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Best Environment Companies in North Holland, Netherlands
The 86 best Environment companies in North Holland, Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Perpetual Next.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
86companies tracked
$682.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
34have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × NORTH HOLLAND
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
426kcombined LinkedIn audience
57%of audience held by top 3
9companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Environment companies in North Holland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perpetual Next Converter of organic waste streams into biofuels and sustainable materials. | $334M | 12 mo ago | 135 | 2019 | Martijn Rheenen Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 10 patents Torrefaction, drying, and cooling technologies for biomass-derived solid fuels and hot coal. | 2 partnerships |
| 2 | ZOLA Electric Provider of solar installation and upgradation services for rural customers | $133M | 21 mo ago | 603 | 2011 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | 4 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 3 | SCW Systems Provider of waste and water management services | $44M | 23 mo ago | 77 | 2013 | Gerard Essing Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPPlausible+14 | 45 patents Biomass slurry conversion to fuels with integrated CO₂ capture and processing technologies. | — |
| 4 | Lumos Distributed solar power for off-grid regions | $40M | 69 mo ago | 205 | 2013 | Davidi Vortman Co-Founder | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+13 | — | — |
| 5 | Emergya Wind Technologies Wind Turbine manufacturers | $32M | 108 mo ago | 25 | 2004 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | — |
| 6 | The Waste Transformers Provider of organic waste recycling services | $26M | 55 mo ago | 14 | 2011 | — | PHPGSAPApache HTTP Server+8 | — | — |
| 7 | Solnet Group Provider of solar O&M services | $16M | 47 mo ago | 32 | 2014 | — | HubSpot CMS HubPlyrMicrosoft Advertising+25 | — | — |
| 8 | Thorizon Developers of thorium molten-salt reactor | $13M | 15 mo ago | 12 | 2018 | Sander Groot Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | — | 1 job opening · 2 expansions · 1 award |
| 9 | Photon Energy Provider of project development, operation & maintenance services for solar power solutions | $12M | 89 mo ago | 343 | 2008 | Georg Hotar Co-Founder & CEO | PleskApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21 | — | 1 partnership |
| 10 | Triple Solar Solar panels for roofing, heating and electricity | $11M | 41 mo ago | 49 | 2009 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | 5 patents Integrated photovoltaic‑thermal panels with air heat exchangers for combined electricity and heat generation. | 1 partnership |
| 11 | Waste2Wear Provider of plastic recycling services | $7M | 26 mo ago | 41 | 2016 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — |
| 12 | Proba Provider of climate change and decarbonisation services | $3M | 4 mo ago | 4 | 2022 | Rutger Beens Co-Founder | HubSpot CMS HubGSAPScrollMagic+21 | — | — |
| 13 | Brineworks Provider of climate company focused on reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change | $2M | 9 mo ago | — | 2023 | Joseph Perryman Co-Founder | DatoCMSTurbopackNode.js+10 | 6 patents Electrochemical mineral extraction and bipolar membrane electrodialysis for brine processing | 3 job openings · 1 internship |
| 14 | Windcentrale Provider of wind energy through shared ownership of wind turbines | $2M | 152 mo ago | 5 | 2010 | Harm Reitsma Co-Founder | Node.jsVarnishVue.js+13 | — | — |
| 15 | Gigawatt Global Utility-scale solar energy project developer | $2M | 143 mo ago | 22 | 2011 | Josef Abramowitz CEO & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 16 | Oscar Circulair Provider of waste collection services | $2M | 37 mo ago | 14 | 2019 | Remco Wagemakers Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 17 | NXT Grid Manufacturer of solar grids | $1M | 54 mo ago | 10 | 2019 | Bert Dequae Co-founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 18 | WakaWaka Manufactures solar lamps and chargers | $1M | 114 mo ago | 20 | 2012 | Maurits Groen Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — |
| 19 | Solarix Developer of solar energy projects | $967K | 11 mo ago | 15 | 2016 | — | Node.jsZohoRadix UI+19 | 2 patents Algae separation devices for biotech and wastewater treatment applications. | 1 job opening |
| 20 | Circle Economy Provider of renewable energy industrial systems and services | $557K | 57 mo ago | — | 2013 | Robert-Jan Ogtrop Founder & Chairman | WebflowPersonioMailChimp+22 | — | — |
| 21 | C2CAT Provider of carbon capture and energy storage services | $452K | 48 mo ago | — | 2020 | Farnaz Sotoodeh Founder & Director | — | 3 patents Manufacturing 3D porous materials for filtration and catalyst support | — |
| 22 | Closing the Loop Provider of recycling services | $414K | 129 mo ago | 17 | 2010 | — | — | — | 2 awards |
| 23 | Vitality Vector Technology solution for generation of drinking water | $112K | 117 mo ago | — | 2013 | Iggy Kogan Founder | — | 2 patents Atmospheric water generation and air-conditioning via heat‑exchange and component extraction systems | — |
Top 12 Environment companies in North Holland
#1
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2019 · 135 employees$333.7Mraised▾
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2019 · 135 employees
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LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. Clarksons) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- 2025Series B$158.8M
- Jun 2022Series A$333.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Momentum
Tech stack
AosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Google AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#2
Series E · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2011 · 603 employees$133Mraised▾
Series E · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2011 · 603 employees
Zola Electric offers solar installation and upgradation services for rural areas in Africa. Has a proprietary software platform, Surge, that claims to offer personalized services for customers. Services include engineering, installation, financing, commissioning and others. Specializes in Pay-As-You-Go systems.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 48k LinkedIn followers — 11.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Conventional Debt$8M
- Sep 2021Series E$45M
- Sep 2021Conventional Debt$45M
