Best Energy Companies in Texas, United States
The 2196 best Energy companies in Texas, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Targa Resources.
Our analysis of 171 Energy companies
$71.4b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Energy companies in Texas
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Targa Resources Provides midstream natural gas and NGL services 76Market top 25%Funding top 25%Moat top 25%Fin. health top 30% All 9 signals ▾Markettop 25% Fundingtop 25% Moattop 25% Fin. healthtop 30% Newstop 38% Growthtop 47% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 47% Globalbottom 44% Market: 3,182 employees (top 7% of Energy) · Revenue ~$17.0B Funding: Raised $2.9B across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 17 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $2.9B | 89 mo ago | 3,182 3,182 → 2,542 (-20%) · sector median +34% | 2003 | Matthew Meloy CEO | DrupalApple iCloud MailPHP+22 | 10 job openings |
| 2 | Venari Offshore exploration and production company 11Funding top 33%Global bottom 37%News bottom 27%Market bottom 22% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 27% Marketbottom 22% Funding: Raised $2.6B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 14 yrs (0.1/yr) Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United States rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $2.6B | 143 mo ago | 6 | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Double Eagle Energy Holdings Oil and gas exploration and production company 35Funding top 26%Talent top 38%Market bottom 48%Global bottom 32% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Talenttop 38% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 32% Techbottom 21% Funding: Raised $2.1B across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 12 yrs (0.6/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $2.1B | 66 mo ago | 95 | 2009 | John Sellers Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | — |
| 4 | Battalion Oil Oil and gas exploration and production company 67Growth top 14%Funding top 23%News top 23%Partners top 39% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 14% Fundingtop 23% Newstop 23% Partnerstop 39% Techtop 49% Marketbottom 46% Fin. healthbottom 42% Globalbottom 32% Moatbottom 31% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · 6 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo Funding: Raised $2.0B across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 13 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $2.0B | 3 mo ago | 63 | 2004 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+19 | — |
| 5 | Energy XXI Oil and gas asset development and production company 42Funding top 35%Market top 46%News bottom 32%Global bottom 29% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Markettop 46% Newsbottom 32% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $1.8B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 19 yrs (0.2/yr) Market: 168 employees (top 33% of Energy) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $1.8B | 145 mo ago | 168 | 2005 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Blue Racer Midstream natural gas gathering and processing company 64Market top 25%Funding top 33%Global top 38%Growth bottom 42% All 5 signals ▾Markettop 25% Fundingtop 33% Globaltop 38% Growthbottom 42% Techbottom 29% Market: 183 employees (top 32% of Energy) · Serving 60+ countries worldwide Funding: Raised $1.6B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 13 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $1.6B | 62 mo ago | 183 | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Sunoco Logisitics Provider of pipeline services for transportation of crude oil & gas 11Funding top 43%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 37%Market bottom 34% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 34% Newsbottom 32% Growthbottom 27% Fin. healthbottom 26% Techbottom 24% Moatbottom 12% Funding: Raised $1.6B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 11 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $1.6B | 119 mo ago | 2,389 | 2002 | Kelcy Warren Chairman & CEO | — | — |
| 8 | Sunnova A residential solar and energy storage provider 72Tech top 21%Product top 22%Funding top 23%Market top 35% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 21% Producttop 22% Fundingtop 23% Markettop 35% Growthtop 37% Moattop 39% Fin. healthtop 45% Newstop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 43% Customersbottom 35% Tech: 76 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Product: 2 published apps (81.2k installs) · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $1.5B | 61 mo ago | 644 | 2010 | John Berger Founder & CEO | SitecoreApple iCloud MailSalesforce+39 | — |
| 9 | Phillips 66 Partners Provider of crude oil and natural gas transportation and production services 74Fin. health top 27%Funding top 28%Market top 29%Moat top 40% All 8 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 27% Fundingtop 28% Markettop 29% Moattop 40% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 45% Newsbottom 32% Globalbottom 32% Fin. health: Revenue ~$1.8B (FY2018) · Net margin 164.8% Funding: Raised $1.5B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 9 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $1.5B | 52 mo ago | 600 | 2013 | Greg Garland CEO | — | — |
| 10 | MRC Global Distributor of pipes, valves, and fittings for energy infrastructure projects 32Tech top 33%Product top 42%Funding top 44%Market top 48% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 33% Producttop 42% Fundingtop 44% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 37% Fin. healthbottom 36% Newsbottom 35% Moatbottom 35% Growthbottom 26% Tech: 33 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services Product: 1 published app (30.0k installs) · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $1.4B | 131 mo ago | 1,765 1,765 → 3,312 (+88%) · sector median +34% | 2006 | — | ContentfulNode.jsVideoJS+17 | — |
| 11 | MODA Midstream Provider of liquids terminaling and logistics solutions 37Innovation top 30%Product top 32%Funding top 37%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 30% Producttop 32% Fundingtop 37% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 36% Techbottom 33% Newsbottom 32% Globalbottom 29% Innovation: 3 product lines Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $750M | 26 mo ago | 28 | 2015 | Javier Del Olmo Founder and Board Member | — | — |
| 12 | Rangeland Energy III Midstream and logistics services 22Funding top 41%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 32%Market bottom 27% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 27% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $600M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 11 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $600M | 49 mo ago | 18 | 2009 | Christopher Keene CEO & President | — | — |
| 13 | Howard Energy Partners Diversified oil and gas midstream firm 72Innovation top 20%Product top 26%Funding top 39%Growth top 41% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 26% Fundingtop 39% Growthtop 41% Techtop 44% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% Innovation: 6 product lines Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $595M | 54 mo ago | 218 | 2011 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 14 | Goodnight Midstream Provider of integrated saltwater management services 57Innovation top 20%Funding top 24%Product top 26%Market top 48% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 24% Producttop 26% Markettop 48% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 32% Growthbottom 28% Newsbottom 22% Innovation: 4 product lines Funding: Raised $580M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 10 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $580M | 47 mo ago | 142 142 → 86 (-39%) · sector median +34% | 2011 | Patrick Walker Co-Founder | WeeblyApple iCloud MailMySQL+19 | 7 job openings |
| 15 | Leeward Renewable Energy Wind power plant developer and operator 60Funding top 28%Talent top 39%Market top 40%Partners top 43% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 39% Markettop 40% Partnerstop 43% Newstop 47% Moattop 48% Growthtop 50% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $550M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $550M | 42 mo ago | 254 | 2015 | Jason Allen Chief Executive Officer | — | 1 award |
| 16 | Kodiak Gas Services Contract labor supplier for compression, dehydration and processing activities 89Fin. health top 17%Growth top 21%Tech top 25%Funding top 31% All 8 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 17% Growthtop 21% Techtop 25% Fundingtop 31% Partnerstop 32% Markettop 33% Newstop 38% Globalbottom 36% Fin. health: Revenue ~$905M (FY2014) · Net margin 31.6% Growth: Revenue +121% YoY · 7 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $510M | 54 mo ago | 720 | 2011 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27 | — |
| 17 | Producers Midstream Provider of natural gas processing & treating and infield gathering & compression services 50Funding top 26%Growth top 35%Tech bottom 49%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 35% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 34% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $500M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $500M | 18 mo ago | 80 | 2016 | Jim Bryant CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — |
| 18 | Jupiter Power Developer of energy storage projects 37Funding top 23%Growth top 48%Tech bottom 46%News bottom 44% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Growthtop 48% Techbottom 46% Newsbottom 44% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $500M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $500M | 4 mo ago | 85 | 2019 | — | WebflowZendeskSendgrid+13 | — |
| 19 | FireBird Energy Oil and gas production company 32Funding top 36%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 37% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 36% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 27% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $500M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $500M | 37 mo ago | 32 | 2019 | Travis Thompson Chief Executive Officer | DrupalPHPBootstrap+11 | — |
| 20 | Talos Energy Offshore exploration and production company 50Funding top 26%Market top 33%Moat top 38%Fin. health top 48% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Markettop 33% Moattop 38% Fin. healthtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 45% Techbottom 34% Growthbottom 33% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $323M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Market: 436 employees (top 21% of Energy) · Revenue ~$1.8B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $323M | 27 mo ago | 436 | 2012 | Timothy Duncan President & CEO | BugHerdApple iCloud MailQ4+11 | — |
| 21 | Treaty Oak Clean Energy Developer of utility scale solar projects 65Funding top 23%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $300M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $300M | 10 mo ago | 20 | 2021 | Chris Elrod Chief Executive Officer | — | — |
