CURA
CURA Climate is a Calgary-based climate technology company developing an electrochemical pre-calcination system that splits limestone into calcium hydroxide and concentrated CO2 at ambient conditions, enabling cement and lime producers to cut process emissions by up to 85% through retrofit-ready integration with existing plants.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2025
- HeadquartersVancouver, Canada
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What CURA does
CURA Climate Inc. is a Calgary-based climate technology company founded in 2025 that has developed an electrochemical pre-calcination carbon capture system for cement production. Its core technology, the CURALYTETM electrolyzer platform, uses a proprietary redox-mediator engineered electrolyte and a three-chamber electrolyzer architecture to split limestone into high-purity calcium hydroxide and a concentrated CO2 stream at ambient conditions, eliminating the majority of process emissions upstream of the cement kiln. The system integrates Captura's novel bipolar membranes operating at record-low voltages and produces industry-standard Ordinary Portland Cement that is claimed to reduce carbon intensity by up to 85% versus conventional clinker production, placing the company in the top 0.1% of cement producers globally per independent Sylvera validation. The technology is positioned as retrofit-ready, requiring no replacement of feedstocks, kilns, or industry standards, and is designed for cost parity with conventional cement.
CURA serves traditional cement and lime producers seeking to decarbonize without major capex, infrastructure developers and construction firms facing Scope 3 and embodied-carbon pressure (ACCIONA, Aecon, Fast + Epp), and is expanding into agricultural processing via a partnership with Grand Forks Concrete to convert agricultural spent lime waste into low-carbon cement and chemical co-products. The revenue model is multi-pronged: future hardware sales of low-carbon cement and lime products, technology licensing and deployment fees to cement and lime producers, and potential monetization through EU ETS, Environmental Attribute Certificates, and CBAM pathways. The company conducts enterprise field sales through rigorous technical validation cycles (laboratory testing, concrete performance testing, LCA) before pilot deployment, with six full-time employees as of March 2026 led by co-founders Erin Bobicki (CEO), Phil De Luna (CTO), Sabrina Scott (COO), and Curtis Berlinguette (Science Advisor).
The company has assembled a strong financial and strategic backer base including Amplify Capital, Zacua Ventures, UCeed, NorthX Climate Tech, and Alberta Innovates, and participates in MaRS Discovery District, CDL Paris Climate Stream, and UBC HATCH Venture Builder accelerators. A 100-tonne-per-annum pilot with Grand Forks Concrete is targeted for December 2026, with a planned commercial demonstration facility of at least 30,000 tonnes per year structured as a Phase 3 joint venture with the same partner.
CURA firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- CURA
- Legal name
- CURA Climate Inc.
- Website
- https://curaclimate.com/
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2025
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- CURA Climate is a Calgary-based climate technology company developing an electrochemical pre-calcination system that splits limestone into calcium hydroxide and concentrated CO2 at ambient conditions, enabling cement and lime producers to cut process emissions by up to 85% through retrofit-ready integration with existing plants.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
CURA industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Low-Carbon Cement Materials
- NAICS
- Cement Manufacturing (327310), Lime Manufacturing (327410)
- SIC
- Cement, Hydraulic (3241), Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2810)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Low‑Carbon Cement, Concrete & Carbon‑Cured Building Materials (concrete curing/injection, cement substitutes, blocks) (EUABAIAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Cement Manufacturing (Portland, Blended & Specialty) (IMADAAAG), Calcium Looping & Carbonate-based Capture (High-temperature Sorbent Cycling) (EUABAGAG), Cementitious Binders & Additives (Fly Ash, Slag, Silica Fume, Lime) (IMADAAAH)
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Where CURA is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Vancouver
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
CURA business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Low-Carbon Cement and Lime Products: CURA produces and sells near-zero-carbon lime that can be sold as-is or manufactured into low-carbon Ordinary Portland Cement. The process is designed for supply chain compatibility with existing cement infrastructure.
- Technology Licensing and Deployment: CURA licenses its electrochemical technology to cement and lime producers for retrofit deployment in existing facilities. Revenue generated through engineering services, technology deployment, and licensing fees.
- Carbon Offset and Environmental Attribute Certificates: Sylvera's analysis identified potential value through EU ETS (up to €409M scenario), Environmental Attribute Certificates (EACs), and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) monetization pathways.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
CURA product offering
Product offeringCore offering
CURA produces and sells near-zero-carbon lime that can be sold as-is or manufactured into low-carbon Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), enabled by its proprietary CURALYTETM Electrolyzer Platform. The electrochemical pre-calcination system splits limestone into calcium hydroxide and concentrated CO2 at ambient conditions, reducing cement process emissions by up to 85% while maintaining compatibility with existing cement infrastructure and supply chains. The technology is retrofit-ready and designed for cost parity with conventional cement production.
