About Mycelis
A New Zealand startup making mushroom growing simpler.
Mycelis is developing a countertop growing system for fresh oyster mushrooms at home. The goal is to make mushroom growing feel simple, clean, and approachable through ready-to-grow cartridges and guided countertop growing.
Making mushroom growing easier for everyday homes.
Growing mushrooms can be rewarding, but it often involves grow bags, substrate preparation, misting, storage space, and uncertainty. Mycelis is being developed to bring the process into a cleaner, more guided countertop format.
Cleaner setup
Designed around ready-to-grow cartridges instead of loose substrate or grow bags.
Guided growing
Simple on-device guidance helps users follow the grow from setup to harvest.
Kitchen friendly
A compact chamber designed to look at home on a kitchen bench.
Focused on oyster mushrooms.
Mycelis is focused on oyster mushrooms because they are fast-growing, beautiful, beginner-friendly, and well suited to cartridge-based home growing.
Pink Oyster
Colourful, fast-growing, and visually striking.
Blue Oyster
Reliable, productive, and beginner friendly.
Italian Grey Oyster
Elegant, versatile, and well suited to everyday cooking.
Currently in development.
Prototype enclosure
Testing the chamber shape, water reservoir, airflow, lighting, and day-to-day usability.
Cartridge format
Developing a simple ready-to-grow cartridge system for clean home use.
Oyster variety testing
Comparing pink, blue, and Italian grey oyster mushrooms for home growing.
The final design may change as testing continues.
A note from the founder
I started Mycelis because I wanted to make gourmet mushroom growing feel less intimidating and more suitable for normal homes. The aim is to create a countertop system that feels approachable, useful, and enjoyable to have in the kitchen.