Best Energy Tech Companies in Boston, United States
The 86 best Energy Tech companies in Boston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Nexamp.
Our analysis of 79 Energy Tech companies
$38.9b in tracked funding; 92% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Energy Tech companies in Boston
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexamp 🦄 Provider of community solar programs and energy solutions for businesses 76Funding top 12%Tech top 23%Moat top 23%Talent top 35% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 12% Techtop 23% Moattop 23% Talenttop 35% Markettop 38% Growthtop 43% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 38% Funding: Raised $1.3B across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 16 yrs (0.8/yr) Tech: 42 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $1.3B | 1 mo ago | 331 331 → 589 (+78%) · sector median +8% | 2007 | Zaid Ashai CEO | — | 1 award |
| 2 | Enel X Developer of utility-scale renewable energy projects | $168M | 65 mo ago | 513 | 2001 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Lucidity Lights Contract based manufacturer of lights | $95M | 53 mo ago | 31 | 2012 | John Goscha Founder | 68 patents Advanced circadian lighting and RF induction lamp technologies for energy-efficient illumination | — |
| 4 | REGENT Craft Developer of wing-in-ground technology-based electric sea gliders | $94M | 23 mo ago | 45 | 2020 | Michael Klinker Co-Founder and CTO | 50 patents Advanced hydrofoil and winglet control systems for marine and aerial craft | 1 internship · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 5 | SparkCharge Provider of charging solutions for electric vehicles 64Funding top 19%Innovation top 25%Moat top 28%Patents top 30% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Innovationtop 25% Moattop 28% Patentstop 30% Growthtop 38% Techtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 47% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $91.5M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 9 yrs (1.4/yr) Innovation: 36 patents (top 38% of patent-holders) · 26 filings since 2022 vs 10 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $92M | 13 mo ago | 50 50 → 40 (-20%) · sector median +8% | 2014 | Joshua Aviv Founder/CEO | 36 patents Modular fast-charging and battery-swap infrastructure for electric vehicles | — |
| 6 | General Compression Premier online platform for sports betting, live casino, and slots | $84M | 163 mo ago | 17 | 2006 | — | 11 patents Advanced hydraulic‑actuated gas compressors/expanders with enhanced heat‑transfer and energy‑storage efficiency. | — |
| 7 | Voltus Provider of demand response solutions for industrial and commercial applications | $66M | 61 mo ago | 172 172 → 286 (+66%) · sector median +8% | 2016 | Dana Guernsey Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 partnership |
| 8 | Digital Lumens Intelligent LED based lighting solutions | $61M | 139 mo ago | 50 50 → 42 (-16%) · sector median +8% | 2008 | — | 154 patents Smart lighting control systems integrated with optimized mesh network routing for IoT applications | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 9 | Upstart Power Offering solutions for solid oxide fuel generators 50Funding top 20%Product top 21%Moat top 21%Patents top 34% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Producttop 21% Moattop 21% Patentstop 34% Innovationtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 31% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $56.6M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 9 yrs (0.9/yr) Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $57M | 8 mo ago | 35 | 2017 | Nate Palumbo Chief Technology Officer and Founder | 46 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 10 | Nanoramic Provider of nanotech based electrode materials for supercapacitors 72Growth top 17%Funding top 19%Patents top 26%Moat top 28% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 17% Fundingtop 19% Patentstop 26% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 31% Newstop 34% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 40% Techbottom 33% Growth: Headcount 39 → 66 (+69%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $49.6M across 24 rounds · 24 rounds over 16 yrs (1.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $50M | 7 mo ago | 66 66 → 50 (-24%) · sector median +8% | 2009 | John Cooley Founder & CEO | 36 patents Advanced electrode materials and hydrophilic binders for high-performance rechargeable batteries | — |
| 11 | enVerid Provider of energy-saving HVAC solutions for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems | $49M | 37 mo ago | 31 | 2010 | Christian Weeks Chief Executive Officer | — | — |
| 12 | XL Fleet Electrification Provider of cloud-enabled fleet electrification systems | $43M | 104 mo ago | 142 | 2009 | Tod Hynes Founder & Chairman | — | — |
| 13 | GSP Developer of battery energy storage and renewable energy projects | $40M | 36 mo ago | 66 | 2022 | Marc Rizzo Co-Founder | — | — |
| 14 | Perch Energy Provider of community solar subscriptions that offer savings on electricity bills | $36M | 32 mo ago | 67 | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Pure Lithium Developer of lithium metal battery technology using a vanadium cathode | $29M | 15 mo ago | 39 | 2021 | Emilie Bodoin Co-Founder & CEO | 77 patents Lithium metal anodes and advanced rechargeable battery technologies | 1 award |
| 16 | WindESCo Provider of IoT-enabled sensor solutions for wind turbines | $26M | 34 mo ago | 17 17 → 10 (-41%) · sector median +8% | 2012 | — | 24 patents Coordinated yaw control systems for wind farm performance optimization | — |
| 17 | Electra Vehicles Battery management system for electric vehicles | $25M | 40 mo ago | 28 28 → 38 (+36%) · sector median +8% | 2015 | Fabrizio Martini Co-Founder & CEO | 35 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | 3 launchs |
