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Cruz Foam

Cruz Foam

Private
Santa Cruz, CaliforniaEnergy & Sustainabilityhttps://cruzfoam.com/

Last Round

Series A

Oct 28, 2022

Total Funding Raised

$27.38M

Company Overview

Cruz Foam is a materials technology company that produces compostable, protective packaging foam from renewable biopolymers as a replacement for single-use plastics.

Sector

Energy & Sustainability

Verticals

Sustainable Materials, Advanced Materials, Circular Economy, Clean Manufacturing

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

compostable packagingprotective packagingexpanded polystyreneEPSsustainable materialsbio-based foamstyrofoam alternativechitin-based materialcircular economyplastic waste reductioneco-friendly packagingESG packaginghome-compostablepackaging supply chaingreen packaging

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Cruz Foam Comps

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Cruz Foam comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Cruz Foam Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series AOct 28, 2022
SeedApr 20, 2022
SeedNov 23, 2021
GrantMay 19, 2021
SeedMar 11, 2020
Seed
Jan 1, 2020

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

John Felts

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Cruz Foam Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Cruz Foam investors
InvestorRounds
Sony Ventures CorporationSeed
Plug and Play Tech CenterAccelerator
Regeneration.VCSeed, Series A
Sustainable Ocean AllianceSeed, Accelerator
At One VenturesSeries A, Seed
Santa Cruz WorksSeed
Alchemist AcceleratorAccelerator

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  • May 19, 2021

    $1M grant awarded by the National Science Foundation.

  • Mar 11, 2020

    $1.2M round with participation from Michael Smith and Tom Chi.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSanta Cruz, California
Employee Range28
Year Founded2017
Last FundingOct 28, 2022

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