Mykor®™ 2025

Bioenergy · Biotechnology

Overview

Mykor develops and scales the next generation of building insulation that considers both human and planet health using industrial residues and mycelium for a 100% circular product.

Funding and backers

Latest round
Venture round
Jul 2026 · 3 mo ago
Grants
$313k
3 grants · CORDIS
Backers
2
Clean Growth Fund, Sustainable Ventures
The money's age
Fresh money
3 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
20/100
fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jul 20 Raised a round Venture round Jan 12 Raised a round Venture round Jul 25, 2025 Raised a round Venture round Nov 8, 2024 Raised a round Venture round Jul 1, 2023 Won a grant $40k · CORDIS Apr 5, 2023 Raised a round Venture round Oct 1, 2022 Won a grant $257k · CORDIS Dec 19, 2021 Raised a round Venture round Aug 16, 2021 Raised a round Venture round Apr 2021 Website went live first capture in the Wayback Machine Dec 1, 2020 Won a grant $16k · CORDIS
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round Jul 2026 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Venture round Jan 2026 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Venture round Jul 2025 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Venture round Nov 2024 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Grant Jul 2023 $40k — CORDIS
Venture round Apr 2023 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Grant Oct 2022 $257k — CORDIS
Venture round Dec 2021 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Venture round Aug 2021 — — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Grant Dec 2020 $16k — CORDIS
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Financials

Total raised
$313k
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
10
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2026 — Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2026 — Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2025 — Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2024 — Details
Grant 2023 $40k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2023 — Details
Grant 2022 $257k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2021 — Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2021 — Details
Grant 2020 $16k Details

Connections

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Shared investors2
20 portfolio companies: Vector Photonics, Indra, Sunswap and 17 more
41 portfolio companies: earthshotprize, Zeigo, Petit Pli and 38 more

News

Blog 6 months ago
Mykor secures £4 million to scale low-carbon construction systems grown from industrial waste
Mykor secures £4 million to scale low-carbon construction systems grown from industrial waste Bristol, 27 May 2026: Mykor, a biotechnology company transforming industrial and agricultural waste into scalable low-carbon construction products, has secured £
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Press release 2 years ago
Mykor secures £960K in a Seed Round to implement technology and achieve certification
Mykor, the go to mycelium biobased insulation manufacturer, has closed a £960K Seed round in July this year led by Green Angels Ventures, Moonstone Fund, Rumbo Ventures, Core Angels and Pera Innovation Ltd. With new investors, alongside existing ones like
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Blog 2 years ago
Scale Up 4 Growth Bristol Grant
We are excited to announce that we have been granted the Scale Up 4 Growth fund from UWE Bristol! Through their grant funding scheme targeting ambitious businesses with a high growth potential, this programme aims to help accelerate the growth of small to
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Award 2 years ago
Mykor as one of the Green Tech Fund winner's
We are proud to announce that Mykor has been selected as one of the winners of The Green Tech Fund 2024 from Simmons & Simmons. The Fund aims to encourage innovative solutions from around the world that tackles the biodiversity and climate crisis. At Myko
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Blog 2 years ago
Mykor welcomes Louisa Cilenti to the team
We proudly announce Louisa Cilenti as our new Non-Executive Director. Louisa is the CEO of pH3 Capital, a strategic advisory and investment firm focused on accelerating early stage clean technology businesses. She has outstanding experience operating at t
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Blog 2 years ago
Mykor welcomes Andy Williamson to the team
We proudly announce Andy Williamson as our new Non-Executive Director. Andy has an impressive background in the construction industry of over 30 years. His extensive experience in the building materials supply chain aligns seamlessly with our company's mi
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Blog 2 years ago
2024 Earth Day - Planet vs. Plastics
Today, 22 April, we celebrate Earth Day as a reminder to take action for a healthier planet in the future. This year, Earth Day's theme is Planet vs. Plastic, continuing the fight to end plastics by calling for a 60% reduction in the production of all pla
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Blog 2 years ago
Why is insulation important for your home and why use MykoFoam?
Insulating your home you increase indoor comfort in both warmer or colder climates, improving energy efficiency and saving on monthly costs. Portugal is listed as the fifth European country suffering from energy poverty, with 19% of the population in ener
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Blog 2 years ago
The Green Register's Twilight Talk: Introducing Mykor and MykoFoam
It was a pleasure to start off our membership with the Green Register through their Twilight Talk on March 11th supported by Ecomerchant. Our Co-Founder & CEO, Olivia Page, represented Mykor and shared our approach to decarbonising the construction indust
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