# Gigaton raises $26 million Series A for AI cement optimization platform

UK startup Gigaton (formerly Carbon Re) raised a $26 million Series A round to expand its AI platform for optimizing cement manufacturing. The platform combines hardware with AI-driven controls to monitor kiln performance and reduce energy costs and emissions. Customers include Adani Cement, Heidelberg Materials and Holcim.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2026-06-28
- Where: United Kingdom
- Value: $26.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: AI platform for cement manufacturing
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Gigaton](https://endata.com/companies/95221.md)

## Sources

- [dailysynapse.com](https://dailysynapse.com/news/gigaton-raises-funding-to-modernize-cement-production-with-ai/), 2026-11-08: "Gigaton says the funding will support hiring, including AI engineers interested in industrial machine learning rather than LLM-focused applications."

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