Funga PBC
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Funga PBC
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Harnessing forest fungal networks to address the biodiversity and climate crises.

https://www.funga.earth/
Family landowners could be a vital piece of the climate solution puzzle, but often face barriers to accessing carbon markets.

We're proud to announce a new collaboration between the American Forest Foundation (AFF) and Funga is closing this gap!

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Funga and the American Forest Foundation Empower Family Landowners to Grow New Forests and Restore Soil Biodiversity
Forests are a powerful tool in the fight against climate change. As the "lungs of the Earth," they naturally absorb and store vast amounts of carbon, making them a powerful tool to combat the climate ...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with Chestnut Carbon to amplify forest restoration and carbon capture!

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Chestnut Carbon and Funga Partner to Supercharge Forest Restoration and Carbon Capture
The climate crisis is bigger than any one solution could ever solve. That’s why collaboration isn’t just an option—it’s essential. In that spirit, we’re excited to announce Chestnut Carbon and Funga a...
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September 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Funga is growing! 🌱 Join us in welcoming Ryan Keeling to the team.
September 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We are thrilled to welcome Netflix as the first buyer of our biodiversity-powered carbon removal credits!
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September 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New York Climate Week is just around the corner!
September 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Funga is growing! 🌱 Join us in welcoming Cal Oakley to the team.
September 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In this newest "Meet the Team" installment, get to know our Head of Product, Ann Marie Diener! 🏕️ 🧠 👩‍💻 👽
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Meet the Funga Team: Ann Marie Diener
Get to know the Funga crew with this newest installment of our "Meet the Team" series. Come back monthly to meet more team members, hear about their journey to Funga, and understand their vital role i...
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August 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🍄 🏆 The Future is Fungi Award is back!🍄 🏆

This award's mission is to catalyze groundbreaking fungal innovations that address some of humanity’s biggest environmental challenges and to support the startups and science entrepreneurs pioneering these solutions.
August 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you're new to the Funga-verse, Colin Averill's recent guest article in The Microbiologist provides a great primer of our work.

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The groundbreaking potential of the forest microbiome
Discover how startup Funga is harnessing the soil microbiome to transform how we manage Earth's forests.
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August 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
💥 TOMORROW, August 7th @ 10am Central Time, the Nature Conservancy’s Lead Reforestation Scientist, Dr. Susan Cook-Patton, will be presenting her research to Team Funga and the broader Funga-verse. This is a virtual event, open to all. To RSVP, click the link below.

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August 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Along with the publication of "Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected" in Nature, our friends at SPUN have also released their Underground Atlas!
August 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In ONE WEEK The Nature Conservancy’s Lead Reforestation Scientist, Dr. Susan Cook-Patton, will be presenting her research to Team Funga and the broader Funga-verse. Join us on Thursday, August 7th @ 10am Central Time!
July 31, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If you haven't already, check out "Global hotspots of mycorrhizal fungal richness are poorly protected" in Nature! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In this newest "Meet the Team" installment, get to know our Forester, Liam Gogel! 🌲 ⏰ 🏍️ 🐶

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July 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🚨 Last day to submit is THIS Wednesday, July 30, at 11:59pm Eastern Time (03:59 UTC)! 🚨

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July 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Last day to submit is NEXT WEDNESDAY 7/30!

Are you a researcher attending AGU in New Orleans this December? Consider submitting an abstract to session GC028, "Carbon Dioxide Removal at scale: Science, technology, policy, and market".
July 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In TWO WEEKS The Nature Conservancy’s Lead Reforestation Scientist, Susan Cook-Patton, Ph.D., will be presenting her research to Team Funga and the broader Funga-verse. Join us on Thursday, August 7th @ 10am Central Time!
July 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Ecosystem Engineers at Risk: Underground Maps Reveal 90% of Mycorrhizal Fungal Biodiversity Hotspots Lie Outside Protected Areas
Read at: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
After a bit of a hiatus, Funga's speaker series is back, and we are so excited to be starting with The Nature Conservancy’s Lead Reforestation Scientist, Dr. Susan Cook-Patton!
July 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Funga is growing! 🌱 Join us in welcoming Megan Keller to the team.
July 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Are you a researcher attending AGU in New Orleans this December? Consider submitting an abstract to session GC028, "Carbon Dioxide Removal at scale: Science, technology, policy, and market". The deadline to submit is July 30, check out the link below to learn more!
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July 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Funga is growing! Join us in welcoming Will Gardner to the team.

Will joins the team as our Strategic Finance Manager. He has experience in corporate finance, sustainability, and operations, and recently graduated with a Master of Forestry and Master of Business Administration from Yale University
July 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Check out The Future is Fungi Podcast! Our CEO Colin Averill was interviewed for the most recent episode, and it is a great conversation about both the science and making the switch from academia to entrepreneurship. Give it a listen!
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From Peer Review to Pitch Decks: Building Funga with Colin Averill - The Future is Fungi
What if restoring the forest microbiome could help scale reforestation, a healthy forest and build a new kind of climate tech? In this episode, we speak with Dr.Colin Averill, founder of Funga, about ...
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June 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Tune into r/askscience on Monday to see Funga's own Zoey Werbin and Dawson Fairbanks on an AMA panel, answering any and all questions about soil microbes!
June 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
In this newest "Meet the Team" installment, get to know our Ecological Data Scientist, Alison Ketz ! 🕵‍♀️ 🌿 📸 🧗‍♀️

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Meet the Funga Team: Alison Ketz
Get to know the Funga crew with this newest installment of our "Meet the Team" series. Come back monthly to meet more team members, hear about their journey to Funga, and understand their vital role i...
www.funga.earth
May 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM