A Canadian clean technology firm is innovating cement production to contribute toward a more environmentally friendly future of building things. Cement “is one of the hardest climate challenges left to solve,” according to CURA cofounder Erin Bobicki, who believes “the world cannot reach Net zero without rethinking how it’s made.” CURA’s patent-pending electrochemical process upgrades […]
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NorthX Supports Four More Canadian Cleantech Startups with Strategic Funding
NorthX Climate Tech this week announced $3 million in non-dilutive investments in four companies developing breakthrough technologies targeting high-emitting industrial sectors. The funding will support ShiftX Technologies, Kinitics, CURA, and Hydron Energy as they accelerating pilot deployments and advance pathways to commercial scale across energy, heavy industry, and resource-based systems. “Clean technology innovation is essential […]
Calgary’s CURA Climate to Demo Novel Innovation for Cleaner Cement
A Calgary-based climate technology startup-to-watch is partnering with a B.C.-based precast concrete manufacturer. Alberta’s CURA Climate has signed a formal agreement with Grand Forks Concrete to jointly deploy a pilot‑scale demonstration plant as well as a first‑of‑kind commercial facility to convert agricultural spent lime into low‑carbon cement and agricultural co‑products. “Agricultural spent lime has long […]
10 Canadian Clean Energy Startups to Watch in 2026
Canada’s clean energy sector is entering a pivotal moment. As 2026 approaches, a new wave of startups is moving beyond pilots and demonstrations toward commercial-scale deployment across some of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries. From cement, steel, and oil and gas to hydrogen, energy storage, and carbon dioxide removal, the emphasis is shifting from experimentation […]
Cleantech Secures Funding to Decarbonize Construction with a Low-Emission Cement
A climate tech company based in Calgary and Vancouver has raised a pre-seed round of capital. Funding for CURA, which is developing technology to produce cement with up to 85% less CO2 emissions, hails from Amplify Capital and Zacua Ventures. “This investment is a launchpad for us,” says cofounder Erin Bobicki. “We’re moving quickly to […]
Vancouver’s CURA Emerges from Stealth to Decarbonize Cement
A new Canadian climatetech startup is taking aim at one of the world’s toughest carbon challenges: cement production, a sector responsible for more than 8% of global CO₂ emissions—roughly equal to all passenger vehicles on the planet. Vancouver-based CURA has emerged from stealth with an electrochemical process that can cut cement emissions by up to […]