Exclusive: Spain’s Humara raises €1.2 million to cut waste plant design cycles from months to days with AI SaaS

Spain's Humara Secures €1.2 Million Seed Funding to Revolutionize Waste Plant Design with AI Galicia-based software company Humara has successfully closed a €1.2 million Seed funding round, aiming to transform the design and operation of waste and recycling plants. The investment will fuel the expansion of its physics-based design platform and the rollout of Duplantis, an AI copilot for real-time plant operations, signaling a significant advancement in the digital transformation of the waste management sector. Humara's innovative SaaS platform replaces outdated methods, such as spreadsheets and disconnected CAD files, with a sophisticated AI-powered system capable of simulating 82 distinct waste materials. This technology dramatically compresses plant design cycles from approximately four months to mere days, enhancing efficiency and accuracy. The platform offers features like mass balance, equipment sizing, and scenario comparison, streamlining the engineering process for complex infrastructure. The company's offering extends to Humara Operate, which creates real-time Digital Twins of plants by integrating live data from SCADA systems and operational KPIs. Early deployments of Humara's solutions have demonstrated substantial benefits, including a 4% reduction in landfill reject rates, a 4% increase in material recovery, and significant cost savings for operators, with some reporting over 70% reductions and an estimated €800k annual profit uplift per plant. These advancements underscore Humara's contribution to a more efficient and sustainable circular economy, aligning with Europe's growing emphasis on digital sovereignty in critical infrastructure sectors.