About Mycionics

Founded in 2014 and born in shelves of a working Canadian mushroom farm, Mycionics is a robotic technology firm dedicated to revolutionizing the global agaricus mushroom industry.

Our team of mechatronics engineers, artificial intelligence specialists, and veteran mycologists intimately understands the physically demanding reality of mushroom harvesting. Having picked thousands of boxes of mushrooms by hand during our early development, we saw firsthand why standard commercial automation historically fails in extreme, highly humid environments.

Today, backed by +$20 million in investment, our team pushes the limits of technology by designing advanced hybrid robotic systems. We combine custom 3D vision, data analytics, mechanical arms and patented grippers that mimic the human hand. Our specialized solutions are designed specifically to solve chronic industry labor shortages while empowering growers to maximize their predictability, yield and profitability.

Stefan Glibetic

CEO & Cofounder

CEO and Founder of Mycionics, pioneering robotic harvesting solutions for the global mushroom industry. Trained with a Masters in machine vision and robotic systems engineering from Western University, Stefan has led Mycionics from concept on a Canadian mushroom farm to commercial deployments — including the industry's first large-scale robotic mushroom harvesting system at one of North America's largest mushroom farms. Stefan has picked a lot of mushrooms!

Ryan McCartney

VP Sales

Born and raised a farmer, Ryan is a go-to-market leader who has helped scale early-stage technology companies from zero to one, involved in +$100M revenue and financing deals - building pipelines, closing enterprise sales, growing satisfied customers and leading high-performing sales teams in IoT, hardware, software and finance. At Mycionics, he drives global commercialization, turning proven robotics into scalable deployments for growers worldwide.

Matt Leader

Financial Controller

Over 20 years of mushroom industry expertise and firsthand perspective on the industry's critical labour challenges, specifically the complexities of recruiting and retaining a skilled workforce. Familiar with the "many hats" of a small business environment, balancing financial oversight with operational objectives including the management of our key research projects, ensuring our innovations remain grounded in real-world operational experience.

Scott Jennings

Lead AI & Data

Brad Bas

Lead Embedded

Cole Merkel

Lead Production

Cailtin Idziak

Lead Mechanical

Matt Bertuzzi

Lead Software & Firmware

Investors & Advisors

Bryan Webb

Board Member

Co-founder of Clearpath Robotics and OTTO Motors, Bryan brings deep hands-on experience scaling a Canadian robotics startup from inception to a $600M+ acquisition, and now coaches founders navigating the same journey. His expertise in robotics, operations, and hardware commercialization makes him an invaluable resource as Mycionics scales globally.

Matt Rendall

Investor & Advisor

Co-founder and former CEO of Clearpath Robotics, Matt led the company from a university project to a globally recognized robotics brand (acquired by Rockwell Automation for ~$600M) and EY Entrepreneur of the Year winner. His experience building and scaling a robotics company in Canada — from early product-market fit through institutional investment — directly maps to where Mycionics is headed.

Ryan Gariepy

Investor & Advisor

Co-founder and CTO of Clearpath Robotics and OTTO Motors (acquired by Rockwell Automation for ~$600M), Ryan holds over 40 patents in intelligent systems and leads Canada's largest mobile robotics development team. His deep technical expertise in autonomous systems and AI positions him as a critical resource as Mycionics advances its vision intelligence and control systems.

Doug Wagner

Board Chair

Doug is an entrepreneur and business leader with a proven 45 years of business experience. He has built several successful businesses including: Saturn Power’s 1.4 Gigawatt power projects, Alpine Plant Foods, a bi-national fertilizer company that produced in excess of $20 million in annual sales, and a wealth management business that managed a book of over 100 million in assets.

Murray Good

Mushroom Farmer & CoFounder

Former President of Whitecrest Mushrooms, Mushrooms Canada and one of Mycionics' earliest insiders, Murray brings firsthand knowledge of mushroom farm operations and the labour challenges driving the industry's need for automation. His industry relationships and operator perspective help Mycionics ensure its technology solves real problems farmers face every day.

Mike Pimlott

Customer & Strategic Advisor

As an executive with South Mill Champs, Mike brings award-winning, operator-level credibility and a direct line to the commercial realities of large-scale mushroom production. His perspective is essential for validating product-market fit and accelerating customer trust in new markets.

Kurtis McBride

Advisor

An EY Entrepreneur of the Year® Winner, Kurtis is known for challenging convention and scaling Miovision into a global mobility leader, now active in over 60 countries and having raised nearly $400M. Beyond Miovision’s vision technology & AI driven traffic systems, he is a startup investor and advisor across the Canadian tech scene.

Kevin Hallahan

CPA, CMA , Board Member

With nearly 3 decades of manufacturing and automation marketing and financial management, growing one of North America’s leading precision manufacturing companies, Kevin has worked in Marketing, Sales, Strategy Development and M&A.

Rick Coccimiglio

CPA, CMA, Board Member

Rick has extensive experience in finance and operations, currently serving as CFO at VueReal Inc., a company focused on developing micropixel fabrication platforms. Prior to their current role, Rick was Chief Operating Officer at Communitech. He has a track record of strong leadership in financial management, strategic planning, and business development at Lone Wolf Technologies, RBC Commercial Division, and TD Canada Trust.

2013

University Project

The concept originated as a university mechatronics project after farmer Murray Good challenged students to solve chronic labor shortages on his farm. This initial research identified the extreme challenges of automating delicate fungal harvesting in humid environments.

2014

Founded Mycionics

Mycionics was officially founded by Stefan, Murray, and an angel investor. This stage focused on combining farm expertise and infrastructure financing to build custom vision and gripping technologies capable of fitting existing farm systems.

2017

Moved to Whitecrest Mushrooms

The move to Whitecrest Mushrooms provided a critical "living lab" environment. Operating out of a working farm allowed the team to test 30 generations of machines and refine robotic dexterity based on immediate real-world failures. We wrecked a lot of mushrooms to perfect the design.

2022

Functional Harvester & Pivot

While early prototypes proved robotics could pick pristine mushrooms, the fully automated shelf harvester completed in 2022 spent only 40% of its time picking in support of other required tasks. This inefficiency sparked a strategic pivot toward modular, hybrid labor solutions.

2024

Piloted Drawer Robot System

Piloting the first-generation 2-arm drawer picker and pointing systems across British Columbia and Europe demonstrated the technology's true potential. This confirmed that a hybrid labor split was the most economically viable path for global markets.

2025

Major Re-order Scale and Relocation

Following successful pilots, a major reorder from South Mill Champs to upgraded 4-arm picking and packing systems signaled a transition to high-volume commercial deployments, alongside global rollouts of our Crop Scout pointer system.

2026

Re-Entry into Shelf and Mass Deployment

The deployment of mobile hallway Packers for traditional shelf systems—including a major pilot in partnership with multiple farmers in Ireland—marks full-scale commercial integration. Mycionics is now the standard-setter for hybrid labor efficiency in the global mushroom industry.

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About Mycionics

Founded in 2014 and born in shelves of a working Canadian mushroom farm, Mycionics is a robotic technology firm dedicated to revolutionizing the global agaricus mushroom industry.

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