Hyphae Cup 2025
The Original. The Standard. The Most Copied. The Only Cup That Matters is BACK.
There are mushroom cups, and then there’s "The Cup".
For a half of a decade, the Hyphae Cup has been more than a competition - it’s been a crucible. A proving ground. A launchpad for some of the most respected names in psilocybin cultivation, testing, community and brand building. You don’t win the Hyphae Cup for clout, you win it because your mushrooms are unique, your craft is disciplined, and your test results speak for themselves.
And now, it’s back!
This year, getting to the Hyphae Cup isn’t as simple as submitting a sample and hoping for the best.
The 2025 Hyphae Cup is invite-only.
The Hyphae Cup 2025 is reserved for cultivators whose work speaks for itself. Invitations are extended to individuals who stand out through consistency, innovation, and integrity, either by direct nomination from the community or by catching the attention of our team through their impact and craft.
This competition brings together some of the most respected names in the space, many of whom have already been featured in:
Psychedelics Today | DoubleBlind | VICE | The Guardian Greenstate | SF Chronicle | Hyphae Leaks
If you’ve received an invitation, it means your work is already making waves and we see you.
What’s At Stake
Let’s not get it twisted: this isn’t about getting your name on a website or receiving a plastic trophy.
Winning the Hyphae Cup comes with real stakes and real rewards:
$1,000 cash prize
Potential distribution contract with a national genetics distributor
Feature in Hyphae Leaks Substack, with over 55,000+ readers
bragging rights that actually translate into something tangible in a space increasingly flooded by grifters, clones, copycats and clout chasers
Let’s be honest, everyone’s doing a cup now. All of them wish they had the impact that we do.
The Hyphae Cup is the original, the most copied, the most scrutinized, and still the most respected.
If you’ve been in this space long enough, you know that the Cup has jump-started careers, validated underground legends, and helped define standards in an industry that still pretends it doesn’t need any.
Built on Real Data, Not Just Vibes
This isn’t just a beauty pageant for caps and stems.
The Hyphae Cup was born from Hyphae Labs, the first lab to bring rigorous, community-accessible psilocybin potency testing from the underground to the World. If you’ve read Paul Stamets’ Psilocybin Mushrooms in their Natural Habitat or The Psilocybin Mushroom Bible, you’ve already seen our impact.
We’ve shaped how mushrooms are appreciated and have diversified the cultivators who are taken seriously and elevated.
Our testing protocol is consistent, and designed to level the playing field.
Whether you’re a basement phenohunter, a legacy grower, or an emerging genetics lab, the data speaks louder than any influencer ever could.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Email OaklandHyphae@gmail.com