| 22 | Braya Renewable Fuels Provider of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel refining services 29Funding top 32%Market top 48%Global bottom 36%Growth bottom 35% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 36% Growthbottom 35% Techbottom 34% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $300M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) Market: 600 employees (top 18% of Energy) · Top-10,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $300M | 37 mo ago | 600 | 2021 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — |
| 23 | Radial Power Manufacturer of batteries 60Growth top 5%News top 31%Funding top 42%Partners bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 5% Newstop 31% Fundingtop 42% Partnersbottom 32% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 24% News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 5 tracked, 3 types) · 3 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $225M | 27 mo ago | 5 | 2022 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 24 | Conduit Power Provider of renewable power generation services 19Funding top 35%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 43%News bottom 40% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 43% Newsbottom 40% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 19% Funding: Raised $200M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $200M | 2 mo ago | 14 | 2022 | Matthew Herpich Managing Director & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15 | — |
| 25 | ProPetro Holding Provider of oil & natural gas exploration & production services 69Product top 14%Innovation top 20%Funding top 22%Market top 36% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 14% Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 22% Markettop 36% Newstop 39% Talenttop 43% Fin. healthtop 47% Moattop 48% Techbottom 47% Growthbottom 40% Globalbottom 32% Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 7 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $173M | 1 mo ago | 1,062 | 2005 | Jeff Smith Co-Founder & CFO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+15 | 8 job openings |
| 26 | Brazos Midstream Midstream solutions for the oil and gas industry 22Growth top 35%Funding top 39%Global bottom 37%Tech bottom 36% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 39% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 36% Newsbottom 21% Marketbottom 10% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $150M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 9 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $150M | 21 mo ago | 3 | 2015 | — | DrupalPHPBootstrap+12 | — |
| 27 | Summit Midstream Provides natural gas gathering & midstream services 57Funding top 28%News top 30%Growth top 36%Fin. health top 40% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Newstop 30% Growthtop 36% Fin. healthtop 40% Producttop 42% Partnerstop 45% Markettop 48% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 32% Techbottom 30% Funding: Raised $122M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) News: 15 BI events in 12 mo (of 105 tracked, 11 types) · -12% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $122M | 1 mo ago | 278 | 2009 | Steve Newby Founder & CEO | UbuntuApache HTTP ServerLodash+3 | 1 internship |
| 28 | Aspen Power Provider of renewable energy asset development, construction, and operation services 48Funding top 25%News top 40%AI top 45%Tech top 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Newstop 40% AItop 45% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 48% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 38% Moatbottom 38% Funding: Raised $120M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 9 tracked, 4 types) · Top themes: Leadership, Capital raise rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $120M | 5 mo ago | 66 | 2020 | David Berv Co-Founder & Senior Advisor | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+20 | 1 internship |
| 29 | Verde Clean Fuels Developer of low-carbon gasoline production technologies using natural gas and biomass feedstocks. 40Growth top 38%Funding top 41%Talent top 42%News top 45% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 38% Fundingtop 41% Talenttop 42% Newstop 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 33% Partnersbottom 32% Techbottom 28% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $70.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $70M | 17 mo ago | — | 2007 | Ernest Miller Chief Executive Officer | Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETGSAP+7 | — |
| 30 | Atlas Provider of logistics services to the oil and gas industry 74Fin. health top 23%Product top 28%Funding top 30%Growth top 30% All 12 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 23% Producttop 28% Fundingtop 30% Growthtop 30% Markettop 31% Moattop 36% Techtop 37% Patentstop 48% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 46% Globalbottom 38% Customersbottom 12% Fin. health: Revenue ~$3.7B (FY2010) · Net margin 4.3% Product: 1 published app (6.4k installs) · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $50M | 22 mo ago | 1,152 1,152 → 613 (-47%) · sector median +34% | 2017 | Ben Brigham Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26 | — |
| 31 | Ignis Energy Provider of exploration and production services for oil and gas sector 40Growth top 28%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 48%Tech bottom 42% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 48% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 38% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 27% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $48M | 15 mo ago | — | 2021 | Richard Calleri Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+21 | 1 partnership |
