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Best Environment Companies in Australia

The 728 best Environment companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Bingo Industries.

728companies tracked
$5.4Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
75have raised

Australia's Environment sector is moving fast, and this directory ranks 728 companies by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum to help you find where the capital is actually concentrated. Total disclosed funding sits at $5.4B across the cohort, with Acen Australia leading at $588M and Aura Energy pulling $42M — the spread tells you this isn't a winner-take-all market yet. The global environmental services market hit roughly $68.8B in 2024 and is forecast to reach $73.5B in 2025, a 5.3% CAGR pace driven by tightening regulations and climate mitigation mandates. Regulatory clearance dynamics matter here too: watch how expert panels weigh expansion against pending litigation — that tension is shaping project timelines globally, and Australia's not immune.

So what's the signal beneath the funding numbers? Median install growth of roughly 20% year-on-year across 161 environmental and renewables apps points to a sector where digital engagement is climbing alongside physical infrastructure spend. I'd flag EnergyLab, CEFC, and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency as the investors setting the pace on deal flow. Hot coverage themes right now include climate mobilization and transformational leadership, which tracks with the capital patterns you'll see in the companies below.

Sources & further reading
  • Research Reports World
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × AUSTRALIA

Our analysis of 309 Environment companies

$75.8b in tracked funding; 79% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

309companies analysed
79%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
7unicorns
2015median founding year
386kcombined LinkedIn audience
42%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Environment companies in Australia

