What Xylofutur does

Xylofutur is a French national competitiveness cluster (Pôle de Compétitivité) established in 2005 that operates across the entire forest-wood-chemistry value chain in France. Structured as a non-profit association under French law (association loi 1901), the organization serves approximately 250 member organizations spanning forest owners and managers, wood processing and manufacturing companies, the chemistry and energy sector, academic and research institutions, startups (via the La WoodTech sub-brand), and regional and local authorities. Its footprint is national, with regional emphasis on Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and Pays de la Loire, and it is headquartered in the Artigues-près-Bordeaux / Gradignan area of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The core mandate is to develop the competitiveness of the sector through Research, Development, and Innovation (RD&I) while preserving resources.

Name

Xylofutur

Website

https://xylofutur.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Xylofutur is a French national competitiveness cluster founded in 2005 that coordinates R&D and innovation across the forest-wood-chemistry value chain, serving roughly 250 member companies, research institutions, forest owners, and public authorities through project accompaniment, labeling, and European funding access.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Cluster Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Forest Management & Silviculture Services (Cruising, Planning, Compliance) (IMAMAAAD)

Keywords

• Forest-wood innovation cluster
• R&D project engineering
• Competitiveness cluster services
• Bioeconomy incubation
• Startup acceleration network

Headquarters

HQ city

Gradignan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions: Xylofutur generates revenue through membership fees paid by its ~250 adherents (companies, academic institutions, forest owners, and local authorities) across France.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Xylofutur is a French national competitiveness cluster that coordinates Research, Development, and Innovation (RD&I) across the forest-wood-chemistry value chain. It serves approximately 250 members with R&D project engineering and accompaniment, official project labeling recognized by public funders, European project support, member communication services, and a dedicated startup acceleration network (La WoodTech) aligned with the France 2030 plan. Revenue is generated through membership subscriptions and supplemented by European project co-funding.

Product overview

Xylofutur is a national competitiveness cluster for the forest-wood-chemistry sector in France, offering a comprehensive service portfolio centered around innovation support. The organization provides R&D Project Support Services including project engineering, funding guidance, and labeling as its core offering. It operates La WoodTech as a dedicated sub-brand startup network supporting young companies in the sector through mentorship and acceleration programs. Additional services include European Project Services for international funding access, Communication & Events for member visibility, and Customized Accompaniment Services for strategic R&D consulting. The cluster also organizes signature programs including the WoodTech Startup Challenge, Xylopitchs sessions, Xylodating B2B events, and regional Innovation Days across France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La WoodTech: National startup network for the forest-wood sector, providing support services, workshops, mentoring, and the Wood-Wood acceleration program
• La WoodTech Start-Up

Products and services

• R&D Project Support Services Comprehensive advisory services for R&D projects including project engineering, funding guidance, and labeling to accelerate time to market for forest-wood sector innovations. For companies, forest owners, academic institutions, and local authorities in the forest-wood-chemistry value chain.
• Project Labeling Service Labeling service that provides project evaluation and quality certification recognized by funders as a mark of excellence, enabling access to certain financial aids. For project leaders in the forest-wood sector seeking to validate and finance their RD&I initiatives.
• European Project Services Services to increase participation in European projects and position members in European networks including research, innovation, and entrepreneurship groups. For French forest-wood sector actors seeking cross-border collaboration and EU funding access.
• Communication & Events B2B fairs, business meetings, workshops, conferences, and dissemination services to enhance member visibility and promote innovation within the forest-wood sector. For members seeking visibility and sector engagement.
• Customized Accompaniment Services Tailored consulting services for companies focused on operational and strategic R&D, including project management, team coordination, and strategic R&D roadmap development. For companies seeking bespoke innovation accompaniment.
• La WoodTech Startup Network National network created to support the development of startups from the forest-wood sector, offering mentorship programs, workshops, and growth acceleration opportunities aligned with France 2030 objectives. For young innovative companies in the forest-wood sector.
• WoodTech Startup Challenge National competition for startups in the forest and tree sector organized by La WoodTech to highlight innovative projects and support growth. For forest-wood startups seeking visibility and acceleration support.