| 32 | Pecan Street Provider of solar educational, training, and water management services 29Funding top 46%Tech top 48%Market bottom 36%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 46% Techtop 48% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $43.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 16 yrs (0.2/yr) Tech: 26 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $43M | 12 mo ago | 44 | 2010 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+22 | — |
| 33 | Aalo Atomics Developer of nuclear energy projects 45Growth top 30%Funding top 32%News top 38%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 30% Fundingtop 32% Newstop 38% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 38% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 20% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $33.3M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $33M | 9 mo ago | 3 | 2023 | Yasir Arafat Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowMicrosoft 365jQuery+9 | — |
| 34 | Accelergen Developer of renewable power generation and solar energy projects 5Funding bottom 48%Global bottom 29%News bottom 27%Market bottom 12% All 4 signals ▾Fundingbottom 48% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 27% Marketbottom 12% Funding: Raised $30.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Global: Single-market focus (United States) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 5/100 | $30M | 17 mo ago | 4 | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 35 | TerraFlow Energy Developer of long-duration energy storage systems for data center applications 27Talent top 28%Funding top 41%Tech bottom 37%Global bottom 34% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 41% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 34% Marketbottom 31% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $20.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $20M | 8 mo ago | — | 2024 | Daniel Parrella Co-Founder & VP of Manufacturing | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18 | — |
| 36 | Uranium Energy Uranium mining company 60Product top 19%Funding top 27%Growth top 27%Innovation top 30% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 19% Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 27% Innovationtop 30% Newstop 36% Fin. healthtop 45% Techbottom 46% Marketbottom 40% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 32% Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Funding: Raised $20.0M across 49 rounds · 49 rounds over 20 yrs (2.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $20M | 21 mo ago | 83 83 → 113 (+36%) · sector median +34% | 2003 | — | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Salesforce+19 | — |
| 37 | Meritum Energy Distributor of propane, fuel, lubricants, and other NGL assets 37Growth top 37%Talent top 38%Tech top 45%Funding top 50% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 37% Talenttop 38% Techtop 45% Fundingtop 50% Newsbottom 40% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 29% Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $15M | 12 mo ago | 26 | 2015 | Rob Chalmers Co Founder Executive Vice President & CFO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+20 | — |
| 38 | FTC Solar Developer of solar energy power projects 69Patents top 23%Fin. health top 24%Product top 26%Innovation top 38% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 23% Fin. healthtop 24% Producttop 26% Innovationtop 38% Fundingtop 39% Growthtop 44% Techtop 45% Newstop 49% Marketbottom 47% Moatbottom 47% Globalbottom 44% Partnersbottom 32% Patents: 95 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 70 filings since 2022 vs 23 in 2017-21 Fin. health: Revenue ~$99.7M (FY2024) · Net margin 188.8% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $15M | 18 mo ago | 221 221 → 296 (+34%) · sector median +34% | 2017 | — | DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | 1 partnership |
| 39 | Janta Power Provider of novel way of power generation services 11Funding top 38%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 14% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 14% Funding: Raised $13.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $14M | 7 mo ago | 5 | 2021 | Mohammed Njie CEO | — | 1 launch |
| 40 | LandBridge Energy exploration company managing land and resources 67Fin. health top 23%Growth top 27%Tech top 38%Funding top 40% All 8 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 23% Growthtop 27% Techtop 38% Fundingtop 40% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 39% Moatbottom 31% Globalbottom 30% Fin. health: Revenue ~$199M (FY2024) · Net margin 17.1% Growth: Revenue +81% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $13M | 23 mo ago | — | 2021 | Jason Long CEO | BugHerdQ4MediaElement.js+17 | — |
| 41 | Houston American Energy Oil and gas exploration and production company 7Partners top 30%News top 47%Funding top 50%Tech bottom 43% All 9 signals ▾Partnerstop 30% Newstop 47% Fundingtop 50% Techbottom 43% Growthbottom 37% Globalbottom 30% Moatbottom 19% Fin. healthbottom 18% Marketbottom 14% Partners: 4 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 4 deals News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 24 tracked, 9 types) · +0% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $11M | 11 mo ago | 2 | 2001 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — |
