Mushroom Material

Sustainable Packaging

What we're doing

We've developed a mushroom based alternative to polystyrene styrofoam using a combination of the vegetative part of mushrooms called "mycelium" and fiberous agricultural waste.

Our material is a completely sustainable and 100% biodegradable packaging material with the same protective properties as polystyrene that will naturally decompose in your garden or landfill.

How we're doing it

Design

We work together with our clients to create sustainable packaging designs that will 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 inhouse 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, and 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 Starbucks, Mars, McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Kelloggs, Unilever, Nestlé, Dunkin, L'Oreal, H&M, have pledged to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to eliminate all single-use plastics, so that all packaging can be recycled by 2025.

Team

Previous startup founder
7 years’ experience in developing consumer products
Product manager for NZ’s fastest growing tech startup

SHAUN SEAMAN

CEO

JOTINDER SINGH
COO

7 years' experience in Quality Control, testing, scaling and automation of mass manufacturing plants
Head of quality control for NZ’s fastest growing tech startup

PAUL GUINIBERT

CTO

15 years' experience in hardware product design, prototyping, manufacturing and automation
Ex Head of Engineering for NZ's fastest growing tech startup
Specialises in early stage, fast growing hardware startups.

Advisors

PAUL DAVIES

IP/ Business Advisor

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

JAMES SMEJLIS

Product Advisor

13 years’ experience in managing
engineering teams for the mass
production of consumer products
Head of Engineering for NZ’s
largest whiteware manufacturer -
Fisher & Paykel Appliances