Waste & water, solar energy, wind energy, environmental services, public companies and more: the companies building environment in Houston, Texas, with their founders, funding, team size and business models.
Recent environment business events in the United States
Funding, M&A, contract wins and launches involving 14,676 environment companies in the United States, last 24 months: 517 M&A deals · 302 Contracts · 163 funding rounds · 23 launches. Newest first; companies and investors link to their Fliar profiles. Latest event in our news feed: Jun 2026.
The acquisition, which closed effective June 12, 2026, adds approximately $3.5 million in annual revenue and positions LifeQuest for a strategic roadmap including PCAOB audit, SEC…
QE Solar, a provider of operations and maintenance and engineering services for solar, battery storage, and energy infrastructure, has acquired Vanguard Energy Partners' operations and…
Renewable energy engineering, procurement, and construction
NextEra Energy, already the world's largest utility by market cap, is set to acquire its US rival Dominion in a deal that experts say will create the world's largest electric utility.
Google and Intersect, a clean energy developer Google acquired in March 2026, have launched construction on the Meitner Energy Center, a co-located data center and generation complex in…
Munters, a global leader in technologies that optimize climates, has acquired Optifarm, a UK-based provider of AI-driven livestock monitoring solutions.
Vesper Energy, a utility-scale solar and battery storage project developer, has reached financial close on $236 million in debt financing for its 201 MW Nazareth Solar project in Swisher…
Range International Limited (ASX:RAN) has announced it has secured a new loan facility totalling A$454,000, designated to accelerate its growth initiatives, particularly within its…
M.D. Sass LLC acquired a new stake in BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 13,445…
Marubeni Corp. has transferred its entire 40% stake in Everpower IPP Co., Ltd, which operates an LNG-fired combined cycle power generation project in Taiwan, to the Jack Wang Motors…
SPARQ, an AI-native game engine and creator platform headquartered in Ras Al Khaimah's Innovation City, has opened an $8.5 million seed funding round with early participation from…
ERA Partners LLC, a San Francsico-based private investment firm, says it has completed its sale of Robinson Waste Holdings Group LLC to Republic Services Inc.
Law.com, Law360, Bloomberg Law, the Financial Times, The Deal and Legal Business were among the global media outlets highlighting McGuireWoods' role advising Dominion Energy in its…
NANO Nuclear acquired STS through its existing transportation subsidiary, Advanced Fuel Transportation Inc., for total consideration of up to $13 million.
Small-scale solar system services company Otovo plans to acquire commercial O&M brand SunSystem Technology for $770,000 in cash and $1.3 million in a three-year earn-out.
Engie North America, a subsidiary of the French energy giant, has acquired Systecon LLC, an Ohio-based company specializing in cooling and water delivery equipment.
HVAC and mechanical contracting
M&AAcquisition · Announced
Solaria acquires Data center joint venture led by Telefónica and ACS
Spanish energy firm Solaria is reportedly in talks to acquire a stake in a data center joint venture led by Telefónica and ACS, valued at around €4 billion ($4.71bn).
Vinson & Elkins is representing Lazard as lead financial advisor, and Bank of America as financial advisor, to NextEra Energy, Inc. in connection with its definitive agreement to combine…
Aventia, a national environmental services provider backed by Bernhard Capital Partners, has significantly expanded its engineering and infrastructure capabilities through the…
U.S. electricity and energy infrastructure giants NextEra and Dominion Energy announced a merger agreement on Monday, in a deal that will create the world's largest regulated electric…
Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC.…
Crescentia Capital ("Crescentia") is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Terra Nova Solutions ("Terra Nova" or the "Company"), has been acquired by Clean Harbors, Inc.…
Hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste solutions
CECO and Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. jointly announced today that, in connection with CECO's pending acquisition of Thermon, the deadline for Thermon stockholders to elect the form of…
Australian ERP consultancy Stratus Consulting has been purchased by Pine Services Group, a private equity-backed IT services group.
ERP consultancy
Environment companies in Houston, by funding and team
Few environment companies in Houston, Texas publish revenue, so this list compares what is on record instead: recorded equity funding, team size, revenue model, age and stage. The 50 companies below lead on recorded funding and team size among 175 active companies.