| 42 | Element3 Provider of extracts lithium and other critical materials from oil and gas wastewater 11Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 44%Tech bottom 42%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 44% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 16% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $6.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $7M | 11 mo ago | — | 2021 | Hood Whitson CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+7 | 1 expansion |
| 43 | Hephae Energy Technology Developer of high temperature drilling technology for geothermal energy exploration and extraction 27Growth top 35%Funding top 47%Tech bottom 43%Global bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 47% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 16% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $6.3M · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $6M | 20 mo ago | 9 | 2020 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 1 award |
| 44 | Nutiliti Provider of power distribution management services 53Tech top 22%Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Product top 46% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 22% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Producttop 46% Fundingbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 28% Customersbottom 22% Tech: 34 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $6M | 12 mo ago | 24 | 2020 | Bowden Kelly Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowStripe+19 | — |
| 45 | Next Bridge Hydrocarbons Energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, and development of oil and natural gas… 6News top 47%Funding bottom 48%Tech bottom 42%Growth bottom 38% All 8 signals ▾Newstop 47% Fundingbottom 48% Techbottom 42% Growthbottom 38% Globalbottom 30% Moatbottom 12% Fin. healthbottom 10% Marketbottom 6% News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 19 tracked, 5 types) · +100% YoY Funding: Raised $6.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 6/100 | $6M | 9 mo ago | 3 | 2022 | — | WebflowjQueryHSTS+8 | — |
| 46 | XCarbon Technologies Provider of solar power, LED lighting, VFDs, HVAC optimization, building management, and technology services 42Talent top 38%Funding bottom 46%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $6.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $6M | 12 mo ago | — | 2023 | Benoit Allehaut Co-Founder | — | — |
| 47 | Chord Energy Provider of exploration, development, production, and acquisition services for oil & gas industries 62Market top 29%Fin. health top 34%Moat top 34%Tech top 46% All 9 signals ▾Markettop 29% Fin. healthtop 34% Moattop 34% Techtop 46% Fundingtop 49% Newstop 49% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 43% Globalbottom 32% Market: 340 employees (top 22% of Energy) · Revenue ~$4.9B Fin. health: Revenue ~$4.9B (FY2018) · Net margin 6.5% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $2M | 15 mo ago | 340 340 → 825 (+143%) · sector median +34% | 2007 | Taylor Reid President & COO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18 | 1 internship |
| 48 | Warrior Technologies Provider of oil pipeline finding and crude oil tank cleaning 60Innovation top 20%Growth top 26%Product top 43%Tech top 48% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Growthtop 26% Producttop 43% Techtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 41% Marketbottom 33% Globalbottom 30% Innovation: 12 product lines Growth: Headcount 22 → 44 (+100%) across vintages · Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $2M | 8 mo ago | 44 44 → 59 (+34%) · sector median +34% | 2017 | Tripp Wommack President | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 6 job openings |
| 49 | Renewell Energy Provider of GHG-abating, flexible energy storage network by oil & gas infrastructure 24Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 44%Tech bottom 38% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 44% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 17% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $1M | 13 mo ago | 10 | 2020 | Walker Colt Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18 | — |
| 50 | Monitra Company specializing in products, software, and consulting services for monitoring, testing, and protecting… 60Growth top 35%Tech top 45%Global bottom 48%Talent bottom 45% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 45% Globalbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 43% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 18 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $730K | 9 mo ago | — | 2006 | Alex Polley CEO | PrismicNode.jsRadix UI+15 | — |
Top 12 Energy companies in Texas
#1
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 2004 · 63 employees$2Braised▾
Oil and gas exploration and production company
- Mar 2026Post IPO$14.1M
- Oct 2017Conventional Debt$850M
- Jan 2017Post IPO$400M
- 2014Post IPO—
#2
Public · Midland, Texas · founded 2005 · 1062 employees$172.8Mraised▾
Provider of oil & natural gas exploration & production services
- May 2026Post IPO$600M
- Apr 2022Conventional Debt—
- Apr 2020Angel—
- Feb 2019Conventional Debt$300M
#3
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2019 · 85 employees$500Mraised▾
Jupiter is an energy storage independent power producer with deep trading, analytics, development, finance, operations and construction capabilities. Jupiter’s fleet of assets in operation or construction includes the largest energy storage fleet in Texas and one of the largest development pipelines in the country – totaling over 11,000 megawatts.
