TERSUS Solutions
Tersus Solutions is a Denver-based B2B company operating a proprietary liquid CO2 cleaning platform that powers branded recommerce logistics, PPE decontamination, and down recycling for enterprise apparel, footwear, and fashion brands.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2009
- HeadquartersDenver, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What TERSUS Solutions does
Tersus Solutions is a Denver, Colorado-based private company founded in 2009 that has developed a proprietary liquid CO2 (LCO2) closed-loop cleaning platform and built a B2B services business around it. The platform uses pressurized and super-critical CO2 as a cleaning solvent, recapturing 98% of CO2 each cycle, and operates without water, detergents, or harsh chemicals. Tersus has expanded the technology's applications across single-SKU recommerce logistics, firefighter and military PPE decontamination (removing up to 98% of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons versus 56% for traditional water washing), GRS-certified down recycling from end-of-life garments, footwear restoration, and warranty and repair services.
The company operates a 100,000+ square foot multi-building Denver-area campus and serves enterprise brand partners across outdoor, athletic, footwear, fashion, and luxury verticals, including The North Face, Patagonia, New Balance, REI, Arc'teryx, Eileen Fisher, Theory, Rhone, Faherty, Dr. Martens, Allbirds, KEEN, Christy Dawn, and Topo Designs. Revenue mechanics span managed recommerce services, cleaning-as-a-service contracts, long-term PPE equipment leases (e.g., Lion TotalCare facilities, California PPE/Lakeland), down recycling sales, and warranty and repair services. The company integrates with recommerce software platforms Archive and Trove to power branded resale storefronts while handling the physical operations layer. Patagonia invested in Tersus via its Tin Shed Ventures arm in 2018, and the company added a dedicated footwear facility and senior leadership additions in 2025-2026.
TERSUS Solutions firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- TERSUS Solutions
- Legal name
- Tersus Solutions
- Website
- https://tersussolutions.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2009
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Tersus Solutions is a Denver-based B2B company operating a proprietary liquid CO2 cleaning platform that powers branded recommerce logistics, PPE decontamination, and down recycling for enterprise apparel, footwear, and fashion brands.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
TERSUS Solutions industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Textile Cleaning & Recommerce Services
- NAICS
- Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629), Remediation Services (562910)
- SIC
- Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Wastewater, Chemical & Dyehouse Sustainability Solutions (ZLD/Treatment/Chemical Substitution) (IMAOAMAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse) (BPALAFAH), Recycling Transfer & Consolidation (Single-Stream, Dual-Stream, Source-Separated) (EUAIABAC)
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Where TERSUS Solutions is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Denver
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices3 records
Markets served
TERSUS Solutions business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Recommerce Operations Services: Full-suite recommerce services including single-SKU logistics, cleaning, repair, sorting, grading, condition assessment, quality control, and fulfillment for brand partner resale programs. Tersus handles all operational aspects of branded resale from intake to shipping.
- Cleaning-as-a-Service (CaaS): Provides CO2 cleaning technology and services to brands on a service contract basis. Includes cleaning of apparel, footwear, PPE, and technical textiles using proprietary liquid CO2 technology.
- PPE Decontamination Equipment Lease: Long-term lease agreements for CO2 turnout gear cleaning systems to fire departments and PPE service providers, including the California PPE partnership for the first CO2 gear cleaning system in California.
- Down Recycling and Sales: Recycles down from end-of-life garments and sells GRS-certified recycled down material to manufacturers. Tersus has recycled over 21,000 lbs of post-consumer down.
- Warranty and Repair Services: Full-service repair, cleaning, and circular logistics solutions for brand warranty programs, receiving and repairing products instead of replacing them.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
TERSUS Solutions product offering
Product offeringCore offering
TERSUS Solutions operates a proprietary waterless liquid CO2-based cleaning platform and delivers full-suite textile reclamation and resale logistics services to enterprise brand partners. The company cleans, restores, repairs, sorts, grades, and fulfills apparel, footwear, firefighter PPE, and down-filled products using closed-loop CO2 cleaning technology, enabling branded recommerce, warranty repair, decontamination, and down recycling programs for clients such as The North Face, Patagonia, New Balance, REI, and Arc'teryx.
Product overview
Tersus Solutions is a technology and innovation company offering the world's most advanced liquid CO2-based waterless cleaning technology alongside a full suite of textile reclamation and resale logistics services. The core offering is the proprietary CO2 Cleaning Technology Platform which serves as the foundation for multiple service lines: Recommerce Services (single-SKU logistics for brands), Fire & PPE Decontamination (turnout gear cleaning), Down Recycling, Warranty & Repair, and Footwear Recommerce. These services support leading brands including The North Face, Patagonia, New Balance, Arc'teryx, Lululemon, REI, Eileen Fisher, Rhone, Theory, Christy Dawn, and Topo Designs in extending product life through cleaning, repair, resale, and recycling operations.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Quantifiable outcome
- 98% removal of carcinogens (PAHs) from firefighter PPE vs 56% for traditional water washing
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use TERSUS Solutions
Customer profileNamed customers15 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
TERSUS Solutions technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
Feature5 records
TERSUS Solutions partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
20 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.
