# Isabella Iglesias-Musachio

> Isabella Iglesias-Musachio is a New York-born deep-tech founder and operator who built Bosque Foods around solid-state fermentation, mycelium and a less resource-intensive vision for food. After growing the company from an accelerator lab into a transatlantic team and completing its 2026 acquisition by Infinite Roots, she became Deputy Director of the Mirror Biology Dialogues Fund, applying her experience with living systems, scientific teams and institutional uncertainty to a new field of biotechnology governance.

- **Role:** Deputy Director at Mirror Biology Dialogues Fund
- **Organizations:** Mirror Biology Dialogues Fund, Bosque Foods, Infinite Roots, INFARM, TechShop, IndieBio, Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, Multicultural Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture
- **From:** New York, United States
- **Education:** B.A. in Global Interdisciplinary Studies, with concentrated study in sustainable development and sustainable agriculture, Villanova University, Undergraduate research in sustainable development and sustainable agriculture in India and Argentina, School for International Training
- **Known for:** Built Bosque Foods from an accelerator lab into a team of 25 scientists and engineers across the United States and Europe., Developed Bosque Foods' technology and know-how in mycelium cultivation, solid-state biomass fermentation and whole-cut product formats., Raised a €2.8 million funding round for Bosque Foods in 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Worked as a research and administrative assistant at the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect.
- **2012** — Worked in international outreach and development at the Multicultural Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture.
- **2014-2017** — Held general management and operations roles at TechShop, including helping open maker-space operations in France.
- **2019** — Joined Berlin-based ag-tech company INFARM as Senior Expansion Manager, supporting entry into international markets.
- **2020** — Founded Kinoko Labs in Berlin, later renamed Bosque Foods, to develop mycelium-based whole-cut foods through solid-state fermentation.
- **2021** — Developed the company through the IndieBio accelerator program in New York and San Francisco.
- **2022** — Bosque Foods announced a €2.8 million funding round led by a group including FoodLabs, Happiness Capital and SOSV.
- **2023** — Showcased a mycelium-based chicken prototype at the Vegan Women Summit in New York.
- **2024** — Presented Bosque Foods' whole-cut chicken and chorizo at the HackSummit in Lausanne and spoke on food and biotech at TOA Berlin.
- **2026-05** — Bosque Foods was acquired by Infinite Roots, which integrated its solid-state fermentation expertise and whole-cut development capabilities.
- **2026-08** — Became Deputy Director of the Mirror Biology Dialogues Fund.

## Achievements

- Built Bosque Foods from an accelerator lab into a team of 25 scientists and engineers across the United States and Europe.
- Developed Bosque Foods' technology and know-how in mycelium cultivation, solid-state biomass fermentation and whole-cut product formats.
- Raised a €2.8 million funding round for Bosque Foods in 2022.
- Completed Bosque Foods' strategic acquisition by Infinite Roots in 2026.
- Helped scale startup operations internationally at TechShop and INFARM before founding Bosque Foods.
- Graduated cum laude from Villanova University's Global Interdisciplinary Studies program.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Announced that she had joined the Mirror Biology Dialogues Fund as Deputy Director.
- **2026-05** — Announced Bosque Foods' strategic acquisition by Infinite Roots after nearly six years of building the company.
- **2024-06** — Showcased whole-cut chicken and chorizo at the HackSummit in Lausanne and participated in TOA Berlin's food-and-biotech program.

## Links

- Website: https://bosquefoods.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isabellaim
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAuEXa8HBXo

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Last updated: 2026-08-28