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Vonwood

Digital marketplace for professional timber

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1-20 employees
  • B2B
  • Marketplace
  • Sustainability
  • Construction
Jodenbuurt, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Company mission

To help make the construction industry more sustainable and efficient

Our take

The timber industry has been part of European construction for centuries and is one of the most future-proof materials available. While the timber industry might be a veteran in its space, it has begun to fall behind due to fragments in the industry that allow little room for understanding when it comes to timber's origin, quality, and working conditions. As a result, many buyers have little control over their supply, so they produce based on estimates which often results in a surplus or shortage of stock.

Looking to change this is VonWood, an Amsterdam-based timber trading platform that is bringing timber buyers and sellers together without intermediaries. By directly connecting sawmills and construction companies, VonWood is developing an online platform that is both transparent and cheaper for both parties.

While the company was only founded in 2022, it has already accumulated the backing of several investment organisations and plans to utilise the capital it has gained to grow the company and develop its platform further. Already, VonWood has turned the timber market upside down and it has a promising future as a significant contributor to making the trade of wood more sustainable and transparent.

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Benefits

  • Unlimited vacation time
  • YourCampus - budget
  • Flexmode
  • Home office reimbursement
  • Museum Card
  • Laptop

Company values

  • Reliability: We are proponents of an honest timber trade. The highest quality timber combined with 100% transparency. We have created a place where you have insight into the cost of timber. We personally inspect and verify every sawmill. We have compiled a reliable group of quality sawmills and the most ambitious contractors on the planet.
  • Convenience: We want to make sure you can focus on what you do best. Sawmills or contractors: we are always ready to help. In just a few clicks you can buy or sell volumes of timber. We keep you up to date before, during and after the sales process by way of notifications, arrange your digital administrative records and organise every transport load.
  • Sustainability: The raw materials our planet offers are precious. That is why we help sawmills produce more efficiently and contractors to buy in a more targeted fashion. We must protect our planet, we cannot just keep on cutting trees. That is why we plant 3 new tress for every completed order.

Funding (1 round)

Jan 2023

$2.9m

SEED

Total funding: $2.9m

Leadership

Serial Entrepreneur having founded multiple companies, including Jonggoud Online, Screen6, and YoungSons.

Previously co-founded the financial company, borofree. Also worked at ING in multiple roles, including Analyst and Associate roles.

Jobs (2)

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Software Engineering