- Topo DesignscoreTersus Solutions processes items for Remapped - Topo Designs' official branded resale program built to give pre-loved gear a second life. Tersus handles receiving, sorting, cleaning, inspection, and grading of trade-in items, bringing them back to resale-ready condition using proprietary liquid CO2 cleaning technology.
- California PPE (Lakeland Industries)coreCalifornia PPE, a subsidiary of Lakeland Industries, entered into a long-term lease agreement with Tersus Solutions to install the first CO2 turnout gear cleaning system in California at its Riverside facility. The waterless cleaning technology removes up to 98% of PAHs without water, detergents, or harsh chemicals.
- TheorycoreTersus Solutions serves as the repair partner for Theory's Theory for Good Circle program, extending the life of donated garments through repair and cleaning. Tersus inspects, cleans (often using closed-loop liquid CO2), and repairs garments before donation to charity partners including The Fresh Air Fund, NYC LGBT Community Center, and Street Soccer USA. Over 12,000 garments already donated.
- Christy DawncoreTersus Solutions is the operations partner for Christy Dawn's Pre-Loved trade-in program. Tersus sorts, inspects, cleans, and refreshes trade-in items using closed-loop waterless CO2 cleaning to meet Christy Dawn quality standards for resale through their Pre-Loved marketplace powered by Archive software.
- New BalancecoreTersus Solutions handles cleaning, fulfillment, and warehousing operations for New Balance's Reconsidered branded resale platform. The partnership represents a major milestone for branded resale, with Tersus collecting, cleaning, and preparing New Balance footwear for resale. Platform launched in 2024 and expanded to include apparel in 2026, having recirculated over 100,000 pairs of shoes.
- Belgian Federal GovernmentminorTersus Solutions pioneered the first decontamination process of firefighter gear in conjunction with the Belgian Federal Government beginning in 2015. Testing with Centexbel textile lab showed 98% carcinogen removal rate.
- RhonecoreTersus partners with Rhone for their ReRhone resale business, handling product inspection, cleaning and repair for curated apparel from customer returns including items from Commuter, DreamGlow, and Revive lines. Unsellable items are donated to nonprofit Soles4Souls.
- Eileen FishercoreTersus Solutions partners with Eileen Fisher's Renew program, using a closed-loop cleaning system to clean items while capturing microfibers to prevent waterway pollution. The program offers customers $5 per item for returning used clothing regardless of condition.
- TrovecoreTrove is the market-leading branded resale software platform that powers the digital layer for partnerships like Remapped (Topo Designs). Tersus provides physical operations while Trove handles trade-in flows, inventory management, pricing, and branded storefront experience.
- ArchivecoreArchive provides the resale technology platform powering multiple Tersus brand partner programs including New Balance Reconsidered, Rhone ReRhone, and Christy Dawn Pre-Loved. Tersus handles physical operations while Archive provides the software layer for branded resale storefronts.
- The North FaceflagshipTersus Solutions powers The North Face Renewed branded resale program in partnership with Archive. Tersus built branded resale site and warehouse management tool. Launched April 2022 with in-store takeback at 100+ locations in Fall 2022. Renewed added to North Face universal navigation. Business projected to double in 2023.
- PatagoniaflagshipLong-standing partnership with Patagonia dating to 2013 when Tersus was the only facility able to clean Patagonia's proprietary Encapsil water-resistant down jackets. Tersus supports Worn Wear program with clean-tech and repair services, unlocking new store formats. Patagonia invested in Tersus via Tin Shed venture arm in 2018.
- Lion TotalCare / Lion ProtectscoreLion TotalCare launched RedZone CO2 Decontamination for PPE powered by Tersus Solutions. Partnership has expanded to multiple facilities including locations in Chicago and Kent, Washington. Tersus provides the CO2 cleaning technology and processes for the RedZone decontamination service.
- REIcoreTersus supports REI Re/Supply program for cleaning used gear and rentals. Tersus also upcycles sleeping pads that no longer hold air into large totes for REI shop use, reducing waste. Partnership includes repairs for REI products.
- FahertycoreTersus powers Faherty's Second Wave managed resale channel - handling processing, sorting, cleaning, QC, digital check-in, condition grading, tagging, and fulfillment for both P2P and managed resale. Expanded in 2024 to include children's products and handles all damaged returns from stores and Faherty's DC.
- Arc'teryxcoreTersus provides footwear renewal services for Arc'teryx's ReBird resale program, supporting their circular economy initiatives.
- Dr. MartenscoreTersus powers Dr. Martens ReWair resale program in conjunction with Archive, handling cleaning and preparation of footwear for resale.
- AllbirdscoreTersus provides footwear renewal services for Allbirds ReRun program, supporting their sustainability and circularity initiatives.
