This Stockholm startup built a 'fungi army' that eats diesel for lunch – lands €1.9m
23 dec. 2025
13:44
Stockholm-based Mycomine has quietly assembled a library of 100 fungi strains, each trained to tackle different pollutants.
With almost €1.9m in funding from Swedish angels and a family office, it's now putting the fungi to work – to 'eat' diesel, crude oil – and maybe even PFAS.
With almost €1.9m in funding from Swedish angels and a family office, it's now putting the fungi to work – to 'eat' diesel, crude oil – and maybe even PFAS.
Fungi are having a moment in European climate tech. We've seen startups using mushroom protein for everything from animal feed to luxury handbags. But Swedish company Mycomine wants its fungi to do something rather different: devour diesel, crude oil – and possibly even PFAS.
The Stockholm-based startup has spent recent years quietly building a "bank" of around 100 fungal strains, each specialising in breaking down different types of contamination.