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderTech stackMarket signals (1y)Patents & IP focusRecent signals
1Bingo Industries
Waste collection and management company
$1.8B64 mo agoPublic268—Kentico CMSApple iCloud MailGoogle Maps+24———
2Cleanaway
Provider of waste management services
$718M96 mo agoPublic7,500—WordPressVisual ComposerAlgolia+353 signals ▲200%
Contracts · Announcements
—2 awards
3Pacific Hydro
Clean energy project developer and operator
$615M90 mo agoAcquired374—————
4ACEN Australia
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
$588M14 mo agoFunding Raised58—WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17——1 job opening
5Infigen Energy
Renewable Energy Developers
$473M70 mo agoAcquired550Ross Rolfe
CEO & MD
————
6Collgar Renewables
Developer of wind energy projects
$300M90 mo agoAcquired150—WixSentryApple iCloud Mail+13———
7South East Water
Provider of water supplying, wastewater, and recycled water services
$259M186 mo agoLate Stage1,074—Adobe Experience ManagerJavaElement UI+24—163 patents
Water utility monitoring and leak detection for sewer and distribution infrastructure
—
8EnviroMission
Developer of solar tower power station technology
$140M129 mo agoPublic1Roger Davey
Exec Chairman CEO
————
9Silex
Provider of laser based semiconductor materials
$123M34 mo agoPublic38Michael Goldsworthy
Founder & CEO & MD
Amazon ALBAmazon Web ServicesNetlify+11———
10Westside Energy
Turnkey solar project developer
$45M—Funding Raised—Wayne Irvine
CEO & Director
————
115B
Developer of solar energy projects
$45M42 mo agoSeries B172Eden Tehan
Co-Founder
HubSpot CMS HubGSAPHubSpot+153 signals
Funding · Capital raise
——
12Aura Energy
Provider of uranium exploration services
$42M4 mo agoPublic3Andrew Grove
Managing Director and CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+23———
13Starling Energy
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
$35M6 mo agoSeries C8Nuno Carneiro
CEO
————
14SunDrive
Manufacturer of solar powered products
$26M31 mo agoSeries A22David Hu
Co-Founder
—3 signals
Funding
—1 job opening
15Tindo Solar
Solar Panel manufacturers
$23M6 mo agoAcquired50—WordPressZohoMySQL+278 signals ▲167%
Funding · Hiring · Capital raise
——
16Goterra
Provider of organic waste services
$18M34 mo agoSeries A52Olympia Yarger
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+18———
17EDL
Developer of wind & solar energy projects
$15M77 mo agoFunding Raised140James Harman
CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+29———
18Tilt Renewables
Independent power producer in renewable energy sector
$13M86 mo agoAcquired43—WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+225 signals ▲400%
M&A · Funding · Contracts
—1 expansion
19Windlab
Owns and develops wind projects
$12M122 mo agoAcquired111—WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+10———
20Tellus Holdings
Infrastructure development company focused on products produced from waste resources, salt and clay
$11M114 mo agoSeries B41Duncan Merwe
Founder
————
21Renewable Metals
It is a company that specializes in a unique alkali recycling process to recover critical minerals from old…
$10M1 mo agoSeries A—Mark Urbani
Chief Technology Officer and Founder
NginxTypekitLazySizes+8—21 patents
Recovery of critical metals, especially lithium, from electronic waste streams
1 job opening
22The Water and Carbon Group
Wastewater treatment service provider
$10M20 mo agoSeries B—Jim Hunter
CEO
——26 patents
Low-energy continuous water treatment systems targeting PFAS and emerging contaminants
—
23Great Wrap
Manufacturer of home compostable cling wrap
$10M24 mo agoSeries A22Julia Kay
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+31—3 patents
Biodegradable polymer films and manufacturing methods for sustainable packaging.
—
24Prominence Energy NL
Limited information available
$9M142 mo agoPublic—Alexander Parks
CEO & MD
————
25Allume Energy
Provider of community and residential solar solutions
$8M12 mo agoSeries B41—WordPressMySQLPHP+29—11 patents
Distributed solar PV energy management and AC power sharing in multi-unit buildings
—
26Goldwind Australia
Solar and wind farm developers
$7M69 mo agoFunding Raised——————
27BlockTexx
Provider of textiles waste recycling services
$7M27 mo agoSeries B8—Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+16——1 award
28BT Imaging
Inspection Tools for PV manufacturing
$7M189 mo agoAcquired27—WixSentryBootstrap+11———
29KC8 Capture Technologies
Developer of affordable and sustainable carbon capture technology.
$7M23 mo agoSeries A9Barry Hooper
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+10—15 patents
Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes
—
30Somerset International
Provider of waste management services
$7M99 mo agoSeries A25
25 → 59 (+136%)
Lynn Shanks
CEO
————
31Sircel
Focused on e-waste solutions and recycling
$5M23 mo agoSeries A4Anthony Karam
CEO/MD
WordPressMySQLPHP+32———
32ReNu Energy
Cleantech solutions developer
$4M43 mo agoPublic14—WordPressMySQLPHP+20———
33Clean TeQ
Provider of water treatment solutions
$4M7 mo agoPublic—Sam Riggall
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+27—77 patents
Scandium recovery and aluminum alloy heat‑treatment technologies, plus fine particulate fluid filtration.
—
34Enova
Offering renewable energy exchange platform
$4M125 mo agoSeed—Felicity Stening
CEO
————
35HB11 Energy
Provider of nuclear fusion reactor technology using magnetic technology and by using hydrogen-boron as fuel
$4M34 mo agoSeed8Warren McKenzie
Co-Founder & Managing Director
WordPressMySQLPHP+22—9 patents
Laser-driven boron‑11 fusion systems for compact clean energy generation
—
36Vast
Provider of utility scale renewable energy power generations
$4M10 mo agoPublic39Craig Wood
Chief Executive Officer
Webflowcore-jsjQuery+13———
37NRN
Renewable energy infrastructure business that aims to create a greener future by providing greater access to…
$3M10 mo agoSeries A11—WordPressMySQLPHP+25———
38ESCO Pacific
Developer of solar farms
$3M126 mo agoAcquired24—————
39Complete Home Filtration
Provider of water filtration products and services
$3M67 mo agoSeries A65Suzanne Dodds
Managing Director / Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+31———
40Provaris
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
$3M11 mo agoPublic1—WebflowVimeoTypekit+13——2 partnerships · 1 expansion
41Impact Recycling
Provider of waste plastic recycling services
$3M12 mo agoSeries A13—————
42Plico Energy
Manufacturer of solar powered products
$2M65 mo agoSeed—Brian Innes
Founder
HubSpot CMS HubAwesompleteYouTube+31——1 launch · 1 partnership
43Enaxiom
Energy and water company offering products for decarbonisation and wastewater treatment
$2M2 mo agoSeed—Bijan Rahimi
Co-Founder & CEO
————
44PowerPlus Energy
Manufacturer of solar energy batteries
$2M1 mo agoAcquired—Simon Chan
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+22——1 job opening · 1 partnership
45Papyrus Australia
Provider of banana palm into renewable fiber
$1M119 mo agoPublic3—WordPressMySQLPHP+12—30 patents
Manufacturing moldable cellulosic pulp and fiber sheets from banana plant material.
—
46Bloom
Provider of environment management services
$1M41 mo agoDeadpooled4—————
47PHNXX
Developer of solar energy projects
$1M16 mo agoSeed4—WebflowHubSpotreCAPTCHA+11———
48Monty Compost Co
Provider of waste management services
$1M22 mo agoSeed8—Cart FunctionalityShopifyElement UI+24———
49MetroElectro
Developer of solar PV projects
$680K7 mo agoSeed—Lloyd Heinrich
Founder & CEO
—3 signals
Funding
——
50DiaperRecycle
Provider of diapers recycling services
$354K42 mo agoSeed—Oliver Kelland
Co-Founder & Director
———1 award

