Best Energy Companies in Melbourne, Australia
The 93 best Energy companies in Melbourne, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Pacific Hydro.
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.
Ranked: Best Energy companies in Melbourne
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Hydro Clean energy project developer and operator | $615M | 91 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1992 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Karoon Energy Provider of drilling services for oil & gas industries | $340M | 29 mo ago | Public | — | 2004 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — |
| 3 | Byron Energy Oil and gas exploration and production company | $42M | 72 mo ago | Acquired | Maynard Smith CEO | 2005 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Tilt Renewables Independent power producer in renewable energy sector | $13M | 87 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+22 | — | 1 expansion |
| 5 | Red Sky Energy Australian oil and gas exploration and development company | $10M | 67 mo ago | Public | Andrew Knox CEO & MD | 2001 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 6 | Allume Energy Provider of community and residential solar solutions | $8M | 12 mo ago | Series B | — | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | 11 patents Distributed solar PV energy management and AC power sharing in multi-unit buildings | — |
| 7 | HAMR Energy Provider of methanol production services | $7M | 4 mo ago | Series A | — | 2020 | Framer SitesGoogle MapsReact+8 | — | — |
| 8 | Energy Locals Fixed prices for electricity | $2M | 92 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+28 | — | 1 award |
| 9 | PHNXX Developer of solar energy projects | $1M | 16 mo ago | Seed | — | 2022 | WebflowHubSpotreCAPTCHA+11 | — | — |
| 10 | Southern Green Gas Provider of gas transportation services | $437K | 69 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | — | 31 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
Top 12 Energy companies in Melbourne
#1
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2020 · 5 employees$7.1Mraised▾
Provider of methanol production services
- Feb 2026Series A$7.1M
#2
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.
- Jun 2025Series B$6.8M
- Aug 2023Series A$1.5M
- Jul 2021Series A$6M
#3
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2004 · 109 employees$340Mraised▾
Provider of drilling services for oil & gas industries
- Jan 2024Conventional Debt$340M
#4
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2022 · 4 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Developer of solar energy projects
- Feb 2025Seed$1.1M
- Dec 2022Seed—
#5
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1992 · 374 employees$615Mraised▾
Pacific Hydro specialises in identification, development, and operation of renewable energy assets. The company has a diversified portfolio of 19 operating assets and an installed capacity of over 750 MW across Chile, Australia and Brazil in wind and hydro power plants. They also have over 350 MW of installed wind and hydro capacity in Australia.
- Nov 2018Conventional Debt$115M
- May 2017Conventional Debt$500M
#6
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2005$41.6Mraised▾
Byron Energy is an oil and gas exploration and production company operating in the Gulf of Mexico, the United States. Claims to hold 100% working interest over hydrocarbon blocks in South Marsh Island, Eugene Island, Grand Island, Vermilion Block and 93% working interest in Bivouac Peak.
- May 2020Post IPO$10.5M
- Aug 2017Post IPO$20.9M
- Sep 2011Post IPO$6.8M
- May 2010Post IPO$3.5M
#7
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2001$10.5Mraised▾
Australian oil and gas exploration and development company. This company acquires, drills, and develops oil and gas resources using conventional methods and advanced technologies. It employs a team with a proven track record in oil and gas field development and operation. The company focuses on producing oil and gas resources through established, best-practice techniques. Its projects involve the full lifecycle of resource extraction, from acquisition to production.
- Nov 2020Post IPO$4M
- Apr 2005Series A$10.5M
#8
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 43 employees$12.7Mraised▾
Tilt Renewables owns and operates utility-scale wind and solar energy projects for energy generation. Claims to have expertise in developing wind and solar projects that tilt with respect to the sun and wind directions. Owns and operates over 15 utility-scale wind energy projects with an overall capacity of 2274MW power and three solar projects with an installed capacity of 400MW power.
- Mar 2019Post IPO$12.7M
#9
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 58 employees$2Mraised▾
Energy Locals focusses on helping customers reduce their reliance on the grid and increase their level of energy independence with fixed and affordable prices. They install energy storage units and energy generation units at communities and provide a platform to integrate customers.
- Sep 2018Series A$2M
#10
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2018 · 7 employees$436.9Kraised▾
Provider of gas transportation services
- Sep 2020Seed$436.9K
#11
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2022$20Kraised▾
Grid-Link is a dedicated grid connection consultancy offering end-to-end engineering solutions for energy projects. They provide flexible and individualized solutions to solve client problems.
- 2023Seed$20K
#12
Early Stage · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1986 · 7 employees$77.1Kraised▾
Explorer, developer and producer of oil and liquid hydrocarbons
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