South Africa - Startup under 3 years old

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eusporia is a medicinal mushroom extract company, we use medicinal mushrooms(non psychedelic) that are grown off of agricultural waste products to create natural, holistic medicines.

01.01 Décrivez votre startup en détail

Eusporia is a medicinal mushroom extract company, thats current focus is on developing safe, natural and holistic products from our various medicinal mushroom extracts. Then entire process from growing to extracting is extremely energy efficient, the growing of the mushrooms uses less than 1/100th the water plants require, the extraction process is efficient and runs completely off electricity nd all aste material is compostabke or can even be turned into packaging or building materials. Eusporias extracts have next to no negative side effects, (the only known side effects being allergic reactions). Mushroom extracts have also been found to be safe for children. W ultrasonic assisted extracts(UAE) in tincture form, making the extracts verstile in its applications. The extracts can be used in teas, coffees, smoothies, yoghurts, water, directly under the tongue etc. Because the extracts are water soluable.

01.02 Quel est le problème principal que vous essayez de résoudre ?

We have 3 problems we would like to solve: 1. The issue of unsafe medicines - pharmaceutical drugs are known to always have lists of negative side effects and eusporia believes no one should have to worry about what their medication is going to do to them in the future, the idea of natural medicine has thankfully been gaining more attention 2. Preventing waste products- mushrooms have the ability to upcycle or repurpose waste material, from being able to break down cigarette buds and plastic to being growin on agricultural waste products, eusporia aims to reduce waste through creating safe, natural medicines &/or food in the form of mushrooms. 3. Upcycling/recycling and regenerating - mushrooms not only break down organic waste materials into safe quickly combostable organic materials but also have the ability to create packaging & building materials out of the medium they grow on. We plan to repurpose or use 90% of the companies waste in the form of mycomaterials or compostable mats.

01.03 Dites-nous quels sont les principaux avantages et/ou bénéfices de l'utilisation du produit/service fourni par votre startup (au moins 3).

Eusporias medicinal mushroom extracts have been scientifically proven to have

01.04 Veuillez décrire précisément à qui s'adresse le produit/service de votre startup. Quels sont les bénéficiaires visés ?

Men or woman age 22-66 that are open to alternative/natural medicines. People who enjoy outdoors or are happy to learn. People who have diseases/ailments that are open to alternative/natural medicines. People who exercise and would like to improve their preformance. Middle to upper class people open to trying natural/alternative medicines

01.05 Quand votre entreprise a-t-elle été créée ?

03/05/2024

01.06 Vendez-vous déjà votre produit/service ?

Oui

01.07 Combien y a-t-il de propriétaires de votre entreprise en plus de vous ?

1

01.08 Parmi les autres propriétaires, combien sont des femmes ?

0

01.09 Veuillez décrire le profil des autres propriétaires de votre startup (compétences, expérience, etc.).

The other owner is Ethan Smith, he is a semi professional golfer and a

01.10 Si vous avez un site web, une page sur les médias sociaux (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin...) ou une application, veuillez fournir le(s) lien(s) ici :

https://eusporia.co.za/

01.11 Quel est le secteur d'activité qui décrit le mieux votre entreprise ?

Soins de santé (équipements et services de santé)

02.01.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Pas de pauvreté'

5

02.01.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Eusporia hopes to create jobs and educate/train unskilled underprivilaged labourers

02.02.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Faim Zéro'

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02.02.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

The excess mushrooms or mushroom grow bags will be donated to underprivilaged communities inorder to provide safe nutritious food for those who cannot afford it or struggle to afford it, we also plan to do free course on how to grow your own mushrooms at home for underprivilaged communities.

02.03.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Bonne Santé et Bien Être'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.03.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Eusporias medicinal mushrooms extract tinctures will supply customers with safe, healthy/medicinal products that can/will improve the customers wellbeing.

02.04.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Éducation de Qualité'

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02.04.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

through social media amd both free and paid for talks, eusporia will educate the under privilaged and those who can afford our paid for talks - with this we will educate people on how to affordably grow their own mushrooms, how safely identify mushrooms for foraging and eating to allow more people access to afe nutritious foods.

02.05.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Égalité entre les Sexes'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.05.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

we have no biases towards genders, I Callum Smith the owner was raised by a single mother and understand the struggles mothers/woman face and plan to do whatever we can to allow and empower other woman & mothers to take their health, their kids health into their own hands in affordable ways and educate under privilaged families on methods to get free safe foods. We also have no biases on employees and would welcome woman into he company and empower them to work their way to the top.

