Sustainable engineered wood and cellulose materials that can replace steel and other carbon-intensive and unsustainable materials

InventWood is developing a high-performance, cost-effective “SuperWood” that outperforms unsustainable alternatives widely used today. SuperWood is stronger and lighter than steel, allowing builders to create beautiful buildings with reduced costs and construction times, replacing steel and storing carbon in the process. SuperWood Facade will be the first product to launch in 2025, with SuperWood Beams coming soon after.

Funding: $50 million raised, with over $30 million in non-dilutive federal, state, and local grants

Location: Frederick, Md., with a 90,000 square-foot production facility. This facility will produce 1,000,000 square feet of SuperWood per year, starting in 2025

Employees: 19

Intellectual Property: 11 awarded patents, with 100+ pending

Origin: InventWood’s technology was spun out of research by Liangbing Hu, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland

Programs: I-Corps, Mtech Ventures, MEIA, Greentown Labs

“The customer discovery that I-Corps pushed us to do was essential. I-Corps helped us understand the dynamics of the market much more thoroughly than we had before. The curriculum was great, and the instructors were fantastic.”

—Josh Cable, special advisor, InventWood