RALEIGH, NC, February 16, 2018-

A Raleigh startup wants to make the diaper industry greener, and on Wednesday it received $17.6 million to help it do so.

Tethis, a biomaterials company started by North Carolina State grad students, has spent the past five years developing a biodegradable alternative to the super absorbent polymers used in diapers. The company has received past funding from the Wolfpack Investor Network from North Carolina State University and the Carolina Angel Network from UNC-Chapel Hill, but their latest round of funding is their largest so far.

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