MycoSolutions, an Empa, St Gallen university spin-off company based in Switzerland to prevent fungi destroying wood, has raised an undisclosed amount in its seed round from a consortium including Swisscom Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of local telecommunications firm Swisscom.

Angel investor Reto Vincenz also invested and will be MycoSolutions’ CEO.

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.