Showing 25 of 50
Company & businessRecorded fundingHeadcount & growthRevenue modelAgeJobs · last 3 months
Distributed, Project developers, Service providers
Patents
Patent filings14
Focus: Remote crane teleoperation and automated outrigger hoist systems for construction lifting
CPC B66C13/40, B66C23/78, E06C5/24
Technology
AWS
PHP
MySQL
WordPress
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Rockwater Energy Solutions is a fluids and environmental solutions provider offering customized products and services to the water, stimulation, fracturing, fluids, and production needs of our customers throughout the U.S.
Commission on transaction, E-commerce - product, Physical commerce
Team size
160
Recorded funding
None recorded
Founded
1999 · about 27 years old
Stage
Unfunded
Focus
Project development services, Project developers, Distributed, Diversified
Team & hiring signals
LinkedIn headcount13201-500
LinkedIn followers528
Earlier recorded team1602022, a different source
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Created by the Texas Legislature in 1969, Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority (GCA) is a non-tax supported unit of local government dedicated to waste management activities.
Municipal & industrial, Treatment, Wastewater management
Team & hiring signals
LinkedIn headcount5211-50
LinkedIn followers6,389
Earlier recorded team142022, a different source
Patents
Patent filings5
Focus: Organosilica adsorbents for hydrocarbon dew‑point control, media regeneration, and crude blending
CPC B01J20/34, C10L3/101, B01F5/0688
Technology
AWS
PHP
MySQL
Cloudflare
WordPress
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KTI is a thermal process engineering company specializing in the industrial applications of heat transfer, combustion engineering, waste heat recovery and emission reduction.
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NTG Environmental is a full service environmental and regulatory consulting firm specializing in environmental and regulatory compliance for the energy industry.
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Waste management & water treatment companies
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KTI is a thermal process engineering company specializing in the industrial applications of heat transfer, combustion engineering, waste heat recovery and emission reduction.
Provider of lithium ion battery recycling services
Waste & water management
Verdeco2
Developer of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. It manages all aspects of CCS, from carbon capture and transmission to storage and monitoring. This includes subsurface analysis, surface facility design and installation, E&P operations, regulatory compliance, contract negotiation, and project management. The company works directly with point-source emitters, focusing on permanent CO2 sequestration. It leverages expertise in engineering, construction, legal, and regulatory matters to develop commercially viable projects. Financial industry relationships facilitate project financing and o
Air management services
18 companies in Houston
Environment companies hiring in Houston
Browse environment employers with hiring activity.
The most-installed Android apps published by environment companies headquartered in Houston — 80K installs between them. 4 companies on this page publish at least one app; each company (legal entity) appears once, with its most-installed app.
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Capital & corporate activity
Environment funding and M&A across the United States
2,477 recorded equity rounds have gone to 14,676 environment companies in the United States — how much, at which stage, into which sub-sectors, from whom, and how Houston compares. Debt, IPO and grant rounds are excluded.
equity rounds, last 12 months42
US$13.16bn
equity rounds, last 24 months164
US$20.04bn
raised over five yearsUS$37.75bn
709 rounds in the United States
M&A deals, the United States517
last 24 months
Capital by year
Equity funding into environment in the United States
amount rounds
$1.7bn2018110
$1.2bn201991
$1.1bn202096
$4.5bn2021115
$6.1bn2022168
$3.0bn2023153
$4.5bn2024127
$7.0bn2025112
$13bn202634
Bars show US$ raised; the number under each year is equity rounds. 2026 is year to date. The peak year was 2025, with US$7.00bn across 112 rounds.
