Best Energy Tech Companies in Texas, United States
The 663 best Energy Tech companies in Texas, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Base Power.
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 Texas
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Base Power 🦄 Provider of battery storage system 67Funding top 15%Tech top 24%Growth top 35%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Techtop 24% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Producttop 40% Markettop 46% Moattop 47% Globalbottom 37% Customersbottom 7% Funding: Raised $1.3B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) Tech: 59 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $1.3B | 8 mo ago | — | Justin Lopas COO & Co-Founder | WebflowGoogle MapsVimeo+29 | — | 1 job opening · 1 expansion |
| 2 | Microvast 🦄 Manufacturer of lithium-ion battery solutions for transportation, heavy equipment, and storage | $430M | 43 mo ago | 2,006 | — | DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+22 | 114 patents Battery management, thermal runaway control, and solid‑state electrolyte manufacturing technologies. | 1 launch |
| 3 | tesla Tesla Motors is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and… | $404M | 28 mo ago | 127,855 | — | DrupalSentryZendesk+28 | 2,480 patents Advanced battery cell design, power electronics, autonomous vision, and electric drivetrain components | — |
| 4 | Diamond Green Diesel Renewable diesel producer creating low-carbon fuel from recycled materials | $400M | 62 mo ago | 9 | — | DrupalMariaDBPHP+12 | — | — |
| 5 | HelioVolt Manufacturer of solar panels | $257M | 154 mo ago | 102 | B Stanbery Founder | — | 82 patents Advanced CIGS thin‑film solar cell materials, deposition precursors, and process engineering | — |
| 6 | BayoTech Provider of solutions for hydrogen production, transport and storage | $175M | 59 mo ago | 86 86 → 46 (-47%) | Justin Eisenach Co-CEO | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+37 | 53 patents Hydrogen generation, storage cylinders, and multi-stage pressure regulation systems | — |
| 7 | US Well Services Hydraulic fracturing service provider for unconventional wells | $166M | 59 mo ago | 526 | Joel Broussard CEO | — | 212 patents Electric hydraulic fracturing systems, high‑power pump control, and energy storage solutions | — |
| 8 | Lancium Developer of infrastructure for artificial intelligence data centers and power orchestration 72Funding top 19%Patents top 24%Moat top 26%Innovation top 28% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Patentstop 24% Moattop 26% Innovationtop 28% Talenttop 38% Techtop 39% Growthtop 45% AItop 45% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 40% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $150M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) Patents: 173 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 88 filings since 2022 vs 85 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $150M | 8 mo ago | 80 80 → 69 (-14%) | Prashant Gupta Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | 173 patents Real-time behind‑meter power routing and load management for EV charging and flexible datacenters | — |
| 9 | MicroSeismic Provider of geophysical tools for resource exploitation and environmental monitoring | $133M | 14 mo ago | 18 | — | — | 81 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 10 | VoltaGrid AI and cloud-driven platform offering microgrids to provide electricity to off-grid areas 74Funding top 18%News top 20%Growth top 25%Moat top 28% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Newstop 20% Growthtop 25% Moattop 28% Partnerstop 29% Innovationtop 32% Patentstop 33% Techtop 44% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $100M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 4 types) · +167% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $100M | 1 mo ago | 44 | Nathan Ough Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21 | 38 patents Grid‑scale power generation, condenser‑based stabilization, and modular energy‑system hardware | 2 internships |
| 11 | Ayro Manufacture of electric utility vehicles 42Patents top 24%Funding top 28%Innovation top 29%Moat top 32% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 24% Fundingtop 28% Innovationtop 29% Moattop 32% Techtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 45% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 27% Fin. healthbottom 25% Patents: 25 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 23 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $57.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $57M | 10 mo ago | 58 | Rod Keller CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | 25 patents Advanced electric vehicle control and sustainability management systems for emissions reduction | — |
| 12 | Sage Geosystems Developer of geo-thermal energy projects 48Innovation top 17%Patents top 25%Funding top 33%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 17% Patentstop 25% Fundingtop 33% Growthtop 35% Moattop 45% Newstop 46% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 12% Innovation: 72 patents (top 25% of patent-holders) · 69 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 Patents: 72 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 69 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $57M | 4 mo ago | 9 | Cindy Taff Chief Executive Officer | WebflowGSAPSwiper+9 | 72 patents Geothermal and geopressure energy extraction, cycling, and subsurface storage technologies | 1 internship · 1 partnership |
