The startup offers a cloud-based concrete management software that utilizes IoT and machine learning to monitor and predict concrete quality issues during delivery. This technology enables construction companies to ensure compliance with specifications, reduce operational costs, and lower carbon emissions.
Funding
$6.6M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
The ready-mix concrete industry faces challenges in maintaining consistent quality, reducing waste, and meeting increasingly stringent environmental regulations due to the lack of real-time monitoring and data-driven insights during concrete delivery. Traditional methods often lead to rejected batches, increased operational costs, and a significant carbon footprint.
Solution
Cloud Cycle offers a digitized solution for the ready-mix concrete industry, providing real-time monitoring and AI-powered quality control from batch to pour. By equipping concrete mixer trucks with the CloudBox system, Cloud Cycle enables continuous data streaming to the CUBE platform, a cloud-based system that monitors concrete quality and delivery status. The CUBE platform provides visibility into batching performance, slump measurements, and potential issues, allowing for proactive adjustments and informed decision-making. This system helps concrete producers and construction firms reduce waste, improve quality, increase efficiency, and meet environmental targets by optimizing concrete usage and minimizing CO₂ emissions.
Target Audience
Cloud Cycle primarily targets ready-mix concrete producers and construction firms seeking to improve concrete quality, reduce waste, increase efficiency, and meet environmental targets.
Features
- CloudBox system: proprietary sensors and electronics that equip concrete mixer-trucks to make them smart and connected
- CUBE platform: cloud-based software that monitors concrete quality and delivery in real-time
- Real-time data streaming: continuous data transmission from trucks to the CUBE platform
- Digital slump measurements: consistent and reliable slump measurements
- High temporal resolution GPS: precise tracking of site entry and exits
- Geolocated and timestamped discharges: accurate recording of concrete pouring locations and times
- Water-addition detection and measurement: monitoring of water added during delivery
- Integration with existing systems: seamless integration through APIs
- Real-time dashboard: live information from trucks, routes, plants, and sites
- Machine learning algorithms: deep insight into concrete quality for informed decision-making