About MycoPunks
What is MycoPunks?
MycoPunks describes itself verbatim on /pages/about-mycopunks: "Est. 2021. MycoPunks Ltd. We are a small mycology supply company based in the centre of Gloucester at the historic 'England's Glory' match factory. Our mission is to make mycology accessible to as many people as humanly possible." The company sells mushroom cultivation supplies including grow kits, agar plates, sterile grains, liquid cultures, monotubs, flow units, and lab supplies — direct to growers across the UK and Europe.
The scale is meaningful for a small operation: "Beginner-Friendly Myco Supplies, Trusted by 30,000+ Growers" (homepage hero), with a cultivation community of "over 5500 members." Products bridge beginner DIY kits (Easy AF Grow Kit, Beginner Mushroom Grow Kit, Basics Range) and professional-grade lab supplies (agar plates, liquid cultures, sterile grain, flow units). Free UK delivery over £65.
Legal entity: MycoPunks Ltd, registered Shopify store. Ships across EU (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and more via the country/region picker on the storefront).
Where will I work?
The team is based at "Unit 24a Morelands Trading Estate, Bristol Road, Gloucester, GL1 5RZ" — formerly the historic England's Glory match factory in the centre of Gloucester. The DB lists 2 employees but the about page names eight team profiles, suggesting the team has grown beyond the DB's initial snapshot.
What is the MycoPunks team like?
The /pages/about-mycopunks page profiles eight named team members in MycoPunks's distinctively irreverent voice. Verbatim highlights:
- Chris — Founder of MycoPunks. "He likes being in the woods looking for mushrooms and often wishes that would just be the job — travelling the world lookin for mushrooms. Favourite mushroom: Marasmius tageticolor."
- Anthony ("Benjamin Button") — Founding team member and Lab Manager. Author of "Medicinal Mushrooms: How they work within the body" and runs supplement company Cotswold Mushrooms.
- Andreas — Employee no.3, flow unit engineer, lab work with Tony. Pianist.
- Chloe — Newest member, Pick-n-Pack. Also Screen Printer and Prop Maker for animation films.
- Derek — Joined 2025.
- Joe — Chief Assistant Manager.
- Kav — Loads van at "very high standard". Past lives: candle maker, bass player, CAD technician, brewer of beer. Verbatim: "Loves a 4 day work week."
- Paola — Hired 2022, runs Production ("la jefe"). Colombian.
The voice tells you a lot about the culture: deliberately weird, deeply niche, mission-driven, and proud of being a small mycology-obsessed crew rather than a corporate supplier.
Work-Life Balance
The 4-day work week is not on a formal benefits page but is publicly attested on the company's own /pages/about-mycopunks team profile (Kav: "Loves a 4 day work week"). The /pages/workformycopunks jobs page is intentionally sparse (no current openings listed at the time of research).
Perks and Benefits
Public-facing benefits content is sparse for the small team; the careers/jobs page is informational rather than enumerated. Confirmed from primary sources:
- 4-day work week — verbatim attribution on Kav's team profile (/pages/about-mycopunks)
- In-person Gloucester workplace at the historic England's Glory match factory
- Mycology Partnership programme — listed as a footer link, the company offers structured industry collaboration
- Charitable Giving programme (/pages/projects) — disclosed in footer as "Charitable Giving"
- Trade Accounts programme — listed under /pages/mycopunks-trade-accounts for B2B customers (bike-shop / commercial-grower equivalent in the mycology space)
- "Cultivation Community" of 5500+ members — knowledge-sharing community staff members participate in
- MycoPoints loyalty programme
Product range: What's New, Basics Range, Grow Kits, Grain & Sub, Monotubs, Agar Supplies, Cultures, Books, Flow Units, Grow Bags, Lab Supplies.