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Best Environment Companies in New South Wales, Australia

The 206 best Environment companies in New South Wales, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Bingo Industries.

206companies tracked
$2.5Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
23have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × NEW SOUTH WALES

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
116kcombined LinkedIn audience
53%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Environment companies in New South Wales

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderTech stackRecent signals
11800ewaste
Provider of E-waste management services
——Unfunded——WordPressMySQLPHP+13—
23P Solar
Commercial and residential solar project developer
——Unfunded——WordPressMySQLPHP+28—
3Absolute Environmental Services
Provider of asbestos removal & related environmental services, specializing in hazardous material remediation…
——Unfunded——WordPressMySQLPHP+21—
4Acepower
Developer of clean energy solutions including solar, wind, and battery storage
——Acquired16—WordPressGhostMySQL+20—
5ADS Sola
Offers turnkey solutions for rooftop solar systems
——Unfunded—Swapnil Shah
Chairman & CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+28—
6AdtechEco
Solar panel & products installation company
——Unfunded————
7Aerofloat
Membrane bioreactors and air flotation systems provider for wastewater treatment
——Unfunded16—WordPressMySQLPHP+211 job opening · 2 expansions
8Aeronergy
Manufacturer of solar powered products
——Unfunded————

Top 12 Environment companies in New South Wales

#1
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2023
$1.8Mraised
▾

Energy and water company offering products for decarbonisation and wastewater treatment. It offer products for decarbonization and wastewater treatment, including concentrated solar power linear, boilers, water heaters, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 714 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Seed$1.8M
Founders & team
Bijan RahimiCo-Founder & CEOAntonia CollingsCo-Founder
Investors
Epic Angels, Antler, Black Nova
#2
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 11 employees
$3.4Mraised
▾

NRN (National Renewable Network) is an Energy Infrastructure business in Australia that aims to create a greener and more sustainable future by providing greater access to renewable energy plans. They help Australians protect themselves from rising energy costs and lower emissions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Conventional Debt$32.6M
  • Aug 2025Series A$11.2M
  • Jun 2024Seed$1M
  • Dec 2023Seed$2.4M
Investors
Investible, Electrifi Ventures, Catalytic Impact Foundation, Virescent Ventures, Ecotone Partners
Tech stack
CloudflareCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceLucky OrangeMicrosoft Clarity
#3
Public · Darlinghurst, New South Wales · founded 2009 · 39 employees
$3.5Mraised
▾

Provider of utility scale renewable energy power generations

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Post IPO$3.5M
Founders & team
Craig WoodChief Executive Officer
Investors
Nabors, Canberra Airport
#4
Series A · Newcastle, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 13 employees
$2.6Mraised
▾

Provider of waste plastic recycling services

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series A$4.5M
  • Nov 2023Conventional Debt$8.7M
  • May 2023Series A—
  • Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$7.7M
Investors
Lgchem, IW Capital, Nestle, Europa, MassChallenge
#5
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2013 · 268 employees
$1.8Braised
▾

Waste collection and management company

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2021Post IPO$1.8B
Investors
CPE Capital
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon AlbAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud Mail
#6
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 1988 · 38 employees
$123.3Mraised
▾

Provider of laser based semiconductor materials

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2023Grant (prize money)$3.3M
  • Feb 2023Post IPO$120M
Founders & team
Michael GoldsworthyFounder & CEO & MD
Investors
Dtb Solutions, CVC
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesCore-JsGatsbyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#7
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 4 employees
$5Mraised
▾

Sircel is a green-technology company focused on eradicating e-waste through local collection, drop-off events, and recycling solutions for businesses, councils, schools, and communities.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Series A$5M
Founders & team
Anthony KaramCEO/MD
Investors
Kilara Capital, Tectonic
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#8
Series A · Wollongong, New South Wales · founded 2015 · 22 employees
$26Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of solar powered products

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 8.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -1 · hiring: Senior Mechanical Engineer, Senior Buyer (Procurement)
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2023Grant (prize money)$7M
  • Oct 2022Series A$21M
  • Oct 2020Series A$5M
  • Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$3M
Founders & team
David HuCo-FounderVince AllenCo-founderNatalie MalliganChief Executive Officer
Investors
Main Sequence, Malcolm Turnbull, The Man in Blue, Blackbird Ventures, Grok Ventures, CEFC
#9
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2003 · 550 employees
$473Mraised
▾

Infigen Energy is a developer, owner and operator of renewable energy generation in Australia. The company owns six wind farms and a solar farm with a combined installed capacity of 557 MW operating in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 33k LinkedIn followers — 28.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2020Post IPO—
  • Apr 2018Conventional Debt$473M
Founders & team
Ross RolfeCEO & MD
Investors
Goldman Sachs, Westpac, CommBank, UAC Energy
Tech stack
PhpBootstrapLitespeedGoogle Tag ManagerHsts
#10
Series B · Mascot, New South Wales · founded 2013 · 172 employees
$44.8Mraised
▾

Developer of solar energy projects. They deliver solar solutions which are safer, faster, lower cost, lower-risk, and more energy dense than conventional fixed-tilt or single-axis tracking technologies. R&D, advanced manufacturing, deployment and testing facilities.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 18k LinkedIn followers — 15.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2022Series B$13.7M
  • Jun 2022Series B$21.8M
  • Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$24M
  • Aug 2021Series B—
Founders & team
Eden TehanCo-Founder
Investors
AES, Artesian, BP Ventures, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Bandera, Clean Energy Seed Fund
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFlickityFont AwesomeGodaddy
#11
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2009
$7.2Mraised
▾

