Avisa Myko

Natural soluble melanin at 4,000 times lower cost for UV and radiation protection

Avisa Myko is active in the industrial bio space based in San Francisco, California, US, founded in 2019.

Profile

The team at Avisa Myko has spent years reducing the cost of melanin production via fungal fermentation and can now produce it at 4,000 times lower cost than existing methods. We have developed a fermentation based technology to produce Soluble Melanin . We can produce huge quantities at a very low cost, 4000 times lower cost. We are the world’s first commercial melanin company with the technology to produce a Melanin at scale and affordable cost . Melanin is a Multifunctional Super Material with UV Blocking, Radiation blocking, electrical and semiconductor properties. A detailed presentation is attached. The applications of Melanin and its properties were always known. But the main constraint for its commercial use was the availability of technology to produce it in sufficient quantities and at an affordable price. Our technology solves this problem. First Beachhead Market As our first use case of melanin, we have been successful to produce a prototype of sunscreen with SPF 30 using melanin as a UV blocker and without using any existing chemical or Mineral UV blockers in the formulation . As you might be aware, chemicals and nano Minerals are damaging the Corral Reefs and the Marin

As a business in industrial bio, Avisa Myko is listed here with the public details available about it.

The company is recorded as being based in San Francisco, California, US.

The company is listed at the SOSV portfolio company stage of development.

Recorded headcount: 2-10 employees.

Total disclosed funding stands at about $85K.

Website: avisamyko.com