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

Aditya Maniyar Junior Project Engineer

Houda Ouhmad Junior Analytics Engineer

Julia van Holt Finance Strategy Manager

Dr. Nahla Kreidly Food Science Team Lead

Emmi Sauter Production Technician

Oskar Seitz Product Developer

Paulina Petersen People & Operations Associate

Dr. Natalia Drost Strategic Project Lead

Manisha Pohani Financial Analyst

Imke Pusch Project Manager PD

Melanie Kählke Production Associate

Felipe Andres Troncoso Castro Culinary Head Chef

Christian Kühnel Junior Product Development Chef

Kristina Sailer Fermentation Technician

Sebastian Lies Product Developer

Marian Nassar Research Scientist

Daniel Delgado Research Scientist

Dr. Priscila Dalla Bona Senior Fermentation Scientist

Kayfe Rosaire Nwosu Sustainability Associate

Max Johannes Völker Team Lead Production

Dr. Mazen Rizk CEO & Managing Director

Lukas Jaworski Head of Communications

Leonie Scheiba Junior Partnerships Manager

Maybritt Stadler Junior Food Scientist

Finn Ehlerding Sensory Scientist

Nidhi Shrivastava Head of Finance

Dr. Thibault Godard Chief Science Officer & Co-Founder

Gijsbert Bonarius Lead Product Development

Elisa Bohnenstengel Junior Product Marketing Manager

Ramiz Ruqi Research Fellow

Dr. Philipp Göpel Head of Operation

Jasmin Lahann Senior Logistics Associate

Lilly Sodemann Sustainability Coordinator

Chiranjeeb Goswami Junior Product Developer

Anne-Cathrine Hutz VP of Product Development

Franziska Döse Head of People

Marc Bisbe Senior Supply Chain Associate

Dr. Thomas Steglich Senior Product Development

Dr. Nadeem Elhussieny Senior Research Scientist

Anja Gorny Working Student Inside Sales

Victor Basuki Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager

Dr. Janin Pfeiffer Food Scientist

Ana Karenina Pacheco Pena Research Technician

Varaidzo Rejoice Kurebwa Food Technologist

Dr. Henrike Schwickert Business Development Lead

Erik More Business Strategy Associate

Xaver Zeller Key Account Manager

Ingrid van Mensvoort International Trade Manager

Samuel Botchway Machine Operator

Dr. Wassim W. Ayass Innovation and IP Lead

Lisa Süßmann Mycelium Science Intern

Cheng-Ying Kuo Supply Chain Project Manager

Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim Head of Science

Johnny Jiz Business Development Associate

Sagar Yadav Food Technologist

Lisa Kachler Senior Product Marketing Manager

Dr. Ivan Mura Head of Data Science

Philip Tigges Managing Director & CFO

Felix Müller QC Associate

Raghul Krishnan Intern Production & Logistics

Kasia Bartusch Sales Lead

Shylaja Mahalingappa Quality Assurance Associate

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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