# Paul Stamets

> Paul Stamets is a seed investor in Olympia backing Medical and mHealth. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Olympia, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-stamets-14272910/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/PaulStamets
- Website: http://www.mycomedica.bio
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulStamets

Paul Stamets is a seed investor in Olympia focused on Medical and mHealth. Paul Stamets, speaker, author, mycologist, medical researcher and entrepreneur, is considered an intellectual and industry leader in fungi: habitat, medicinal use, and production. His research is considered breakthrough by thought leaders for creating a paradigm shift for helping ecosystems worldwide. He has received numerous awards, including:Invention Ambassador (2014-2015) for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the National Mycologist Award (2014) from the North American Mycological Association (NAMA), and the Gordon & Tina Wasson Award (2015) from the Mycological Society of America (MSA). In 2020, Paul was inducted into the Explorer’s Club. He has been awarded myriad patents in the field of mycology. Paul is the founder and sole owner of Fungi Perfecti, LLC,  the maker and marketer of the category-leading myco-supplement Host Defense line.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 1 | 100% |
| mHealth | 1 | 100% |
| Wellness | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Bioinformatics | 1 | 100% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quantified Citizen | Quantified Citizen makes scientific research accessible by modernizing the process. We empower citizen scientists and professional researchers to easily participate and create their own scientific studies, building a movement towards more timely insights into the latest health research. | $1.6M | Seed | Aug 20, 2021 | http://www.quantifiedcitizen.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bicycle Day Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bicycle-day-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Empath Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/empath-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Iter Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iter-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Limitless Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/limitless-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Paul Stamets invest in?

Paul Stamets invests primarily in Medical, mHealth and Wellness startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Paul Stamets?

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### When did Paul Stamets last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paul Stamets closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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