12Feb
07Nov
Shark Tank’ appearance sparks success for Massachusetts company creating greener world through chemistry
Framingham’s DetraPel is trying to create a greener world with chemistry. Overlooking 23,000 square feet of manufacturing space, David Zamarin’s company is changing the way other companies think about and use chemical materials. At DetraPel, they’ve created consumer and industrial coatings that protect items such as textiles, paper and food packaging -- all the while making those coatings without using cancer-causing PFAS chemicals. Remarkably, this rather young yet successful entrepreneur started down the cancer-free industrial path when he was just...
19Sep
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 9/18/23
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 9/16/23 featuring funding details for Obee, Pixis, Elsa, and twenty-three other deals representing $1.6B in new funding that you need to know about. DetraPel – $7.6M - Framingham-based DetraPel is a cleantech advanced materials company that specializes in synthesizing and...
19Sep
DetraPel: Advanced Materials Company Secures $7.6 Million
DetraPel – the advanced materials company that manufactures sustainable coatings – recently announced the completion of its $7.6 million Series A funding led by Material Impact. And additional investors in this round include multi-billion dollar packaging ink manufacturer INX International, Touchdown Ventures, FitzGate Ventures, Boro Capital, Icebook Investments, and others. The new funding round will enable DetraPel to build on the market traction of the company’s recently rebranded industrial arm, Impermea Materials. And DetraPel has also rebranded its consumer operations...
12Sep
DetraPel Closes $7.6M Series A Funding
DetraPel, the advanced materials company that manufactures sustainable coatings announced the completion of its $7.6M Series A funding led by Material Impact. Additional investors in this round include multi-billion dollar packaging ink manufacturer, INX International, along with Touchdown Ventures, FitzGate Ventures, Boro Capital, Icebook Investments, and others. The newly raised funds will allow DetraPel to build on the market traction of the company’s recently rebranded industrial arm, Impermea Materials. DetraPel has also rebranded its consumer operations to ProofPlus. The capital...
05Aug
Whatever Happened To Detrapel Liquid Stain Repellent Spray After Shark Tank Season 9?
Just about everyone has experienced the struggle of stepping into a mud puddle in brand-new shoes or spilling condiments on their favorite shirt. Young CEO David Zamarin, however, decided to put that struggle to good use and develop a product to fix this problem. On season 9, episode 15 of ""Shark Tank,"" Zamarin showed off his new product, Detrapel, to the Sharks. These investors are no strangers to products that promise to solve everyday issues, and the group received the...
13Apr
DetraPel Announces the Re-Brand of its Industrial Pillar to Impermea Materials, an Advanced Materials Company Manufacturing PFAS-Free, Fluorine-Free and Plastic Alternative Solutions
Formally known as DetraPel, Impermea Materials unveils its new brand as it expands its offerings across food & packaging, textiles, automotive, and more as regulatory and consumer demands increase for PFAS-free and plastic-free goods. Read more >>
05Apr
Two Babson Ventures Named Startups to Watch by BostInno
BostInno recently named two ventures founded by Babson alumni—High Time Foods and DetraPel—as startups to watch for 2023. In all, BostInno spotlighted 23 Boston companies. “All of the companies BostInno highlighted this year have different goals, products, and team cultures,” the Boston-based business publication wrote, “but the common thread is that they are on the verge of breaking out.” Co-founded by Aakash Shah MBA’22 and Damian Felchlin MBA’21, High Time Foods is a provider of shelf-stable, plant-based meat. David Zamarin...
26Apr
David Zamarin Named Young Entrepreneur of the Year
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has named David Zamarin the 2022 Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Massachusetts and New England. DetraPel is an advanced materials company that manufactures protective coatings without any cancer-causing fluorochemicals. DetraPel offers revolutionary cleaners and disinfectants along with stain removers. All products are researched, developed, designed, manufactured, and distributed to retailers, industrial partners, and direct to consumers from DetraPel’s facility in Framingham, MA. Appearing on season 9 of ABC’s Shark Tank in 2017, Zamarin...
15Sep