- Jan 2026Conventional Debt$500M
#4
Acquired · The Woodlands, Texas · founded 2009 · 278 employees$122Mraised▾
Provides natural gas gathering & midstream services
- May 2026Post IPO$42M
- Dec 2019Post IPO$80M
#5
Seed · Dallas, Texas · founded 2022 · 14 employees$200Mraised▾
Provider of renewable power generation services
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt$200M
- Aug 2022Seed—
#6
Acquired · Dallas, Texas · founded 2020 · 66 employees$120Mraised▾
Provider of renewable energy asset development, construction, and operation services. It partners with businesses and communities to develop, construct, and operate renewable energy assets and storage. It specializes in project finance, solar development, and operations and maintenance and project optimization. It offers solutions for community solar, commercial and industrial solar, public sector, multifamily, and landowners, utilizing technologies like photovoltaics, battery storage, EV charging, and artificial intelligence.
- Jan 2026Conventional Debt$200M
- Feb 2025Series D—
- Jan 2024Conventional Debt$241M
- Jul 2023Conventional Debt$90M
#7
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2021 · 20 employees$300Mraised▾
Developer of utility scale solar projects
- Aug 2025Conventional Debt$300M
#8
Series B · Dallas, Texas · founded 2016 · 80 employees$500Mraised▾
Provider of natural gas processing & treating and infield gathering & compression services
- Dec 2024Conventional Debt$400M
- Jun 2022Conventional Debt—
- Oct 2016Series B$100M
#9
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2023 · 3 employees$33.3Mraised▾
Developer of nuclear energy projects
- Aug 2025Series B$100M
- Aug 2024Series A$27M
- 2023Seed$6.3M
#10
Seed · Dallas, Texas · founded 2021 · 5 employees$13.7Mraised▾
Provider of novel way of power generation services
- Oct 2025Seed$5.5M
- Sep 2025Seed$8.2M
#11
Series B · Bellville, Texas · founded 2024$20.4Mraised▾
Developer of long-duration energy storage systems for data center applications. The company provides systems designed for reliability and tailored to meet power demands. Its in-series system turns power infrastructure into a controllable asset. The technology smooths volatile loads, filters harmonic distortion, and partners with generation assets. The systems are built to solve challenges of managing power strategically.
- Sep 2025Series B$20.4M
#12
Funding Raised · Austin, Texas · founded 2010 · 44 employees$43.1Mraised▾
Provider of solar educational, training, and water management services
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$8M
- Feb 2011Grant (prize money)$24.7M
- Feb 2010Grant (prize money)$10.4M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
How research on Energy Storage in Texas is moving
A read on the academic research around Energy Storage in Texas — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 301 papers.
UT Austin and Texas A&M lead Texas's battery materials and technologies research (222 recent papers), with an optimistic but measured tone (mean stance 0.47) favoring advancement over concern.
- The University of Texas at Austin119
- Texas A&M University65
- The University of Texas at Dallas22
- University of North Texas16
- Texas Tech University15
- Battery (electricity)3→22
- Renewable energy1→12
- Electrode3→11
- Electrolyte1→9
- Nanotechnology2→7
- Renewable energy1→20
- Electrolyte3→13
- Photovoltaic system3→12
- Grid3→12
- Battery (electricity)8→15
- Battery (electricity)2→13
- Lithium (medication)3→7
- Electrolyte1→5
- Renewable energy2→5
- Electrode1→3