| 13 | Union Technologies Developer of advanced energetics technologies for defense applications | $51M | 13 mo ago | — | Jonathan R Co-Founder | Head of Manufacturing | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26 | — | — |
| 14 | ComboCurve Provider of cloud-based operating solutions for the oil and gas industry | $50M | 50 mo ago | 111 | Jeremy Gottlieb Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — |
| 15 | Streamline Innovations Technology solutions provider for water treatment | $48M | 9 mo ago | 61 61 → 92 (+51%) | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+26 | 21 patents Desulfurization and purification of gas streams, especially H₂S removal from biogas. | — |
| 16 | Hyliion Developer of AI-enabled electrified powertrain solutions for commercial vehicles | $46M | 17 mo ago | 85 85 → 135 (+59%) | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | 171 patents Hybrid electric powertrain systems integrating closed-cycle engines and linear electric machines. | 1 partnership |
| 17 | Green Revolution Cooling Provider of oil immersion cooling for data centers | $43M | 50 mo ago | 25 25 → 38 (+52%) | Peter Poulin CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | 104 patents Immersion liquid cooling systems for horizontal multi‑rack data center servers | 1 launch · 2 awards |
| 18 | Welligence Artificial intelligence based decision support software | $41M | 28 mo ago | 58 | Seth Neel Co-Founder | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 19 | SmartAC.com Provider of a platform for HVAC membership program management and growth 48Funding top 32%Partners top 32%Tech top 34%Growth top 35% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Partnerstop 32% Techtop 34% Growthtop 35% Moattop 39% Producttop 40% Customerstop 49% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 39% Marketbottom 32% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $38.6M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr) Partners: 2 partnership announcements in 12 mo (2 in 24 mo) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $39M | 2 mo ago | 34 | Josh Teekell Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySentryNode.js+23 | — | — |
| 20 | Hypersciences Offering solutions for high-velocity drilling technology | $33M | 17 mo ago | 19 | Mark Russell Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | 47 patents High‑velocity projectile drilling and ram‑accelerator systems for deep earth excavation and thermal energy generation. | — |
| 21 | Yotta Energy Provider of solar energy storage systems | $32M | 32 mo ago | 42 | — | — | — | 1 job opening · 2 awards |
| 22 | EnTouch Controls Energy management solutions 50Funding top 27%Product top 30%Growth top 32%Moat top 37% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Producttop 30% Growthtop 32% Moattop 37% Talenttop 38% Techtop 42% Innovationbottom 43% Newsbottom 42% Patentsbottom 40% Customersbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 35% Funding: Raised $30.9M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 15 yrs (0.6/yr) Product: 10 distinct product lines · 2 published apps (6.7k installs) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $31M | 9 mo ago | 35 | James Walton VP and Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+21 | 13 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 23 | Seismos Provider of subsurface intelligence and analytics for oil and gas sectors | $30M | 23 mo ago | 47 47 → 75 (+60%) | Panos Adamopoulos Founder & CEO | — | 35 patents Acoustic diagnostics for fluid flow and fracture evaluation in oil‑well completions | — |
| 24 | Quidnet Energy Provider of pumped hydro based energy storage system | $29M | 16 mo ago | 8 | Joe Zhou CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 75 patents Underground hydraulic fracturing for fluid energy storage and geothermal power generation | 1 expansion |
| 25 | Datagration Provider of AI-driven analytics solutions for oil & gas companies | $27M | 34 mo ago | 57 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Zeta Energy Lithium sulphur rechargeable batteries | $23M | 14 mo ago | 39 | Tom Steyer Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+9 | — | — |
| 27 | Talus Sustainable ammonia production technology | $22M | 31 mo ago | — | Hiro Iwanaga Co-Founder | WebflowSendgridMicrosoft 365+10 | 27 patents Automotive interior storage systems and portable cargo organization solutions | — |
| 28 | Volcon Manufacturer of all-electric utility vehicles for work and recreational purposes | $18M | 11 mo ago | 35 | Andy Leisner CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+31 | 9 patents Electric two‑wheel vehicles and off‑road components, including motors, frames, and tires. | — |
| 29 | WattBuy Provider of a platform for comparing and selecting energy plans | $17M | 20 mo ago | 13 13 → 8 (-38%) | Ben Hood Co-Founder | Google MapsChakra UIReact Router+23 | — | — |