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EGURALT (Interreg SUDOE Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEGURALT is a multi-country collaborative project under the Interreg SUDOE programme focused on promoting innovative mid-rise timber construction across the SUDOE area (France, Spain, Portugal). Xylofutur is a key partner, contributing to the dissemination and application of innovative timber construction solutions to fight climate change using natural materials from sustainable and renewable sources. The project has a FEDER budget of 1,011,562.20 EUR.
• IMIP (Interreg SUDOE Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMIP (Innovative Eco-Construction System Based on Interlocking Modular Insulation Wood & Cork-Based Panels) is a collaborative European project designing, validating, and implementing an ecological construction system based on natural biological materials to improve energy efficiency in public buildings. The project has a total eligible cost of 1,326,162.88 EUR with ERDF co-funding of 994,622.63 EUR. Xylofutur participates as a partner in this Interreg Sudoe initiative.
• FIBOIS SUDcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFIBOIS SUD is the interprofessional body for the forest-wood sector in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur. Xylofutur co-organizes the regional Innovation Days with FIBOIS SUD, including the Marseille Innovation Day (July 2026), combining expertise and networks to promote innovation in the regional forest-wood sector.
• FIBOIS NormandiecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFIBOIS Normandie is the interprofessional association for the forest-wood sector in Normandy, bringing together over 100 sector actors in 2025. Xylofutur co-organizes regional Innovation Days with FIBOIS Normandie to promote innovation and support enterprises in the region.
• France DouglascoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFrance Douglas is the national association federating actors of the Douglas fir sector in France (420,000 hectares planted, second conifer species in the country). Xylofutur partners with France Douglas on the annual Xylodating Douglas event to promote innovation within the Douglas sector.
• FCBA (Institut Technologique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCBA is a technological institute serving the entire forest-wood sector with 350 experts in R&D, certification, and technical consulting. FCBA appears prominently as a partner in Xylofutur events, European projects, and as a contributor to the forest-wood innovation ecosystem.
• ADEMEcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerADEME (Agence de la Transition Ecologique) is a key public partner supporting Xylofutur's innovation activities, including financing presentations at Innovation Days, co-funding of events, and support for projects related to deconstruction wood valorization and ecological transition.
• BPI FrancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBpifrance participates in Xylofutur events as a financing advisor, presenting funding opportunities for companies' innovation, development, and international expansion projects. Xylofutur connects its members to Bpifrance for equity financing and public funding.
• CODIFABminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCODIFAB is a professional organization for the French wood and furniture industry. It appears as a supporting partner in Xylofutur events such as the PACA Innovation Day and the Symposium Panneaux & economie circulaire.
• Cluster Cimes / Aquitaine RoboticsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCimes (Cluster Aquitaine Robotics) is a regional technology cluster that partners with Xylofutur on thematic events such as the robotics, vision & AI day for the wood sector (June 2026), bridging digital technology expertise with wood industry applications.
• INRAEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) is France's leading agricultural and environmental research institute. INRAE researchers participate in Xylofutur events covering forest science, wood properties, and bioeconomy topics, and collaborate on innovation projects.
• FIBOIS Nouvelle-AquitainecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFIBOIS Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the regional interprofessional body for the forest-wood sector in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Xylofutur partners with FIBOIS NA on multiple events including Innovation Days, Xylodating Douglas, and the circular economy workshop.
• Gascogne BoisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGascogne Bois is a major wood industry company and member of Xylofutur. Xylofutur collaborated with Gascogne Bois on the FIXPIN project seminar and R&D workshop visit, demonstrating active project-level collaboration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• ADEME: French ecological transition agency that co-funds Xylofutur events and member projects. It is comparable as a recurring public partner providing funding and policy alignment, but its role is that of a financing agency rather than a cluster competitor.
• Bpifrance: France's public development bank and innovation funder that participates in Xylofutur's events and refers members to financing. It is comparable as a key enabler in the French innovation ecosystem that intersects with Xylofutur's member support services but does not compete for the same mandate.

Direct peers

• Tenerrdis: French competitiveness cluster for new energy technologies. It is directly comparable as another pôle de compétivité using the same membership, labelling, and European project support playbook, and overlaps with Xylofutur on bioenergy and wood-fuel use cases.
• FCBA (Institut Technologique Forêt Cellulose Bois-Construction Ameublement): France's technological institute serving the forest-wood sector with 350 experts in R&D, certification, and technical consulting. It is directly comparable as the principal technical operator in the same value chain, often co-delivering projects that Xylofutur labels and coordinates.
• Axelera: French competitiveness cluster for the chemistry and environmental sector. It is directly comparable as a fellow state-recognized pôle de compétivité operating a similar member-based R&D coordination and project-labelling model, with chemistry overlap into Xylofutur's wood-based chemistry scope.

Broad incumbents

• CODIFAB: Professional organization for the French wood and furniture industry financing collective R&D and promotion. It is comparable as a sectoral coordination body that also pools member resources for innovation projects, partially overlapping Xylofutur's remit.
• FIBOIS France: National federation of regional FIBOIS interprofessional bodies for the French forest-wood sector. It is comparable as a national-level coordination entity for the same industry, although it focuses on interprofessional representation rather than R&D project engineering and labelling.
• INRAE: France's leading public research institute for agriculture, food, and the environment, conducting foundational research in forest science and bioeconomy. It is comparable as a strategic upstream research counterpart whose outputs and scientists feed Xylofutur-led project consortia.

Regional players

• Wood K plus: Austrian competence center for wood research and innovation, organized as a multi-stakeholder research network. It is comparable as a European counterpart cluster running a similar industry-science model for the forest-wood value chain, but operating in Austria rather than France.
• FIBOIS Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Regional interprofessional body for the forest-wood sector in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, one of Xylofutur's core regional ecosystems. It is comparable as a same-sector coordination entity, but with a regional scope and a different mandate (interprofessional representation rather than competitive R&D cluster coordination).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/XylofuturEU
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/xylofutur

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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