Mushroom Material

Sustainable Packaging

What we're doing

We've developed a mushroom-based alternative to polystyrene (Styrofoam) by combining agricultural waste with the root structure of mushrooms, better known as "mycelium".

Our material is completely sustainable and 100% biodegradable. It has the same protective properties as polystyrene and naturally degrades in your garden or landfill.

How we're doing it

Design

We work with our clients to create sustainable packaging designs that easily replace and fit into existing processes.

Manufacture

Once the packaging is designed, we manufacture the finished product. We work with our clients to scale up order quantities and ship globally.

Supply

For clients with in-house design teams, we supply the raw material directly to their existing packaging manufacturers. The transition to our eco-friendly material is minimal.

Why we're doing it

To date, over 100 US cities and 25 countries around the world have initiatives banning single-use plastics, specifically polystyrene

In 2021 - The European Union Single-Use Plastics Directive banned 10 single-use plastic products from all 27 countries in the EU. This includes polystyrene products.

In 2025 - The Australian Packaging Covenant will ban all non-reusable, non-recyclable or non-compostable packaging, specifically polystyrene.

250 major brands, including McDonald's, Starbucks, Mars, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Kellogg's, Unilever, Nestlé, L'Oreal, and H&M, have pledged to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Recyclable or compostable materials will replace all single-use plastics by 2025.

Team

SHAUN SEAMAN
CEO

Previous startup founder
7 years experience in the design and manufacture of consumer products
Product manager for NZ’s fastest growing tech startup

JOTINDER SINGH
COO

7 years experience in Quality Control, testing, scaling
Specializes in automation of mass manufacturing plants
Ex Head of QC for NZ's fastest growing tech startup

PAUL GUINIBERT

CTO

15 years experience in hardware design, prototyping, production and automation
Ex Lead Engineer for NZ's fastest growing tech startup
Specialises in early stage, fast growing hardware startups.

Advisors

PAUL DAVIES

Intellectual Property

Head of Strategy for the world’s leading IP advisory firm
Ex patent attorney for Deacons Hong Kong, Baldwins, AJ Park
Specialises in Intellectual Property Strategy for startups
IAM Top 300 IP Strategists
Registered Patent Attorney

TIM EDWARDS
Commercial

Managing Director of JBHiFi NZ
Ex Chief Sales Officer for
the Warehouse Group
Ex CEO Noel Leeming, Torpedo7
Specialises in building early stage
teams capable of high growth
Excels at turning around under performing companies

JAMES SMEJLIS

Product

13 years’ experience managing engineering teams to mass produce consumer products
Ex Engineering Lead for Fisher & Paykel Appliances, New Zealand’s
largest white ware manufacturer
Excels in customer requirements and defining product specs