| 30 | Fleetzero Platform offering modular electric propulsion and hull systems for cargo ships 35Funding top 20%Talent top 38%Moat top 41%Tech top 43% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Talenttop 38% Moattop 41% Techtop 43% Globalbottom 37% Patentsbottom 36% Innovationbottom 35% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $16.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $16M | 5 mo ago | 14 | Michael Carter Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | 2 patents Modular containerized battery packs for stationary and mobile energy storage | — |
| 31 | SitePro Provider of cloud-based software solutions for water and wastewater management | $16M | 22 mo ago | 67 | Aaron Phillips Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMarkerMySQL+28 | 20 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 32 | Branch Energy Utility providing electricity from renewable sources | $15M | 22 mo ago | 17 | — | SalesforceClerkReact Router+17 | — | — |
| 33 | Envana Provider of cloud platform for enterprise-wide carbon and methane emissions management | $13M | 12 mo ago | 6 | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 34 | BigSur Energy Operator of modular data centers powered by on-site electricity generation | $12M | 2 mo ago | — | Roger Schultz Founder | — | — | — |
| 35 | ACT-ion Manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion battery cathode materials | $12M | 9 mo ago | — | Jin-Myoung Lim Co-Founder & CEO & CTO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | — | — |
| 36 | Haven Energy Online platform offering energy storage solutions | $11M | 6 mo ago | 10 | Philip Krim Co-Founder | SentryNode.jsClerk+24 | — | — |
| 37 | Hydrotemp Provider of water heater | $11M | 28 mo ago | — | Jerry Johnson Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 38 | Daylight Made with love Provider of energy monitoring and energy efficient products | $9M | 7 mo ago | — | Udit Patel Co-Founder / CTO | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+16 | — | — |
| 39 | Energy Domain SaaS-driven marketplace allowing users to invest in minerals and royalties | $8M | 11 mo ago | — | Ryan Vinson Founder & Chairman | Webflow EcommerceWebflowAmazon Web Services+17 | — | 1 launch |
| 40 | Group1 Provider of Potassium-ion battery solutions | $8M | 27 mo ago | 17 | Yakov Kutsovsky Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+11 | — | — |
| 41 | Novi Data Analytics Platform for Oil & Gas Sector | $7M | 11 mo ago | 24 | Scott Sherwood CEO | WordPressSentryMySQL+33 | — | — |
| 42 | Skyven Technologies Solar thermal storage and power generation provider | $6M | 15 mo ago | 13 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+36 | 5 patents Solar thermal concentrator systems for high-efficiency heat generation | — |
| 43 | Gold Hydrogen Developer of technology converting stranded oil reservoirs into hydrogen assets | $6M | 28 mo ago | — | Rayyan Islam Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — |
| 44 | Helix Earth Technologies Provider of energy efficient HVAC systems 29Funding top 37%Talent top 38%Moat top 48%Tech bottom 42% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% Moattop 48% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 32% Funding: Raised $5.9M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $6M | 2 mo ago | — | Brad Husick Co-Founder & CBO | Tailwind CSSGSAPVercel+7 | — | 7 job openings |
| 45 | Kaizen Clean Energy Provider of mobile power modules for off-grid and on-demand energy | $3M | 20 mo ago | 7 | Eric Smith Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 46 | Noc Energy Provider of thermal energy storage solutions | $3M | 1 mo ago | — | John Restrepo Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowGSAPCloudflare Turnstile+13 | — | — |
| 47 | Aquaerial Provider of non-operated upstream oil and gas energy investment opportunities | $2M | 2 mo ago | — | Rebecca Stehle Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 48 | New Dominion Enterprises Manufacturer of inorganic electrolytes for lithium batteries | $1M | 22 mo ago | 6 | Jay Fraser President & CEO (co-founder) | — | — | — |
| 49 | NXTClean Fuels Oil production from recycled organic materials | $210K | 5 mo ago | 5 | Christopher Efird Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | 1 partnership · 2 expansions |
| 50 | Arintra AI powered autonomous medical coding solution for hospitals | $125K | 10 mo ago | 2 | Nitesh Shroff Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowHubSpotcore-js+16 | — | 2 awards |
Top 12 Energy Tech companies in Texas
#1
Series C · Austin, Texas · founded 2023$1.3Braised▾
Provider of battery storage system. They offer home battery storage solutions empowering households to take control of their energy needs. They leverage cutting edge technology to provide whole home backup power protection with a focus on reducing electricity costs and mitigating the impact of power outages.
- Oct 2025Series C$1B
- Apr 2025Series B$200M
- May 2024Series A$68M
#2
Series D · Houston, Texas · founded 2020 · 44 employees$100Mraised▾
AI and cloud-driven platform offering microgrids to provide electricity to off-grid areas. It offers solutions that include trailer-mounted custom-engineered switchgear, trailer-mounted Genset, and trailer-mounted energy storage system. The AI-driven platform allows users to track emissions, costs, power usage, equipment diagnostics, equipment operation, and more.