Top 12 Environment companies in Australia

#1
Public · Windsor, Victoria · founded 2006 · 3 employees
$42.2Mraised
▾

Provider of uranium exploration services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Post IPO$14.1M
  • Mar 2024Post IPO$16.2M
  • Sep 2020Post IPO$184.6K
  • Mar 2018Post IPO$3.7M
Founders & team
Andrew GroveManaging Director and CEO
Investors
L1 Capital, The Lind Partners
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCore-JsElementorFlying PagesGoogle Analytics
#2
Funding Raised · Hobart, Tasmania · founded 2016 · 58 employees
$588.1Mraised
▾

Developer of solar and wind energy projects

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 3.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Manager, Social Participation and Corporate Communications
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Conventional Debt$472M
  • Oct 2022Conventional Debt$48.1M
  • Sep 2022Conventional Debt$68.1M
Investors
DBS Bank, CEFC, AN Support Services India Private Limited, Cathay United Bank, CommBank, CTBC Bank
Tech stack
Accessible360Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#3
Series A · Belmont, Western Australia · founded 2020
$10.4Mraised
▾

It is a company that specializes in a unique alkali recycling process for lithium batteries. Their process allows for the recovery of critical minerals from old batteries, enabling them to be reused and preventing toxic chemicals from leaching into the environment.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Commercial Analyst, Maintenance Manager
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. AMPYR Australia) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series A$8.6M
  • Sep 2024Seed$5.4M
  • May 2024Seed—
  • Oct 2023Seed$5.1M
Founders & team
Mark UrbaniChief Technology Officer and FounderNick VinesCo-FounderLuan AtkinsonCEO
Investors
Investible, CEFC, Grantham Foundation, Virescent Ventures, EMR Metal Recycling, Climate Tech Partners
Tech stack
Core-JsDropzoneIntercomJqueryJsdelivrLazysizes
#4
Series C · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2017 · 8 employees
$35.1Mraised
▾

Developer of solar and wind energy projects

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Conventional Debt$22.9M
  • Dec 2021Series C—
  • 2019Series C$35.1M
Founders & team
Nuno CarneiroCEO
Investors
SUSI Partners, CEFC
#5
Acquired · Salisbury, South Australia · founded 2011 · 50 employees
$23.3Mraised
▾

