Woodchuck, an artificial intelligence-powered waste-to-energy company, has launched a Regulation Crowdfunding offering through Fundify, opening investment opportunities to accredited and non-accredited investors.
The move signals growing commercial momentum for the company's approach to identifying, tracking and recovering usable material from construction waste streams, with residual wood converted into renewable energy.
Woodchuck's model addresses a specific inefficiency in the construction sector: material discarded at job sites that could serve productive secondary purposes.
The company uses artificial intelligence and image-recognition technology to identify recoverable material, prioritising reuse and remanufacturing before converting suitable residual wood into renewable energy.
"Construction waste is a massive, expensive and largely overlooked resource," said Todd Thomas, founder and CEO of Woodchuck. "We are building the technology and physical infrastructure needed to recover that material at scale, give companies better data about where it goes and turn what cannot be reused or recycled into renewable energy."
Woodchuck's AI-supported process helps project teams improve waste-stream purity, document chain of custody and make informed decisions about material recovery.
The company provides customers with measurable data on material volumes, contamination rates, diversion metrics, carbon emissions avoided and renewable-energy production.
The company works with general contractors, developers and construction companies on complex, high-volume projects—data centres, advanced manufacturing facilities, battery plants and renewable-energy infrastructure. For these customers, the combination of waste-cost reduction and documented material recovery has proven commercially compelling.
"Our customers are under growing pressure to control costs, meet diversion commitments and document actual results," Thomas said. "They do not need another sustainability promise. They need proof. Our job is to provide that proof—from the moment material reaches the dumpster through its final destination."
The highest-and-best-use approach prioritises reuse and remanufacturing before residual wood enters the renewable energy pathway. This sequencing reflects both resource efficiency and market reality: not all recovered wood can be remanufactured, but usable residues become feedstock for biomass energy systems.
The model sits at the intersection of construction sector economics and biomass energy demand. Construction activity and renewable-energy infrastructure development are both accelerating across the United States, creating simultaneous pressure on waste management and demand for reliable biomass supply.
The Regulation Crowdfunding offering through Fundify expands access to investment in the construction waste-to-energy sector beyond institutional and accredited-investor channels. Fundify provides an online platform for early-stage company investment, allowing prospective investors to review offering materials and assess risks before committing capital.
Josh Chodniewicz, founder and CEO of Fundify, described Woodchuck as emblematic of the problem-solving potential in waste-to-energy: "The company combines artificial intelligence, material tracking and wood recovery to solve it. Fundify was built to lower the barriers that have historically kept everyday investors out of startup investing."
Woodchuck's investor syndicate is led by Mason Fink, Beckett Industries, NorthStar Clean Energy and Alloy Partners. The company is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The offering is available through Fundify and has been filed on EDGAR. As with all startup investment opportunities, prospective investors are advised to review complete offering materials, including the company's Form C and associated risk disclosures, before making investment decisions. Startup investments are speculative and illiquid.