The funding ladder · five years
Rounds and typical cheque by stage
AngelUS$91.50m3 rounds · median US$45.75m
SeedUS$609.96m360 rounds · median US$1.00m
Series AUS$2.47bn153 rounds · median US$7.00m
Series BUS$5.32bn69 rounds · median US$21.56m
Series CUS$3.76bn38 rounds · median US$57.82m
Series D+US$23.02bn55 rounds · median US$200.00m
Private equityUS$2.48bn31 rounds · median US$150.00m
Where the money went · five years
Most-funded sub-sectors
Solar energyUS$11.40bn202 rounds · 150 companies
Air management servicesUS$11.27bn37 rounds · 23 companies
Nuclear energyUS$10.20bn101 rounds · 38 companies
Waste & water managementUS$1.45bn204 rounds · 140 companies
Wind energyUS$1.40bn40 rounds · 28 companies
Energy efficiency techUS$516.76m5 rounds · 1 companies
Air pollution management techUS$397.37m14 rounds · 8 companies
Houston in context
Houston’s share of the United States’s environment funding
Rounds2%16 of 709
Capital4%US$1.65bn of US$37.75bn
Equity rounds over the last five years, 270 environment companies in Houston among 14,676 in the United States.
Corporate activity · last 24 months
M&A in the United States
454Acquisition
53Merger
6Completed
Most active acquirers
Evergreen13
Nv5 global13
Bwx technologies9
Agilyx7
A. o. smith6
Most acquired or merged
Tae technologies7
Republic services6
Intersect6
Waste connections6
Select water solutions6
Each deal appears in the events strip at the top of the page.
Environment Industry Landscape of the United States
The financials above are one chapter. The full environment landscape of Houston maps the whole industry — every segment, the capital behind it, the talent market and where the next opportunities are.
11 environment companies in Houston have recorded equity funding, US$3.24bn in total. Totals and round dates describe the historical record; they are not current valuations.
Most funded
Largest recorded equity totals, with the latest recorded round.
Solar energy
A residential solar and energy storage provider
Recorded equity fundingUS$1.54bnSeries G · Nov 2018
Founder · 1
JB
John BergerFounder & CEO
Solar energy
Provider of power generation facilities
Recorded equity fundingUS$1.50bnSeries D · Oct 2025
Founders
Details not available
Waste & water management
Provider of waste water treatment services
Recorded equity fundingUS$138.86mSeries B · Dec 2016
Leadership · 1
JS
John SchmitzCEO
Waste & water management
Provider of water management services
Recorded equity fundingUS$23.00mSeries B · May 2024
Founders
Details not available
Solar energy
Developer of wind energy projects
Recorded equity fundingUS$9.00mSeries A · May 2024
Founders · 3
DA
David AsarnowCo-Founder & CEO
CW
Carsten WestergaardFounder
MM
Martin MannicheCo-Founder
Waste & water management
Provider of oilfield waste management services
Recorded equity fundingUS$8.00mSeed · Sep 2023
Founder · 1
AA
Ahmed Abou-SayedFounder
Waste & water management
Provider for water and wastewater treatment applications
Recorded equity fundingUS$7.16mSeries A · Mar 2022
Leadership · 1
TT
Trevor TurbidyPresident and CEO
Waste & water management
Provider of water management services
Recorded equity fundingUS$6.01mSeries A · Jul 2018
Founders
Details not available
Waste & water management
Provider of drinking water services
Recorded equity fundingUS$5.00mSeries A · Aug 2014
Founders
Details not available
Waste & water management
Provider of waste recycling services in oil industry
Recorded equity fundingUS$4.49mSeries A · Sep 2004
Leadership · 2
CS
Chris StrattonManaging Director
BC
Benjamin CowartChairman & CEO
Environment consultancy services
Provider of carbon trading, advisory, asset management, and environmental consultancy services
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Founders and momentum in Houston
Meet the people behind environment companies in Houston. 37 of 175 companies list founders or leaders; where a public LinkedIn profile matches exactly, the expanded profile shows the photo, headline, location and education.
Growing teams
Companies whose recorded headcount rose the most between the two most recent team-size snapshots. A larger team is a signal of momentum, not of profitability.
Solar energy
Developer of solar energy projects
Team size335Up from 33 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Waste & water management
Provider of waste recycling services in oil industry
Team size497Up from 184 in the previous snapshot
Leadership · 2
CS
Chris StrattonManaging Director
BC
Benjamin CowartChairman & CEO
Wind energy
TNT Crane and Rigging provides crane services.
