Best Energy Companies in Victoria, Australia
The 192 best Energy companies in Victoria, 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 Victoria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Hydro Clean energy project developer and operator | $615M | 91 mo ago | 374 | 1992 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Karoon Energy Provider of drilling services for oil & gas industries | $340M | 29 mo ago | 109 | 2004 | — | — | — |
| 3 | EnviroMission Developer of solar tower power station technology | $140M | 129 mo ago | 1 | 2000 | Roger Davey Exec Chairman CEO | — | — |
| 4 | Aura Energy Provider of uranium exploration services | $42M | 4 mo ago | 3 | 2006 | Andrew Grove Managing Director and CEO | — | — |
| 5 | Byron Energy Oil and gas exploration and production company | $42M | 72 mo ago | — | 2005 | Maynard Smith CEO | — | — |
| 6 | Alpine Drilling Geothermal energy exploration company | $15M | 224 mo ago | — | 2006 | Rob McLean CEO & Director | — | — |
| 7 | Tilt Renewables Independent power producer in renewable energy sector | $13M | 87 mo ago | 43 | 2016 | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 8 | Red Sky Energy Australian oil and gas exploration and development company | $10M | 67 mo ago | — | 2001 | Andrew Knox CEO & MD | — | — |
| 9 | Allume Energy Provider of community and residential solar solutions | $8M | 12 mo ago | 41 | 2014 | — | 11 patents Distributed solar PV energy management and AC power sharing in multi-unit buildings | — |
| 10 | Synertec Provider of compliance, engineering consulting and project management services | $7M | 58 mo ago | 152 | 1996 | Michael Carroll Managing Director | — | 2 job openings |
| 11 | HAMR Energy Provider of methanol production services | $7M | 4 mo ago | 5 | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 12 | C4NET Provider of research and data-driven solutions for energy sector transition | $4M | 54 mo ago | — | 2017 | James Seymour CEO | — | — |
| 13 | DiviGas Oil and gas exploration and production company | $4M | 55 mo ago | 14 | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 14 | ESCO Pacific Developer of solar farms | $3M | 126 mo ago | 24 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Energy Locals Fixed prices for electricity | $2M | 92 mo ago | 58 | 2016 | — | — | 1 award |
| 16 | PowerPlus Energy Manufacturer of solar energy batteries | $2M | 1 mo ago | — | 2017 | Simon Chan Co-Founder | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 17 | PHNXX Developer of solar energy projects | $1M | 16 mo ago | 4 | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 18 | MetroElectro Developer of solar PV projects | $680K | 7 mo ago | — | 2024 | Lloyd Heinrich Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 19 | Southern Green Gas Provider of gas transportation services | $437K | 69 mo ago | 7 | 2018 | — | 31 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 20 | Energy360 Provider of organic waste to energy processing services | $363K | 79 mo ago | 9 | 2013 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Energy companies in Victoria
#1
Public · Windsor, Victoria · founded 2006 · 3 employees$42.2Mraised▾
Provider of uranium exploration services
- Feb 2026Post IPO$14.1M
- Mar 2024Post IPO$16.2M
- Sep 2020Post IPO$184.6K
- Mar 2018Post IPO$3.7M
#2
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2020 · 5 employees$7.1Mraised▾
Provider of methanol production services
- Feb 2026Series A$7.1M
#3
Acquired · Scoresby, Victoria · founded 2017$1.6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of solar energy batteries
- Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$1.6M
#4
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
#5
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2004 · 109 employees$340Mraised▾
Provider of drilling services for oil & gas industries
- Jan 2024Conventional Debt$340M
#6
Seed · St Kilda, Victoria · founded 2024$680Kraised▾
Developer of solar PV projects
- Nov 2025Seed$1M
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt$4M
- May 2024Seed$680K
#7
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2022 · 4 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Developer of solar energy projects
- Feb 2025Seed$1.1M
- Dec 2022Seed—
#8
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
#9
Public · South Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2000 · 1 employees$139.8Mraised▾
EnviroMission engages in the development of Solar Tower renewable energy technology in Australia and the United States. The company owns the license to develop Solar Tower project, a solar thermal power station with a generation capacity of 200 mega watts in Arizona.
- Sep 2015Post IPO$110M
- Jan 2011Venture Debt$29.8M
#10
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
#11
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
#12
Funding Raised · Carlton, Victoria · founded 2017$4.4Mraised▾
Provider of research and data-driven solutions for energy sector transition. The organization collaborates with government, industry, and academia to assist energy sector advancement. It delivers novel energy solutions addressing data access, new energy adoption, and evidence-based policy support. The company focuses on local energy systems, spanning distribution networks to consumers.
- Nov 2021Grant (prize money)—
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$1.2M
- Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$719.1K
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$645.4K
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
What Victoria researches in energy storage
Victoria University of Wellington, University of Victoria, and Victoria University dominate Victoria's energy-storage research, focusing optimistically on microgrid control and hybrid renewables, with 20 breakthrough/advancement papers versus 3 concerns.
- Victoria University of Wellington9
- University of Victoria7
- Victoria University6
- Victoria College1
Common questions
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