02.06.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Eau Propre et Assainissement'

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02.06.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.07.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Énergie Propre et Abordable'

4

02.07.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.08.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Travail Décent et Croissance Économique'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.08.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

eusporia will create job opportunities during its growth, with the hopes that employees will also be educated enough where they can host courses, or grow their own mushrooms and create their own sources of income if they choose the leave the company.

02.09.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Industrie, Innovation et Infrastructure'

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02.09.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

a byproduct of eusporias growth will innovation and application of sustainable infrastructure, such as using spent growing medium to create insulation or sustanaible, comostable mushroom packaging all made from waste products.

02.10.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Réduction des Inégalités'

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02.10.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

with our course free course that we will give to the under privilaged or through he education we supply on our social media pages we will reduxe inequalities through food security and instilling a sense intelectual confidence

02.11.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Villes et Communautés Durables'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.11.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

doing projects like group foraes or mushroom course, educating through social media nd working towards creating sustainable building materials or packaging we will inevatably create sense of community where patrions will spread the word as well and create awareness around unsafe nd unsustainable practices. Our products also will improve wellbeing and are made sustainably and reduce waste in and around cities/communities.

02.12.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Consommation et Production Responsables'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.12.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

eusporias products are made sustainably and the mushrooms that are extracted are also grown using waste products and use a fracation of he water plants use, eusporia also plans to minimize inhouse waste and at the moment our waste products are compostable nd used to regnerate soils.

02.13.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.13.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

The entire process from growing o extracting has a very small carbon foot print, the growing of mushrooms require little energy and water, it grows of agriculturals waste material nd the mushroom extraction process also recycles the water and alcohol used to extract the benefical compounds in the mushrooms. The waste material, is compostable and the entire process can be run on electricity.

02.14.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Sous-Marine'

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02.14.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.15.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Vie Terrestre'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.15.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

Mushrooms can be used to mycoremediate land, and all the spent mushroom growing material can be used to make compost, the extraction waste can lso be made into compost, the mushrooms soent growing medium also promote life, the growing medium will attract insect, then birds, then seeds from the birds. Mushrooms substrate or mushroom waste extraction material can be used as mulch to promote micrbiology in he oils regenerating and promoting soils and soil health. The use of agricultural waste as a growing medium reduces the amount of material going to landfills. The low carbon foot print also reduces pressure put on the enviroment surrounding the facility.

02.16.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Paix, Justice et Institutions Efficaces'

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02.16.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

02.17.01 Ma startup contribue à l'objectif 'Parteneriats pour la Réalisation des Objectifs'

7 - tout à fait d'accord

02.17.02 Justification de la contribution de ma startup

eusporia is big proponent for partnerships and would love to team up with local or international companies/NGOs/NPOs to create new products, courses or sustanable projects.

06.01 Un grand nombre de clients utilisent déjà un produit/service très similaire au nôtre.

7 = Tout à fait d'accord

06.02 Notre produit/service représente un type de produit/service entièrement nouveau

4

06.03 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une nouvelle technologie

4

06.04 Notre produit/service est une amélioration d'un produit ou d'un service existant

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.05 Notre produit/service pourrait être décrit comme une extension d'une gamme de produits ou de services

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.06 Notre produit/service répond à une demande ou à un besoin qui n'a pas été satisfait par d'autres produits/services.

7 - Tout à fait d'accord

06.07 Notre produit/service est une nouvelle version d'un ancien produit/service

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06.08 Justification

products similar to ours do exist ut not the level that we plan to take our products to, other companies do not engage with customers like us, do not innovate like us or do not plan to be as sustainable as eusporia. We do market research nd create better and unseen products in the future. Our tinctures are merely the starting point. Our extraction methods are unique nd our markting of the products are unique. Our full cycle sustainable business model is innovative and unique amongst competitors.

06.09 Analyse compétitive

Our main competitors are: Aether Apothercary Soaring theraputics Harmonic mycology But eusporia views BIG pharma, johnson and johnson & phizer as our potential competitors because e are trying reduce the amount of people using their products, the others mentioned could be potential partnerships in he future

11.05 Menez-vous des actions au sein de votre communauté pour promouvoir le rôle des femmes entrepreneurs ?