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Best Environment Companies in Chile

The 40 best Environment companies in Chile in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Aela Energia.

40companies tracked
$421.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
1have raised
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × CHILE

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
230kcombined LinkedIn audience
69%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Environment companies in Chile

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Aela Energia
Independent power producer
$410M108 mo agoAcquired—2013——
2ENVIS
Provider of environmental monitoring and consulting services to multiple industries
$6M243 mo agoAcquiredNelson Garcia
Founder
2006WordPressMySQLPHP+9—
3Cleanlight
Manufacturer of solar powered products
$5M36 mo agoSeedJordan Butler
CEO
2019WordPressMySQLPHP+20—
4Ruuf
Provider of solar panel installation services
$125K44 mo agoSeed—2022SentryNode.jsTailwind CSS+17—
5Solarity
Residential distributed power generator
—41 mo agoAcquiredHoracio Melo
Co-Founder & CEO
2014WordPressMySQLPHP+26—
6TRITEC Intervento
EPC service provider for distributed-scale solar farms
—51 mo agoSeed—2011Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+302 job openings
7Atlas Renewable Energy
Developer of utility-scale solar projects
—63 mo agoAcquiredCarlos Barrera
Founder & CEO
2017WordPressMySQLPHP+191 expansion · 1 award
8Ciudad Luz
Solar panel & products installation company
—85 mo agoSeedJose Opazo
Co-Founder & CEO
2013WordPressMySQLPHP+23—

Top 11 Environment companies in Chile

#1
Seed · Quilicura, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2019
$5Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of solar powered products

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Jordan ButlerCEO
Investors
RE Royalties, Equestrus
#2
Acquired · Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2013 · 34 employees
$410Mraised
▾

Aela Energia is an Independent Power Producer with a joint ownership of Actis and Mainstream Renewable Power. Aela’s first operative project is a 33 MW wind farm, located in Chile’s southern Biobío Region, which started commercial operations in February 2014. The company has claimed that currently, there are two projects that will initiate its construction in 2016, Aurora wind farm and Sarco wind farm with a total capacity of 300 MW.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2017Conventional Debt$410M
Investors
Inter-American Development Bank, MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Korean Development Bank, Caixa, Kfw
#3
Seed · Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2022 · 14 employees
$125Kraised
▾

Operator of a solar marketplace intended to connect homeowners with solar installers and lenders. The company's platform provides customized design, low-cost financing, and competitive offers from local installers, enabling homeowners to utilize sustainable and financially accessible solar energy.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 3.3% of this cohort's audience
Investors
Y Combinator, Collab Fund
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCore-JsFacebook PixelFramer Sites
#4
Acquired · Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2006 · 42 employees
$6Mraised
▾

Developer of software for reducing the power consumed by electronic devices. The company helps to reduce power consumption in SoC designs, delivering competitive, cost, and time to market advantages for applications spanning wireless, consumer, computing, networking, telecommunications, gaming, entertainment and automotive.

Founders & team
Nelson GarciaFounder
Investors
Sigma Partners, Concept Ventures
Tech stack
Contact Form 7Google Font ApiJqueryMicrosoft 365MysqlNginx
#5
Acquired · Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2014
—raised
▾

Residential distributed power generator

Founders & team
Horacio MeloCo-Founder & CEOJose Luis CarvalloCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Santander, SCL Energía Activa
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#6
Seed · Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2011 · 100 employees
—raised
▾

TriTec Intervento is a subsidiary of "The DGE Group" which offers design, construction, and commissioning services for distributed-scale solar farms. They have installed their first solar farm in 1987 and claimed to have installed around 400MW power solar farms. The company has a decent client portfolio which includes companies like Nestle, Junji, Agrisol. Copec, Teleton, and Falabella etc.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 21k LinkedIn followers — 9.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +1 · hiring: Prevención de Riesgos y Medio Ambiente
Investors
ICAFAL
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsContact Form 7Core-Js
#7
Acquired · Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2017 · 313 employees
—raised
▾

Atlas Renewable Energy is a utility-scale solar project developer based in Chile. Claims to offer site evaluation, construction, operation and maintenance of the large-scale solar projects. Have installed a 69.5, 110MW solar farms in Chile, 58MW & 17MW solar power in Uruguay and 66 & a 156MW solar projects in Brazil.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 114k LinkedIn followers — 49.7% of this cohort's audience · 46 engagements/post (3.1× cohort median)
Activity: 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Carlos BarreraFounder & CEO
Investors
IDB Invest, DNB, Bancomext, Actis
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGodaddyGoogle Analytics
#8
Seed · Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2013
—raised
▾

Solar panel & products installation company

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Business Developer
Founders & team
Jose OpazoCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
FIS Ameris
#9
Funding Raised · Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 2017 · 16 employees
—raised
▾