Team size1,750Up from 875 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Wind energy
Provider of integrated technical, regulatory, and security solutions for critical infrastructure
Team size73Up from 46 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Air management services
Provider of environmental engineering, air quality inspection, and consulting services
Team size52Up from 35 in the previous snapshot
Founder · 1
SB
Sachin ButalaFounder & CEO
Waste & water management
Provider of water management services
Team size165Up from 115 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Waste & water management
Provider of waste water management services
Team size55Up from 41 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Air management services
EVolve Houston is a coalition of sustainability-minded civic, business, and academic leaders who seek to accelerate clean transportation through electrification.
Team size17Up from 13 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Solar energy
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
Team size76Up from 59 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Air management services
KTI is a thermal process engineering company specializing in the industrial applications of heat transfer, combustion engineering, waste heat recovery and emission reduction.
Team size85Up from 67 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Waste & water management
Stella, a provider of transfer station management and municipal waste logistics services.
Team size64Up from 51 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Solar energy
Solar installer and service provider for homes and businesses
Distributed, Diversified, Project developers, Project development services
Founders · 2
JM
Jon MorrisCo-Founder
MB
Mark BenchCo-Founder
Highest education
Bachelor's in business management · Utah Valley University
Team & hiring signals
LinkedIn headcount166201-500
LinkedIn followers2,937
Open roles1of 22 tracked · last posted Nov 2025
Recent company signals
Award #1 residential solar installer in Texas — TriSMART Solar
From the company’s LinkedIn posts
Technology
PHP
MySQL
Intercom
WordPress
jQuery
Detected on the company website
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Women-founded
Environment companies in Houston with at least one woman on the founding team. Expand a profile to meet the founders; teams can include both women and men.
Waste & water management
Provider of waste ecosystem services
Revenue modelFee-for-service
Founders · 3
SV
Susannah VickersCo-Founder
RY
Renat YusufovCo-Founder
CO
Christopher OchoaCo-Founder & CEO
Asset management
Offers renewable energy financing services for residential units
Revenue modelCommission on transaction / Subscription
Founder · 1
ND
Nisha DesaiFounder & CEO
Wind energy
Provider of offshore wind transportation and installation solutions
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Most covered in the news
Companies with the most distinct news events in the last 24 months across the business press Fliar tracks.
Solar energy
A residential solar and energy storage provider
News events · last 24 months46Across tracked business press
Founder · 1
JB
John BergerFounder & CEO
Waste & water management
Provider of waste water treatment services
News events · last 24 months34Across tracked business press
Leadership · 1
JS
John SchmitzCEO
Oil & gas downstream
Developer of low-carbon gasoline production technologies using natural gas and biomass feedstocks. The company's proprietary technology converts these resources into gasoline or methanol, reducing carbon emissions compared to traditional methods. This approach offers a cleaner alternative for the transportation sector, leveraging existing infrastructure while mitigating harmful flaring practices. The technology is modular and scalable, allowing for flexible deployment and expansion. It provides a higher-value pathway for monetizing associated natural gas and creating renewable gasoline from ag
News events · last 24 months29Across tracked business press
Founders
Details not available
Waste & water management
Provider of waste disposal and recycling services
News events · last 24 months13Across tracked business press
Founder · 1
SJ
Stephen JohnsonFounder
Waste & water management
Provider of waste recycling services in oil industry
News events · last 24 months9Across tracked business press
Leadership · 2
CS
Chris StrattonManaging Director
BC
Benjamin CowartChairman & CEO
Waste & water management
Provider of advanced plastic recycling solutions
News events · last 24 months7Across tracked business press
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Explore Houston environment companies by sub-sector
The most common specialisations among environment companies in Houston. Open a company to see what it sells, who runs it and how far it has come.
Waste & water management · 76
76 environment companies in Houston work in waste & water management. Shown: the best-documented.
