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
The GFRP Fund evaluates intellectual property focused on innovations in the agriculture, food, and protein sectors. The fund invests to create new companies formed around research with the greatest chance for broad commercialization. These new companies will be headquartered in rural communities, creating living wage jobs to drive economic growth and development.
For more information, visit bigideaventures.com/generation-food-rural-partners

About Big Idea Ventures (BIV)
Big Idea Ventures is the world’s most active investor in FoodTech investing in the best food technology and AgriTech companies globally. The company is focused on alternative protein and ingredients with its New Protein Fund and commercialization of university intellectual property with its Generation Food Rural Partners fund. BIV is backed by a strong network of strategic partners including AAK, Avril, Bühler, Givaudan, Temasek Holdings, and Tyson Ventures, and is partnering with governments around the world working on food security and new food ecosystems. The firm has offices in New York, Paris and Singapore and has invested in more than 100 companies across 30 countries.
For more information, visit bigideaventures.com