The Mycelial Journey
Like the mycelial networks that help forests respond collectively to threats and share resources, Mycelial is activating human networks to sense and respond to the polycrisis faced by humanity.
Our platform emerged from a simple yet powerful insight: when collaborative, entrepreneurial individuals working toward a regenerative future connect around shared interests, extraordinary things happen. With AI support, we can intelligently scale these connections beyond what was previously possible, enabling coordinated responses to the situation we are in.
2010-2020
Network Weaving Begins
David Hodgson begins actively weaving networks of changemakers dedicated to creating a regenerative future, recognizing the need for coordinated action to address our planetary crises.
2020
Global Regeneration CoLab
Drawing on his background in technology and network building, David founds the Global Regeneration CoLab, a virtual community that grows to include 1,200 changemakers collaborating on solutions to global challenges.
2023
Key Insight
Through the CoLab, David discovers that when diverse, purpose-driven individuals connect around projects and shared interests, remarkable collaborations emerge naturally. He envisions technology that could scale this impact.
2024
Vision Takes Shape
David partners with serial entrepreneur Kaushal Chokshi to develop Mycelial, a platform that uses AI to activate networks of regenerative professionals, with a novel ownership structure designed to prioritize planetary wellbeing.
2025
Mycelial Launches
Mycelial officially launches as a Public Benefit Corporation that will be secured by a Perpetual Purpose Trust, creating protected infrastructure for regenerative networks to form, grow, and interconnect.
Founding Vision
Mycelial exists to activate regenerative ecosystems that address the global polycrisis. We believe that by enabling regenerative ecosystems to form and interconnect, we can strengthen humanity's collective capacity to navigate cascading system failures while building regenerative alternatives.
Our innovative ownership structure as a Public Benefit Corporation to be secured by a Perpetual Purpose Trust ensures that Mycelial will always prioritize environmental and social regeneration over profit maximization. This structure directly addresses corporate governance as one of the underlying enablers of the polycrisis, reversing the traditional power dynamic that forces companies to place financial interests over ecosystem and human wellbeing. For us data is a means to a regenerative end, not a resource to be sold to the highest bidder.
Our Co-Founders
David Hodgson
Co-Founder & Visionary
A technologist and super-connector with 12+ years experience weaving networks of changemakers. David began his career developing high-performance engines for video games and building online video platforms, where he secured patents focused on network virality. His vision for Mycelial emerged from founding the Global Regeneration CoLab, where he discovered the power of connecting purpose-driven individuals to catalyze collaboration for planetary renewal.
Kaushal Chokshi
Co-Founder & Strategist
A serial entrepreneur with extensive experience building global networks. Kaushal founded Cross Border Angels, a global network of angel investors, and Scaale, a network of innovation hubs that helped early-stage businesses expand globally. His expertise in developing international networks of entrepreneurs and investors provides the perfect complement to David's vision of weaving together purpose-driven communities for environmental and social regeneration.
Purpose-Built Structure
Public Benefit Corporation
- ✓Legal mandate to balance profit with public benefit
- ✓Stakeholder-driven governance model
- ✓Mission alignment through board structure
- ✓Equitable value distribution
Perpetual Purpose Trust
- ✓Legally bound to protect our mission
- ✓Independent from operational management
- ✓Maintains stakeholder balance
- ✓Regular mission alignment audits
This innovative structure ensures Mycelial will always prioritize its mission of enabling networks for planetary renewal, even when doing so conflicts with maximizing financial returns.
Join the Mycelium
As a senior regenerative professional, you're already working towards a better future. By joining one of Mycelial's ecosystem, you become part of something greater: a living ecosystem of aligned humans around the world with the collective intelligence to sense, respond to, and transform the complex challenges we face.
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