2020夏季催化剂启动简介：MIRG
MATR联合创始人Padraig Duna MBA'21认为，食品行业可以更好，更好地做得更好：“我们没有足够的方法来种植食物并制作食物，而不会破坏地球。”这种观点来自他在行业中工作的多年，而且粮食生产缺陷的越来越明智。
当在布鲁克林的食物技术聚会上遇到他的联合创始人汤姆角汤兰时，Padraig正在寻找参与环境保护的方法。他们在酒店行业的共同背景上绑定了他们的共同背景，并看到了眼睛对行业可以不同的事情 - 以及如何。这两个人开始了一个想法。如果他们可以使用食物垃圾来种植食物，像蘑菇？
Why mushrooms? Well, they are packed full of nutrients and offer health benefits. They are trendy and “having a moment” in food culture. And finally, and perhaps most importantly, they are food-source agnostic, meaning they can “feed” from many different types of organic matter, like coffee grounds, and successfully grow.
In Babson’s MBA program, Padraig was able to access new resources and opportunities and quickly realized that the idea could work: “The more work I put in, the more it seemed like a viable idea.” He pitched atRocket Pitch, joined theButler Launch Pad Fast Track Cohort，检查了像竞争分析等里程碑，并决定将MIGR放入其上Summer Catalystprogram.
在夏季催化剂中，Padraig和Tom已经建立了联系，有“地球破碎”的对话，建立了关系。由于团队寻求了解其客户和价值观，可以在夏季催化剂办公时间与专家和企业家发言，并扩大其网络是特别有意义的。Padraig解释了为什么：“我们对我们对生态系统的了解的每一次谈话。”
How are the co-founders navigating the new Zoom reality? For one, it helps to bring Tom and Padraig together. They are in different cities, but the virtual Summer Catalyst program means that they both can participate and access the same content. Within their own team, they have adopted routines like Zoom stand up meetings so they can communicate and stay on track. And virtual networking has been a game changer. Reflecting on the limitations of in-person events and networking, Padraig says, “Let’s never go back.”
Padraig和Tom正在计划于9月与供应商合作伙伴进行测试，并在2月份进行了软的发布，2002年5月全面推出。他们现在关注新鲜农产品，他们对他们希望完成的愿景很广泛未来，就像扩展到CPG一样。最终，他们有一个核心的环境使命，并热情地照顾解决食品生产背后的系统：“目标是以更好的方式证明制造更好的食物。”