expert consulting network for fungi biotechnology, combining deep sector intelligence with a global network of over 100 expert consultants. The core offering consists of three integrated components: an Intelligence Platform providing market insights and analysis, an Ecosystem Map tracking 1,000+ organizations across the global fungi industry, and a weekly Newsletter reaching 100,000+ readers. These core products are supported by specialized consulting services across four segments: Founders & Startups (investor matching and scaling support), Investors (deal flow and due diligence), Corporates & Industry (opportunity identification and supplier sourcing), and Research Institutions (lab-to-industry transition support). The platform covers functional mushrooms, mycelium materials, mycoprotein, and agricultural biologicals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Intelligence Platform Core intelligence platform providing sector insights, expert consulting access, and ecosystem mapping for the fungi biotechnology industry; serves founders, investors, corporates, and research institutions seeking decision support across functional mushrooms, mycelium materials, mycoprotein, and agricultural biologicals.
• Fungi Ecosystem Map Searchable digital directory mapping over 1,000 startups, investors, research institutions, and corporates across the global fungi biotechnology industry, covering functional mushrooms, mycelium materials, mycoprotein, and agricultural biologicals.
• Weekly Newsletter Substack-based weekly newsletter delivering intelligence on companies, research, and deals shaping the fungi biotechnology sector, distributed to over 100,000 founders, investors, and industry professionals worldwide.
• Founders & Startups Advisory Consulting service connecting fungi biotechnology founders with investors, providing operational scaling expertise, and identifying commercial partners; targeted at early-stage and scaling fungi biotech startups.
• Investor Advisory & Due Diligence Consulting and technical due diligence service for investors in the fungi and biobased economy, providing deal flow sourcing, sector intelligence, and technical evaluation of investment targets.
• Corporate Innovation & Sourcing Advisory Consulting service for large corporates seeking to identify innovation opportunities, source suppliers, and execute strategic partnerships in the fungi biotechnology sector, combining market insights with expert consulting.
• Research Institutions Partnership Advisory Advisory service supporting research institutions and academia in building cross-sector partnerships and transitioning scientific breakthroughs from lab to industry within fungi biotechnology.

Quantifiable outcome

• Monthly reach of 1M readers across platforms
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PitchBook: PitchBook provides comprehensive private market data and intelligence used by investors, including for due diligence on emerging biotech and alt-protein sectors — a generalist incumbent that could expand into MycoStories' fungi biotech intelligence niche.
• CB Insights: CB Insights is a scaled market intelligence platform covering private companies and emerging tech sectors, including agritech and biotech. It competes with MycoStories for investor intelligence budgets but at much broader scope and scale.

Direct peers

• AgFunder News: AgFunder News is a media and intelligence publication covering agrifoodtech, including agricultural biologicals and alternative proteins — verticals that overlap directly with MycoStories' fungi biotech and ag-biologicals coverage.
• The Spoon: The Spoon is a foodtech media and intelligence platform covering alternative proteins, fermentation, and food innovation — overlapping with MycoStories' mycoprotein, functional mushroom, and food-adjacent fungi biotech content.
• FoodHack: FoodHack runs a global community, newsletter, and events platform for foodtech and agritech innovators, closely mirroring MycoStories' community-led GTM, newsletter reach, and founder/investor audience.
• SynBioBeta: SynBioBeta operates a news, events, and community platform for synthetic biology, closely analogous to MycoStories' intelligence-and-network model applied to a broader biotech-adjacent sector with overlapping readership of founders and investors.
• Green Queen Media: Green Queen Media is an alternative-protein and sustainability-focused media and consulting outlet serving founders and corporates, comparable to MycoStories in combining niche editorial with B2B advisory services.

Others

• ProVeg Incubator / ProVeg: ProVeg operates an incubator, intelligence reports, and industry events focused on alternative proteins, serving a similar founder and investor audience as MycoStories in the alt-protein subset of fungi biotech.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mycostories
• Instagraminstagram.com/mycostories

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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