Pre-Seed investment totaling $2.3 million was received by Maia Farms, a Vancouver, Canada-based startup whose mission is to use mycelium to improve the world’s protein supply.
Investors
- Joyful Ventures
- PIC Group
- Koan Capital
- angel investors from the Creative Destruction Lab
- The Canadian Food Innovation Network
- the National Research Council of Canada
- the SFU BC Centre for Agritech Innovation
- MITACS
- the Canadian Space Agency
Using bioreactor technology, Maia Farms is a food technology firm founded in 2021 by Gavin Schneider, Ashton Ostrander, and Dr. Sean Lacoursire. The company produces protein components based on mushrooms and mycelium, which enhances the flavor and texture of food products.
With the money, the company plans to expand operations, quicken the pace of research and development, and broaden the market for CanProTM, a line of accessible and sustainable protein ingredients derived from mushrooms and vegetables.
About Maia Farms:
Established in 2021 by Gavin Schneider, Ashton Ostrander, and Dr. Sean Lacoursire, Maia Farms is a Vancouver-based FoodTech enterprise that has won numerous awards. Using advanced bioreactor technology, the company produces protein ingredients based on mushrooms and mycelium, which significantly enhances the taste and texture of food items. Food producers can easily make tasty, nourishing, and reasonably priced goods with their protein ingredients, which are based on mushrooms and mycelium. Thanks to its breakthroughs, Maia Farms is well on its way to radically altering the global protein landscape.
