From Materials to Printed Products
TCPoly was founded in 2017 by Dr. Thomas Bougher and Dr. Matt Smith while completing their PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Georgia Tech. Matt and Tom leveraged their in-depth knowledge of materials science and heat transfer to develop the world’s first thermally conductive 3D printing filament, the Ice9™ Flex filament. Their material is actively being used in the heat exchanger, mold tooling, and electronics thermal management industries and has been sold in over 30 countries. TCPoly continues to expand operations to include new materials and printed parts using off-the-shelf 3D printers.
Thank You To Those That Helped Us Get Here
The research that served as the foundation of TCPoly’s technology was funded through the Georgia Research Alliance (Phase I and II grants) and National Science Foundation (I-Corps program).
In 2018, Matt was awarded an Innovation Crossroads Fellowship through the Department of Energy to work with researchers at Oak Ridge National Labs on further developing the Ice9™ materials.
TCPoly has raised over $3M in non-dilutive funding in addition to a pre-seed investment from Engage Ventures to continue to develop both their materials and printed products.
The National Science Foundation awarded TCPoly Phase I and Phase II SBIR grants to improve the thermal performance and capabilities of their materials. In addition, The Department of Energy has awarded TCPoly Phase I and II STTR grants in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to combine TCPoly’s heat conducting plastics with thermal energy storage materials.
We are incredibly grateful for our funding agencies and supporters for believing in the vision.