Tindo designs and manufactures solar panels in Australia, for supplying in the country as well as globally. The company has a 60 MW automatic manufacturing line for production of the panels and they come with built-in microinverters from Enphase. Tindo solar also offers its customers the option of getting the plant installed by them, they have tied up with multiple contractors who install the solar panels and the entire system on their behalf.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Grant (prize money)$22.5M
  • Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$755.3K
Investors
Australian Government, Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCdnjsClickceaseCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2023
$1.8Mraised
▾

Energy and water company offering products for decarbonisation and wastewater treatment. It offer products for decarbonization and wastewater treatment, including concentrated solar power linear, boilers, water heaters, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 714 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Seed$1.8M
Founders & team
Bijan RahimiCo-Founder & CEOAntonia CollingsCo-Founder
Investors
Epic Angels, Antler, Black Nova
#7
Acquired · Scoresby, Victoria · founded 2017
$1.6Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of solar energy batteries

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Head of Technology
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Wainwright) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$1.6M
Founders & team
Simon ChanCo-FounderBradley PatonCEO
Investors
Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#8
Public · Notting Hill, Victoria · founded 2016
$4Mraised
▾

Provider of water treatment solutions

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Post IPO$3.9M
  • Dec 2024Grant (prize money)$63K
Founders & team
Sam RiggallCEO
Investors
business.gov.au
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesAnime.JsAutoptimizeCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#9
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.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -2 · hiring: Principal Electronics Design Engineer, Dev Ops and Backend Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series B$6.8M
  • Aug 2023Series A$1.5M
  • Jul 2021Series A$6M
Investors
Elemental, The Schmidt Family Foundation, Taronga Ventures, E.ON, Clean Energy Seed Fund, Clean Fight
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnt DesignApache Http ServerBootstrap
#10
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 11 employees
$3.4Mraised
▾

NRN (National Renewable Network) is an Energy Infrastructure business in Australia that aims to create a greener and more sustainable future by providing greater access to renewable energy plans. They help Australians protect themselves from rising energy costs and lower emissions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Conventional Debt$32.6M
  • Aug 2025Series A$11.2M
  • Jun 2024Seed$1M
  • Dec 2023Seed$2.4M
Investors
Investible, Electrifi Ventures, Catalytic Impact Foundation, Virescent Ventures, Ecotone Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceLucky OrangeMicrosoft Clarity
#11
Public · Darlinghurst, New South Wales · founded 2009 · 39 employees
$3.5Mraised
▾

Provider of utility scale renewable energy power generations

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Post IPO$3.5M
Founders & team
Craig WoodChief Executive Officer
Investors
Nabors, Canberra Airport
#12
Seed · St Kilda, Victoria · founded 2024
$680Kraised
▾

Developer of solar PV projects

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 464 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Seed$1M
  • Nov 2025Conventional Debt$4M
  • May 2024Seed$680K
Founders & team
Lloyd HeinrichFounder & CEO
Investors
Wavemaker Impact, Ecotone Partners

Funding & investor landscape

$5.4Btotal disclosed funding
64companies funded
116disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
EnergyLab13 rounds
Artesian8 rounds
Australian Renewable Energy Agency7 rounds
CEFC5 rounds
Clean Energy Seed Fund5 rounds
CommBank5 rounds
CVC4 rounds
Westpac4 rounds
business.gov.au4 rounds
Grok Ventures3 rounds

Notable founders

Andrew Grove
Managing Director and CEO · Aura Energy
Mark Urbani
Chief Technology Officer and Founder · Renewable Metals
Nick Vines
Co-Founder · Renewable Metals
Nuno Carneiro
CEO · Starling Energy
Bijan Rahimi
Co-Founder & CEO · Enaxiom
Antonia Collings
Co-Founder · Enaxiom
Simon Chan
Co-Founder · PowerPlus Energy
Bradley Paton
CEO · PowerPlus Energy
Sam Riggall
CEO · Clean TeQ
Craig Wood
Chief Executive Officer · Vast
Lloyd Heinrich
Founder & CEO · MetroElectro
Jim Hunter
CEO · The Water and Carbon Group
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,980,561 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 SIGNALS · Australia

