Alex from Cove Water

Building the Future of Sustainable Materials and Packaging

Cove is a material innovation company focused on developing packaging and biomaterial solutions to replace the world’s most polluting products and materials.

Our team of scientists, engineers, supply chain experts, designers and entrepreneurs, come from industry leaders like Coca Cola, Procter & Gamble and others.

Backed by a group of committed and mission-aligned investors. Including notable VCs, family offices and celebrities.

Headquarters: Irvine, CA
Founded: 2018

Building the Future of Sustainable Materials and Packaging

Cove is a material innovation company focused on developing packaging and biomaterial solutions to replace the world’s most polluting products and materials.

Our team of scientists, engineers, supply chain experts, designers and entrepreneurs, come from industry leaders like Coca Cola, Procter & Gamble and others.

Backed by a group of committed and mission-aligned investors. Including notable VCs, family offices and celebrities.

Headquarters: Irvine, CA
Founded: 2018

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Our Story

While working at a nanotechnology company focused on water purification in the UK, Alex Totterman, Cove’s Founder & CEO discovered how difficult it was to remove microplastics from water.

To reduce the plastic pollution that inevitably breaks down into microplastics, Alex first sought to decrease the use of plastic water bottles by launching a home water filtration system. He quickly realized the need for a more all encompassing solution. After intensive research into alternative materials, Alex founded Cove in 2018.

Cove has been recognized by top industry awards and media, including the New York Times, CNN, Bloomberg, Forbes, TIME Top US Greentech Companies, FastCo World Changing Ideas, and Plastic-Free Innovation of The Year.

Alex from Cove Water

Our Story

While working at a nanotechnology company focused on water purification in the UK, Alex Totterman, Cove’s Founder & CEO discovered how difficult it was to remove microplastics from water.

To reduce the plastic pollution that inevitably breaks down into microplastics, Alex first sought to decrease the use of plastic water bottles by launching a home water filtration system. He quickly realized the need for a more all encompassing solution. After intensive research into alternative materials, Alex founded Cove in 2018.

Cove has been recognized by top industry awards and media, including the New York Times, CNN, Bloomberg, Forbes, TIME Top US Greentech Companies, FastCo World Changing Ideas, and Plastic-Free Innovation of The Year.

Our Capabilities

Proprietary AI-Powered Development Tools

Scalable Manufacturing Network & Expertise

Advanced Sustainable Packaging & Process Design

State of The Art Materials Characterization Lab

Our Work

Cove helps brands transition to plastic-free packaging with our comprehensive material and packaging solutions. Utilizing our patented natural polymer formulations and packaging formats we provide a complete solution for the CPG industry. Our services include the complete process, from the formulation and production of materials to the design, manufacturing, and final delivery of the packaging.

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