Waste & water management
Provider of waste water treatment services
Revenue modelFee-for-service
Leadership · 1
JS
John SchmitzCEO
Waste & water management
Provider of waste recycling services in oil industry
Revenue modelCommission on transaction / E-commerce - product
Leadership · 2
CS
Chris StrattonManaging Director
BC
Benjamin CowartChairman & CEO
Waste & water management
Provider of oilfield waste management services
Revenue modelFee-for-service
Founder · 1
AA
Ahmed Abou-SayedFounder
Waste & water management
Provider of water management services
Revenue modelPhysical commerce
Founders
Details not available
Waste & water management
Provider of water management services
Revenue modelFee-for-service
Founders
Details not available
Waste & water management
Provider for water and wastewater treatment applications
Revenue modelPhysical commerce
Leadership · 1
TT
Trevor TurbidyPresident and CEO
Waste & water management
Provider of drinking water services
Revenue modelPhysical commerce
Founders
Details not available
Waste & water management
Rockwater Energy Solutions is a fluids and environmental solutions provider offering customized products and services to the water, stimulation, fracturing, fluids, and production needs of our customers throughout the U.S.
Distributed, Diversified, Project developers, Project development services
Team & hiring signals
LinkedIn headcount325501-1,000
LinkedIn followers9,796
Open roles1of 1 tracked · last posted Jan 2026
Recent company signals
Expansion RNWBL took over operations of newest BESS site — delivering 1000MWh of storage capacity to strengthen grid reliability and support the conti
From the company’s LinkedIn posts
Technology
PHP
Ruby On Rails
MySQL
Nginx
Cloudflare
Detected on the company website
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Air management services · 22
22 environment companies in Houston work in air management services. Shown: the best-documented.
Air management services
Wild Well Control, Inc.
Revenue modelFee-for-service
Founders
Details not available
Air management services
Provider of carbon reduction services
Revenue modelFee-for-service
Leadership · 1
AS
Angela SchwarzCEO
Air management services
KTI is a thermal process engineering company specializing in the industrial applications of heat transfer, combustion engineering, waste heat recovery and emission reduction.
Revenue modelFee-for-service
Founders
Details not available
Air management services
Provider of environmental engineering, air quality inspection, and consulting services
Revenue modelFee-for-service
Founder · 1
SB
Sachin ButalaFounder & CEO
Air management services
EVolve Houston is a coalition of sustainability-minded civic, business, and academic leaders who seek to accelerate clean transportation through electrification.
Revenue modelCommission on transaction / Subscription
Founders
Details not available
Air management services
Developer of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. It manages all aspects of CCS, from carbon capture and transmission to storage and monitoring. This includes subsurface analysis, surface facility design and installation, E&P operations, regulatory compliance, contract negotiation, and project management. The company works directly with point-source emitters, focusing on permanent CO2 sequestration. It leverages expertise in engineering, construction, legal, and regulatory matters to develop commercially viable projects. Financial industry relationships facilitate project financing and o
Revenue modelCommission on transaction / E-commerce - product
Founders
Details not available
Air management services
Provider of cost-effective industrial CO2 conversion technology. This technology transforms industrial CO2 emissions into valuable, sustainable products. It utilizes a proprietary catalyst and process to create syngas, a building block for various low-carbon chemicals. The plants are designed to integrate directly with industrial CO2 sources, processing emissions into usable materials. This offers industrial emitters a profitable alternative to managing CO2 waste, converting a cost burden into a green revenue stream. The technology is scalable to accommodate varying emission volumes.
Revenue modelPhysical commerce
Founder · 1
KD
Kurt DiekerChief Development Officer (CDO), Board Member, Co-Founder
Air management services
Provider of carbon control and innovative new energy services
Revenue modelPhysical commerce
Founder · 1
EN
Ethan NovekFounder and CEO
Air management services
Provider of CO2 sequestration, carbon offsetting, and land recovery services
Revenue modelPhysical commerce
Founder · 1
EG
Eduardo GalindezCo-Founder and Board Member
Oil & gas downstream
Developer of low-carbon gasoline production technologies using natural gas and biomass feedstocks. The company's proprietary technology converts these resources into gasoline or methanol, reducing carbon emissions compared to traditional methods. This approach offers a cleaner alternative for the transportation sector, leveraging existing infrastructure while mitigating harmful flaring practices. The technology is modular and scalable, allowing for flexible deployment and expansion. It provides a higher-value pathway for monetizing associated natural gas and creating renewable gasoline from ag
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