- Dec 2018Conventional Debt$32.5M
Investors
FMO, Symbiotics Group, SolarCity, Vulcan Capital, Zouk Capital, SunFunder
#3
Seed · Amstelveen, North Holland · founded 2022 · 4 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Seed · Amstelveen, North Holland · founded 2022 · 4 employees
Provider of climate change and decarbonisation services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Seed$1.5M
- Feb 2025Seed$1M
- Sep 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
ECG Ventures, Future Food Fund, The Yield Lab, Valuefactory
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#4
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2018 · 12 employees$12.7Mraised▾
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2018 · 12 employees
Developers of thorium molten-salt reactor
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: System Engineer, Expert in Safety
Activity: 1 awards · 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$4.4M
- Mar 2025Series A$17.5M
- Mar 2024Grant (prize money)$10.8M
- Aug 2022Series A$12.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Impuls Zeeland, Positron Ventures, PDENH, Invest-NL, Huisman, Europa
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCore-JsGoogle Font Api
#5
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2023$2.2Mraised▾
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2023
Brineworks is a climate-tech company that focuses on using desalination brine as a feedstock to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change. They are working towards a more sustainable future by designing eco-friendly raw material production.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 4 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +4 · hiring: professionals
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Seed$5.9M
- Sep 2024Seed$2.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Pale Blue Dot, SeaX Ventures, First Momentum Ventures, AiiM Partners, Energie 360 , Katapult
Tech stack
DatocmsGoogle WorkspaceHstsNext.JsNext.Js App RouterNode.Js
#6
Series C · Alkmaar, North Holland · founded 2013 · 77 employees$44.5Mraised▾
Series C · Alkmaar, North Holland · founded 2013 · 77 employees
Provider of waste and water management services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Series C$26.8M
- Jul 2021Series B$17.7M
- 2019Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Invest-NL, PFZW
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare TurnstileCore-JsFont AwesomeGsap
#7
Series A · Weesp, North Holland · founded 2016 · 15 employees$967.1Kraised▾
Series A · Weesp, North Holland · founded 2016 · 15 employees
Developer of solar energy projects
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Logistiek & Inkoop Coördinator
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series A$5M
- Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$1.5M
- Feb 2023Seed$967.1K
Investors
ROM InWest, VP Capital, National Growth Fund
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#8
Series A · Lijnden, North Holland · founded 2016 · 41 employees$6.6Mraised▾
Series A · Lijnden, North Holland · founded 2016 · 41 employees
Waste2Wear is a sustainable fashion brand that transforms plastic waste into stylish recycled plastic fabrics, promoting a circular economy and eco-friendly products. They pioneer blockchain technology and use RPP to convert plastic waste into reusable shopping bags, setting new standards for transparency and sustainability in the fashion industry. Join Waste2Wear to embrace eco-revolution and elevate your style with sustainable fabrics.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2024Series A$6.6M
Investors
Northbay Capital Partners, Trailblazermergercorp
Tech stack
Animate.CssCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesDiviDraftpress Hfcm
#9
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2013 · 205 employees$40Mraised▾
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2013 · 205 employees
Lumos enables people to replace hazardous and expensive kerosene generators and lanterns with modern solar electricity that can power lights, cellphones, fans, computers, TVs and other small electronic devices (all at once, every day). By offering Solar Power as a Service, Lumos offers homes and small businesses a simple and affordable way to pay for electricity in small installments using their mobile phones.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Monnify) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2020Conventional Debt$45M
- Jul 2020Conventional Debt—
- Dec 2019Grant (prize money)$75M
- Dec 2016Series A$40M
Founders & team
Investors
DFC, solar-ng, Federal Republic of Nigeria, VLTCM, Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Managers, Israel Cleantech Ventures
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle WorkspaceGsap
#10
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2009 · 49 employees$10.8Mraised▾
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2009 · 49 employees
Triple Solar is a designer and manufacturer of solar roof and wall panels. The company name suggests that their solar panels are used for three purposes such as roofing, heating and electricity. It uses solar panels in combination with a heat pump to develop a high-quality aluminium roofing system that also collects energy for room heating. It is incubated at New Energy Docks, a renewable energy incubator
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. IBC SOLAR AG) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2023Series B$10.8M
- May 2014Series A—
Investors
ABP Pensioenfonds, PDENH, DOEN Foundation, Enfuro Ventures, e2 cleantech, Startgreen Capital
Tech stack
ApolloBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#11
Funding Raised · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2011 · 14 employees$25.8Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2011 · 14 employees
Provider of organic waste recycling services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$818.8K
- Apr 2018Grant (prize money)$25M
Investors
Europa, Unreasonable
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpYoutubeContact Form 7Nginx
#12
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2014 · 32 employees$15.6Mraised▾
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2014 · 32 employees
Solnet Green Energy is a Finland based provider of smart solar solutions. Offers IoT based solar utilities and system integrations for business customers. Provides turn-key solutions for energy production and solar power as a service, in which the customer, under the PPA, purchases the solar power from the power plant built, owned, and funded by Solnet.
