Waste & water, solar, green buildings, wind, air management and more: the companies building environment in North Carolina, 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…
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…
Munters, a global leader in technologies that optimize climates, has acquired Optifarm, a UK-based provider of AI-driven livestock monitoring solutions.
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 North Carolina, by funding and team
Few environment companies in North Carolina 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 209 active companies.
Showing 25 of 50
Company & businessRecorded fundingHeadcount & growthRevenue modelAgeJobs · last 3 months
Developer of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects
Each tile appears only where data is on record. Founder photos and LinkedIn links appear where a profile matches exactly.
Provider of air cleaning solutions for industrial and commercial kitchen applications. It offers customized solutions to improve air quality in various settings. These solutions address the removal of harmful airborne particles and gases generated from industrial processes and cooking. The company provides a broad portfolio of filtration technologies to meet diverse customer needs, ensuring the most suitable and effective air cleaning solution is implemented. The focus is on creating healthier and safer environments for workers and customers.
Every company, not just 50All 209 environment companies in North Carolina, filterable by stage, funding, team size, revenue model and age.
Founders and decision-makersLeadership teams with roles and verified LinkedIn profiles, ready for outreach.
Live signalsFunding rounds, hiring, launches and M&A as they happen, with alerts on the companies you follow.
Save and exportBuild lists, compare companies side by side and export them from your Radar account.
Explore environment companies in North Carolina by what you are looking for
Find environmental services and environmental engineering companies in North Carolina. Explore waste management, solar energy and green building businesses.
9 ways to explore environment in North Carolina
Waste management & water treatment companiesSolar energy companiesGreen building companiesWind energy companiesAir quality & management servicesEnvironmental consulting companies
Waste management & water treatment companies
Businesses handling waste, recycling and water treatment.
Providers of air quality, filtration and pollution-control services.
Absolent Air Care Group
Provider of air cleaning solutions for industrial and commercial kitchen applications. It offers customized solutions to improve air quality in various settings. These solutions address the removal of harmful airborne particles and gases generated from industrial processes and cooking. The company provides a broad portfolio of filtration technologies to meet diverse customer needs, ensuring the most suitable and effective air cleaning solution is implemented. The focus is on creating healthier and safer environments for workers and customers.
The most-installed Android apps published by environment companies headquartered in North Carolina — 1.8M installs between them. 8 companies on this page publish at least one app; each company (legal entity) appears once, with its most-installed app.
The figures on this page come from Fliar’s company, funding, hiring and news data. Use it through the Investor Intelligence API and company data exports, or explore every company, founder and investor in Radar.
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 North Carolina 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
North Carolina in context
North Carolina’s share of the United States’s environment funding
Rounds4%26 of 709
Capital4%US$1.51bn of US$37.75bn
Equity rounds over the last five years, 287 environment companies in North Carolina 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 North Carolina maps the whole industry — every segment, the capital behind it, the talent market and where the next opportunities are.
20 environment companies in North Carolina have recorded equity funding, US$1.72bn 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
Developer of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects
Recorded equity fundingUS$1.14bnSeries E · Oct 2024
Focus: Modular wastewater treatment reactors with extruded bio‑media for enhanced biological growth
CPC C02F3/006, C02F3/2806, B01J19/30
Each tile appears only where data is on record. Founder photos and LinkedIn links appear where a profile matches exactly.
Founders and momentum in North Carolina
Meet the people behind environment companies in North Carolina. 59 of 209 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
Manufactures ceramics and electronic products
Team size70,153Up from 470 in the previous snapshot
Leadership · 1
RS
Rafael SchroeerMD
Solar energy
Developer of solar energy projects
Team size2,100Up from 180 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Nuclear energy
Developer of small modular reactors
Team size3,000Up from 341 in the previous snapshot
Leadership · 1
JW
Jay WilemanCEO & President
Waste & water management
Provider of organic waste and recycling services
Team size200Up from 43 in the previous snapshot
Founders
Details not available
Green buildings
Provider of carbon based material for the green building community
Each tile appears only where data is on record. Founder photos and LinkedIn links appear where a profile matches exactly.
Women-founded
Environment companies in North Carolina with at least one woman on the founding team. Expand a profile to meet the founders; teams can include both women and men.
Air pollution management tech
Developer of regenerable building enclosures integrating microalgae for decarbonization and building sustainability
Revenue modelPhysical commerce
Founder · 1
KK
Kyoung KimFounder & CEO
Environment consultancy services
Carbon removal startup that transforms agricultural waste into carbon removal products such as biochar for farming, construction, and clean energy
Provider of air cleaning solutions for industrial and commercial kitchen applications. It offers customized solutions to improve air quality in various settings. These solutions address the removal of harmful airborne particles and gases generated from industrial processes and cooking. The company provides a broad portfolio of filtration technologies to meet diverse customer needs, ensuring the most suitable and effective air cleaning solution is implemented. The focus is on creating healthier and safer environments for workers and customers.
News events · last 24 months4Across tracked business press
Each tile appears only where data is on record. Founder photos and LinkedIn links appear where a profile matches exactly.
Explore North Carolina environment companies by sub-sector
The most common specialisations among environment companies in North Carolina. Open a company to see what it sells, who runs it and how far it has come.
Waste & water management · 80
80 environment companies in North Carolina work in waste & water management. Shown: the best-documented.
We will reply with coverage, fields and pricing for your use case.
Radar members
Log in to see every figure
Filed revenue, profit and growth for every company on this page are available with a Radar account. Log in and you will come straight back here with all figures open.