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Best Environment Companies in Denver, United States
The 67 best Environment companies in Denver, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: BKV.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
67companies tracked
$549.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
20have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × DENVER
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
148kcombined LinkedIn audience
52%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Environment companies in Denver
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5280 Waste Solutions Denver's top roll-off dumpster rental and waste solutions company | — | — | Funding Raised | 32 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | 1 award |
| 2 | Adamantine Energy Provider of environmental consultancy services | — | — | Unfunded | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | AET Provider of waste management services | — | — | Deadpooled | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | All Recycling Scrap metal recycling facility with a strong presence | — | — | Unfunded | 4 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 5 | Aqua Green Aqua Green is a construction company based out of 6335 Washington St, Denver, Colorado, United States. | — | — | — | 61 | — | LiteSpeedHTTP/3 | — | — |
| 6 | AskBelynda Provider of carbon footprint reduction solutions | — | — | Funding Raised | — | Irete Hamdani Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | ayuda companies Ayuda Companies is a premier provider of Environmental Consulting, Environmental Remediation, and… | — | — | Private | 30 | — | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 8 | Bear Peak Power Developer of solar energy projects | — | — | Funding Raised | 20 | John France Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Environment companies in Denver
#1
Public · Denver, Colorado · founded 2015 · 158 employees$250Mraised▾
Public · Denver, Colorado · founded 2015 · 158 employees
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Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%Fin. health
top 20%Tech
top 31%Market
top 40%Growth
top 40%Partners
top 40%Funding: Raised $250M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (May 2025)
Fin. health: Revenue ~$377M (FY2025) · Net margin 11.7% · Revenue 1.5x total funding
Tech: 35 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Funding rounds
- May 2025Post IPO$48M
- Oct 2023Series D$150M
- Dec 2020Series C$100M
Founders & team
Investors
Oaktree Capital Management
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesCaddyCraft CmsEmotionHsts
#2
Funding Raised · Denver, Colorado · founded 2020 · 9 employees$30Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Denver, Colorado · founded 2020 · 9 employees
Redeux Energy is a leading utility-scale solar and energy storage development company that specializes in creating hybrid solar and energy storage projects for utility and corporate energy purchasers. They focus on transforming greenfield, brownfield, and industrial lands into clean energy infrastructure.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 7how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 44%Tech
bottom 32%Global
bottom 30%Market
bottom 14%Funding: Raised $30.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Jun 2025)
Tech: 18 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers — 4.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Conventional Debt$30M
Investors
Macquarie
#3
Series B · Denver, Colorado · founded 2019 · 10 employees$7.6Mraised▾
Series B · Denver, Colorado · founded 2019 · 10 employees
Provider of tires and plastics recycling services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 32%Growth
top 35%Innovation
top 40%Patents
top 42%Tech
top 44%Moat
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $7.6M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series B (Nov 2024)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Innovation: 13 patents (top 61% of patent-holders) · 13 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Series B$17.4M
- Dec 2023Series A$4M
- May 2021Seed$3M
- Dec 2020Seed$600.5K
Founders & team
Investors
HG Ventures, Techstars
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-JsElementorGodaddy
#4
Funding Raised · Denver, Colorado · founded 2023$150Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Denver, Colorado · founded 2023
We build, own and operate Community Solar farms across the US, making the benefits of community solar available to all.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 9.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Nov 2023Conventional Debt$150M
Founders & team
Investors
Nomura
Tech stack
AccessibeBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDocusign
#5
Seed · Denver, Colorado · founded 2014 · 43 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Seed · Denver, Colorado · founded 2014 · 43 employees
Provider of waste recycling services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Seed$1.1M
Tech stack
AdrollAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#6
Public · Denver, Colorado · founded 2000$1.3Mraised▾
Public · Denver, Colorado · founded 2000
Developer of solar energy projects
Funding rounds
- Dec 2023Post IPO$86K
- Sep 2023Post IPO$250K
- Jun 2023Post IPO$375K