Developer of sustainable waste management platform intended to simplify and make greener industrial waste management operations with technology. The company's platform keeps the total traceability of each kilogram of waste withdrawn, including its treatment certificates, documents, and associated payments, providing industries with a summary of their management and key performance indicators in one place, along with minimizing environmental impact by connecting them with recycling through technology and innovation.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Key Account Manager (KAM)
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Nicolás BeharCo-FounderRodrigo Galleguillos LaraCo-Founder
Investors
Start-Up Chile
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularCart FunctionalityCdnjs
#10
Late Stage · Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region · founded 1995
—raised
▾

Provider of waste management services

Founders & team
Moustapha FallFounder & CEO
Investors
Southern Cross Group
#11
Late Stage · Rancagua, O Higgins · founded 1990 · 1264 employees
—raised
▾

Essbio SA is a water utility company in Chile. The company is engaged in the production and distribution of drinking water; evacuation and decontamination of sewage and industrial wastewater treatment and technical assistance to rural water systems. It provides Provide high-quality solutions and services in the integral water cycle (potable water, sewage, and decontamination of wastewater) and in the integral management of waste.

Investors
Southern Cross Group, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Tech stack
AngularApache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjsChart.JsClipboard.Js

Funding & investor landscape

$421.1Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
1disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Actis2 rounds
Southern Cross Group2 rounds
Banco Santander Rio1 rounds
Bancomext1 rounds
Caixa1 rounds
Collab Fund1 rounds
Concept Ventures1 rounds
DNB1 rounds
Dun & Bradstreet1 rounds
Equestrus1 rounds

Notable founders

Jordan Butler
CEO · Cleanlight
Nelson Garcia
Founder · ENVIS
Horacio Melo
Co-Founder & CEO · Solarity
Jose Luis Carvallo
Co-Founder & CTO · Solarity
Carlos Barrera
Founder & CEO · Atlas Renewable Energy
Jose Opazo
Co-Founder & CEO · Ciudad Luz
Nicolás Behar
Co-Founder · RECYLINK
Rodrigo Galleguillos Lara
Co-Founder · RECYLINK
Moustapha Fall
Founder & CEO · Ecoser
Prism market signals · Chile · country-scoped Prism corpus, 241,053 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 · Chile

How research on Environmental Monitoring is moving in Chile

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 73 Chile-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
202320252026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 28% → 33% across 2023–2026.
top research entities
  • University of Chile7
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile6
  • Ministry of Education5
  • Universidad de La Frontera5
  • Ministry of Health5
leading researchers
Funk, Stephan M · Inostroza, Pedro A. · Soriano, Yolanda · Carmona, Eric · Krauss, Martin · Brack, Werner · Pedro A. Inostroza · Werner Brack
▲ Breakthroughs8 · 11%
▲ 0%→12% share
0 median citations88% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→12% of field), led by Climate change.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Climate change3
  • Contamination2
  • Synthetic aperture radar2
  • Remote sensing application2
  • Biodiversity2
Landmark A low-cost IoT based environmental monitoring system. A citizen approach to pollution awareness · 34 cites
◆ Advancements28 · 38%
▲ 0%→32% share
0 median citations79% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (0%→32% of field), led by Air quality index.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Air quality index7
  • Air pollution6
  • Particulates5
  • Baseline (sea)4
  • Indoor air quality3
Newly emergingAir quality index 0→6 · Air pollution 0→6
Landmark Field performance of a low-cost sensor in the monitoring of particulate matter in Santiago, Chile · 109 cites
▼ Concerns18 · 25%
▲ 0%→25% share
0 median citations89% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→25% of field), led by Water quality.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Water quality3
  • Environmental resource management3
  • Public health2
  • Sustainability2
  • Environmental planning2
Landmark Assemblage-based biomonitoring of freshwater ecosystem health via multimetric indices: A critical review and suggestions · 92 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Chile

Where environmental monitoring is researched across Chile

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.

Santiago24 · +0.32
Hot · Air pollutionAdvancing · Air quality indexOpportunity · Particulates
Concepción14 · +0.19
Opportunity · Climate change
Valparaíso10 · +0.22
Opportunity · Heavy metals
Valdivia7 · +0.27
Opportunity · Environmental resource management
Temuco6 · +0.57
Opportunity · Environmental data

Common questions

How many Environment companies are there in Chile?
Radar tracks 40 indexable Environment companies headquartered in Chile that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in Chile?
The Environment companies in Chile on this list have raised a combined $421.1M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in Chile?
Aela Energia is the highest-funded Environment company in Chile, with $410M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in Chile are funded?
4 of the 40 Environment companies in Chile on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in Chile?
None of the Environment companies in Chile on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Chile Environment companies?
The most active investors in Chile Environment companies on this list include Actis, Southern Cross Group, Banco Santander Rio, Bancomext, Caixa.
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