Radar · Environment in Oregon
Best Environment Companies in Oregon, United States
The 95 best Environment companies in Oregon, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: NuScale Power.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
95companies tracked
$546.9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
20have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × OREGON
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.
90companies analysed
89%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
3unicorns
2015median founding year
128kcombined LinkedIn audience
77%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Environment companies in Oregon
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NuScale Power Developer of micro nuclear power plants | $198M | 59 mo ago | 436 436 → 540 (+24%) | Jose Reyes Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailVideoJSBootstrap+19 | Top 5M | 654 patents Small modular nuclear reactor design, integrated process‑heat systems, and safety/control technologies. | 1 job opening · 1 expansion |
| 2 | Element Power IPP in wind and solar space | $183M | 141 mo ago | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Agilyx Provider of plastic recycling services | $83M | 69 mo ago | 79 | Tim Stedman CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+21 | Top 10M | 49 patents Advanced chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste into reusable monomers and fuels | — |
| 4 | Bulk Handling Systems Provider of plants and equipment for waste management | $40M | 99 mo ago | 300 | Steve Miller CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | Top 10M | — | 2 launchs |
| 5 | XZERES Manufacturer of wind turbines | $24M | 132 mo ago | 42 | — | — | — | 10 patents Advanced wind turbine control systems for yaw, pitch, and stall management | — |
| 6 | Solterra Solar installation, living walls and green roofs | $6M | 137 mo ago | — | Brian Heather Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLZoho+40 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 7 | Grape Solar Retailer of solar powered products | $2M | 45 mo ago | 8 | — | WordPressTypeScriptPHP+21 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 8 | Focal Technologies Manufacturer of solar remediation products | $2M | 34 mo ago | 6 | Eric Steinmeyer CEO | — | — | 13 patents Intelligent telecom gateways bridging PSTN and IP networks for call control and access | 1 expansion |
| 9 | Birch Developer of wind energy projects | $2M | 81 mo ago | 41 | Jim Howell Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Bold Reuse Provider of carbon footprint and waste reduction services 24Talent top 38%Funding top 43%Product bottom 39%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 43% Productbottom 39% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 26% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $1.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $2M | 4 mo ago | 15 | Jocelyn Quarrell Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | nexTC Provider of solar panel installation services | $2M | 73 mo ago | 3 | Doug Keszler Founder | — | — | 3 patents Fluorine‑doped tin oxide transparent conductive coating technologies | — |
| 12 | PV Powered Manufacturer of solar powered products | $1M | 204 mo ago | 90 | Hans Betz CEO | — | — | 25 patents Advanced solar inverter hardware, MPPT algorithms, anti‑islanding, and thermal cabinet design | — |
| 13 | Instinct Provider of automated wildlife surveying technology. This technology automates the process of wildlife… | $850K | 41 mo ago | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 14 | eWind Solutions Airborne Wind Energy systems | $700K | 90 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Enervolt Developer of solar charge optimizer, solar panels and solar roofing systems | $338K | 106 mo ago | 7 | William Patridge CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Emerging-Futures Provider of research, analysis, and strategic consulting for space and Earth technologies | $256K | 55 mo ago | 6 | Deborah Jenks Founder and Senior Consultant | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | StormwateRx Manufacturer of storm water treatment systems | $250K | 203 mo ago | — | Calvin Noling Founder & General Manager | — | — | 10 patents Stormwater filtration systems using saturated-layer filters for suspended solids removal. | — |
| 18 | HM3 Energy Bio-waste processing company | $199K | 164 mo ago | — | Hiroshi Morihara Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | ELAW Offers environmental advocacy and support services | $107K | 202 mo ago | 29 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+21 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 20 | BEF Manufacturer of solar powered products | $100K | 218 mo ago | — | Todd Reeve CEO | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+18 | Top 5M | — | 2 job openings · 1 partnership |
Top 12 Environment companies in Oregon
#1
Seed · Portland, Oregon · founded 2011 · 15 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Seed · Portland, Oregon · founded 2011 · 15 employees
Provider of carbon footprint and waste reduction services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Funding
top 43%Product
bottom 39%Global
bottom 29%Market
bottom 26%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $1.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Seed (Feb 2026)
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: Seed
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Seed$2.2M
- Feb 2024Seed$2.7M
- Feb 2023Seed—
- Aug 2022Seed$330K
Founders & team
Investors
Mastersfund, This is Water
#2
Acquired · Portland, Oregon · founded 2007 · 436 employees$198.2Mraised▾
Acquired · Portland, Oregon · founded 2007 · 436 employees
Developer of micro nuclear power plants
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 77k LinkedIn followers — 60.2% of this cohort's audience · 100 engagements/post (4.8× cohort median)
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: NuScale
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2021Series C$60M
- May 2021Series C$20M
- Apr 2021Series C$40M
- Dec 2019Series C—
Founders & team
Investors
Doosan Enerbility, IBK Securities, DOE, Fluor, JGC Holdings Corporation, IHI
Tech stack
AosApple Icloud MailBackbone.JsBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#3
Series D · Beaverton, Oregon · founded 2004 · 79 employees$83.2Mraised▾
Series D · Beaverton, Oregon · founded 2004 · 79 employees
Provider of plastic recycling services
Funding rounds
- Sep 2020Series D$33M
- Jan 2020Series D—
- Oct 2013Venture Debt$10M
- Dec 2011Series C$25M
Founders & team
Investors
TriplePoint Capital, Chrysalix Venture Capital, Waste Management, Kleiner Perkins, Point Financial, Saffron Hill Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesDistributorGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#4
Acquired · Portland, Oregon · founded 2008 · 40 employees$183Mraised▾
Acquired · Portland, Oregon · founded 2008 · 40 employees
Element Power is a independent power producer of solar and wind energy. The company develops, acquires, builds, owns and operates a portfolio of wind and solar power. The company has sold modules over 3.4GW.
