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Best Environment Companies in Austin, United States
The 100 best Environment companies in Austin, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SolarBridge.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
100companies tracked
$1Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
28have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × AUSTIN
Our analysis of 90 Environment companies
$38.2b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
90companies analysed
89%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
3unicorns
2015median founding year
87kcombined LinkedIn audience
61%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Environment companies in Austin
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SolarBridge Manufactures microinverters | $326M | 147 mo ago | Acquired | 79 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | 100 patents Advanced inverter control, power‑line communication, and ripple reduction for photovoltaic systems | — |
| 2 | 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 | Acquired | 20 | Chris Elrod Chief Executive Officer | — | — | — |
| 3 | Industrial Sun Developer of solar energy projects | $120M | 39 mo ago | Series C | 45 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | TechTurn Provider of modules | $50M | 238 mo ago | Acquired | 100 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | 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 | Funding Raised | 44 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+22 | — | — |
| 6 | 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 | 10 mo ago | Series B | 3 | Yasir Arafat Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowMicrosoft 365jQuery+9 | — | — |
| 7 | 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 | 18 mo ago | Series B | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Omni Water Solutions Provider of water treatment services | $26M | 137 mo ago | Deadpooled | 25 | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | ZEEP Provider of organic waste management services | $22M | 98 mo ago | Series B | 16 | Barry Williamson Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 10 | 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 | Public | 221 221 → 296 (+34%) | — | DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | 95 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 1 partnership |
| 11 | Circular Energy Solar installation and financing services services | $12M | 131 mo ago | Deadpooled | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Aquasana Provider of home water filtration systems | $11M | 134 mo ago | Acquired | 64 | — | Amazon WebstoreCart FunctionalitySalesforce Commerce Cloud+39 | 41 patents Point-of-use liquid water filtration systems, especially pitcher and household filter designs. | 1 launch |
| 13 | KMX Technologies Provider of water treatment services 55Growth top 12%Funding top 36%Fin. health top 49%Tech bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 12% Fundingtop 36% Fin. healthtop 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 24% Newsbottom 21% Growth: Revenue +2820% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $7.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 4 yrs (1.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $7M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 18 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | 2 expansions |
| 14 | Astrowatt Thin film C-Si solar technology developer | $7M | 153 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Dharmesh Jawarani Co-Founder | — | 20 patents Advanced semiconductor device fabrication with metal‑semiconductor layers and separation/etch processes | — |
| 15 | Semtive Abc Wind turbine developer | $6M | 62 mo ago | Deadpooled | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Atonometrics Solar measurement systems leader, enhancing PV performance with innovative sensors | $5M | 23 mo ago | Seed | 11 | William Stueve CEO & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | 33 patents Detecting and quantifying solar panel soiling via optical and microscopic imaging. | — |
| 17 | ZTRIC Renewable energy solutions provider: solar installations, energy storage, and O&M services | $2M | 26 mo ago | Seed | — | Jayant Mhetar Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | 6 job openings |
| 18 | Terra Pave International Eco-friendly pavement solutions for roadways, parking lots, and airfields | $2M | 148 mo ago | Seed | 17 | Yetkin Yildirim Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 19 | Buckeye Brine Provider of waste management services for oil fields and waste water | $1M | 152 mo ago | Series A | — | Steven Mobley CEO & President | — | 11 patents Industrial brine and salt waste treatment and disposal systems | — |
| 20 | Water Provider of water management services | $1M | 23 mo ago | Seed | 16 | Jordan Kramer Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer | WordPressMySQLMariaDB+28 | 101 patents Advanced ion removal technologies for water purification and desalination | — |
| 21 | Concurrent Design Concurrent Design, Inc. - Engineering Design Services | $1M | 127 mo ago | Acquired | 20 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Antelope Water Management Provider of integrated water management services | $500K | 76 mo ago | Seed | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | EQO Provider of water management services | $325K | 43 mo ago | Seed | 5 | John Higley Founder | — | 3 patents Remote collection and analysis of genetic material from water bodies | — |
| 24 | Value Waste Services Provider of waste collection & disposal services | $265K | 100 mo ago | Acquired | 3 | John Claybrook Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 Environment companies in Austin
#1
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2021 · 20 employees$300Mraised▾
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2021 · 20 employees
Developer of utility scale solar projects
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 65how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Funding: Raised $300M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Aug 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United States
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 7.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Conventional Debt$300M
Founders & team
Investors
ING, Nomura, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
#2