Product overview
CURA offers a unified electrochemical technology platform for cement decarbonization. The core product is the CURALYTETM-powered electrolyzer system, which enables low-carbon cement production by processing limestone at ambient conditions to produce calcium hydroxide (hydrated lime) and a concentrated CO2 stream. This technology produces industry-standard Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) with up to 85% less CO2 emissions. The solution is designed as a retrofit-ready system that integrates with existing cement plant operations without requiring new supply chains or major process changes.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- CURALYTETM Electrolyzer An electrochemical system that generates acid and base to process limestone at ambient conditions, eliminating process emissions before material enters a cement kiln. Uses a proprietary redox-mediator platform designed for durability, scalability, and compatibility with cement production environments. The CURALYTETM electrolyzer reduces CO2 emissions from cement manufacturing by up to 85% and is designed for retrofit integration into existing cement plant operations.
- Low-Carbon Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) Industry-standard Ordinary Portland Cement produced using CURA's electrochemical pre-calcination carbon capture technology, reducing CO2 emissions by up to 85% compared to conventional clinker production while maintaining full compatibility with existing construction supply chains and infrastructure. Designed as a supply-chain-ready product for cement and infrastructure buyers.
- CURA Electrochemical Technology Licensing and Deployment Licensing of CURA's CURALYTETM electrochemical platform technology to cement and lime producers for retrofit deployment within their existing facilities. Includes engineering services, technology deployment support, and licensing fees. Designed to enable producers to integrate the CURALYTETM electrolyzer into existing operations without replacing feedstocks, infrastructure, or industry standards.
- Spent Lime Processing Technology (Low-Carbon Cement from Agricultural Waste) Patent-pending electrochemical process that upgrades agricultural spent lime waste into low-carbon cement and agricultural products by selectively extracting high-value components and removing impurities using electricity and water. Creates circular economy pathways by turning agricultural waste into construction materials and chemical co-products.
Quantifiable outcome
- 85% reduction in cement process emissions compared to conventional clinker production
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use CURA
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
CURA technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
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AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
CURA partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and flagship.
- BBA EngineeringcoreSelected as engineering partner for pre-feasibility (FEL-1) conceptual design study for CURA's first commercial demonstration facility with Grand Forks Concrete. BBA brings expertise in carbon capture, electrified industrial processes, and balance-of-plant engineering for first-of-kind facilities.
- TITAN GroupcoreMOU with Belgian international building materials provider for laboratory testing and validation of CURA-produced low-carbon cement and lime materials. Partnership includes technical and commercial assessments exploring potential pilot deployment within TITAN's global cement operations.
- Fast + EppsecondaryCollaboration with internationally recognized structural engineering firm to validate CURA's low-carbon cement in Timber Concrete Node (TCN) connectors for mass timber construction. Includes laboratory testing and potential prototype deployment in flagship mass timber project.
- Exergy SolutionscoreCalgary-based engineering partner leading detailed process engineering, design, and pilot manufacture for the 100-tonne-per-year pilot facility funded by Alberta Innovates.
- SylveracorePartnership to independently validate CURA's carbon intensity and model financial value across EU ETS, Environmental Attribute Certificates, and CBAM. Sylvera confirmed CURA in top 0.1% of cement producers globally by carbon intensity and identified up to €409M opportunity through EU ETS scenario.
- Grand Forks Concrete Ltd.flagshipThree-phase partnership with Western Canada precast concrete manufacturer to deploy pilot-scale demonstration plant and first-of-kind commercial facility converting agricultural spent lime into low-carbon cement. Phase 3 structured as joint venture for commercial-scale deployment. Designed to produce at least 30,000 tonnes of decarbonized cement per year.
- HATCH Venture BuildersecondaryAccepted into HATCH Venture Builder at UBC - a highly selective university-backed program providing prototyping equipment, office space, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and curated industry and investor network opportunities. HATCH has supported 96 ventures, generated $41M+ revenue, secured $226M+ funding.
- Aecon Group Inc.coreStrategic collaboration with diversified North American construction and infrastructure company (TSX: ARE) for testing, validation, and pilot deployment of electrochemically produced low-carbon cement. Phased program includes laboratory validation, concrete performance testing, and life-cycle assessment.
- CapturacoreStrategic collaboration to test and validate Captura's novel bipolar membranes (BPMs) within CURA's electrochemical cement process. Testing demonstrated record-low operating voltages of any commercially tested BPMs, translating to lower energy consumption and improved process efficiency.
