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.