Radar › Companies › Air Pollution Management Tech · Massachusetts
Radar · Air Pollution Management Tech in Massachusetts

Best Air Pollution Management Tech Companies in Massachusetts, United States

The 39 best Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Massachusetts, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Indigo.

39companies tracked
$2Bdisclosed funding
2unicorns
23have raised

Ranked: Best Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Massachusetts

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Indigo 🦄
Provider of biological and sustainability solutions for the agriculture industry
$1.4B35 mo ago708
708 → 1,393 (+97%)
Geoffrey Maltzahn
Co-Founder
HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailSalesforce+35Top 5M355 patents
Improving crop productivity through microbial seed treatments and AI-driven agricultural analytics.
1 partnership
2Tomorrow.io 🦄
AI-powered weather intelligence platform using satellites for real-time forecasting
89Funding top 16%Customers top 25%AI top 26%Moat top 26%
All 11 signals ▾
Fundingtop 16%
Customerstop 25%
AItop 26%
Moattop 26%
Producttop 27%
Techtop 28%
Talenttop 28%
Newstop 30%
Growthtop 37%
Markettop 39%
Globaltop 48%
Funding: Raised $250M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.57★ across 25,899 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +2% in 6 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100
$250M3 mo ago124
124 → 228 (+84%)
Hagit Messer
Co-Founder
WordPressSentryZendesk+36Top 5M—1 award
3Verdox
Provides carbon capture solutions
$80M55 mo ago18
18 → 26 (+44%)
T Hatton
Co-Founder
Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+13Top 50M67 patents
Electrochemical acid‑gas capture using redox‑active polymers and quinone‑based electrodes
—
4Coaltek
Cleaner energy solutions for our planet'
$56M157 mo ago12———34 patents
Solid fuel processing and dry pre‑burning enhancement, including briquetting for metallurgy.
—
5enVerid
Provider of energy-saving HVAC solutions for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems
$49M39 mo ago31Christian Weeks
Chief Executive Officer
————
6Mantel
Developer of high-temperature carbon capture materials for industrial applications
$32M26 mo ago10Sean Robertson
Co-Founder & CTO
WordPressMySQLPHP+23Top 10M—1 job opening · 1 launch · 2 awards
7Fastr
AI-enhanced digital experience composition platform built for ecommerce leaders, empowering them to optimize…
$31M72 mo ago—Luhui Yan
Founder
HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+28Top 50M——
8Rypos
Manufacturer of exhaust control systems for the reduction of harmful emissions from diesel engines
$21M103 mo ago37—WordPressSentryMySQL+30Top 50M7 patents
Energy‑recovering diesel exhaust filtration systems integrating regenerative filters with electric load banks
—
9CO2 AI
AI-based platform to offset the carbon footprint
$12M35 mo ago—Florian Jourda
Co-founder • CTO
WebflowGSAPAmazon Web Services+15Top 10M16 patents
Carbon capture, utilization, and recycling integrating plastic waste conversion and electro‑lysis oxygen generation
1 job opening · 2 partnerships
10Salient Predictions
Offering AI based solutions for weather forecasting
$6M18 mo ago2Ray Schmitt
President & Co-founder
Webflowcore-jsjQuery+12Top 50M2 patents
Neural-network ensemble blending for probabilistic weather forecasting
—
11Metalmark
Developer of 3D nanostructured ceramic coatings for air purification
$4M54 mo ago3Sissi Liu
CEO & Co-Founder
————
12Sesame Sustainability
Online platform to offset the carbon footprint
$2M31 mo ago—Jim Owens
Co-Founder
————
13Takachar
Developer of portable systems converting agricultural and forest residues into bioproducts
$2M48 mo ago10Vidyut Mohan
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+17Top 10M16 patents
Optimizing multi-chamber biomass reactors for efficient biofuel conversion processes.
—
14Loop CO2
Technology to convert CO2 into essential products
$2M50 mo ago—Ian Tonks
Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer
————
15Wormser Energy Solutions
Coal gasification technology provider
$2M92 mo ago5Alex Wormser
Chairman & CEO
————
16Grain
Provider of solutions for waste management, biochar production, and carbon removal
$2M17 mo ago10Ryan Letourneau
CEO & Co-Founder
————
17risQ
Online platform to manage financial risk during climate change
$1M101 mo ago15Evan Kodra
Co-Founder & CEO
————
18Northwind Climate
Provider of business intelligence for the climate economy
$1M17 mo ago—Doug Rubin
Founder & CEO
————
19QuantAQ
Provider of air quality monitoring solutions
$520K52 mo ago9David Hagan
Founder & CEO
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+10Top 50M7 patents
Portable air quality measurement devices for environmental monitoring
—
20Carbix
Provider of solutions to transform atmospheric CO2 into carbonates
$250K70 mo ago3Vinit Dighe
Co-Founder
————
21CO2Stats
Offers facilities management services
$125K215 mo ago—Alexander Wissner-Gross
Founder
————
22Graviky Labs
Provider of innovative solutions to convert carbon emissions into sustainable industrial materials
$120K118 mo ago2Nikhil Kaushik
Co-Founder
Builder.ioAnimate.cssYouTube+13Top 50M——

