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Best Environment Companies in Chennai, India
The 160 best Environment companies in Chennai, India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: L&T IDPL.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
160companies tracked
$1.1Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
22have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × CHENNAI
Our analysis of 50 Environment companies
$13.1b in tracked funding; 71% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
71%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2013median founding year
244kcombined LinkedIn audience
82%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Environment companies in Chennai
| # | Company | Revenue | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ReGen Powertech Manufacturer of wind turbines | $342M FY2017 | $64M | 103 mo ago | 284 | Madhusudhan Khemka Founder & MD | Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETBootstrap+4 | — |
| 2 | Everrenew Everrenew is a renewable energy company that offers affordable and reliable wind power and solar power… | $288M FY2024 | $3M | 41 mo ago | 417 417 → 370 (-11%) | Venkatesh Rajaratnam Co-CEO | BootstrapApache HTTP ServerjQuery UI+6 | — |
| 3 | L&T IDPL Developers of real estate and transmission infrastructure | $183M FY2025 | $873M | 97 mo ago | 500 | Shailesh Pathak Executive Director | — | — |
| 4 | Shriram EPC Provider of mineral processing and sewagewater treatment services 76Product top 14%Innovation top 20%Funding top 26%Moat top 27% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 14% Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 26% Moattop 27% Markettop 28% Fin. healthtop 33% Talenttop 38% Growthbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 29% Techbottom 27% Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 12 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $76M FY2025 | $43M | 44 mo ago | 448 | A Shunmugavelu Founder & Co-CEO | Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETIIS+4 | — |
| 5 | Aban Offshore Aban Offshore is a largest offshore drilling service provider. | $54M FY2024 | — | — | 1,750 | Reji Abraham Managing Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — |
| 6 | Orient Green Power Company Online platform for designing and managing renewable energy power programs | $33M FY2025 | $55M | 210 mo ago | 48 | — | Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETIIS+5 | — |
| 7 | Beardsell Beardsell is a diversified company engaged in the manufacture of various industrial goods targeting specific… | $32M FY2025 | — | — | 750 | Bharat Anumolu Managing Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — |
| 8 | Aqua Designs Provider of water & wastewater management and maintenance services 62Moat top 34%Market top 39%Fin. health top 44%Funding top 45% All 6 signals ▾Moattop 34% Markettop 39% Fin. healthtop 44% Fundingtop 45% Growthtop 46% Globalbottom 37% Moat: Top 10% by revenue among 972 tracked Waste & Water Management companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 Market: 60 employees (top 45% of Waste & Water Management) · Revenue ~$19.6M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $20M FY2017 | $12M | 191 mo ago | 60 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Metco Roof Metal roofing services provider | $19M FY2022 | — | 250 mo ago | 108 | V Thirumaran CEO & MD | — | — |
| 10 | Zynergy Group Solar IPP and EPC firm | $14M FY2015 | $11M | 108 mo ago | 3 | Reena Nath Co-Founder | — | — |
| 11 | Pioneer Wincon Wind turbine manufacturer | $13M FY2025 | $656K | 360 mo ago | 318 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — |
| 12 | BI Marketing and Services Provider of pumping solutions and wastewater treatment systems | $10M FY2025 | — | — | 201 | — | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+29 | 1 job opening |
| 13 | Alomex Profiles Manufacturer of aluminium clamps and extrusions for solar module mounting | $8M FY2025 | — | — | — | — | particles.jsBootstrapApache HTTP Server+10 | — |
| 14 | Gorantla Geosynthetics Provider of waste management services 64Innovation top 20%Fin. health top 40%Growth top 42%Product top 43% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Fin. healthtop 40% Growthtop 42% Producttop 43% Markettop 45% Techbottom 46% Fundingbottom 39% Globalbottom 25% Innovation: 4 product lines Fin. health: Revenue ~$7.8M (FY2023) · Net margin 12.9% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $8M FY2025 | $676K | 17 mo ago | — | — | WordPress Block EditorElementorwpBakery+24 | — |
| 15 | CarbonMinus Provider of renewable energy solutions including solar, wind, and carbon trading | $8M FY2025 | — | — | — | Ashok Kumar Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | 3 job openings |
