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Trusscore

140 Minto Road, Palmerston, Ontario, N0G 2P0, Canada

Overview

Trusscore is a material science company based in Kitchener, Ontario that develops sustainable alternatives to traditional building products using advanced nanotechnology and material science. Its flagship product, the Trusscore Wall&CeilingBoard, is a high-strength polymer alternative to drywall designed to divert drywall from landfill. Led by CEO Dave Caputo, the company has expanded from agricultural and commercial sectors into residential applications over the past 18 months, with use cases in basements, garages and other household areas. Marketing and R&D teams are based at the Communitech Hub in Kitchener, and the company operates manufacturing plants in Calgary, Palmerston and Dayton, Ohio. Trusscore intends to use recent funding to accelerate growth by building out R&D and sales and marketing capabilities and to drive additional manufacturing capacity. Trusscore develops material‑science building products, including Wall&CeilingBoard—an interior wall material that installs three times faster and is durable, reusable and recyclable. The company also developed TempWall, an antimicrobial temporary wall product that was accepted for use in hospitals and long‑term care facilities during the COVID‑19 pandemic. Trusscore's marketing and R&D teams are based at the Communitech Hub in Kitchener, and it operates manufacturing plants in Palmerston, Ontario and Dayton, Ohio. The company completed an oversubscribed CDN$5.33‑million seed financing to support research and development and to scale production of its materials. Proceeds will also be used to continue building and expand the Trusscore team in support of company growth. Leadership emphasized the company’s commitment to reducing material waste and changing how the world builds.

Total raised
$25M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Series A
Latest activity
Oct 2021

Industries

  • Building Material
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Recent funding

  1. Series A

    Oct 2021

    $21M

  2. Seed

    May 2020

    $4M

Team

  • Dave Caputo

    CEO

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  • Steve Bosman

    Co-Founder, Chief Manufacturing Officer

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  • Aydin Khiabani

    Senior Manager Corporate Maintenance and Project

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  • Annette Hynes

    Product Marketing Manager

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