Top 12 Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Massachusetts

#1
Series F · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2016 · 124 employees
$250Mraised
▾

AI-powered weather intelligence platform using satellites for real-time forecasting. It combines satellite data, machine learning, and real-time atmospheric modeling to deliver hyperlocal forecasts and predictive insights. It helps industries like aviation, energy, logistics, and insurance anticipate weather risks and automate operational decisions.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 89how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%
Customers
top 25%
AI
top 26%
Moat
top 26%
Product
top 27%
Tech
top 28%
Funding: Raised $250M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series F (May 2026)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.57★ across 25,899 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +2% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-powered, machine learning
Audience (LinkedIn): 31k LinkedIn followers — 15.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Series F$35M
  • Feb 2026Series F$175M
  • Sep 2023Series E—
  • Jun 2023Series E$87M
Founders & team
Hagit MesserCo-FounderItai ZlotnikCCORei GofferCo-Founder
Investors
Stonecourt Capital, Highland Capital Partners, Activate Capital, Lumir Ventures, MoreTech Ventures, Shavit Capital
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAppcuesChart.Js
#2
Indigo 🦄
Series G · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2013 · 708 employees
$1.4Braised
▾

Provider of biological and sustainability solutions for the agriculture industry. The company offers biological products that harness the plant microbiome to protect crops. It also provides sustainability programs that help scale sustainable practices. These solutions aim to reduce emissions, conserve water, and improve farm profitability.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 94k LinkedIn followers — 48.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Ruicon Carbon) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Series G$250M
  • Jun 2020Series F$360M
  • Jan 2020Conventional Debt$25M
  • Jan 2020Series F$175M
Founders & team
Geoffrey MaltzahnCo-FounderDavid BerryCo-Founder
Investors
Pac-West Telecomm, FedEx, Alaska Permanent Fund, Flagship Pioneering, Investment Corporation of Dubai, Baillie Gifford
Tech stack
6SenseAdrollAdroll Cmp SystemApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflare
#3
Series A · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2017 · 2 employees
$5.6Mraised
▾

Offering AI-based solutions for weather forecasting. It uses ocean data and machine learning algorithm to predict the weather. It provides weather forecasting for diverse applications across agriculture, energy and utilities, insurance, finance and commodities, retail, natural disaster planning and others.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. Enwex (Energy Weather Indices)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$649.9K
  • Nov 2024Grant (prize money)—
  • Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$924.8K
  • May 2022Series A$5.6M
Founders & team
Ray SchmittPresident & Co-founderSam LevangCo-Founder
Investors
Wireframe Ventures, Munich Re, Powerhouse, Endeavor8, First Star Ventures, Blindspot Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#4
Series A · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2022 · 10 employees
$32Mraised
▾

Developer of high-temperature carbon capture materials for industrial applications. These materials are designed to operate within the high-temperature environments of boilers, kilns, and furnaces, enabling highly efficient carbon capture. The technology facilitates carbon dioxide capture to meet climate goals, offering a viable solution for various industries. The materials are engineered for effective and efficient CO2 removal in demanding industrial settings.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Site Engineering Manager, Process Commissioning Engineer
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024Series A$30M
  • Feb 2024Grant (prize money)$274.7K
  • Aug 2022Seed$2M
Founders & team
Sean RobertsonCo-Founder & CTOCameron HallidayCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
New Climate Ventures, Engine Ventures, Shell, Eni Next, Hartree Partners, BP Ventures
#5
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2022 · 10 employees
$1.6Mraised
▾

