CURA

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.

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

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)

Keywords

• Low-carbon cement
• Cement decarbonization
• Electrochemical carbon capture
• Industrial emissions reduction
• Green cement materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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

Core 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

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and flagship.

• BBA EngineeringcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 15 June 2026Selected 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 GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026MOU 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 + EppsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2026Collaboration 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 SolutionscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 31 March 2026Calgary-based engineering partner leading detailed process engineering, design, and pilot manufacture for the 100-tonne-per-year pilot facility funded by Alberta Innovates.
• SylveracoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2026Partnership 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.flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 March 2026Three-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 BuildersecondaryOthers · 19 March 2026Accepted 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 or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2026Strategic 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.
• CapturacoreTechnology or Integration · 16 March 2026Strategic 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.
• ACCIONAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 December 2025MOU 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 DistrictcoreOthers · 27 November 2025CURA 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) ParissecondaryOthers · 30 October 2025CURA 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

Direct 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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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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