- ACCIONAcoreMOU signed at Spain-Canada Business Summit with global sustainable-infrastructure leader ($20B+ 2024 sales) to supply low-carbon cement for performance testing, life cycle assessment, and potential pilot deployment in flagship sustainability projects across 40+ countries.
- MaRS Discovery DistrictcoreCURA joined MaRS community - North America's largest urban innovation hub supporting 1,200+ tech firms, $19B+ raised capital, 33,000+ employees. Selected for Better Buildings Adoption Accelerator 2026 cohort focusing on housing technology solutions.
- Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) ParissecondaryCURA joined CDL Paris Climate Stream - globally recognized program helping science-based startups scale through mentorship, partnerships, and investor connections over nine months. CURA presented at first session in Paris, France.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights7 records
CURA competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- CarbonCapture Inc. CarbonCapture Inc. develops DAC and point-source carbon capture technologies and has publicly pursued cement industry applications. It overlaps with CURA on carbon removal for cement and competes for the same pool of industrial decarbonization capital and customer mindshare.
- Solidia Technologies: Solidia Technologies offers a low-carbon cement binder and CO2-cured concrete process targeting cement producers and precast manufacturers. It is a direct competitor in the low-carbon OPC and concrete-curing decarbonization space where CURA is positioning its retrofit technology.
- Brimstone: Brimstone produces carbon-negative Portland cement using calcium silicate from alumina refining waste. It is a direct competitor to CURA in the low-carbon / carbon-negative OPC market, targeting the same cement-concrete value chain and standards. CURA's CEO previously served as VP at Brimstone.
- Carbonaide: Carbonaide produces carbon-cured precast concrete using CO2 injection during curing, enabling lower cement content and permanent CO2 mineralization. It competes with CURA in supplying low-carbon concrete materials to construction and infrastructure customers, including via precast channels similar to Grand Forks Concrete.
- CarbonCure Technologies: CarbonCure injects captured CO2 into fresh concrete during mixing to mineralize it permanently, reducing cement's carbon footprint. It is a direct adjacent decarbonization pathway in the concrete/cement supply chain, competing for infrastructure-developer and ready-mix customer relationships that CURA also targets.
Broad incumbents
- Eco Material Technologies: Eco Material Technologies is a major supplier of fly ash and other supplementary cementitious materials used to reduce cement content in concrete. It competes with CURA by offering an established, code-accepted pathway to lower embodied carbon in concrete, addressing the same customer pain point through a different mechanism.
- Heidelberg Materials: Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest cement producers and is actively deploying post-combustion CCS at scale (e.g., Brevik, Norway). It is a broad incumbent competing with CURA's electrochemical approach by leveraging its incumbency, balance sheet, and standards influence in the same end market.
- Carbon Clean: Carbon Clean is an established provider of point-source carbon capture technology for hard-to-abate industries including cement. It competes with CURA's electrochemical pre-calcination approach on the same cement-decarbonization use case, particularly with industrial customers evaluating retrofit capture solutions.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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CURA leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
CURA funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors7 records
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CURA M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about CURA
What does CURA do?
CURA produces and sells near-zero-carbon lime that can be sold as-is or manufactured into low-carbon Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), enabled by its proprietary CURALYTETM Electrolyzer Platform. The electrochemical pre-calcination system splits limestone into calcium hydroxide and concentrated CO2 at ambient conditions, reducing cement process emissions by up to 85% while maintaining compatibility with existing cement infrastructure and supply chains. The technology is retrofit-ready and designed for cost parity with conventional cement production.
Is CURA a public or private company?
CURA is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was CURA founded?
CURA was founded in 2025. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is CURA based?
CURA is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, in the North America region.
How does CURA make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Low-Carbon Cement and Lime Products are the primary driver. The others are technology Licensing and Deployment and carbon Offset and Environmental Attribute Certificates.
Who are CURA's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are CarbonCapture Inc., Solidia Technologies, Brimstone, Carbonaide and CarbonCure Technologies. Broad incumbents are Eco Material Technologies, Heidelberg Materials and Carbon Clean.
Does CURA have an API?
No public API is recorded for CURA.
What industry is CURA in?
CURA's product category is Low-Carbon Cement Materials. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUABAIAF, Low‑Carbon Cement, Concrete & Carbon‑Cured Building Materials (concrete curing/injection, cement substitutes, blocks), with a secondary code of IMADAAAG, Cement Manufacturing (Portland, Blended & Specialty). Its NAICS code is 327310 and its SIC code is 3241.