Growth capital for Strong by Form

Patented timber technology as climate-friendly alternative to concrete

Societal challenge and market

The construction industry faces major challenges, including accounting for around one third of global CO₂ emissions, suffering from labor shortages and stagnating productivity. Despite stricter environmental regulations, reinforced and heavy concrete continues to dominate despite being carbon-intensive, heavy, and inefficient to install.
As governments tighten climate regulation and the demand for faster, more sustainable construction grows, the industry urgently needs scalable, cost-effective alternatives. The global market for sustainable construction materials is expected to exceed €800bn by 2034, creating a strong opportunity for disruptive material innovations.

Solution

Strong by Form is a New Materials start-up that has developed Woodflow™, a patented timber-based technology inspired by natural fiber alignment and structural optimization. Woodflow™ enables the production of high-performance, prefabricated components that can structurally replace reinforced concrete while being up to 92% lighter, significantly lower in carbon emissions, and cost-competitive.

The technology is applied across three product lines:

• Woodflow CORE, structural floor and roof slabs for office and commercial buildings;

• Woodflow SKIN, design-driven solutions for interior construction;

• and Woodflow MOTION, lightweight structural components for the mobility sector.

Manufactured off-site and dry-installed on-site, Woodflow™ reduces construction time, labor intensity, and material usage — enabling faster, cleaner, and more efficient building at scale.

The team behind Strong by Form

Strong by Form is led by an experienced founding team combining deep expertise in material science, architecture, digital design, and industrial manufacturing. Together, they are driven by a shared vision: to fundamentally transform the construction industry by replacing carbon-intensive materials with scalable, bio-based alternatives — and to enable a new generation of sustainable, industrialized building worldwide.