- DownlitecorePartnership with Downlite to develop the first in the world down-specific CO2 cleaning machine to wash raw down, enabling Tersus's down recycling capabilities.
- US NavyminorCO2-based cleaning of military textiles for the US Navy in partnership with California Energy Commission and Department of the Navy. Tersus Clean uses 30%+ less energy than conventional cleaning.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves13 records
Expansion highlights6 records
TERSUS Solutions competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- ThredUp: ThredUp operates a large consumer-facing recommerce marketplace plus a Resale-as-a-Service platform for brands. It competes with Tersus' branded recommerce proposition at the platform level, but on a much broader consumer resale model rather than single-SKU enterprise ops.
Others
- Soles4Souls: Soles4Souls is a nonprofit that receives unsellable footwear and apparel donations from brands including Tersus customers (e.g., Rhone). It sits at the residual end of the recommerce funnel Tersus operates in, providing the donation pathway for items that cannot be resold.
Direct peers
- Archive: Archive is a recommerce technology platform powering branded resale storefronts for The North Face Renewed, New Balance Reconsidered, Faherty Second Wave, and others. Tersus is Archive's go-to physical operations partner for many of these programs, making them tightly coupled peers.
- Trove: Trove is the branded resale software platform that powers digital storefronts for partner programs including Topo Designs Remapped. Tersus integrates directly with Trove and is co-marketed with it; both companies serve the same brand customers and share a circular commerce thesis.
- The Renewal Workshop: The Renewal Workshop operates a textile renewal and resale service for apparel brands, taking unsellable returns and used inventory and processing them for recommerce. Like Tersus, it combines cleaning, repair, and grading under one operational umbrella for brand-driven circularity programs.
- I:CO: I:CO (I:Collect) operates textile take-back, sorting, and recycling infrastructure globally for brands and retailers. It is comparable to Tersus' single-SKU recommerce and down recycling capabilities at scale, with similar circular-economy positioning.
- GearWash: GearWash is an Independent Service Provider in Tersus' own PPE decontamination distribution network, operating turnout gear cleaning for fire departments. It is a direct competitor in the same CO2/advanced-cleaning PPE decontamination market.
- ReCircled: ReCircled provides branded resale, repair, and textile recovery services to apparel brands, similar to Tersus' recommerce service line. Both companies offer end-to-end operations (sort, clean, repair, grade, fulfill) on behalf of brand partners.
Emerging players
- DyeCoo Textile Systems: DyeCoo commercializes supercritical CO2 dyeing equipment for the textile industry. While focused on dyeing rather than cleaning, it is one of the few other companies commercializing industrial CO2 textile processing at scale, making it a peer on the underlying technology axis.
Regional players
- Turnout Management: Turnout Management is an Independent Service Provider in Tersus' PPE cleaning network, focused on firefighter turnout gear cleaning, inspection, and repair in select US regions. It is comparable in service offering though smaller in scale.
Market position
Strengths1 record
Weaknesses1 record
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
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TERSUS Solutions leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
TERSUS Solutions funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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TERSUS Solutions M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about TERSUS Solutions
What does TERSUS Solutions do?
TERSUS Solutions operates a proprietary waterless liquid CO2-based cleaning platform and delivers full-suite textile reclamation and resale logistics services to enterprise brand partners. The company cleans, restores, repairs, sorts, grades, and fulfills apparel, footwear, firefighter PPE, and down-filled products using closed-loop CO2 cleaning technology, enabling branded recommerce, warranty repair, decontamination, and down recycling programs for clients such as The North Face, Patagonia, New Balance, REI, and Arc'teryx.
Is TERSUS Solutions a public or private company?
TERSUS Solutions is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was TERSUS Solutions founded?
TERSUS Solutions was founded in 2009. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is TERSUS Solutions based?
TERSUS Solutions is headquartered in Denver, United States, in the North America region.
How does TERSUS Solutions make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Recommerce Operations Services are the primary driver. The others are cleaning-as-a-Service (CaaS), PPE Decontamination Equipment Lease, down Recycling and Sales and warranty and Repair Services.
Who are TERSUS Solutions's main competitors?
ThredUp is listed as a broad incumbent. Soles4Souls is listed as an others. Direct peers are Archive, Trove, The Renewal Workshop, I:CO, GearWash and ReCircled. DyeCoo Textile Systems is listed as an emerging player. Turnout Management is listed as a regional player.
Does TERSUS Solutions have an API?
No public API is recorded for TERSUS Solutions.
What industry is TERSUS Solutions in?
TERSUS Solutions's product category is Textile Cleaning & Recommerce Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAOAMAI, Wastewater, Chemical & Dyehouse Sustainability Solutions (ZLD/Treatment/Chemical Substitution), with a secondary code of BPALAFAH, Solvent Recovery & Hazardous Waste Recycling/Reclamation (Distillation, Reuse). Its NAICS code is 56292 and its SIC code is 2840.