The Venture Codex

Participated · Seed · Jun 2026

New Dawn Bio develops what it describes as the world’s first cultured wood by harvesting stem cells from trees, multiplying them in bioreactors and guiding their development into specific shapes. Founded in 2024 by Tom Clement (CEO) and Kianti Figler (COO), the company combines cell biology, materials science, engineering and AI to accelerate R&D and create tunable wood materials. Its process reportedly enables production up to 10,000 times faster than conventional forestry and aims to eliminate many woodworking steps to reduce material waste and manufacturing costs. New Dawn Bio highlights environmental impact potential such as reducing pressure on natural forests amid the loss of 5.3 million hectares of tropical forest annually and avoiding up to 2.1 gigatons of direct CO₂ emissions per year. The startup recently raised an oversubscribed €2.1 million pre-seed round to advance its technology and expand the team as it works toward commercial products.