BUSINESS MEN, which grows leather from MUSHROOMS, has raised £ 725,000 to make its dreams come true.
Patrick Baptista Pinto, 28, met 14-year-old co-founder Matt Miller while playing rugby.
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The pair remained companions and went to Nottingham Trent University together-where they set up a dessert delivery company from Matt’s mother’s kitchen.
But Matt and Patrick shared a bigger vision. In other words, “keep the planet cleaner than they found.”
When reading about the environmental impact of leather, men were encouraged to act.
Patrick and Matt founded their company Really Clever and began producing a fairly rare and affordable alternative to vegan leather.
Bovine leather, used in the manufacture of high-end jackets, bags and shoes, is the most environmentally friendly of all fabrics.
Therefore, men use mycelium (mycelium root) instead. Mycelium grows in just 3 weeks.
Minimal energy, water and light required. In short, it can be produced on a large scale, quickly and cost-effectively.
They sell faux leather to the apparel sector, which sells it to fashion brands.
Designers can create innocent shoes, purses and handbags without expensive price tags.
Patrick told the sun: “I really sat down and understood what we wanted to do.
“And it’s just returned to sustainability. I’ve been the same since I was 12-and” save the turtle. ” “
Neither Matt nor Patrick have a scientific background. In short, we needed to do some serious research on how to reach our goals.
“We are non-technical founders and do not have a scientific degree or technical background. What we do are entrepreneurs looking to see what is happening. “He added.
“The most important thing was where the emotions and behaviors of consumers actually changed and changed.”
Patrick and Matt have found that removing dairy products from the supply chain is a major focus for shoppers.
He states: “I understood the problem I wanted to address first. The hard part was which technology I wanted to build.
“The journey really started with a rabbit hole in Google Scholar. We read 50 to 60 articles in scientific journals.
“Then we contacted all those scientists and got a broader perspective on how technology and the universe work.
“We believed that the potential uses of sustainable future products would be driven by fungi.”
The pair quickly gathered a team of scientists-and they came up with the technique.
Fundraising continued, and the company raised £ 725,000 from investors.
They now want to get £ 7.2m in funding as their business grows.
And they are trying to expand their fashion-based business to other industries-including motors to make alternatives to leather seats.
“By making 20,000 square meters of material shy a year, we can provide an industry that is really priced, and more importantly, performance,” he continued.
“Our ingredients are so bio-based that we can eat them.
“I don’t recommend it, but you can see the quality of the products used in our factory.”
For more information on Pair’s work, please visit this website.
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