Best Environment Companies in Michigan, United States
The 150 best Environment companies in Michigan, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Cirba Solutions.
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.
Ranked: Best Environment companies in Michigan
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advanced Disposal Provider of waste management services | — | — | — | 2000 | Charlie Appleby CEO | — | — | — |
| 2 | Air and Liquid Systems Manufacturer of air and liquid filtration and separation systems for industry | — | — | 34 | 2002 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 3 | Air Center Inc Air Compressors | Michigan & Ohio | Team Air Center | — | — | 24 | 1999 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Air Conditioning Products Manufacturer of shutters, dampers and louvers for the HVAC industry | — | — | 100 | 1947 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | American Waste Provider of waste collection services | — | — | 61 | 2002 | Eddie Ascione Owner | — | — | — |
| 6 | Annarbortechnicalservices Provider of environmental and chemical consulting services. | — | — | 11 | 2006 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Applied Science Provider of civil engineering consultancy and wastewater collection system services | — | — | — | 1984 | Karen Ridgway Founder & President | — | — | — |
| 8 | Aquatic Nuisance Plant Control Provider of water management services | — | — | — | 2003 | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Environment companies in Michigan
#1
Series D · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 2012 · 289 employees$121.5Mraised▾
Provider of UAVs solutions for inspections. It finds its application in hard-to-reach structures, such as bridges and tall wind turbines. The UAV consists of many sensors that help to inspect the structure, while the AI helps in obstacle avoidance, stabilization, and 3D localization. The inspected data can be downloaded and reviewed by the user.
- Mar 2025Series D$20M
- Oct 2024Grant (prize money)—
- May 2022Series D$80.2M
- Mar 2021Series C$10.2M
#2
Public · Jackson, Michigan · founded 1886 · 8144 employees$19.9Mraised▾
Provider of residential and business electricity services. It offers billing and payment options, energy dashboard access, and various payment plans and assistance programs. Customers can start, stop, or transfer service, manage account details, and explore savings and clean energy options, including rebates, discounts, renewable energy programs, and electric vehicle support. The company also provides outage reporting, safety information, and scheduled outage details. Additional services include tree maintenance and home safety resources. Support is available for managing energy bills and accessing personalized savings offers.
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$19.9M
#3
Funding Raised · Traverse City, Michigan · founded 1999$563.7Kraised▾
Provider of water management services
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$281.8K
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$281.8K
#4
Series D · Wixom, Michigan · founded 1991 · 74 employees$295Mraised▾
Provider of battery recycling services
- Feb 2023Series D$50M
- Dec 2022Series D$245M
- Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$7.4M
- Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$75M
#5
Acquired · Troy, Michigan · founded 2016$4.2Mraised▾
Titan Environmental Solutions is a waste and recycling company that offers a comprehensive range of waste reduction, collection, recycling, and technology-enabled solutions.
- Apr 2024Series A$4.2M
#6
Seed · Midland, Michigan · founded 2020 · 8 employees$5.5Mraised▾
Provider of water streams services
- May 2023Seed$4M
- 2022Seed$1.5M
#7
Series A · Detroit, Michigan · founded 2017 · 4 employees$4.1Mraised▾
Provider of waste recycling services
- Mar 2023Series A$4.2M
#8
Funding Raised · Auburn Hills, Michigan · founded 1981$41.1Mraised▾
Flexible solar panel producer providing integrated, cost-effective rooftop solar solutions. The company is a leading provider of integrated solar-based solutions, offering lightweight and durable thin-film laminates. They develop and market innovative solar applications that reduce energy costs and carbon emissions for customers. Their technology allows adaptation to any roof, providing low-impact solar roof solutions and aiming for the lowest cost of energy. They offer a full-circle solar solution, integrating seamlessly and cost-effectively into everyday applications. The company focuses on driving wide-scale acceptance of solar energy through innovative and accessible solutions.
- Jun 2010Grant (prize money)$18.9M
- Aug 2009Grant (prize money)$3.4M
- Jul 2007Grant (prize money)$18.9M
#9
Seed · Auburn Hills, Michigan · founded 2007 · 8 employees$1.3Mraised▾
PowerPanel offers sustainable energy solutions through their Gen2O photovoltaic thermal (PVT) products, which generate electricity and harness solar power for thermal storage. They also offer a personal software, PowerPanel Personal, that displays vital information about UPS, power source, battery capacity, and runtime.
- Mar 2023Seed$1.3M
#10
Series B · Plymouth, Michigan · founded 2009 · 15 employees$11.8Mraised▾
Provider of nutrient recovery from wastewater
- Jul 2016Conventional Debt$600K
- Apr 2015Series B$7M
- Apr 2014Series A$3.1M
- Dec 2012Seed$1M
#11
Acquired · Ludington, Michigan · founded 1994 · 180 employees$14.2Mraised▾
Proact provides environmental treatment equipment and services for soil, water, and air purification and treatment. The company treats on-site water and offers services of industrial degassing/vapor control, environmental remediation, and suspended solids removal
- Oct 2014Series B$14.2M
#12
Funding Raised · Ann Arbor, Michigan · founded 1996$274.9Kraised▾
Applied Environmental is an environmental consulting firm that provides vapor intrusion and wetland characterization services.
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$175K
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$100K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
How research on Environmental Monitoring in Michigan is moving
A read on the academic research around Environmental Monitoring in Michigan — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 57 papers.
Michigan State University and University of Michigan lead research on fecal contamination, zoonotic diseases, and air quality monitoring, with a cautiously optimistic yet concern-dominant tone.
- Michigan State University30
- University of Michigan16
- Michigan Technological University5
- University of Michigan–Dearborn2
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources1
- Habitat2
- Real-time computing2
- Air quality index2
- Air pollution2
- Exponential smoothing1
- Workflow3
- Environmental resource management3
- Human health2
- Sampling (signal processing)2
- Field (mathematics)2
- Eutrophication8
- Water quality8
- Context (archaeology)8
- Data quality8
- Baseline (sea)8
Common questions
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