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

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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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