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Best Environment Companies in Dallas, United States

The 53 best Environment companies in Dallas, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Goodnight Midstream.

53companies tracked
$1.3Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
10have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × DALLAS

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
196kcombined LinkedIn audience
73%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Environment companies in Dallas

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Goodnight Midstream
Provider of integrated saltwater management services
57Innovation top 20%Funding top 24%Product top 26%Market top 48%
All 9 signals ▾
Innovationtop 20%
Fundingtop 24%
Producttop 26%
Markettop 48%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 48%
Globalbottom 32%
Growthbottom 28%
Newsbottom 22%
Innovation: 4 product lines
Funding: Raised $580M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 10 yrs (0.4/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$580M48 mo agoAcquiredPatrick Walker
Co-Founder
2011WeeblyApple iCloud MailMySQL+19—5 job openings
2Leeward Renewable Energy
Wind power plant developer and operator
60Funding top 28%Talent top 39%Market top 40%Partners top 43%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 28%
Talenttop 39%
Markettop 40%
Partnerstop 43%
Newstop 47%
Moattop 48%
Growthtop 50%
Techbottom 41%
Globalbottom 36%
Funding: Raised $550M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr)
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 1 named leader on record
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$550M43 mo agoAcquiredJason Allen
Chief Executive Officer
2015——1 award
3Aspen Power
Provider of renewable energy asset development, construction, and operation services
48Funding top 25%News top 40%AI top 45%Tech top 49%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 25%
Newstop 40%
AItop 45%
Techtop 49%
Talentbottom 48%
Marketbottom 39%
Globalbottom 38%
Moatbottom 38%
Funding: Raised $120M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr)
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 9 tracked, 4 types) · Top themes: Leadership, Capital raise
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$120M6 mo agoAcquiredDavid Berv
Co-Founder & Senior Advisor
2020WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+20—1 internship
4Peerless
Provider of waste water treatment services
$21M202 mo agoAcquiredTodd Gleason
CEO
1933———
5Momentum Technologies
Technology solution to recover rare earth elements from e-waste
$20M55 mo agoSeries B—2016WordPress Block EditorWordPress Site EditorWordPress+2216 patents
Machine‑learning acoustic analysis for hydraulic fracturing performance and efficiency monitoring
—
6Living Earth
Provider of recycling solutions utilising green waste
$9M108 mo agoLate StageMark Rose
CEO & President
1985Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+27——
7Sunfinity
Solar installation company
$8M94 mo agoSeries AJohn B. Billingsley
Founder & CEO
2015———
8WATTER
55Growth top 35%Tech top 46%Funding bottom 49%Talent bottom 45%
All 6 signals ▾
Growthtop 35%
Techtop 46%
Fundingbottom 49%
Talentbottom 45%
Productbottom 40%
Globalbottom 25%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 23 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100
$5M16 mo agoSeedJames Hancock
CEO
2023WebflowGSAPReact+14—1 award
9Reliable One Resources
Technology solution for desalination and oil-water separation
$4M112 mo agoAcquiredAnthony Feezel
CEO & President
2015———
10Tri Global Energy
Diversified energy company focused on renewable power generation and sustainable energy solutions
$3M67 mo agoAcquiredJohn Billingsley
Chairman & CEO
2009———

Top 12 Environment companies in Dallas

#1
Acquired · Dallas, Texas · founded 2020 · 66 employees
$120Mraised
▾

Provider of renewable energy asset development, construction, and operation services. It partners with businesses and communities to develop, construct, and operate renewable energy assets and storage. It specializes in project finance, solar development, and operations and maintenance and project optimization. It offers solutions for community solar, commercial and industrial solar, public sector, multifamily, and landowners, utilizing technologies like photovoltaics, battery storage, EV charging, and artificial intelligence.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%
News
top 40%
AI
top 45%
Tech
top 49%
Talent
bottom 48%
Market
bottom 39%
Funding: Raised $120M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Jan 2026)
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 9 tracked, 4 types) · Top themes: Leadership, Capital raise
AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence
Audience (LinkedIn): 16k LinkedIn followers — 8.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Conventional Debt$200M
  • Feb 2025Series D—
  • Jan 2024Conventional Debt$241M
  • Jul 2023Conventional Debt$90M
Founders & team
David BervCo-Founder & Senior Advisor
Investors
J P Morgan, First Citizens Bank, Ultra Capital, Redball Power, Lombard Odier, MUFG
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Core-JsGoogle Analytics
#2
Seed · Dallas, Texas · founded 2023
$5Mraised
▾
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
Tech
top 46%
Funding
bottom 49%
Talent
bottom 45%
Product
bottom 40%
Global
bottom 25%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 23 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Funding: Raised $5.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Mar 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 421 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 3 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Seed$5M
Founders & team
James HancockCEO
Investors
Hunt Energy, 17Shoals
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#3
Acquired · Dallas, Texas · founded 2015 · 254 employees
$550Mraised
▾

