Radar · Environment in Melbourne
Best Environment Companies in Melbourne, Australia
The 84 best Environment companies in Melbourne, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Cleanaway.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
84companies tracked
$1.6Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
11have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × MELBOURNE
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
520kcombined LinkedIn audience
50%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Environment companies in Melbourne
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleanaway Provider of waste management services | $718M | 96 mo ago | Public | — | 1989 | WordPressVisual ComposerAlgolia+35 | — | 2 awards |
| 2 | Pacific Hydro Clean energy project developer and operator | $615M | 91 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1992 | — | — | — |
| 3 | South East Water Provider of water supplying, wastewater, and recycled water services | $259M | 186 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 2001 | Adobe Experience ManagerJavaElement UI+24 | 163 patents Water utility monitoring and leak detection for sewer and distribution infrastructure | — |
| 4 | Tilt Renewables Independent power producer in renewable energy sector | $13M | 87 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+22 | — | 1 expansion |
| 5 | Great Wrap Manufacturer of home compostable cling wrap | $10M | 25 mo ago | Series A | Julia Kay Co-Founder | 2019 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+31 | 3 patents Biodegradable polymer films and manufacturing methods for sustainable packaging. | — |
| 6 | Allume Energy Provider of community and residential solar solutions | $8M | 12 mo ago | Series B | — | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | 11 patents Distributed solar energy management and AC power sharing in multi-unit buildings | — |
| 7 | KC8 Capture Technologies Developer of affordable and sustainable carbon capture technology. | $7M | 23 mo ago | Series A | Barry Hooper Founder | 2010 | WordPressMySQLPHP+10 | 15 patents Design and operation of specialized chemical reactors and solvent processing systems. | — |
| 8 | PHNXX Developer of solar energy projects | $1M | 16 mo ago | Seed | — | 2022 | WebflowHubSpotreCAPTCHA+11 | — | — |
| 9 | DiaperRecycle Provider of diapers recycling services | $354K | 42 mo ago | Seed | Oliver Kelland Co-Founder & Director | 2019 | — | — | 1 award |
| 10 | Envirostream Australia Provider of waste battery recycling services | $201K | 67 mo ago | Acquired | Andrew Mackenzie Co-Founder & Director | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 11 | AGL Utility company focused on renewable energy | — | 49 mo ago | Public | Cg Yoon President and CEO | 1837 | Adobe Experience ManagerAddsearchJava+25 | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 12 | Pollinate Group Network of women micro-entrepreneurs distributing sustainable products. | — | 117 mo ago | Seed | Sujatha Ramani CEO | 2012 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — |
Top 12 Environment companies in Melbourne
#1
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2014 · 41 employees$7.5Mraised▾
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2014 · 41 employees
Allume Energy installs community and residential solar systems both grids tied and off the grid. The company also offers the financing options of pay as you go with zero upfront cost for installing the solar systems and aim to create an alternative energy network n Australia.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -2 · hiring: Principal Electronics Design Engineer, Dev Ops and Backend Engineer
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Series B$6.8M
- Aug 2023Series A$1.5M
- Jul 2021Series A$6M
Investors
Elemental, The Schmidt Family Foundation, Taronga Ventures, E.ON, Clean Energy Seed Fund, Clean Fight
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnt DesignApache Http ServerBootstrap
#2
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2022 · 4 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2022 · 4 employees
Developer of solar energy projects
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Seed$1.1M
- Dec 2022Seed—
Investors
ENGIE Factory, LaunchVic, Pacific Channel, Synertec
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesHsts
#3
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2010 · 9 employees$6.7Mraised▾
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2010 · 9 employees
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LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Series A$6.7M
- Aug 2022Seed—
- Jul 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Woodside Energy, CEMEX Ventures
#4
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019 · 22 employees$9.8Mraised▾
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019 · 22 employees
Manufacturer of home compostable cling wrap. It is a material science and innovation company that develops compostable packaging materials from food waste. It manufactures stretch wraps, compostable pallet wraps, nudie rolls, and more.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Exposure Group) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2024Conventional Debt—
- May 2024Series A$3.3M
- Jul 2022Series A$7.6M
- Jul 2022Grant (prize money)$13M
Founders & team
Investors
RCV Partners, Giant Leap, Barrel Ventures, Platinum Mile Ventures, Startmate, DLL Group
#5
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1989 · 7500 employees$718.3Mraised▾
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1989 · 7500 employees
Provider of waste management services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 53k LinkedIn followers — 10.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2018Conventional Debt—
- Jun 2018Post IPO—
- Dec 2017Post IPO$594M
- Dec 2011Post IPO$124.3M
Investors
NorthStar Impact
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerAxiosBootstrapCallrail
#6
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1992 · 374 employees$615Mraised▾
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1992 · 374 employees