| 16 | Wabag Provider of drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, and desalination services | $7M FY2025 | — | 69 mo ago | 847 | Max Reder Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+38 | 1 internship · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 17 | AS Cooling Technologies Provider of environmental impact and carbon emission services | $7M FY2025 | — | — | 3 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — |
| 18 | Illumine I Solar EPC service provider company | $4M FY2025 | $2M | 28 mo ago | 246 246 → 226 (-8%) | Nithish Sairam CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | 3 launchs |
| 19 | BioXgreen Developer of products for the management of waste from municipal, agricultural, home, and environment | $3M FY2025 | — | — | — | Arvind Sharma CEO & President | PHPBootstrapApache HTTP Server+10 | — |
| 20 | Canadian Crystalline Provider of water treatment & desalination and other services | $3M FY2023 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — |
| 21 | ABC Techno Labs Provider of consulting and energy efficiency services | $2M FY2025 | — | — | 375 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — |
| 22 | Adhiam Manufacturer of solar powered products | $1M FY2025 | — | — | — | Murugesan Thirupathy Co-Founder | — | — |
| 23 | Avant Garde Developer of solar energy projects | $648K FY2025 | — | — | 25 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — |
| 24 | BigBin Provider of waste recycling services | $594K FY2023 | — | — | 74 | — | BootstrapApache HTTP ServerCloudflare+8 | — |
| 25 | BIGFOX Company specializing in energy-security-automation services and integrated solutions | $588K FY2025 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
| 26 | EHands Energy Installer of renewable energy plants and solutions | $509K FY2025 | $152K | 62 mo ago | 14 14 → 23 (+64%) | Raghuraman Chandrasekaran Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 27 | Morf Provider of water treatment services | $461K FY2019 | — | 158 mo ago | 15 | Kcannan Rajam Co-Founder & Director | — | — |
| 28 | Cermosis Environment Manufacturer of water and wastewater treatment plants and related services | $451K FY2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Aruvi Solar Manufacturer of solar powered products | $355K FY2025 | — | — | — | Sudhasri Srinivasan Co-Founder | BootstrapApache HTTP ServerIsotope+5 | — |
| 30 | BVK Group Independent Power Producer in the solar and wind sector | $251K FY2025 | — | — | — | Bala Kutti Founder & Chairman | — | — |
Top 12 Environment companies in Chennai
#1
Seed · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2023$187Kraised▾
Seed · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2023
Provider of glass waste management services. It transforms discarded glass into high-quality, sustainable resources, diverting glass waste from landfills and significantly lowering carbon emissions. The company implements laser-etched QR codes onto glass surfaces, enabling precise tracking throughout each container lifecycle.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 12%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 49%Global
bottom 45%Fin. health
bottom 35%Market
bottom 12%Growth: Revenue +10182% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $187k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Dec 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Reneonix) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Seed$187K
Founders & team
Investors
Inflection Point Ventures, DST, NSRCEL, Itelfoundation, Firstport Capital, Anna Incubator
#2
Acquired · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2001 · 500 employees$873.1Mraised▾
Acquired · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2001 · 500 employees
Developers of real estate and transmission infrastructure
Funding rounds
- May 2018Series F$445.4M
- Dec 2014Series E$307.7M
- Apr 2006Series D$120M
Founders & team
Investors
CPP Investments, Old Lane Commodities, J P Morgan, IDFC First Bank, Allianz Capital Partners, IDBI Bank
#3
Seed · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2006$676.1Kraised▾
Seed · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2006
Provider of waste management services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Fin. health
top 40%Growth
top 42%Product
top 43%Market
top 45%Tech
bottom 46%Innovation: 4 product lines
Fin. health: Revenue ~$7.8M (FY2023) · Net margin 12.9% · Revenue +12% YoY
Growth: Revenue +12% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Seed$676.1K
Investors
Ativirsecurities, Vardan Signature Capital, Shalinandrohitenterprise, Knightstone Capital
Tech stack
BabelBootstrapContact Form 7Core-JsElementorGodaddy
#4
Public · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2000 · 448 employees$43.1Mraised▾
Public · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2000 · 448 employees
Provider of mineral processing and sewagewater treatment services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Innovation
top 20%Funding
top 26%Moat
top 27%Market
top 28%Fin. health
top 33%Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Innovation: 12 product lines
Funding: Raised $43.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2022)
