The Story of Infinite Roots "We do not want an expensive niche product. We want to change the world."

Infinite Roots® (formerly Mushlabs) is a biotech company from Hamburg, Germany. We're an international team of talented dreamers and doers committed to solving global challenges with a hyperlocal solution that's right under our feet: Mycelium. By blending modern science with natural processes like fermentation, we're making mycelium a staple ingredient in kitchens, supermarkets, and supply chains around the world.

Founded

in

2018

seventy-three

full

time

enthusiasts

twenty-five

nationalities

thirty

advanced

degrees

fifty-five

percent

female

$75

million

raised

2700

campus

466

pizzas

devoured

at team

events

in 2023

Meet the founders

Dr. Mazen Rizk
Founder & CEO

Mazen blends ambition with biotechnology to drive positive change on a global scale. Born in Lebanon, he believes that everyone – near and far, rich or poor, at peace or at war – should have access to sustainable and healthy food. His expertise in the realms of science, business, and social work position him as the ideal leader for Infinite Roots' next chapter of growth.

Anne-Cathrine Hutz
Co-Founder & VP of Product

Cathy is driven by an insatiable enthusiasm for the culinary world, unlocking new possibilities at the intersection of food science and consumer psychology. With a rich background in fermentation and a formative tenure at Noma's renowned Fermentation Lab, she brings unparalleled acumen to her role as a product visionary at Infinite Roots.

Dr. Thibault Godard
Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer

Thibault is a numbers guy from a creative family whose outdoors upbringing continues to inform his worldview. At Infinite Roots, he leads his own lab alongside a team of international experts in microbiology, biotechnology, and process engineering to achieve scientific breakthroughs in the world of mycelium.

Our dream team

Chiranjeeb Goswami Product Developer

Maria Caro Junior Social Media Manager

Dr. Nadeem Elhussieny Senior Research Scientist

Franziska Ploch-Thiesen Head of Supply Chain

Lukas Jaworski Head of Communications

Marian Nassar Senior Research Scientist

Aditya Maniyar Junior Project Engineer

Manisha Pohani Financial Analyst

Carolin Meyn Regional Key Account Manager Foodservice

Dr. Nahla Kreidly Head of Food Science

Sebastian Zeitelhack Head of Marketing

Kathrine Gravlund Fønss Junior Research Scientist

Dr. Thomas Steglich Manager Post Fermentation Technology

Till Hohmann COO

Anja Gorny Key Account Manager FS

Ramiz Ruqi Junior Research Scientist

Roman Giesswein National Key Account Manager

Varaidzo Rejoice Kurebwa Senior Food Technologist

Marc Bisbe Supply Chain Manager

Josefine Schneider Senior Product Marketing Manager

Dr. Natalia Drost Strategic Project Lead

Kasia Bartusch Sales Lead

Julia van Holt Finance Strategy Manager

Philip Tigges Managing Director & CFO

Houda Ouhmad Data Engineer

Finn Ehlerding Sensory Scientist

Xaver Zeller Senior Key Account Manager

Shylaja Mahalingappa Quality Assurance Associate

Marie Schmidt Office Manager

Anne-Cathrine Hutz VP of Product Development

Lennart Falkenberg Chief of Staff

Franziska Döse Head of People

Felipe Andres Troncoso Castro Culinary Head Chef

Leonie Scheiba Trade Marketing Manager

Simran Shetty Lab Automation Technician

Julia Zeigert Senior Social Media Manager

Max Johannes Völker Technical Fermentation Lead

Lisa Hüschler Product Marketing Lead

Na Xu Analytical Scientist

Dr. Ivan Mura Head of Data Science

Dr. Priscila Dalla Bona Senior Fermentation Scientist

Dr. Mazen Rizk Founder & CEO

Michael Ohlendorf Head of Sales

Paulina Petersen People Operations Manager

Sebastian Lies Product Developer

Dr. Henrike Schwickert Sales Lead

Gijsbert Bonarius Head of Product Development

Raghul Krishnan Materials Manager

Elisa Bohnenstengel Junior Product Marketing Manager

Michael Ohlendorf Head of Sales

Tripti Sharma Senior Research Scientist

Nishchaya Shriyan Quality Assurance Associate

Lukas Marx Junior Food Scientist

Lars Arnaschus Manager Engineering

Oskar Seitz Senior Product Developer

Our mycelium mindset

Wildly Creative

We’re pioneering a versatile new food category that enhances food security and shines in top chefs' kitchens—one ingredient with endless possibilities.

Naturally Pure

We believe in harmony and commit to practices benefiting ecological, social, and economic systems. We let nature do its thing while we do ours.

Planet-Positive

We believe in the harmony of all things and are committed to business practices that benefit the ecological, social, and economic systems of which we’re a part. That means letting nature do its thing while we do ours.

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