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2023 · 3 employees$33.3Mraised▾
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2023 · 3 employees
Developer of nuclear energy projects
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 30%Funding
top 32%News
top 38%Talent
top 38%Tech
bottom 42%Global
bottom 38%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $33.3M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Aug 2025)
News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 9 tracked, 2 types) · +100% YoY · 3 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 17k LinkedIn followers — 19.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Series B$100M
- Aug 2024Series A$27M
- 2023Seed$6.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Valor Equity Partners, Fifty Years, Harpoon, Alumni Ventures, Preston Werner Ventures, Earth Venture Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesHsts
#3
Funding Raised · Austin, Texas · founded 2010 · 44 employees$43.1Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Austin, Texas · founded 2010 · 44 employees
Provider of solar educational, training, and water management services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 46%Tech
top 48%Market
bottom 36%Global
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $43.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 16 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (May 2025)
Tech: 26 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Market: 44 employees · Top-10,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$8M
- Feb 2011Grant (prize money)$24.7M
- Feb 2010Grant (prize money)$10.4M
Investors
OSTI
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpZurb FoundationGravity FormsNginx
#4
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2020 · 18 employees$7Mraised▾
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2020 · 18 employees
Provider of water treatment services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 12%Funding
top 36%Fin. health
top 49%Tech
bottom 48%Global
bottom 37%Market
bottom 24%Growth: Revenue +2820% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $7.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 4 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Series A (Oct 2025)
Fin. health: Revenue ~$438k · Revenue +2820% YoY
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 2 expansions (incl. Project Vault) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series A$3M
- Aug 2024Series A$6.9M
- Nov 2023Seed$250K
- Sep 2023Seed$350K
Investors
TETRA Technologies, PureTerra Ventures, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, Valour Capital
#5
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2020 · 4 employees$30Mraised▾
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2020 · 4 employees
Developer of renewable power generation and solar energy projects
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 5how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
bottom 48%Global
bottom 29%News
bottom 27%Market
bottom 12%Funding: Raised $30.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Dec 2024)
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
News: 0 BI events in 12 mo (of 4 tracked, 3 types)
Audience (LinkedIn): 873 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Conventional Debt$20M
- May 2023Series B$30M
Investors
Leyline Renewable Capital, Overlay Capital
#6
Public · Austin, Texas · founded 2017 · 221 employees$15Mraised▾
Public · Austin, Texas · founded 2017 · 221 employees
Developer of solar energy power projects
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 23%Fin. health
top 24%Product
top 26%Innovation
top 38%Funding
top 39%Growth
top 44%Patents: 95 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 70 filings since 2022 vs 23 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Fin. health: Revenue ~$99.7M (FY2024) · Net margin 188.8% · Revenue +111% YoY
Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo · Company stage: Public
Audience (LinkedIn): 27k LinkedIn followers — 30.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Sandhills Energy, LLC) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Post IPO$15M
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAmazon Web Services
#7
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2007 · 11 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2007 · 11 employees
Solar measurement systems leader, enhancing PV performance with innovative sensors. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing advanced sensors for solar energy installations. Their products support a wide array of PV performance assessment and monitoring applications, including module power measurement, I-V data analysis, soiling detection, and irradiance monitoring. They offer solutions like in-situ I-V measurement devices, optical soiling sensors, PV reference cells, and meteorological sensors. These technologies cater to module power, irradiance, and soiling measurement needs, ensuring optimal performance and minimizing degradation. Their innovative and proprietary products are protected by multiple patents, reflecting their commitment to technological advancement in the solar energy sector. They provide critical tools for performance optimization and monitoring in solar energy applications.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 950 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$199.7K
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$1.3M
- Jul 2019Grant (prize money)$1.3M
- Jan 2012Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Austin Technology Incubator, OSTI
Tech stack
Animate.CssApache Http ServerAstraBeaver BuilderCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#8
Series C · Austin, Texas · founded 2016 · 45 employees$120Mraised▾
Series C · Austin, Texas · founded 2016 · 45 employees
Developer of solar energy projects
Funding rounds
- Feb 2023Series C$90M
- Jan 2022Series B$30M
Investors
Modern Energy, EIG Global Energy Partners
#9
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2004 · 79 employees$326Mraised▾
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2004 · 79 employees
Manufactures microinverters. Company manufactures microinverter and monitoring solutions. company specializing in the development and manufacturing of microinverter solutions for photovoltaic (solar) panels. The company's mission is to facilitate the adoption of rooftop solar power by making solar systems simpler, more reliable, and more cost-effective.