- Mar 2021Post IPO$556.1K
Founders & team
#7
Series A · Denver, Colorado · founded 2011 · 32 employees$30Mraised▾
Series A · Denver, Colorado · founded 2011 · 32 employees
Developer of community solar gardens providing subscription-based renewable energy solutions. The company builds, owns, and manages solar gardens, delivering long-term value to subscribers. They lease or buy land from landowners to build community solar gardens. These gardens serve subscribers who want to benefit from solar power. The company handles maintenance and performance of its solar gardens.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 6.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 7 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +1 · hiring: Staff Accountant, Office Administrator
Funding rounds
- Sep 2021Series A$30M
- Sep 2018Conventional Debt$11M
- Mar 2016Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
MMA Energy Capital, Ember, ANB Bank
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareContact Form 7Cookieyes
#8
Seed · Denver, Colorado · founded 2015 · 9 employees$3.2Mraised▾
Seed · Denver, Colorado · founded 2015 · 9 employees
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Funding rounds
- Mar 2023Seed$3.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Onesmallplanet, Clear Sky Advisers, Aspiration
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespaceStimulusJqueryPriority Hints
#9
Acquired · Denver, Colorado · founded 2013 · 33 employees$18.8Mraised▾
Acquired · Denver, Colorado · founded 2013 · 33 employees
Manufacturer of reusable water bottle
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 28k LinkedIn followers — 19.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2018Series B$15M
- 2016Series A$2.6M
- Nov 2015Seed$319.8K
- Jul 2013Seed$50K
Investors
Blue AB, Blue Startups, AMP Venture Partners, Bluewater, Western Technology Investment, Tech Coast Angels
Tech stack
AosBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianz
#10
Series A · Denver, Colorado · founded 2021 · 5 employees$6Mraised▾
Series A · Denver, Colorado · founded 2021 · 5 employees
Manufacturer of solar cells
Funding rounds
- Apr 2022Series A$6M
#11
Deadpooled · Denver, Colorado · founded 2005 · 16 employees$21.6Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Denver, Colorado · founded 2005 · 16 employees
Developer of a fluid waste reduction technology designed to desalinate and decontaminate waste fluids. The company's AltelaRain water desalination system reduces the volume of waste fluids and converts waste into an asset for beneficial re-use, enabling clients to decontaminate and produce water without using energy intensive equipment.
Funding rounds
- Mar 2013Series A$10.3M
- Sep 2009Grant (prize money)$1.7M
- Oct 2007Series A$7.1M
- Nov 2006Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Verge Fund, OSTI, EnerTech Capital
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpBootstrapYoast SeoJquery Migrate
#12
Deadpooled · Denver, Colorado · founded 1999 · 153 employees$14Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Denver, Colorado · founded 1999 · 153 employees
Provider of waste recycling services
Funding rounds
- Jan 2015Conventional Debt$14M
Founders & team
Investors
Crescent Capital BDC, Riveria Investment Group
Funding & investor landscape
$549.6Mtotal disclosed funding
19companies funded
38disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Christopher Kalnin
Founder & CEO · BKV
Eric Davis
Co-Founder · Pretred
Jared Donald
President and CEO · PureSky Energy
John McKowen
CEO · VetaNova
David Amster-Olszewski
Founder & CEO · SunShare
John Cleland
Co-Founder & CEO · RenewWest
Matthew Bruff
Co-Founder & CEO · Altela
John Griffith
Founder & President · Alpine Waste & Recycling
Bob Prince
CEO and Vice Chairman · Gen4 Energy
Heidi Gill
Founder & CEO · Urban Solution Group
Steve Hansen
Founder & President · Ambiente H2O
Jay Holmes
CEO & Owner · Veris Environmental
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
Boston61 · +0.43
New York54 · +0.35
Seattle53 · +0.24
Los Angeles37 · +0.39
San Diego33 · +0.26
Atlanta32 · +0.25
Ann Arbor22 · +0.24
Pittsburgh19 · +0.37
Philadelphia19 · +0.41
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
- Apple18
- Venturedyne18
- Pillar TECH17
- IND Scient16
Common questions
How many Environment companies are there in Denver, United States?
Radar tracks 67 indexable Environment companies headquartered in Denver, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in Denver, United States?
The Environment companies in Denver, United States on this list have raised a combined $549.6M in disclosed equity funding across 19 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in Denver, United States?
BKV is the highest-funded Environment company in Denver, United States, with $250M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in Denver, United States are funded?
19 of the 67 Environment companies in Denver, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in Denver, United States?
None of the Environment companies in Denver, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Denver, United States Environment companies?
The most active investors in Denver, United States Environment companies on this list include OSTI, AMP Venture Partners, ANB Bank, Altira Group, Aspiration.
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