Pacific Hydro specialises in identification, development, and operation of renewable energy assets. The company has a diversified portfolio of 19 operating assets and an installed capacity of over 750 MW across Chile, Australia and Brazil in wind and hydro power plants. They also have over 350 MW of installed wind and hydro capacity in Australia.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 76k LinkedIn followers — 14.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Nov 2018Conventional Debt$115M
- May 2017Conventional Debt$500M
Investors
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, National Australia Bank, Westpac, China Construction Bank, CommBank, DNB
Tech stack
HstsCloudflareHttp/3
#7
Late Stage · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2001 · 1074 employees$258.9Mraised▾
Late Stage · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2001 · 1074 employees
Provider of water supplying, wastewater, and recycled water services. It offers potable drinking water to homes and commercial entities.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 35k LinkedIn followers — 6.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2010PE$258.9M
Investors
Caisse
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience ManagerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAdobe Target
#8
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 43 employees$12.7Mraised▾
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 43 employees
Tilt Renewables owns and operates utility-scale wind and solar energy projects for energy generation. Claims to have expertise in developing wind and solar projects that tilt with respect to the sun and wind directions. Owns and operates over 15 utility-scale wind energy projects with an overall capacity of 2274MW power and three solar projects with an installed capacity of 400MW power.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 26k LinkedIn followers — 5.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2019Post IPO$12.7M
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerCdnjs
#9
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019$354Kraised▾
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019
Operator of a recycling company intended to recycle disposable nappy. The company diverts waste diapers from landfill and generates reusable plastics, enabling businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while joining the circular economy and recycling a waste consumer product into other products.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 437 LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Advisory Service Provider
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2022Seed$334K
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$20K
Founders & team
Investors
Melbourne Accelerator Program
#10
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2017 · 7 employees$201.4Kraised▾
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2017 · 7 employees
Provider of waste battery recycling services
Funding rounds
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$201.4K
- Apr 2019Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Lithium Australia, Sustainability
#11
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1837 · 3470 employees—raised▾
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1837 · 3470 employees
Utility company focused on renewable energy
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 131k LinkedIn followers — 25.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards · 1 expansions (incl. RRG Capital Management (RRG)) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
Grok Ventures, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Whitefield, Carlton Investments, Argo Investments, Brookfield Asset Management
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience ManagerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAkamaiAkamai Mpulse
#12
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2012 · 37 employees—raised▾
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2012 · 37 employees
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LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2016Seed—
- Jun 2016Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Investors
Pangaea Impact Investments, Chivas Venture, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Tech stack
BluehostCore-JsElementorFundraise UpGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
Funding & investor landscape
$1.6Btotal disclosed funding
10companies funded
18disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Barry Hooper
Founder · KC8 Capture Technologies
Julia Kay
Co-Founder · Great Wrap
Oliver Kelland
Co-Founder & Director · DiaperRecycle
Cynthia Barnicoat
Co-Founder & CEO · DiaperRecycle
Andrew Mackenzie
Co-Founder & Director · Envirostream Australia
Cg Yoon
President and CEO · AGL
Damien Nicks
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer · AGL
Sujatha Ramani
CEO · Pollinate Group
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,980,561 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 FROM Melbourne · institutions
What Melbourne researches in environmental monitoring
31 papersstance +0.0617% breakthrough61% concern
local research themes
Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactWater Quality Monitoring TechnologiesWater-Energy-Food Nexus StudiesFish Ecology and Management Studies
top institutions
- The University of Melbourne22
- Melbourne Water6
- University of Melbourne2
- Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication1
Common questions
How many Environment companies are there in Melbourne, Australia?
Radar tracks 84 indexable Environment companies headquartered in Melbourne, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in Melbourne, Australia?
The Environment companies in Melbourne, Australia on this list have raised a combined $1.6B in disclosed equity funding across 10 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in Melbourne, Australia?
Cleanaway is the highest-funded Environment company in Melbourne, Australia, with $718.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in Melbourne, Australia are funded?
10 of the 84 Environment companies in Melbourne, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in Melbourne, Australia?
None of the Environment companies in Melbourne, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Melbourne, Australia Environment companies?
The most active investors in Melbourne, Australia Environment companies on this list include ALIVE, Argo Investments, Artesian, Atmosclear Investments, Atto.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.