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

Roman Giesswein National Key Account Manager

Dr. Thomas Steglich Senior Manager, Downstream Process

Houda Ouhmad Data Engineer

Sebastian Zeitelhack Head of Marketing

Marc Bisbe Senior Manager Integrated Planning & Supply Strategy

Franziska Döse Head of People

Marie Schmidt Office Manager

Maria Caro Junior Social Media Manager

Felipe Andres Troncoso Castro Culinary Head Chef

Dr. Ivan Mura Head of Data Science

Carolin Meyn Regional Key Account Manager Foodservice

Nishchaya Shriyan Quality Assurance Associate

Tripti Sharma Senior Research Scientist

Anne-Cathrine Hutz VP of Product Development

Lisa Hüschler Team Lead Product Marketing

Aditya Maniyar Project Engineer

Till Hohmann COO & Managing Director

Gijsbert Bonarius Head of Product Development

Dr. Nadeem Elhussieny Expert Scientist

Dr. Natalia Drost Strategic Project Lead

Lennart Falkenberg Chief of Staff

Lars Arnaschus Team Lead Engineering

Dr. Nahla Kreidly Head of Ingredient Technology

Franziska Ploch-Thiesen Director Operations

Xaver Zeller Senior Key Account Manager

Max Johannes Völker Team Lead Extraction & Fermentation

Kathrine Gravlund Fønss Junior Research Scientist

Shylaja Mahalingappa Quality Manager

Lukas Jaworski Head of Communications

Dr. Priscila Dalla Bona Senior Fermentation Scientist

Ramiz Ruqi Research Scientist

Warren Moollan Head of Partnerships

Dr. Henrike Schwickert Team Lead Sales Food Service

Finn Ehlerding Senior Sensory Scientist

Nour Al Khoury Data Scientist

Chiranjeeb Goswami Product Developer

Josefine Schneider Senior Product Marketing Manager

Manisha Pohani Financial Analyst

Julia Zeigert Senior Social Media Manager

Na Xu Analytical Scientist

Sebastian Lies Product Developer

Oskar Seitz Senior Product Developer

Raghul Krishnan Materials Manager

Marian Nassar Senior Research Scientist

Julia van Holt Finance Director

Kasia Bartusch Sales Lead

Simran Shetty Lab Automation Technician

Anja Gorny Key Account Manager FS

Varaidzo Rejoice Kurebwa Senior Food Technologist

Michael Ohlendorf VP Commercial

Dr. Mazen Rizk Founder & CEO

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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