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Best Energy Companies in Australia

The 935 best Energy companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: APA Group.

935companies tracked
$9.8Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
105have raised

Australia's Energy sector has 935 companies tracked in our directory, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum — and the $9.8B in total disclosed capital tells you this is no peripheral market. Acen Australia leads the field at $588M raised, with Tamboran Resources ($97M) and Aura Energy ($42M) rounding out the top tier. No unicorns yet, but the funding concentration is real. Solar is where the heat is: solar electricity generation, photovoltaic systems, and community solar farms dominate the thematic conversation right now, even as overall coverage stays flat. And median install growth across energy apps is running at roughly 28% year-on-year across 138 tracked apps, which I'd call a quiet signal that end-user engagement is genuinely accelerating.

The global backdrop matters here too. Geopolitical disruption is reshuffling energy trade routes fast, as the US push to redirect energy exports amid Middle East tensions makes clear, and Australia sits in a strategically interesting position as a supplier. Investors like the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, EnergyLab, and Artesian are active across the stack. So if you're mapping this sector, distributed energy resources and flexible loads are the demand drivers worth watching most closely this quarter.

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Our analysis of 441 Energy companies

$135.1b in tracked funding; 76% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

441companies analysed
76%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
8unicorns
2013median founding year
554kcombined LinkedIn audience
47%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Energy companies in Australia