Funding rounds
- Sep 2022Post IPO$43.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Markab Capital, Saama, Bessemer Venture Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesFancyboxGoogle AnalyticsIisJqueryMicrosoft Asp.Net
#5
Series B · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2006 · 284 employees$63.7Mraised▾
Series B · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2006 · 284 employees
Manufacturer of wind turbines. Its other services include power evacuation, project management, SCADA and O&M. It also manufacture turbines with capacities of 1.5, 2, 2.8, & 3 MW, and other components like Permanent Magnet Generators, Hub assembly, Nacelle assembly, and Frequency Converters, with the towers and rotor blades being outsourced.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2017PE$15.2M
- Feb 2015PE$4.8M
- May 2012Series B$9.8M
- Feb 2012Series B$20.3M
Founders & team
Investors
MCAP, IDFC First Bank, Everstone Capital, MCap Fund Advisors, Bandhan Mutual Fund, TVS Capital Funds
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCloudflareCodeigniterIisJquery
#6
Series A · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2015 · 246 employees$2Mraised▾
Series A · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2015 · 246 employees
Solar EPC service provider company
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 24k LinkedIn followers — 9.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2024Series A$2M
Founders & team
Investors
Anicut Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud Cdn
#7
Deadpooled · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2005 · 70 employees$58Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2005 · 70 employees
Auro Mira Energy generates power from renewable sources like biomass, hydro and wind. Plans to invest over $500 M to develop, own and operate over 250-300MW in clean energy in the next 2-3 years. AME is also into the development of energy plantations under the contract farming model targeting over 15,000 acres in the next 3 years. The company is deadpooled.
Funding rounds
- Oct 2010Series B$21M
- Jun 2006Series B$50M
Founders & team
Investors
IFC, ePlanet Ventures, Aureos South Asia Fund, Baring Private Equity Partners, The Abraaj Group, Norfund
#8
Public · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2006 · 48 employees$55Mraised▾
Public · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2006 · 48 employees
Online platform for designing and managing renewable energy power programs. It supports development and operation of clean energy assets like wind and solar systems. It integrates project planning, execution, and maintenance functions to optimize renewable power delivery.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2008PE$55M
Investors
Olympus Capital Asia, Bessemer Venture Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesGoogle AnalyticsIisJqueryJquery CdnJquery Ui
#9
Series A · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2019 · 417 employees$3Mraised▾
Series A · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2019 · 417 employees
Everrenew is a renewable energy company that offers affordable and reliable wind power and solar power investment solutions. It is a subsidiary of the NTC Group, one of the world's largest wind and solar energy logistics companies. Everrenew provides project management solutions for wind, solar, and hybrid projects, as well as asset management services.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 33k LinkedIn followers — 13.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2022Series A$3M
Founders & team
Investors
RY Investments
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiJquery
#10
Series A · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2010$17.8Mraised▾
Series A · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2010
Infinitas Energy (aka Trishe Renewable Energy Solutions) offers end-to-end services in the wind energy sector including wind resource assessment, acquisition of land, connectivity approvals and permission for building substations, construction of substation, transmission lines, erection and commissioning. Also has operations in Europe and the US. Among the few non-manufacturing wind farm developers of India. Offers its services to turbine manufacturers such as Gamesa and Vestas, as well as to IPPs such as Indian Energy.
Funding rounds
- Jul 2012Series A$15.1M
- Jul 2011Series A$2.7M
Founders & team
Investors
New Enterprise Associates, Shree Investment
#11
Series A · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2011 · 3 employees$11.3Mraised▾
Series A · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2011 · 3 employees
Zynergy Group consists of subsidiary companies Greatshine Holdings (which has commissioned 1MW solar plant in Madhuri Tamil nadu) Greatshine Engineering (plans to establish a solar modules manufacturing plant from 2014) and Alectorna Energy (solar EPC firm). The company has partnered with Phoenix Solar and PVWorld.
