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Cruz Foam Secures $1 Million National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research Phase

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California startup’s patented sustainable EPS foam replacement moves toward scalable commercial production

Cruz Foam, the bio-benign foam and plastic packaging alternative provider, today announced it has secured $1 million in non-dilutive funding with an NSF SBIR Phase II Grant in support of the development of its patented sustainable packaging material. Cruz Foam is a sustainable replacement for traditional EPS and other polymer-based foam and foam-blend packaging material. This work is supported by America’s Seed Fund powered by the NSF.

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