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackMarket signals (1y)Patents & IP focusRecent signals
1APA Group
Gas transmission and distribution company
$4.1B73 mo ago16,000—Node.jsAzure Front DoorAzure+13——1 partnership
2Ausgrid
Electricity distribution company
$1.1B84 mo ago2,216—SitecoreApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25——1 job opening
3Pacific Hydro
Clean energy project developer and operator
$615M90 mo ago374—————
4ACEN Australia
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
$588M14 mo ago58—WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17——1 job opening
5Infigen Energy
Renewable Energy Developers
$473M70 mo ago550Ross Rolfe
CEO & MD
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6Liquefied Natural Gas Limited
Development of LNG export terminal
$382M96 mo ago13—————
7Karoon Energy
Provider of drilling services for oil & gas industries
$340M28 mo ago109—WordPressMySQLPHP+176 signals ▲20%
Announcements · Buyback · Earnings
——
8Collgar Renewables
Developer of wind energy projects
$300M90 mo ago150—WixSentryApple iCloud Mail+13———
9Buru Energy
Developer of Rafael gas project and related energy assets
$156M49 mo ago59Eric Streitberg
CEO
SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+153 signals
Funding · Regulatory
——
10EnviroMission
Developer of solar tower power station technology
$140M129 mo ago1Roger Davey
Exec Chairman CEO
————
1188 Energy
Provider of oil & gas exploration and production services
$131M46 mo ago7—WordPressMySQLPHP+22—28 patents
Lithium‑sulfur battery electrolytes, flexible cells, and advanced electrode materials
—
12Cooper Energy
Producer and marketer of domestic natural gas
$126M110 mo ago131Jane Norman
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
————
13Silex
Provider of laser based semiconductor materials
$123M34 mo ago38Michael Goldsworthy
Founder & CEO & MD
Amazon ALBAmazon Web ServicesNetlify+11———
14Armour Energy
Provider of oil and gas exploration and production services
$100M129 mo ago34—————
15Tamboran Resources
Oil & gas production company
$97M13 mo ago20Joel Riddle
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
WordPressMySQLPHP+1632 signals ▲68%
Capital raise · Announcements · Funding
—1 expansion
16WestSide
Provider of private and group air charter services
$71M91 mo ago10—WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+16———
17Sino Gas & Energy
Developer of unconventional natural gas resources
$63M150 mo ago46—————
18New Energy Corporation
Waste to energy processing company
$46M144 mo ago—Jason Pugh
CEO
————
19Comet Ridge
Developer of natural gas resources for the east coast market
$45M78 mo ago2—WordPressMySQLPHP+163 signals ▲200%
Acquisition
——
20Westside Energy
Turnkey solar project developer
$45M——Wayne Irvine
CEO & Director
————
215B
Developer of solar energy projects
$45M42 mo ago172Eden Tehan
Co-Founder
HubSpot CMS HubGSAPHubSpot+153 signals
Funding · Capital raise
——
22Aura Energy
Provider of uranium exploration services
$42M4 mo ago3Andrew Grove
Managing Director and CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+23———
23Byron Energy
Oil and gas exploration and production company
$42M72 mo ago—Maynard Smith
CEO
————
24Strike Energy
Provider of oil & gas exploration and production services
$38M45 mo ago24Stuart Nicholls
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+1710 signals ▲150%
Announcements · Acquisition
—1 expansion · 1 award
25Starling Energy
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
$35M6 mo ago8Nuno Carneiro
CEO
————
26Calima Energy
Oil and gas producer with a focus on returns-driven growth
$33M83 mo ago20—————
27SunDrive
Manufacturer of solar powered products
$26M31 mo ago22David Hu
Co-Founder
—3 signals
Funding
—1 job opening
28Tindo Solar
Solar Panel manufacturers
$23M6 mo ago50—WordPressZohoMySQL+278 signals ▲167%
Funding · Hiring · Capital raise
——
29Invictus Energy
Developer of onshore African gas resources
$22M29 mo ago—Scott Macmillan
CEO & MD
WordPressMySQLPHP+244 signals ▲300%
Regulatory · Contracts
—1 partnership
30Triangle Energy
Operator of onshore and offshore oil and gas assets, and carbon dioxide storage facilities
$17M22 mo ago9—WordPressMySQLPHP+234 signals ▲300%
Leadership · Contracts
——
31Global Energy Ventures
Provider of compressed shipping solutions to oil and gas industry
$16M55 mo ago—Maurice Brand
CEO
——28 patents
Advanced lithium‑sulfur battery electrolytes, flexible cells, and electrode technologies
—
32AEMO
Provider of electricity oil and gas retail services
$12M22 mo ago—Daniel Westerman
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
SitecoreTypeScriptMicrosoft ASP.NET+25———
33International Graphite
Developer of advanced downstream processing facilities for the global battery industry
$9M16 mo ago—Andrew Worland
Managing Director
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+22———
34Kinetiko Energy
Developer of advanced shallow conventional onshore gas resources
$8M59 mo ago3—WordPressMySQLPHP+143 signals ▲50%
Announcements · Contracts
——
35Allume Energy
Provider of community and residential solar solutions
$8M12 mo ago41—WordPressMySQLPHP+29—11 patents
Distributed solar PV energy management and AC power sharing in multi-unit buildings
—
36Morella Corp
Provider of battery minerals services
$8M46 mo ago10Alex Cheeseman
CEO
————
37HAMR Energy
Provider of methanol production services
$7M4 mo ago5—Framer SitesGoogle MapsReact+83 signals
Funding · Contracts
——
38Mosman Oil and Gas
Developer of helium, hydrogen, and hydrocarbon exploration and production projects
$7M13 mo ago1—DrupalPHPYouTube+64 signals ▼83%
Announcements
——
39IonDrive
Provider of energy storage solutions using aqueous sodium batteries
$6M18 mo ago—Ebbe Dommisse
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+235 signals ▲400%
Announcements · Contracts · Funding
—1 partnership · 1 expansion
40Aquila
Provider of energy network building and operating services
$5M23 mo ago6Billy Jeremijenko
Co-Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15——1 job opening
41Omega Oil and Gas
OMEGA OIL AND GAS LIMITED
$4M16 mo ago2—WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryElementor+314 signals ▲100%
Funding · Contracts · Acquisition
——
42HB11 Energy
Provider of nuclear fusion reactor technology using magnetic technology and by using hydrogen-boron as fuel
$4M34 mo ago8Warren McKenzie
Co-Founder & Managing Director
WordPressMySQLPHP+22—9 patents
Laser-driven boron‑11 fusion systems for compact clean energy generation
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43Vast
Provider of utility scale renewable energy power generations
$4M10 mo ago39Craig Wood
Chief Executive Officer
Webflowcore-jsjQuery+13———
44NRN
Renewable energy infrastructure business that aims to create a greener future by providing greater access to…
$3M10 mo ago11—WordPressMySQLPHP+25———
45Provaris
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
$3M11 mo ago1—WebflowVimeoTypekit+13——2 partnerships · 1 expansion
46BPH
Oil and gas exploration company
$2M33 mo ago2,000—————
47PowerPlus Energy
Manufacturer of solar energy batteries
$2M1 mo ago—Simon Chan
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+22——1 job opening · 1 partnership
48Synergia Energy
Producer natural gas
$1M30 mo ago29Ronald Wessel
CEO
DrupalPHPHandlebars+1610 signals ▲100%
Announcements · Acquisition · Capital raise
——
49PHNXX
Developer of solar energy projects
$1M16 mo ago4—WebflowHubSpotreCAPTCHA+11———
50MetroElectro
Developer of solar PV projects
$680K7 mo ago—Lloyd Heinrich
Founder & CEO
—3 signals
Funding
——