- May 2026Series D$775M
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt$5B
- Jul 2022Conventional Debt$60M
- Dec 2021Series C$100M
#3
Series B · Houston, Texas · founded 2003 · 34 employees$38.6Mraised▾
Provider of a platform for HVAC membership program management and growth. The platform offers tools for contractors to increase membership signups and improve customer retention. It connects HVAC systems with smart sensors and cloud monitoring to prevent breakdowns. The platform helps contractors reduce operational costs and build sustainable revenue streams. It also provides homeowners with scheduling, credits, reminders, and video chat.
- Mar 2026Series B$4M
- Sep 2025Series B$3.8M
- Apr 2025Series B$3M
- Dec 2024Series B—
#4
Series B · Bellaire, Texas · founded 2020 · 9 employees$56.8Mraised▾
Developer of geo-thermal energy projects
- Jan 2026Series B$97M
- Dec 2023Series A$44.8M
- Jun 2021Series A$12M
#5
Series D · The Woodlands, Texas · founded 2014 · 80 employees$150Mraised▾
Developer of infrastructure for artificial intelligence data centers and power orchestration. The company designs sites and builds electrical infrastructure to deliver reliable power access. It integrates renewable energy sources directly into data center campuses. The company orchestrates power resources to optimize energy cost, carbon usage, and grid reliability.
- Oct 2025Conventional Debt$600M
- Nov 2024PE$500M
- Nov 2021Series D$150M
- Jul 2018Conventional Debt—
#6
Series B · Houston, Texas · founded 2022$11.5Mraised▾
Operator of modular data centers powered by on-site electricity generation. The company focuses on the intersection of the oil and gas industry and high-performance data center infrastructure.
- Apr 2026Series B$11.5M
- 2025Series A—
#7
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2021 · 14 employees$16.5Mraised▾
Platform offering modular electric propulsion and hull systems for cargo ships. It focuses on reducing ship construction and operational costs through modularity. It pioneers modular hull construction to lower costs and increase shipyard output. The company aims to facilitate zero-carbon shipping through electric cargo ships.
- Jan 2026Series A$43M
- Jun 2022Seed$16.5M
- Seed$125K
#8
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2022$5.9Mraised▾
Provider of energy efficient HVAC systems. It provides a device that connects to an existing AC rooftop unit by using Helix MICRA filters and liquid desiccants which pre-dehumidifies supply air, dropping the load on the existing unit and lowering power needs.
- Mar 2026Seed$12M
- Jul 2024Seed$5.9M
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$274.9K
#9
Public · Round Rock, Texas · founded 2017 · 58 employees$57.1Mraised▾
Manufacturers of electric utility vehicles. The company develops various models of electric utility vehicles like Club car 411 and Ayro 311 with features like compact design, hydraulic disc brakes, vehicle management system to manage fleets, and more. It offers solutions for various sectors like education and corporate campuses, hotels, resorts, retail, and more.
- Aug 2025Post IPO$7M
- Aug 2023Post IPO$44M
- Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$2.8M
- Aug 2017Series A$3.3M
#10
Acquired · Richardson, Texas · founded 2009 · 35 employees$30.9Mraised▾
EnTouch Controls provides an Energy Management as a Service solution. The company offers energy intelligence software (EIS), EnTouch 360°, a cloud-based energy management system that provides facilities and energy management intelligence and provides visibility across key assets while improving operational efficiency for HVAC, refrigeration and lighting. It has a strategic partnership with EnerNoc.
- Sep 2025Series D$50M
- Jun 2024Series C$730K
- Feb 2019Series C$3.2M
- Oct 2017Series C$1.2M
#11
Series C · San Antonio, Texas · founded 2015 · 61 employees$48.2Mraised▾
Streamline Innovations is a technology solutions provider for water treatment. Uses chemical treatment to process water for reuse. Solutions provided include H2S sour gas & acid gas treatment, FRAC pond aeration system, H2S sour groundwater treating, and others.
- Aug 2025Conventional Debt—
- Aug 2025Series C—
- Jun 2022Series C$48.2M
- Nov 2021Conventional Debt—
#12
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 2003 · 18 employees$133.1Mraised▾
Provider of geophysical tools for resource exploitation and environmental monitoring. It offers services including fracture driven interactions, carbon sequestration measurement, and geothermal energy monitoring. The company also provides sinkhole and pipeline monitoring solutions. It delivers data analysis, event reporting, and advanced analytics.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Energy Tech coverage by sub-theme.
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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 battery materials and technology research (222 recent papers), with an optimistic but measured tone (mean stance 0.47) amid growing advancement focus.
- 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