| 18 | REsurety Provider of risk management solutions to improve the profitability of wind power | $19M | 20 mo ago | 58 58 → 76 (+31%) · sector median +8% | 2012 | — | 2 patents Calculating locational marginal emissions for electricity grid market analytics | — |
| 19 | Found Energy Provider of hydrogen storage solution | $15M | 28 mo ago | 9 | 2022 | — | 162 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 20 | SunDensity Provider of nanotech-enabled PV coatings | $14M | 55 mo ago | 11 | 2016 | Nishikant Sonwalkar Founder & President | 18 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 21 | Maglev Aero Developer of e-VTOL aircraft | $12M | 16 mo ago | 24 | 2017 | — | 50 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 22 | Essess Energy efficiency software & services | $11M | 139 mo ago | — | 2011 | Thomas Scaramellino President & CEO | 4 patents Non-destructive structural health monitoring using thermal imaging and analysis algorithms. | — |
| 23 | Tetra Provider of air conditioning, boiler & furnace replacement and HVAC installation services | $10M | 30 mo ago | 23 | 2021 | Max Veggeberg CEO | 56 patents Pet nutrition formulations, agricultural biotech (soil/fungal treatments), and behavior‑monitoring platforms | — |
| 24 | Ampion Provider of community solar program connecting subscribers to solar farms | $10M | 65 mo ago | 106 106 → 115 (+8%) · sector median +8% | 2014 | Nate Owen Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 25 | Ecovent Systems Wirelessly control room heating vents | $10M | 129 mo ago | 15 | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Advent Provider of solutions for fuel cell | $9M | 77 mo ago | 37 37 → 41 (+11%) · sector median +8% | 2006 | Vasilis Gregoriou Co-Founder & CEO | 13 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 27 | Luminous Robotics Developer of automated solar panel installation equipment | $8M | 10 mo ago | — | 2023 | Jay Wong Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 28 | Pascal Manufacturer of solid refrigerants for HVAC systems | $8M | 25 mo ago | 6 | 2023 | Adam Slavney Co-Founder & CEO | 10 patents Electronic vaporization devices and safety caps for e‑cigarette products | 1 job opening |
| 29 | Retroficiency SaaS-driven data analytics for C&I customers | $7M | 159 mo ago | 40 | 2009 | Bennett Fisher Ex-CEO & Co-Founder | 4 patents Virtual energy performance simulation for building facilities | — |
| 30 | Altus Thermal Provider of residential water heating and cooling solutions | $7M | 29 mo ago | 7 | 2019 | Michael Rigney CEO & Cofounder | 6 patents Smart control algorithms for electric resistance and heat‑pump water heaters and predictive fluid heat transfer. | 1 job opening |
| 31 | EnergySage Marketplace for solar installer | $6M | 68 mo ago | 99 99 → 50 (-49%) · sector median +8% | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 32 | MyEnergy Provider of solutions to help consumers to switch electricity suppliers | $6M | 184 mo ago | 200 | 2007 | Ben Bixby CEO | — | — |
| 33 | Propexo Ofers a unified API for integration leading property management systems 55Talent top 35%Funding top 45%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 35% Fundingtop 45% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $5.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $5M | 9 mo ago | — | 2022 | Remen Okoruwa Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 launch |
| 34 | Energy Points Marketplace for premium domain names, offering secure transactions and brand alignment | $4M | 141 mo ago | 11 | 2011 | Ory Zik Founder | — | — |
| 35 | Embue Provider of a cloud-based platform for building maintenance management | $4M | 43 mo ago | 18 | 2007 | — | — | — |
| 36 | Resolute Marine Energy WEC with bottom mounted hinged flap design | $4M | 71 mo ago | 7 | 2007 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Thiozen Provider of clean hydrogen production systems from H2S waste streams. | $3M | 27 mo ago | 5 | 2020 | Ajay Bawa Co-Founder | — | — |
| 38 | Off Grid Box Off-grid power solution developer using solar energy | $2M | 93 mo ago | 14 | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 39 | Gaiascope Develops machine learning based analytics products for power industry | $2M | 58 mo ago | 9 | 2019 | Lauren Kuntz Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 40 | NEMOmetrics Provider of energy monitoring, equipment diagnostics, and indoor location technology | $2M | 200 mo ago | — | 1998 | Elmer Lupton CEO | — | — |
| 41 | V Squared Wind Innovative wind acceleration modules for wind power generation | $1M | 169 mo ago | — | 2007 | Fred Ehrsam CEO | 24 patents Mobile offshore wind platforms and modular aerodynamic nozzle arrays for efficient wind energy. | — |
| 42 | Vecarius Provider of heat recovery solutions for energy management systems | $968K | 152 mo ago | 3 | 2009 | Steve Casey President & CEO | 14 patents Thermoelectric modules for converting waste heat into electricity | — |
| 43 | Power Advocate Data intelligence company offering supply market insights | $272K | 198 mo ago | 112 | 1999 | Dan Sullivan Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 44 | Aerogel Technologies Develop and manufacture monolithic aerogel materials | $225K | 72 mo ago | 9 | 2004 | — | 12 patents Advanced porous aerogel and polymer network materials for lightweight insulation and filtration | — |
Top 12 Energy Tech companies in Boston
#1
Nexamp 🦄Series E · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2007 · 331 employees$1.3Braised▾
Provider of community solar programs and energy solutions for businesses. It offers community solar subscriptions, enabling savings on electricity costs without rooftop panels. It delivers energy storage solutions and power purchase agreements for commercial users. It also offers community solar programs with no rooftop panels, sign-up fees, or long-term contracts, enabling savings on electricity costs. It focuses on clean energy asset development, customer acquisition, and management, minimizing risk for counterparties.