Top 12 Energy companies in Australia

#1
Public · Windsor, Victoria · founded 2006 · 3 employees
$42.2Mraised
▾

Provider of uranium exploration services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Post IPO$14.1M
  • Mar 2024Post IPO$16.2M
  • Sep 2020Post IPO$184.6K
  • Mar 2018Post IPO$3.7M
Founders & team
Andrew GroveManaging Director and CEO
Investors
L1 Capital, The Lind Partners
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCore-JsElementorFlying PagesGoogle Analytics
#2
Funding Raised · Hobart, Tasmania · founded 2016 · 58 employees
$588.1Mraised
▾

Developer of solar and wind energy projects

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Manager, Social Participation and Corporate Communications
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Conventional Debt$472M
  • Oct 2022Conventional Debt$48.1M
  • Sep 2022Conventional Debt$68.1M
Investors
DBS Bank, CEFC, AN Support Services India Private Limited, Cathay United Bank, CommBank, CTBC Bank
Tech stack
Accessible360Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#3
Series C · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2017 · 8 employees
$35.1Mraised
▾

Developer of solar and wind energy projects

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Conventional Debt$22.9M
  • Dec 2021Series C—
  • 2019Series C$35.1M
Founders & team
Nuno CarneiroCEO
Investors
SUSI Partners, CEFC
#4
Acquired · Salisbury, South Australia · founded 2011 · 50 employees
$23.3Mraised
▾

Tindo designs and manufactures solar panels in Australia, for supplying in the country as well as globally. The company has a 60 MW automatic manufacturing line for production of the panels and they come with built-in microinverters from Enphase. Tindo solar also offers its customers the option of getting the plant installed by them, they have tied up with multiple contractors who install the solar panels and the entire system on their behalf.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Grant (prize money)$22.5M
  • Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$755.3K
Investors
Australian Government, Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCdnjsClickceaseCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#5
Public · Manly, Queensland · founded 2009 · 20 employees
$97.3Mraised
▾

Oil & gas production company

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Post IPO$55.4M
  • Jul 2023Series C$48.4M
  • Sep 2022Series B$15M
  • Dec 2018Series B$24M
Founders & team
Joel RiddleManaging Director and Chief Executive Officer
Investors
Helmerich & Payne, Formentera Partners
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerBootstrapCloudflare
#6
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2020 · 5 employees
$7.1Mraised
▾

Provider of methanol production services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series A$7.1M
Investors
Qantas, Airbus Official, thyssenkrupp Uhde, Startupbootcamp Australia, Victorian Clean Technology Fund
Tech stack
Framer SitesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle MapsHstsHttp/3
#7
Acquired · Scoresby, Victoria · founded 2017
$1.6Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of solar energy batteries

