Spain's Humara raises €1.2 million to compress waste plant design…

Team S · 2026-05-07T14:26:43.000Z

Humara, a Galicia-based software company rebuilding how waste and recycling plants are designed and operated, has closed a €1.2 million seed round. The round was led by Impact Shakers, with new investor Inclimo joining alongside existing backers Zubi Capital, Ship2B Ventures, and the company's angel syndicate. Founded in 2021 by Laura Rodríguez Álvarez, Martín Nogueira Salgueiro, and Víctor González, Humara replaces the spreadsheets and disconnected CAD files that still underpin most waste-plant engineering with a physics-based SaaS platform. Its software simulates 82 distinct waste materials through real separation equipment, compressing design cycles from roughly four months to a matter of days. Over 250 plants across Europe and Latin America have been designed using the platform, with customers including Veolia, FCC, PreZero, Ecoembes, and Bianna reporting cost savings of over 70%. The company offers two products. Humara Design covers physics-based plant design — mass balance, equipment sizing, scenario comparison, and exportable deliverables for engineering teams. Humara Operate extends this into daily plant management, turning static models into live tools connected to real-time SCADA data. The new funding will also support the rollout of Duplantis, an AI copilot that connects to live operational data to support real-time operator decisions, with four pilots launching in 2026 projecting 4% recovery improvements and 7% energy reductions. The capital will be used to expand Humara Design into more European and Latin American markets and waste streams, roll out Humara Operate and Duplantis, and grow the commercial team across both regions. The company already operates across Germany, France, the UK, and Latin America, with plans to enter North America.

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