Leeward Energy is a renewable energy developer which owns and operates 19 wind farms across nine states in the US. Their current portfolio comprises Class A and Class B equity interests in 18 U.S. wind farms with a total installed capacity of approximately 1,557 MW, of which Leeward Renewable Energy’s interests comprised 1,093 MW on an economic interest basis.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%
Talent
top 39%
Market
top 40%
Partners
top 43%
News
top 47%
Moat
top 48%
Funding: Raised $550M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Nov 2022)
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Market: 254 employees (top 25% of Energy) · 2 contract events in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 33k LinkedIn followers — 16.8% of this cohort's audience · 70 engagements/post (6.8× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Conventional Debt—
  • Jul 2021Conventional Debt$475M
  • Jun 2021Conventional Debt$75M
Founders & team
Jason AllenChief Executive Officer
Investors
Wells Fargo, MUFG, ArcLight
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpGeneratepressGeneratepress Gp PremiumRankmath Seo
#4
Acquired · Dallas, Texas · founded 2011 · 142 employees
$580Mraised
▾

Provider of integrated saltwater management services

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%
Funding
top 24%
Product
top 26%
Market
top 48%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 48%
Innovation: 4 product lines
Funding: Raised $580M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 10 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Jul 2022)
Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 6.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 10 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +4 · hiring: Project Engineer, Control Room Operator I
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2022Conventional Debt$100M
  • Oct 2019PE$500M
  • Nov 2018Conventional Debt$420M
  • Aug 2016PE$80M
Founders & team
Patrick WalkerCo-Founder
Investors
Tailwater Capital, Wells Fargo, Texas Capital Bank, Cadence Bank, First Horizon National Corporation
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailBabelCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#5
Series B · Dallas, Texas · founded 2016 · 9 employees
$20.1Mraised
▾

Technology solution to recover rare earth elements from e-waste

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Series B$20M
  • Feb 2021Seed$100K
Investors
TechMet, Freestone Ventures, Halliburton Labs
Tech stack
BugherdCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#6
Acquired · Dallas, Texas · founded 1933
$21.1Mraised
▾

Provider of waste water treatment services

Founders & team
Todd GleasonCEO
Tech stack
CloudflareHttp/3
#7
Acquired · Dallas, Texas · founded 2009 · 27 employees
$3.2Mraised
▾

Diversified energy company focused on renewable power generation and sustainable energy solutions. The company invests in and operates a diverse portfolio of renewable energy projects, including wind, solar, and geothermal facilities. These projects generate zero-emission energy, contributing to a cleaner energy future and meeting the electricity needs of numerous homes. The company is committed to sustainability and delivering energy safely and reliably. The company is dedicated to advancing the energy transition through investments in green energy assets and innovative technologies. The company's business model supports environmental stewardship and long-term value creation through renewable energy development.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2020Conventional Debt$535K
  • Aug 2019Conventional Debt$430K
  • Jul 2015Seed$992.7K
  • Mar 2015Conventional Debt$250K
Founders & team
John BillingsleyChairman & CEO
#8
Series A · Dallas, Texas · founded 2015
$7.6Mraised
▾

Solar installation company

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2018Conventional Debt$525K
  • Oct 2016Series A$7M
  • Jun 2016Conventional Debt$100K
Founders & team
John B. BillingsleyFounder & CEO
#9
Late Stage · Dallas, Texas · founded 1985 · 43 employees
$9.4Mraised
▾

Provider of recycling solutions utilising green waste

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2017PE—
  • Apr 2008PE$9.4M
Founders & team
Mark RoseCEO & President
Investors
Capitala Group, Bain Capital, SJF Ventures, CDVCA, NGP Energy Technology Partners, Graycliff Partners
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityWordpressMysqlPhpWoocommerceElementor
#10
Acquired · Dallas, Texas · founded 2015 · 10 employees
$4Mraised
▾

Reliable One Resources is a US-based company focused on management of water and wastewater. The company has developed patented and patent-pending technology solutions for desalination and oil-water separation. The company's process uses ion-exchange, electrocoagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, pH adjustment and filtration for treating wastewater streams.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2017Series A$4M
Founders & team
Anthony FeezelCEO & President
#11
Seed · Dallas, Texas · founded 2019
—raised
▾

Developer of solar energy projects

Founders & team
John BillingsleyFounder & CEO
#12
Deadpooled · Dallas, Texas · founded 1986 · 95 employees
—raised
▾

Founded in 1986, Venture Metals has grown dramatically to become a leading provider of industrial recycling services. We purchase, process, broker and market a wide range of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals while maintaining the highest standard of safety, sustainability and quality.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2019PE—
Founders & team
Mike UhrickCEO
Investors
Mill Rock Capital, Drum Capital Management, Northleaf

Funding & investor landscape

$1.3Btotal disclosed funding
10companies funded
27disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
MUFG2 rounds
Wells Fargo2 rounds
17Shoals1 rounds
American Century Investments1 rounds
ArcLight1 rounds
Bain Capital1 rounds
Blue Sage Capital1 rounds
CDVCA1 rounds
Cadence Bank1 rounds
Capitala Group1 rounds