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Head of Technology
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Wainwright) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$1.6M
Founders & team
Simon ChanCo-FounderBradley PatonCEO
Investors
Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#8
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2014 · 41 employees
$7.5Mraised
▾

Allume Energy installs community and residential solar systems both grids tied and off the grid. The company also offers the financing options of pay as you go with zero upfront cost for installing the solar systems and aim to create an alternative energy network n Australia.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 2.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -2 · hiring: Principal Electronics Design Engineer, Dev Ops and Backend Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series B$6.8M
  • Aug 2023Series A$1.5M
  • Jul 2021Series A$6M
Investors
Elemental, The Schmidt Family Foundation, Taronga Ventures, E.ON, Clean Energy Seed Fund, Clean Fight
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnt DesignApache Http ServerBootstrap
#9
Public · Mosman, New South Wales · founded 2011 · 1 employees
$7Mraised
▾

Developer of helium, hydrogen, and hydrocarbon exploration and production projects. This company identifies opportunities for projects that generate operating cash flow and offer development potential, while also advancing exploration permits. It currently operates helium and hydrocarbon projects, with some projects transitioned to royalty arrangements to maximize upside without significant capital expenditure. The focus is on developing and producing these resources.

Funding rounds
  • May 2025Post IPO$1.7M
  • Feb 2024Post IPO$380.7K
  • Mar 2021Post IPO$2.1M
  • Oct 2020Post IPO$1.2M
#10
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 11 employees
$3.4Mraised
▾

NRN (National Renewable Network) is an Energy Infrastructure business in Australia that aims to create a greener and more sustainable future by providing greater access to renewable energy plans. They help Australians protect themselves from rising energy costs and lower emissions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Conventional Debt$32.6M
  • Aug 2025Series A$11.2M
  • Jun 2024Seed$1M
  • Dec 2023Seed$2.4M
Investors
Investible, Electrifi Ventures, Catalytic Impact Foundation, Virescent Ventures, Ecotone Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceLucky OrangeMicrosoft Clarity
#11
Public · Darlinghurst, New South Wales · founded 2009 · 39 employees
$3.5Mraised
▾

Provider of utility scale renewable energy power generations

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Post IPO$3.5M
Founders & team
Craig WoodChief Executive Officer
Investors
Nabors, Canberra Airport
#12
Seed · St Kilda, Victoria · founded 2024
$680Kraised
▾

Developer of solar PV projects

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 464 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Seed$1M
  • Nov 2025Conventional Debt$4M
  • May 2024Seed$680K
Founders & team
Lloyd HeinrichFounder & CEO
Investors
Wavemaker Impact, Ecotone Partners

Funding & investor landscape

$9.8Btotal disclosed funding
99companies funded
210disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
CVC17 rounds
Australian Renewable Energy Agency16 rounds
EnergyLab14 rounds
Artesian11 rounds
Argo Investments8 rounds
Clean Energy Seed Fund7 rounds
CommBank7 rounds
CEFC5 rounds
Carlton Investments5 rounds
AN Support Services India Private Limited4 rounds

Notable founders

Andrew Grove
Managing Director and CEO · Aura Energy
Nuno Carneiro
CEO · Starling Energy
Joel Riddle
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer · Tamboran Resources
Simon Chan
Co-Founder · PowerPlus Energy
Bradley Paton
CEO · PowerPlus Energy
Craig Wood
Chief Executive Officer · Vast
Lloyd Heinrich
Founder & CEO · MetroElectro
Andrew Worland
Managing Director · International Graphite
Ebbe Dommisse
CEO · IonDrive
Daniel Westerman
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director · AEMO
Michael Goldsworthy
Founder & CEO & MD · Silex
Billy Jeremijenko
Co-Founder & CEO · Aquila
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,876,182 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Energy coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Australia