Funding rounds
- Jun 2017Series A$155.3K
- Jan 2016Series A$1.1M
- Aug 2015Series A$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Kohli Ventures, Approveddrivesandpatios, Cascade
Tech stack
NginxOpenrestyGodaddy Domain Parking
#12
Late Stage · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2002 · 60 employees$11.8Mraised▾
Late Stage · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2002 · 60 employees
Provider of water & wastewater management and maintenance services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 34%Market
top 39%Fin. health
top 44%Funding
top 45%Growth
top 46%Global
bottom 37%Moat: Top 10% by revenue among 972 tracked Waste & Water Management companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10
Market: 60 employees (top 45% of Waste & Water Management) · Revenue ~$19.6M · Top 10% by revenue among 972 tracked Waste & Water Management peers
Fin. health: Revenue ~$19.6M (FY2016) · Net margin 0.9% · Revenue -15% YoY
Funding rounds
- Jul 2010PE$11.8M
Investors
Peepul Capital, iLabs, Aqua Designs
Funding & investor landscape
$1.1Btotal disclosed funding
17companies funded
30disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Bessemer Venture Partners2 rounds
Notable founders
Mohammad Mohiyeddin
Co-Founder & CCO · Reneonix
Iwan Richard
Co-Founder & CEO · Reneonix
Shailesh Pathak
Executive Director · L&T IDPL
Ramamurthi Raman
· L&T IDPL
A Shunmugavelu
Founder & Co-CEO · Shriram EPC
Suryanarayanan N K
Co-CEO · Shriram EPC
Madhusudhan Khemka
Founder & MD · ReGen Powertech
Nithish Sairam
CEO · Illumine I
N Srinivasan
Founder · Auro Mira Energy
Mohan Prakash
Chief Operating Officer · Everrenew
Gopi Ph.D
Group Chief Procurement Officer · Everrenew
Ramakrishnan Srinivasan
Co-Founder · Infinitas Energy
Prism market signals · India · country-scoped Prism corpus, 5,623,069 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 IN CHENNAI · Environment
How research on Environmental Monitoring in Chennai is moving
A read on the academic research around Environmental Monitoring in Chennai — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 69 papers.
VIT, SRM, and Sathyabama optimistically lead Chennai's environmental-monitoring research, focusing predominantly on air and water quality monitoring with AI-driven breakthroughs.
69 papers · stance +0.64 · 55% breakthrough · 9% concern
top institutions
- Vellore Institute of Technology University27
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology12
- Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology10
- Anna University, Chennai9
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras5
leading researchers
Inbaveni V. · Leela P. · Amit Kumar · Arul Kumar V P · Asokan Thondiyath · G. SivaShanmugam
prism intelligence · tone & topics
91% positive · 9% critical tone
HealthAgricultureArtificial IntelligenceTransportationHealthcareBusiness
▲
Breakthroughs36 · 52%
▲ 25%→55% share
▲2.2× share momentum0 median citations89% since 2021mostly methods-led
Internet of Things is newly emerging as Chennai's top breakthrough sub-topic, driving field-share surge from 25% to 55%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Cloud computing1→4
- Wireless sensor network2→4
Newly emergingInternet of Things 0→7 · Air quality index 0→5 · Agriculture 0→4
Landmark IoT-Based Real Time Air Pollution Monitoring System · 21 cites
◆
Advancements23 · 33%
▼ 50%→31% share
▼0.6× share momentum0 median citations78% since 2021mostly methods-led
Bioindicator and Bioaccumulation research newly emerged, sustaining Advancements at 4 papers each despite field-share declining 50% to 31%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Internet of Things4
- Pollutant4
- Bioindicator4
- Bioaccumulation4
- Lichen4
Newly emergingPollutant 0→4 · Bioindicator 0→4 · Bioaccumulation 0→4
Landmark Review—Graphene-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Detecting Environmental Pollutants · 24 cites
▼
Concerns6 · 9%
▲ 0%→10% share
1 median citations100% since 2021mostly reviews
Pollution, Air pollution, and Pollutant concerns are intensifying — Concerns field-share rose from 0% to 10%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Pollution2
- Air pollution2
- Pollutant2
- Microplastics2
- Software portability1
Landmark Low-cost colorimetric sensor for water quality monitoring · 2 cites
Common questions
How many Environment companies are there in Chennai, India?
Radar tracks 160 indexable Environment companies headquartered in Chennai, India, India, that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in Chennai, India?
The Environment companies in Chennai, India on this list have raised a combined $1.1B in disclosed equity funding across 17 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in Chennai, India?
L&T IDPL is the highest-funded Environment company in Chennai, India, with $873.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in Chennai, India are funded?
17 of the 160 Environment companies in Chennai, India on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in Chennai, India?
None of the Environment companies in Chennai, India on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Chennai, India Environment companies?
The most active investors in Chennai, India Environment companies on this list include RTBI, AIM Smart City Accelerator, Bessemer Venture Partners, IDFC First Bank, MCap Fund Advisors.
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.