Funding rounds
- Jul 2022Series B$15.6M
Investors
EAB, Tesi, Avanto Ventures
Tech stack
AosCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-Js
Funding & investor landscape
$682.4Mtotal disclosed funding
28companies funded
69disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Martijn Rheenen
Co-Founder · Perpetual Next
Rutger Beens
Co-Founder · Proba
Sijbrand Tieleman
Co-Founder & CEO · Proba
Sander Groot
Co-Founder · Thorizon
Lucas Pool
Founder · Thorizon
Joseph Perryman
Co-Founder · Brineworks
Gudfinnur Sveinsson
CEO & Co-Founder · Brineworks
Gerard Essing
Founder & CEO · SCW Systems
Davidi Vortman
Co-Founder · Lumos
Remco Wagemakers
Founder · Oscar Circulair
Georg Hotar
Co-Founder & CEO · Photon Energy
Bert Dequae
Co-founder · NXT Grid
Prism market signals · Netherlands · country-scoped Prism corpus, 190,112 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 · Netherlands
How research on Environmental Monitoring is moving in the Netherlands
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 374 Netherlands-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201120202026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 17% → 36% across 2011–2026.
top research entities
- Wageningen University & Research58
- Delft University of Technology41
- Deltares32
- Utrecht University28
- Joint Research Centre23
leading researchers
Anabella Ferral · Michal Shimoni · Tim van Emmerik · Alba Germán · Hommersom, Annelies · Alikas, Krista · Peter Behnisch · Lammert Kooistra
▲
Breakthroughs53 · 14%
▲ 13%→15% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations77% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (13%→15% of field), led by European union.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- European union1→5
- Aquatic ecosystem1→4
Newly emergingBiodiversity 0→6
Landmark Multimedia Modeling of Engineered Nanoparticles with SimpleBox4nano: Model Definition and Evaluation · 200 cites
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Advancements119 · 32%
▲ 13%→31% share
▲2.4× share momentum0 median citations70% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (13%→31% of field), led by Water quality.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Water quality1→12
- Biodiversity1→9
- Environmental resource management3→8
- Environmental planning1→5
- Sampling (signal processing)1→5
Newly emergingEnvironmental impact assessment 0→7 · Eutrophication 0→6 · Water resources 0→5
Landmark Combining Satellite Data and Community-Based Observations for Forest Monitoring · 53 cites
▼
Concerns112 · 30%
▼ 38%→30% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations71% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (38%→30% of field), led by Biodiversity.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Biodiversity2→11
- Context (archaeology)1→8
- Ecosystem1→6
- Environmental resource management5→9
- Contamination1→5
Newly emergingWorkflow 0→5 · Environmental impact assessment 0→5 · Groundwater 0→5
Landmark Emerging pollutants in the environment: A challenge for water resource management · 1,081 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Netherlands
Where environmental monitoring is researched across Netherlands
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.
Delft84 · +0.28
Wageningen66 · +0.23
Groningen53 · +0.44
Utrecht31 · +0.19
Nijmegen22 · +0.14
Leiden20 · +0.26
Amsterdam19 · +0.19
Rotterdam9 · +0.14
Common questions
How many Environment companies are there in North Holland, Netherlands?
Radar tracks 86 indexable Environment companies headquartered in North Holland, Netherlands that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in North Holland, Netherlands?
The Environment companies in North Holland, Netherlands on this list have raised a combined $682.4M in disclosed equity funding across 28 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in North Holland, Netherlands?
Perpetual Next is the highest-funded Environment company in North Holland, Netherlands, with $333.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in North Holland, Netherlands are funded?
28 of the 86 Environment companies in North Holland, Netherlands on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in North Holland, Netherlands?
None of the Environment companies in North Holland, Netherlands on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in North Holland, Netherlands Environment companies?
The most active investors in North Holland, Netherlands Environment companies on this list include Europa, FMO, Rabobank, Rockstart, Startgreen Capital.
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