Plastics Replaced.
Packaging Reformed.
Industries Reborn.
TerraSafe Materials usher in a new era with biodegradable coatings and polymer alternatives.
The time is now to rid industries of Styrofoam, PFASs, and single-use plastics.
We have the technologies and renewable resources to protect consumers and the environment without hindering business growth.
TerraSafe Materials’ biodegradable and polymer-based product line presents enormous business opportunities for the agriculture, food, and protein industries.
Tap into emerging eco-friendly markets, enhance your brand image among customers, and create long-term value for investors.
TerraSafe Materials are natural, versatile, sustainable — and bold.
Castable, moldable, extrudable, thermoformable, printable — you name it — our biomaterials are ready for use in a wide variety of applications.
Food Packaging
- Peanuts
- Foam sections
- Wrap
- And many more
Other Uses
- Construction materials
- Agricultural products
- Transportation applications
- And many more
News
Generation Food Rural Partners Launches First Portfolio Company, Appoints CEO
TerraSafe Materials, Inc.TM will focus on developing truly sustainable packaging solutions. Scott Bolin appointed Chief Executive Officer.
About
TerraSafe Materials
TerraSafe Materials, Inc. is a material science company developing new materials, coatings, and applications for truly sustainable packaging. We specialize in the development of biopolymer compounds to displace traditional petroleum based packaging.
As the first company formed within BIV’s Generation Food Rural Partners (GFRP) Fund, TerraSafe Materials licenses intellectual property from multiple universities collaborating to develop novel materials to reduce the amount of plastic waste entering the environment.
Scott Bolin, CEO
Scott has over 10 years’ global leadership experience spanning IP Licensing, hard tech commercialization, and consumer products.
He has raised significant venture capital, built multiple teams, launched several products and startups, and developed strategy/go-to-market plans across several industries.
Prior to TerraSafe Materials, he founded Tethis, a biomaterials company spinout from NC State University in 2012 and Next Century Spirits, a materials startup in the BevAlc space in 2018. Both companies developed innovative and sustainably focused-technology from the benchtop to commercial level, raising more than $50m in venture capital. They have both been recognized for their innovative approaches by Forbes, Entrepreneur, WSJ, and many other publications.
Partners
About the Generation Food Rural Partners (GFRP) Fund
Generation Food Rural Partners (“GFRP” or the “Fund”) is a RBIC-licensed investment fund designed to drive economic growth and development in rural communities in the US. The Fund invests in the area of Food, Agriculture and Protein technologies to form new companies based on intellectual property, creating living wage jobs at its portfolio companies.
GFRP is backed by members of the Farm Credit System, including Farm Credit Services of America, CoBank, Compeer Financial and Mid-America Farm Credit. GFRP is a part of Big Idea Ventures, the world’s most active investor in FoodTech, investing in the best food technology and AgriTech companies globally.
Big Idea Ventures has teams in the United States, Europe and Asia and has invested in more than 110 companies across 30 countries.
For more information, visit bigideaventures.com/generation-food-rural-partners