Golwin Australia is a solar and wind farm developer. Offers investment, construction, and operation and maintenance services. Project portfolio includes Gullen Range wind farm with a capacity of 165.5MW in New South Wales, 19.5MW Mortons Lane wind farm in Western Victoria and a 20MW White Rock solar farm in New England Tablelands.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2020Grant (prize money)$7.2M
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpLinkedin Sign-InTwenty SixteenBootstrap
#12
Series B · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2010 · 41 employees
$11.1Mraised
▾

Infrastructure development company focused on products produced from waste resources, salt and clay

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2016Series B$11.1M
Founders & team
Duncan MerweFounder
Investors
Bravo Futura Capital, Alium Capital, Balius Capital

Funding & investor landscape

$2.5Btotal disclosed funding
19companies funded
34disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Artesian6 rounds
EnergyLab6 rounds
Australian Renewable Energy Agency3 rounds
Clean Energy Seed Fund3 rounds
Bandera2 rounds
CVC2 rounds
Europa2 rounds
Virescent Ventures2 rounds
8capita1 rounds
AES1 rounds

Notable founders

Bijan Rahimi
Co-Founder & CEO · Enaxiom
Antonia Collings
Co-Founder · Enaxiom
Craig Wood
Chief Executive Officer · Vast
Michael Goldsworthy
Founder & CEO & MD · Silex
Anthony Karam
CEO/MD · Sircel
David Hu
Co-Founder · SunDrive
Vince Allen
Co-founder · SunDrive
Ross Rolfe
CEO & MD · Infigen Energy
Eden Tehan
Co-Founder · 5B
Duncan Merwe
Founder · Tellus Holdings
Felicity Stening
CEO · Enova
Afonso Firmo
Co-Founder · NetNada
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 SIGNALS · Australia

How research on Environmental Monitoring is moving in Australia

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 635 Australia-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 38% → 41% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation121
  • Queensland University of Technology31
  • Griffith University30
  • The University of Adelaide30
  • The University of Queensland29
leading researchers
Tilbrook, Bronte · Neill, Craig · Steven, Andy · Akl, John · O'Neill, Sally · Akl Uhri, John · Laws, Mark · McCallum, Kimberly
▲ Breakthroughs129 · 20%
▼ 36%→14% share
▼0.4× share momentum0 median citations43% since 2021mostly methods-led
Environmental DNA research newly emerged with 7 papers, signaling rapid Australian uptake of novel biodiversity detection methods.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Vegetation (pathology)1→4
  • Environmental data3→5
Newly emergingBiodiversity 0→9 · Pollutant 0→7 · Environmental DNA 0→7
Landmark Novel Proximal Sensing for Monitoring Soil Organic C Stocks and Condition · 115 cites
◆ Advancements165 · 26%
▲ 18%→29% share
▲1.6× share momentum0 median citations68% since 2021mostly methods-led
Sampling signal-processing advancements tripled (5->15 papers), reflecting intensifying analytical sophistication in Australian environmental monitoring.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Biodiversity3→13
  • Sampling (signal processing)5→15
  • Environmental DNA3→12
  • Vegetation (pathology)1→9
  • Ecosystem2→9
Newly emergingClimate change 0→9 · Agriculture 0→8 · Environmental engineering 0→7
Landmark Hyperspectral Imaging in Environmental Monitoring: A Review of Recent Developments and Technological Advances in Compact · 377 cites
▼ Concerns168 · 26%
▲ 16%→30% share
▲1.9× share momentum1 median citations71% since 2021mostly empirical
Contamination newly emerged as the dominant concern topic (14 papers), indicating a sharp Australian focus on environmental pollution risks.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Water quality3→11
  • Environmental resource management11→18
  • Biodiversity2→9
  • Sustainability2→8
  • Environmental impact assessment2→7
Newly emergingContamination 0→14 · Pollution 0→8 · Bioaccumulation 0→7
Landmark Emerging opportunities and challenges for passive acoustics in ecological assessment and monitoring · 684 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Australia

Where environmental monitoring is researched across Australia

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.

Melbourne100 · +0.17
Hot · WetlandAdvancing · Adaptive managementOpportunity · Vegetation (pathology)Concern · Aquatic environment
Brisbane95 · +0.24
Hot · Passive samplingAdvancing · Remote sensingOpportunity · PollutionConcern · Reliability (semiconductor)
Sydney75 · +0.25
Hot · Internet of ThingsAdvancing · BiotaOpportunity · EcosystemConcern · Ecosystem services
Adelaide37 · +0.02
Hot · FaunaAdvancing · Multispectral imageOpportunity · BiodiversityConcern · Environmental resource management
Perth36 · +0.17
Hot · Citizen scienceAdvancing · BiodiversityOpportunity · FaunaConcern · Ecology
Canberra25 · +0.26
Hot · Environmental DNAAdvancing · Public healthOpportunity · Aquatic ecosystemConcern · Environmental resource management

Common questions

How many Environment companies are there in New South Wales, Australia?
Radar tracks 206 indexable Environment companies headquartered in New South Wales, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in New South Wales, Australia?
The Environment companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list have raised a combined $2.5B in disclosed equity funding across 19 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in New South Wales, Australia?
Bingo Industries is the highest-funded Environment company in New South Wales, Australia, with $1.8B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in New South Wales, Australia are funded?
19 of the 206 Environment companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in New South Wales, Australia?
None of the Environment companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in New South Wales, Australia Environment companies?
The most active investors in New South Wales, Australia Environment companies on this list include Artesian, EnergyLab, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Clean Energy Seed Fund, Bandera.
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