How research on Grid Energy Storage is moving in Australia

A read on the academic research around Grid Energy Storage — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,681 Australia-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201320202026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 64% → 65% across 2013–2026.
top research entities
  • University of Wollongong182
  • Division of Materials Science and Engineering176
  • UNSW Sydney163
  • University of Technology Sydney107
  • University College London102
leading researchers
Li Li · Huan Liu · Kashem M. Muttaqi · Shulei Chou · Shi Xue Dou · Glen G. Farivar · Dongliang Chao · Maria Skyllas‐Kazacos
▲ Breakthroughs640 · 38%
▲ 28%→40% share
▲1.4× share momentum2 median citations89% since 2021mostly methods-led
Electrolyte and cathode research is surging — Australian papers grew from 5→96 and 8→93, signalling rapid battery chemistry breakthroughs.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Battery (electricity)8→117
  • Electrolyte5→96
  • Electrochemistry9→98
  • Cathode8→93
  • Anode5→71
Newly emergingPower (physics) 0→27 · Capacitor 0→25 · Catalysis 0→19
Landmark Liquid-Mediated Dense Integration of Graphene Materials for Compact Capacitive Energy Storage · 1,817 cites
◆ Advancements617 · 37%
▼ 39%→37% share
▼0.9× share momentum3 median citations85% since 2021mostly methods-led
Renewable energy integration research intensified sharply — Australian grid-storage advancement papers rose from 8→115 alongside new solar and thermal topics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Renewable energy8→115
  • Battery (electricity)12→113
  • Photovoltaic system6→75
  • Electrochemistry6→53
  • Anode3→43
Newly emergingElectricity 0→35 · Solar energy 0→18 · Thermal 0→14
Landmark Heterostructures for Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: A Review · 1,360 cites
▼ Concerns272 · 16%
▲ 13%→16% share
▲1.2× share momentum10 median citations83% since 2021mostly reviews
Nanotechnology safety concerns are escalating — Australian concern-segment papers jumped 4→46, with aqueous-solution and distributed-generation risks newly emerging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Battery (electricity)5→55
  • Renewable energy4→53
  • Nanotechnology4→46
  • Electrolyte4→45
  • Anode1→36
Newly emergingKey (lock) 0→11 · Distributed generation 0→10 · Aqueous solution 0→9
Landmark Roadmap for advanced aqueous batteries: From design of materials to applications · 1,787 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Australia

Where energy storage is researched across Australia

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Sydney346 · +0.51
Hot · ElectrolyteAdvancing · ElectrochemistryOpportunity · Energy managementConcern · Wearable computer
Melbourne289 · +0.55
Hot · Renewable energyAdvancing · Composite numberOpportunity · GridConcern · Electricity
Brisbane199 · +0.41
Hot · NanotechnologyAdvancing · NanoparticleOpportunity · Energy (signal processing)Concern · Sustainability
Adelaide99 · +0.43
Hot · Aqueous solutionAdvancing · ElectrolysisOpportunity · SizingConcern · Scale (ratio)
Perth79 · +0.40
Hot · Perovskite (structure)Advancing · CeramicOpportunity · Power (physics)Concern · Heat transfer
Canberra51 · +0.52
Hot · Cost of electricity by sourceAdvancing · CeramicOpportunity · Power (physics)Concern · Renewable energy

Common questions

How many Energy companies are there in Australia?
Radar tracks 935 indexable Energy companies headquartered in Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Energy companies in Australia?
The Energy companies in Australia on this list have raised a combined $9.8B in disclosed equity funding across 99 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Energy company in Australia?
APA Group is the highest-funded Energy company in Australia, with $4.1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Energy companies in Australia are funded?
99 of the 935 Energy companies in Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Energy unicorns are there in Australia?
None of the Energy companies in Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Australia Energy companies?
The most active investors in Australia Energy companies on this list include CVC, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, EnergyLab, Artesian, Argo Investments.
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