Provider of solutions for waste management, biochar production, and carbon removal. The company offers strategies for project deployment and profitability, including business case development and partner matching. It connects financiers and producers, providing tools to monitor performance. The company also assists equipment suppliers in marketing to a waste management network.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 2.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Seed$880K
  • Nov 2022Seed$1.6M
Founders & team
Ryan LetourneauCEO & Co-FounderJason DodierCo-FounderMatt BoujonnierCo-Founder
Investors
SE Ventures, Elevate Ventures, SNØCAP, Helidoni Group, Schneider Electric
#6
Seed · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2024
$1.1Mraised
▾

Provider of business intelligence for the climate economy. This company offers a data-driven SaaS platform delivering proprietary business intelligence to help maximize returns on climate tech and sustainability investments. It provides market research, public opinion data, and predictive models. Services include data vault access, go-to-market lead generation, and custom consumer research. The platform uses a proprietary climate value segmentation model to improve marketing ROI and customer acquisition. The model identifies distinct consumer groups based on climate-related consumption, outperforming traditional demographic models in predicting behavior. The company also offers AI integrations for enhanced data analysis and communication.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 383 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Doug RubinFounder & CEO
#7
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2010 · 31 employees
$48.9Mraised
▾

Provider of energy-saving HVAC solutions for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems. It offers(HLR) HVAC Load Reduction, a family of retrofit modules that remove carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds, and other trace contaminants. The HLR solution minimizes the amount of outside air required to maintain indoor air quality, reducing the load on the HVAC system and resulting in significant energy savings.

Funding rounds
  • May 2023Series B$13.9M
  • Nov 2020Grant (prize money)—
  • Mar 2020Series B$20M
  • Mar 2016Series B$10M
Founders & team
Christian WeeksChief Executive Officer
Investors
Building Ventures, Ajax Strategies, Breakthrough Energy, OurCrowd, DOE, Leumi Partners
#8
Series C · Woburn, Massachusetts · founded 2019 · 18 employees
$80Mraised
▾

Provides carbon capture solutions. Its design allows gases to flow through with less resistance which helps the soaking process more efficient and also applies a specific voltage to the capture material to release the CO₂.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience · 67 engagements/post (2.5× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2022Series C$80M
  • Feb 2021Grant (prize money)$250K
  • Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$250K
  • Jun 2020Seed—
Founders & team
T HattonCo-FounderSahag VoskianCo-Founder & CTOBrian BaynesCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Breakthrough Energy, Prelude Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, Hydro, Prime Impact Fund, America’s Seed Fund
Tech stack
AngularCore-JsGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHstsJsdelivr
#9
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2021
$12Mraised
▾

AI-based platform to offset the carbon footprint. Its platform helps users to measure, track and reduce their environmental footprint.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 5.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Value Consultant
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. Metalsa, MOTA Cooling Systems, AQ Group AB, and Motherson Group) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Series A$12M
Founders & team
Florian JourdaCo-founder • CTOCharlotte DegotFounder
Investors
Unusual Ventures, Partech Partners, BCG
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#10
Series C · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2006
$31.1Mraised
▾

Fastr is an AI-enhanced digital experience composition platform that helps ecommerce teams optimize their experiences quickly without the need for prototyping or developer handoffs. They offer solutions for adaptive experience optimization and productivity tools for sales teams.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 4.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2020Series C$5.2M
  • Feb 2020Series B$3M
  • Oct 2012Series B$6M
  • Dec 2011Conventional Debt$2M
Founders & team
Luhui YanFounderJohn MurdockChief Executive Officer
Investors
Northcap Partners, Timia Capital, OpenView, North Atlantic Capital, The Gores Group
Tech stack
6SenseAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#11
Deadpooled · Framingham, Massachusetts · founded 2002 · 12 employees
$55.7Mraised
▾

CoalTek’s near-zero emission, microwave-based demoisturization system is being claimed to be the only proven commercial scale system in the world that can safely reduce the moisture of coal & other natural resources to any level, which not only improves the overall efficiency and energy savings of industrial facilities, but also greatly reduces overall emissions

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2013Series C$1.8M
  • Apr 2013Series C$1M
  • Mar 2011Series C$2M
  • Sep 2010Grant (prize money)$1.8M
Investors
Braemar Energy Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Technology Partners, DFJ, Warburg Pincus, OSTI
#12
Seed · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2023
$2.4Mraised
▾

