The Other Magic Mushroom

Welcome to The Mycopreneur Newsletter, a hub for global mushroom entrepreneurship.

The invite to today’s Mycopreneur Incubator is at the bottom of this newsletter. Join us and connect directly with the mushroom entrepreneurs actively shaping the future with a little help from our fungi friends.

A remarkable amount of innovation and breakthrough technology is happening in the global mushroom startup space, yet the coverage of these cutting edge developments is often sporadic (pun intended) and fragmented across numerous international media ecosystems. I cover the most pressing and significant news from the mushroom entrepreneurial ecosystem globally here in one place.

Check out this beautiful original photo of a pair of Amanita muscaria mushrooms captured in Chiapas, Mexico by Mycopreneur contributor and Incubator attendee Ezequiel Cruz of Fungaria

The history and traditional use of Amanita muscaria goes back millennia, and the mythology around this iconic psychoactive mushroom is larger than life. It’s the basis for scholarly theories about the ancient ‘Soma’ inebriant referenced in the Vedas, the oldest text in Hinduism, and appears in folk tales and historical records across the ancient Irish Druidic culture - the priestly caste of the Celtics - as well as in Siberian shamanism, Viking history, and even ancient Zorastrian lore of ancient Iran and India among many other texts and records.

This newsletter is sponsored by Minnesota Nice Ethnobotanicals, the top importer of Amanita muscaria mushrooms in the United States. I’ve consumed their decarboxylated Amanita muscaria mushrooms over a dozen times to great effect - particularly in regards to deep sleep and dreaming. The commercial availability of this ‘other magic mushroom’ and turnkey, expeditious delivery is something to jump on right now as current regulations and market conditions allow for direct and high quality sourcing of this ancient, powerful mushroom. As always, I advise that you do your own research and due diligence if this mushroom is unfamiliar to you, and as such the MN nice blog has a lot of good info on the history and practical use of this mushroom.

Check out this brand new Mushroom Clinical Trials website launched by Timothee Menendez.

The functional mushroom supplement market has exploded into a multi-billion dollar category over the last few years, and millennia old medicinal mushroom traditions of use are currently being subjected to the ‘gold standard’ of modern scientific inquiry and analysis via “Randomized Controlled Trials”.

Check out some of the features on the website:

In other news, previous Mycopreneur Incubator attendee Morgan Rockwell of Mycosoft and MycoDAO are in the midst of a multimillion dollar fundraise via the $MYCO tokens cryptocurrency auction with SOL (Solana) coins on the Bio Protocol marketplace.

They’ve currently raised 2.1K SOL with a value of $320,000 at a Fully Diluted Valuation of 14K SOL ($2.13 million) and 144 total backers.

I don’t pretend to have a comprehensive knowledge of how this creative fundraise functions, so that’s one of the reasons why I hosted Morgan on the podcast this week and will be releasing the episode ASAP.

In related news, Morgan appeared on both Infowars and Fox News this week to outline the Mycosoft vision for utilizing mushrooms in the world of Defense Tech, which we also unpack on the forthcoming episode.

From our sponsors: Have you tried mushroom coffee yet? It’s been a game changer for me, a caffeine addict, who now cuts down on my daily coffee consumption by mixing in Mycroboost mushroom coffee for my second and third cups. Mycroboost has more functional mushrooms per serving than the other brands out there, and the added hint of coca makes for a smoother and tastier experience in my book. It’s also great for channeling your inner barista and whipping up fun coffee drinks for parties and such.

Check out the Mycroboost site below this mushroom coffee pic and add some Mycroboost functional mushrooms to your daily wellness routine. I did, and it works insanely well for me.

Also HUGE SHOUTOUT to mycomaterials designer and previous Mycopreneur Podcast guest Andy Cartier of Studio Cartier in The Netherlands on the release of the world’s first ever commercially available Mycelium Surfboard in collaboration with French outdoors company Koz

Andy joined us on the Mycopreneur Podcast a few months ago to outline the process behind creating the world’s first mycelium surfboard, as well as to share intel on his role in helping design mushroom-based prototype shelters for the Gaza refugee population.

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