How research on Environmental Monitoring is moving in Australia

A read on the academic research around Environmental Monitoring — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 635 Australia-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 38% → 41% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation121
  • Queensland University of Technology31
  • Griffith University30
  • The University of Adelaide30
  • The University of Queensland29
leading researchers
Tilbrook, Bronte · Neill, Craig · Steven, Andy · Akl, John · O'Neill, Sally · Akl Uhri, John · Laws, Mark · McCallum, Kimberly
▲ Breakthroughs129 · 20%
▼ 36%→14% share
▼0.4× share momentum0 median citations43% since 2021mostly methods-led
Environmental DNA has emerged as a brand-new breakthrough sub-topic with 7 papers, signalling novel detection methods entering Australian monitoring research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Vegetation (pathology)1→4
  • Environmental data3→5
Newly emergingBiodiversity 0→9 · Pollutant 0→7 · Environmental DNA 0→7
Landmark Novel Proximal Sensing for Monitoring Soil Organic C Stocks and Condition · 115 cites
◆ Advancements165 · 26%
▲ 18%→29% share
▲1.6× share momentum0 median citations68% since 2021mostly methods-led
Sampling signal-processing advancements are intensifying — papers tripled from 5 to 15 across the study period.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Biodiversity3→13
  • Sampling (signal processing)5→15
  • Environmental DNA3→12
  • Vegetation (pathology)1→9
  • Ecosystem2→9
Newly emergingClimate change 0→9 · Agriculture 0→8 · Environmental engineering 0→7
Landmark Hyperspectral Imaging in Environmental Monitoring: A Review of Recent Developments and Technological Advances in Compact · 377 cites
▼ Concerns168 · 26%
▲ 16%→30% share
▲1.9× share momentum1 median citations71% since 2021mostly empirical
Contamination concern is newly emerging and dominant — debuting at 14 papers, the largest brand-new concern sub-topic recorded.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Water quality3→11
  • Environmental resource management11→18
  • Biodiversity2→9
  • Sustainability2→8
  • Environmental impact assessment2→7
Newly emergingContamination 0→14 · Pollution 0→8 · Bioaccumulation 0→7
Landmark Emerging opportunities and challenges for passive acoustics in ecological assessment and monitoring · 684 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Australia

Where environmental monitoring is researched across Australia

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Melbourne100 · +0.17
Hot · WetlandAdvancing · Adaptive managementOpportunity · Vegetation (pathology)Concern · Aquatic environment
Brisbane95 · +0.24
Hot · Passive samplingAdvancing · Remote sensingOpportunity · PollutionConcern · Reliability (semiconductor)
Sydney75 · +0.25
Hot · Internet of ThingsAdvancing · BiotaOpportunity · EcosystemConcern · Ecosystem services
Adelaide37 · +0.02
Hot · FaunaAdvancing · Multispectral imageOpportunity · BiodiversityConcern · Environmental resource management
Perth36 · +0.17
Hot · Citizen scienceAdvancing · BiodiversityOpportunity · FaunaConcern · Ecology
Canberra25 · +0.26
Hot · Environmental DNAAdvancing · Public healthOpportunity · Aquatic ecosystemConcern · Environmental resource management

Common questions

How many Environment companies are there in Australia?
Radar tracks 728 indexable Environment companies headquartered in Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in Australia?
The Environment companies in Australia on this list have raised a combined $5.4B in disclosed equity funding across 64 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in Australia?
Bingo Industries is the highest-funded Environment company in Australia, with $1.8B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in Australia are funded?
64 of the 728 Environment companies in Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in Australia?
None of the Environment companies in Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Australia Environment companies?
The most active investors in Australia Environment companies on this list include EnergyLab, Artesian, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, CEFC, Clean Energy Seed Fund.
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