Online platform to offset the carbon footprint. It is an industrial decarbonization platform that offers modeling, optimization, and analysis tools to help teams understand and execute their decarbonization journey. They provide an all-in-one solution to de-risk and drive sustainable practices in industries.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Seed$2.4M
Founders & team
Jim OwensCo-FounderPaul SizaireCo-FounderEmre GencerCo-Founder & CEO

Funding & investor landscape

$2Btotal disclosed funding
23companies funded
84disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Greentown Labs5 rounds
MassChallenge4 rounds
OSTI4 rounds
America’s Seed Fund3 rounds
National Science Foundation3 rounds
Breakthrough Energy2 rounds
E14 Fund2 rounds
Project 11 Ventures2 rounds
Village Capital2 rounds
369 Growth Partners1 rounds

Notable founders

Hagit Messer
Co-Founder · Tomorrow.io
Itai Zlotnik
CCO · Tomorrow.io
Geoffrey Maltzahn
Co-Founder · Indigo
David Berry
Co-Founder · Indigo
Ray Schmitt
President & Co-founder · Salient Predictions
Sam Levang
Co-Founder · Salient Predictions
Sean Robertson
Co-Founder & CTO · Mantel
Cameron Halliday
Co-Founder & CEO · Mantel
Ryan Letourneau
CEO & Co-Founder · Grain
Jason Dodier
Co-Founder · Grain
Doug Rubin
Founder & CEO · Northwind Climate
Christian Weeks
Chief Executive Officer · enVerid
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 19,235,917 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Air Pollution Management Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN MASSACHUSETTS · Environment

How research on Air Quality in Massachusetts is moving

A read on the academic research around Air Quality in Massachusetts — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 227 papers.

227 papers · stance +0.13 · 18% breakthrough · 53% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology134
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst35
  • Massachusetts General Hospital20
  • Massachusetts Department of Public Health13
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell9
leading researchers
Sebastian D. Eastham · Noelle E. Selin · Sergey Paltsev · Jennifer Morris · Qindan Zhu · Steven R. H. Barrett
prism intelligence · tone & topics
43% positive · 50% critical tone
EnvironmentHealthPoliticsTransportationEnergyGovernment
▲ Breakthroughs28 · 12%
▲ 8%→12% share
▲1.5× share momentum0 median citations75% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (8%→12% of field), led by Air pollution.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Air pollution2→11
  • Greenhouse gas1→9
  • Natural resource economics1→4
Newly emergingPollutant 0→7 · Climate change 0→5 · Pollution 0→4
Landmark Global Mortality Attributable to Aircraft Cruise Emissions · 216 cites
◆ Advancements46 · 20%
20%→20% share
▲1.0× share momentum11 median citations74% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (20%→20% of field), led by Air pollution.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Air pollution4→23
  • Environmental health1→7
  • Pollution2→6
  • Particulates3→5
  • Environmental chemistry1→3
Newly emergingRegression analysis 0→4 · Reactivity (psychology) 0→3 · Fossil fuel 0→3
Landmark Evidence on the impact of sustained exposure to air pollution on life expectancy from China’s Huai River policy · 1,736 cites
▼ Concerns82 · 36%
37%→37% share
▲1.0× share momentum8 median citations76% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (37%→37% of field), led by Air pollution.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Air pollution16→39
  • Pollution5→18
  • Particulates5→14
  • Ozone2→8
  • Atmospheric sciences1→5
Newly emergingPublic health 0→5 · Aviation 0→5 · Equity (law) 0→5
Landmark Up in Smoke: The Influence of Household Behavior on the Long-Run Impact of Improved Cooking Stoves · 310 cites

Common questions

How many Air Pollution Management Tech companies are there in Massachusetts, United States?
Radar tracks 39 indexable Air Pollution Management Tech companies headquartered in Massachusetts, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Massachusetts, United States?
The Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Massachusetts, United States on this list have raised a combined $2B in disclosed equity funding across 23 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Air Pollution Management Tech company in Massachusetts, United States?
Indigo is the highest-funded Air Pollution Management Tech company in Massachusetts, United States, with $1.4B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Massachusetts, United States are funded?
23 of the 39 Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Massachusetts, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Air Pollution Management Tech unicorns are there in Massachusetts, United States?
2 Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Massachusetts, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Massachusetts, United States Air Pollution Management Tech companies?
The most active investors in Massachusetts, United States Air Pollution Management Tech companies on this list include Greentown Labs, MassChallenge, OSTI, America’s Seed Fund, National Science Foundation.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories

Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.

Coming soon