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Combining Purpose and Technology to Build a Mycelium Protein Company

Combining Purpose and Technology to Build a Mycelium Protein Company

Update: 2025-10-08

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Maia Farms Co-Founder and CEO Gavin Schneider joins host Megan Thomas to discuss how his firm envisions a world where protein is produced indoors through a distributed system, at scale. The episode goes deep into mycelium and its applications as a functional protein, how the revenue-generating Canadian firm is partnering to scale, and how the Maia Farms team is delivering on its mission by partnering with a major local food bank.

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Combining Purpose and Technology to Build a Mycelium Protein Company

Combining Purpose and Technology to Build a Mycelium Protein Company