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Prime Roots
Americas
Berkeley
,
United States
Scaleup
FOUNDED
2017
HEADCOUNT
21-100
FUNDING
Series B
Keywords:
filamentous_fungi, mycelium, mycoprotein, fermentation, continuous_bioprocessing, alternative_proteins
BUSINESS
Prime Roots, founded in 2017 and based in Berkeley, California, produces koji mycelium-based deli meat alternatives using biomass fermentation of Aspergillus oryzae.
BIOTECH INVOLVEMENT
Biotechnology is central. Prime Roots grows Aspergillus oryzae (koji) mycelium via submerged fermentation on sugars.
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM
fungal fermentation
PRIMARY PRODUCTS
Mycelium-based deli meats and proteins
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