What it sells
Cura uses an electrochemical process on limestone to produce low-carbon cement while separating out CO2.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
Cement producers
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Cement producers face tracked, priced and disclosed process emissions (8% of global CO2) and increasing regulation but lack deployable solutions.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Electrolysis splits water into acid and base; acid leaches limestone into calcium ions and pure CO2; base precipitates hydrated lime; lime is fed into the kiln raw meal to make standard Portland cement.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Targets cost below $75 per tonne without carbon pricing; claims 30-85% lower emissions
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Plans to sell equipment to cement producers as a retrofit
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Series A | $10 million USD | Zacua Ventures (lead), Sandpiper Ventures, Vantage Futures, Amplify Capital, UCalgary UCEED fund, Mount Rundle Club, Sebastian Becker | betakit.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.