New Dawn Bio
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New Dawn Bio is a Dutch biotechnology startup based in Wageningen that harvests stem cells from trees, multiplies them in bioreactors, and guides them to thicken, harden, and adhere to one another to create an interconnected tissue 12. The company claims its process can grow premium wood in days instead of years — approximately 10,000 times faster than conventional forestry — without requiring logging 2. New Dawn Bio has produced its first piece of wood and is participating in the EUROSTARS-funded BRANCH project, which aims to develop the first cultured wood prototype grown from tree plant cells in bioreactors 2.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | Pre-Seed | €2.1M | CapitalT | Norrsken Evolve, Ontdekkers Group, Jelle Prins (angel) 12 |
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EU-Startups, “Dutch startup New Dawn Bio raises €2.1 million to grow wood from tree stem cells in bioreactors,” June 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.eu-startups.com/2026/06/dutch-startup-new-dawn-bio-raises-e2-1-million-to-grow-wood-from-tree-stem-cells-in-bioreactors/↩↩
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Green Queen, “New Dawn Bio Nabs $2.4M to Grow Cell-Cultured Wood, Minus the Deforestation,” 2026. Accessed June 2026. https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/new-dawn-bio-lab-grown-cultured-wood-deforestation-tree-cells/↩↩↩↩