Eric Puro is the Founder & CEO of KÄÄPÄ Biotech, a Finnish biotechnology company that researches, innovates, and develops novel industry solutions by leveraging the genius of fungi.

Since launching in 2016, KÄÄPÄ has established itself as a major player on the mycopreneurial world stage - In addition to securing Chinese and North American distribution agreements and establishing a forest sciences branch, Eric and his team maintain the largest Chaga cultivation network on the planet.

In today's episode, we dive into:

The origin story of KÄÄPÄ and why they still hold company meetings in saunas

KÄÄPÄ's ongoing Series A funding round and what the company will do with their injection of capital

The reclassification of Turkey Tail fungi as a Novel Food in the European Union

Why Mycopreneurs shouldn't be competing against each other

Mushroom traditions of the Sami people in Northern Finland, the only indigenous people living within EU territory

and more

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