Notable founders

David Berv
Co-Founder & Senior Advisor · Aspen Power
James Hancock
CEO · WATTER
Jason Allen
Chief Executive Officer · Leeward Renewable Energy
Patrick Walker
Co-Founder · Goodnight Midstream
Todd Gleason
CEO · Peerless
John Billingsley
Chairman & CEO · Tri Global Energy
John B. Billingsley
Founder & CEO · Sunfinity
Mark Rose
CEO & President · Living Earth
Anthony Feezel
CEO & President · Reliable One Resources
Mike Uhrick
CEO · Venture Metals
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 SIGNALS · United States

How research on Environmental Monitoring is moving in the United States

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 3,039 United States-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and softening — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 41% → 38% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • United States Geological Survey157
  • Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies112
  • Environmental Protection Agency84
  • National Research Council79
  • National Park Service76
leading researchers
Kelly, Vicky · Kelly, Victoria · Catalyst Cooperative · U.S. DOE EM · McIntyre, Cheryl · Stocker-Waldhuber, Martin · Seiser, Bernd · Hartl, Lea
▲ Breakthroughs481 · 16%
▲ 12%→18% share
▲1.5× share momentum0 median citations77% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (12%→18% of field), led by Software deployment.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Software deployment2→31
  • Pollution3→27
  • Air quality index1→25
  • Water quality10→34
  • Air pollution3→25
Newly emergingScalability 0→21 · Biodiversity 0→18 · Climate change 0→14
Landmark Environmental sensor networks in ecological research · 165 cites
◆ Advancements804 · 26%
▼ 31%→24% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations64% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (31%→24% of field), led by Air quality index.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Air quality index14→60
  • Air pollution8→51
  • Pollutant4→32
  • Sampling (signal processing)14→42
  • Water quality23→48
Newly emergingKey (lock) 0→17 · Range (aeronautics) 0→10 · Microplastics 0→10
Landmark Tracking complex mixtures of chemicals in our changing environment · 716 cites
▼ Concerns626 · 21%
▼ 21%→20% share
▲1.0× share momentum0 median citations68% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (21%→20% of field), led by Human health.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Human health1→32
  • Pollution4→33
  • Air quality index6→31
  • Pollutant6→28
  • Biodiversity1→22
Newly emergingMicroplastics 0→19 · Agriculture 0→18 · Marine debris 0→14
Landmark Past, present, and future perspectives of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding: A systematic review in methods, monito · 1,184 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

Where environmental monitoring is researched across United States

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.

SF Bay Area80 · +0.27
Hot · Wireless sensor networkAdvancing · Environmental DNAOpportunity · Environmental pollutionConcern · Environmental planning
Boston61 · +0.43
Hot · Exposure assessmentAdvancing · Environmental dataOpportunity · Software deployment
New York54 · +0.35
Hot · BiodiversityAdvancing · HabitatOpportunity · Geospatial analysis
Seattle53 · +0.24
Hot · Air pollutionAdvancing · Environmental epidemiologyOpportunity · Environmental justiceConcern · Estuary
Los Angeles37 · +0.39
Hot · Wireless sensor networkAdvancing · Air monitoringOpportunity · GroundwaterConcern · Contamination
San Diego33 · +0.26
Hot · SustainabilityAdvancing · Citizen scienceOpportunity · ContaminationConcern · Environmental quality
Atlanta32 · +0.25
Hot · Human healthOpportunity · Ozone
Ann Arbor22 · +0.24
Advancing · WorkflowOpportunity · Water quality
Pittsburgh19 · +0.37
Hot · Software deploymentOpportunity · Wireless sensor network
Philadelphia19 · +0.41
Hot · Air quality indexAdvancing · Software deploymentOpportunity · Climate change
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

Who's filing environmental monitoring patents in the United States

United States environmental monitoring patent filing is accelerating — 450 filings from 343 assignees (2016–2025), led by LEEO, Valencell, United Parcel Service; annual filings 47→49.

450 filings343 assigneespeak 60/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • LEEO41
  • Valencell25
  • United Parcel Service21
  • Honeywell INT20
  • Venturedyne18
  • Apple18
  • Pillar TECH17
  • IND Scient16

Common questions

How many Environment companies are there in Dallas, United States?
Radar tracks 53 indexable Environment companies headquartered in Dallas, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in Dallas, United States?
The Environment companies in Dallas, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.3B in disclosed equity funding across 10 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in Dallas, United States?
Goodnight Midstream is the highest-funded Environment company in Dallas, United States, with $580M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in Dallas, United States are funded?
10 of the 53 Environment companies in Dallas, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in Dallas, United States?
None of the Environment companies in Dallas, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Dallas, United States Environment companies?
The most active investors in Dallas, United States Environment companies on this list include MUFG, Wells Fargo, 17Shoals, American Century Investments, ArcLight.
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