Funding rounds
- Mar 2014Series E$42M
- May 2012Series D$250M
- Feb 2012Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- Sep 2011Grant (prize money)—
Investors
J.F. Shea Co, Battery Ventures, Rho Capital Partners, Osage University Partners, Prelude Ventures, Constellation Technology Ventures
Tech stack
AddtoanyAll In One SeoCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCufon
#10
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2019 · 16 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2019 · 16 employees
Provider of water management services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Conventional Debt$10M
- Mar 2023Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
#11
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2015$2Mraised▾
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2015
Renewable energy solutions provider: solar installations, energy storage, and O&M services. The company develops custom renewable energy solutions, offering end-to-end services encompassing hardware, installation, and customer support. Specializing in on-grid and off-grid solar facilities, they cater to industrial, commercial, and residential clients with rooftop/ground-mounted solutions. They provide tailored energy storage solutions for electric vehicles, off-grid installations, and UPS. Their dedicated maintenance team offers comprehensive operational and maintenance support for solar power plants through continuous monitoring and effective troubleshooting. They focus on clean energy access, cost reduction, and environmental stewardship. They offer remote monitoring, proactive service, and extended warranties. The company builds or buys renewable assets, solar and storage, that can generate or store clean electricity.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 9.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 6 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +6 · hiring: Manager, Sr. Site Engineer
Funding rounds
- Mar 2024Seed$6.1M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Core-JsElementorElementor Header & Footer BuilderFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#12
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2008 · 16 employees$22.2Mraised▾
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2008 · 16 employees
Developer of diversified oil and chemicals projects intended to serve the energy sector. The company is engaged in the development of projects that upgrade low-value feedstocks into premium fuels and chemicals and develop methanol projects using mature conversion technology that is performance-guaranteed, enabling clients to get clean, cost-effective and scaleable natural gas and gas-liquid.
Funding rounds
- Apr 2018Series B$3M
- Oct 2014Series A$1.1M
- Nov 2013Series A$32.7K
- Oct 2013Series A$1.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Aventura VC, Visionary Private Equity Group, Woodgen
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWpbakeryWpmu Dev SmushElementor
Funding & investor landscape
$1Btotal disclosed funding
25companies funded
74disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Chris Elrod
Chief Executive Officer · Treaty Oak Clean Energy
Yasir Arafat
Co-Founder & CTO · Aalo Atomics
Matt Loszak
CEO & Co-Founder · Aalo Atomics
William Stueve
CEO & President · Atonometrics
Jordan Kramer
Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer · Water
Christopher Caudill
Co-Founder · Water
Jayant Mhetar
Co-Founder & CEO · ZTRIC
Anand Krishnan
Co-Founder & CSO · ZTRIC
Barry Williamson
Co-Founder · ZEEP
Ronald Oligney
CEO · ZEEP
Dharmesh Jawarani
Co-Founder · Astrowatt
Leo Mathew
Co-Founder · Astrowatt
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 6,440,608 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Environment coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH FROM Austin · institutions
What Austin researches in environmental monitoring
The University of Texas at Austin leads Austin's environmental monitoring research, focusing on air quality and biodiversity, with a predominantly optimistic tone toward recent breakthroughs.
12 papersstance +0.2560% breakthrough20% concern
local research themes
Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeIdentification and Quantification in FoodEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesReservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsProtist diversity and phylogeny
top institutions
- The University of Texas at Austin12
Common questions
How many Environment companies are there in Austin, United States?
Radar tracks 100 indexable Environment companies headquartered in Austin, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in Austin, United States?
The Environment companies in Austin, United States on this list have raised a combined $1B in disclosed equity funding across 25 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in Austin, United States?
SolarBridge is the highest-funded Environment company in Austin, United States, with $326M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in Austin, United States are funded?
25 of the 100 Environment companies in Austin, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in Austin, United States?
None of the Environment companies in Austin, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Austin, United States Environment companies?
The most active investors in Austin, United States Environment companies on this list include Austin Technology Incubator, OSTI, DOE, Austin Ventures, Capital Factory.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.