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Cambium Carbon partners with cities to create Reforestation Hubs that manage the lifecycle of urban trees, turning wood waste into valuable products and reinvesting proceeds into tree planting and maintenance. They work with municipalities, local businesses, and environmental groups to build circular systems for urban wood waste, creating jobs and supporting local economies while cutting waste and emissions. Their end-to-end model covers waste collection, product development from repurposed wood, and reforestation funding, aligning environmental impact with community development. The goal is to expand urban forests, strengthen tree equity, and provide sustainable local jobs by applying a circular economy to urban wood.
About Cambium
Industries
Consulting
Industrial & Manufacturing
Government & Public Sector
Social Impact
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$27M
Headquarters
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Founded
2019
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What believers are saying
- Reforestation Hubs pilot, launched early 2026 with Arbor Day Foundation, engages businesses in Denver, NY, Eugene, and Pittsburgh.
- Carbon Smart Wood Challenge, launched 2025 with Cities4Forests, helps cities process fallen trees into lumber to reduce waste and create jobs.
- AI supply chain platform, upgraded with $18.5M Series A funding, scales operations and strengthens wood supply network for mass timber expansion.
What critics are saying
- Mass timber incumbents Structurlam and Nordic CLT will saturate salvaged wood niche with cheaper cross-laminated timber within 12–18 months.
- WoL0 Earth Ventures and NEA will force pivot from municipal reforestation to B2B licensing within 9 months, dissolving circular economy model.
- Amazon and Patagonia will switch to 100% certified virgin wood from 2026 to meet LEED v5 thresholds, cutting pipeline by 40%.
What makes Cambium unique
- Cambium operates circular urban wood hubs with cities like NY and Philly to upcycle waste into revenue for reforestation.
- Its Mill Market™ platform, launched in 2025, converts waste wood into Carbon Smart Wood™ while compensating tree services.
- Each wood piece has a barcode scanned via global app to identify species and milling date across US and Canada.
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Funding
Total Funding
$27M
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4 Rounds
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Growth & Insights and Company News
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↑ 10%To lead this growth, Cambium has appointed Charles Gale as Director of Mass Timber.
Cambium Carbon announces a successful $5.3 million Seed+ funding round, led by MaC Venture Capital, to scale their innovative Carbon Smart Wood™ supply chains. This landmark investment marks a significant step forward in the company's mission to transform sustainable forestry and urban lumber indust
Cambium Carbon, a climate-tech startup building local regenerative wood supply chains, and Cities4Forests, an initiative led by the World Resources Institute (WRI), have partnered to launch the Carbon Smart Wood Challenge, a climate-impact initiative to help cities reduce waste by processing fallen trees into value-added products such as lumber.
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About Cambium
Industries
Consulting
Industrial & Manufacturing
Government & Public Sector
Social Impact
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$27M
Headquarters
Washington DC, District of Columbia
Founded
2019
Cambium is Hiring for 6 Jobs on Simplify!
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