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt$200M
- Feb 2026Series E$180M
- Mar 2024Series E$520M
- Jun 2023Conventional Debt—
#2
Series E · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2009 · 66 employees$49.6Mraised▾
Provider of nanotech based electrode materials for supercapacitors. It offers nanotech-enabled electrodes, ultracapacitors, and thermal interface gap filler pads for electric vehicle batteries. Its features include low cost, high cell-level energy density, fast charging performance, thermal interface gap filler and roll-to-roll coating, and calendering equipment.
- Nov 2025Series E$54M
- Sep 2025Series D—
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$47.5M
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$47.5M
#3
Series D · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2017 · 35 employees$56.6Mraised▾
Offering solutions for solid oxide fuel generators. It aims to replace internal combustion engines for backup and off-grid applications.
- Sep 2025Series D$306.6K
- Dec 2024Series D$2.1M
- Jul 2024Series D$22.5M
- Nov 2022Series C$17M
#4
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2014 · 50 employees$91.5Mraised▾
Provider of charging solutions for electric vehicles. The company focused on the development of portable electric vehicle charging points. It provides EV charging solutions for businesses.
- May 2025Series A$15.5M
- May 2025Venture Debt$15M
- Sep 2024Series A$13.3M
- May 2023Series A$7M
#5
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2021 · 39 employees$29.3Mraised▾
Developer of lithium metal battery technology using a vanadium cathode. The technology aims to eliminate dependence on a global supply chain. It focuses on producing a battery free of graphite, nickel, cobalt, and manganese. The company’s technology combines metals extraction and anode production at a single location.
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)—
- Mar 2024Series A$19.9M
- Aug 2023Series A—
- May 2022Series A$9.4M
#6
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2023$8.4Mraised▾
Developer of automated solar panel installation equipment. This equipment is designed to integrate seamlessly into existing workflows, minimizing disruption and maximizing efficiency. The focus is on providing technology easily adopted by existing crews, requiring no significant process changes or on-site integration. The equipment automates a key stage of solar construction, improving speed and reducing labor costs.
- Jul 2025Series A$3.5M
- Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$4.9M
#7
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2020 · 45 employees$94.5Mraised▾
Developer of wing-in-ground technology-based electric sea gliders. Its passenger vehicles are a hybrid between an aircraft and a hydrofoil and use wing-in-ground-effect technology to travel at an altitude of a few metres above the surface of the water. It includes electric propulsion and long-distance travel.
- Jun 2024Series A—
- Mar 2024Series A—
- Jul 2023Series A$60.5M
- Mar 2023Series A—
#8
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2022$5Mraised▾
Ofers a unified API for integration leading property management systems. The platform enables users to manage time and revenue. It helps in managing customers through its property managing features.
- Sep 2025Series A$5M
#9
Series C · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2012 · 58 employees$19.5Mraised▾
Provider of risk management solutions to improve the profitability of wind power. It offers hedge assessment which can provide the user with the basic knowledge on volume hedging landscape and options available in the location, expertise in managing the hedging structure to minimize the risk and provide the customized analysis on performance. It also provides solutions to track and analyze the generation and financial performance of wind farms.
- Oct 2024Series C$32M
- Oct 2021Series B$16M
- Mar 2017Seed$2.2M
- May 2015Seed$1.3M
#10
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2017 · 24 employees$11.8Mraised▾
Developer of eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft management platform designed to optimize mobility and connectivity. The company's platform helps in the deployment of high-performance and ultra-quiet vertical flight systems, enabling clients to improve urban air mobility systems.
- Jan 2025Series B$2.3M
- Nov 2021Series B$11.8M
#11
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.
- May 2023Series B$13.9M
- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)—
- Mar 2020Series B$20M
- Mar 2016Series B$10M
#12
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2021 · 67 employees$36.2Mraised▾
Provider of community solar subscriptions that offer savings on electricity bills. It connects individuals and businesses to community solar farms. Subscribers receive credits on their utility bills based on the solar farm's energy production. The service analyzes electricity usage to determine appropriate solar farm allocation. It manages subscriptions, billing, and crediting for solar project owners and subscribers.
- Oct 2023Series B$30M
- Mar 2022Series A$6.2M
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