Funding rounds
- Sep 2014Conventional Debt—
- Feb 2012Series D$183M
- Mar 2011Conventional Debt$34.9M
Investors
Hudson Clean Energy Partners
#5
Acquired · Eugene, Oregon · founded 1976 · 300 employees$40Mraised▾
Acquired · Eugene, Oregon · founded 1976 · 300 employees
Provider of plants and equipment for waste management
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 6.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
True West, Caltius Capital Management, Silvermark Partners
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflare TurnstileCore-JsEwww Image OptimizerFont AwesomeGoogle Analytics
#6
Deadpooled · Wilsonville, Oregon · founded 2010 · 42 employees$23.9Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Wilsonville, Oregon · founded 2010 · 42 employees
XZERES Wind designs & manufactures wind energy turbine with a capacity ranging from 2.4kW to 10kW. The company also offers financial services and turn-key installation services of wind turbines.
Funding rounds
- Jun 2015Series B$6M
- Apr 2015Series B$1.5M
- Sep 2014Series B$1.1M
- Aug 2014Series B$4.9M
Investors
Wells Fargo
#7
Seed · Portland, Oregon · founded 2009 · 6 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Seed · Portland, Oregon · founded 2009 · 6 employees
Developer of a solar instrument designed to address pressing contaminated water environmental challenges. The company's system uses a large refracting lens that concentrates the sun's heat and ultraviolet light to remediate and break down harmful compounds and pathogens in water and soils and utilizes its patented technology to focus available heat and its wavelengths into an integrated receiver, enabling industries with initial waste remediation and mobility issues achieve low environmental impact rapidly and cost-effectively.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 195 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
E8, VertueLab
#8
Seed · Eugene, Oregon · founded 2009 · 8 employees$2Mraised▾
Seed · Eugene, Oregon · founded 2009 · 8 employees
Retailer of solar powered products
Tech stack
Endurance Page CacheFullcalendarGoogle AdsGoogle Ads Conversion TrackingGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#9
Seed · Hillsboro, Oregon · founded 2021 · 5 employees$850Kraised▾
Seed · Hillsboro, Oregon · founded 2021 · 5 employees
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LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 924 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2023Seed$850K
- Sep 2021Seed—
Investors
Techstars, The Nature Conservancy, TiE
#10
Series A · Portland, Oregon · founded 2008$5.8Mraised▾
Series A · Portland, Oregon · founded 2008
SolTerra Systems offers green building services which include solar installation, living walls, vertical garden, and eco roofs. The company is based in Seattle, Washington.
Funding rounds
- Jan 2015Series A$5.8M
- Mar 2014Seed$300K
Founders & team
Tech stack
BootstrapChart.JsCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsContact Form 7Core-Js
#11
Funding Raised · Corvallis, Oregon · founded 2018 · 3 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Corvallis, Oregon · founded 2018 · 3 employees
Provider of chemical materials intended for energy and large-area electronics markets. The company provides insulators and conductive oxide coatings which are used for energy conversion, energy efficiency, and electronics markets, enabling manufacturers to reduce manufacturing costs, grow markets, and introduce new products.
Funding rounds
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$225K
- Jul 2019Grant (prize money)$1.3M
Founders & team
Investors
America’s Seed Fund, OSTI
#12
Seed · Lake Oswego, Oregon · founded 2018 · 41 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Seed · Lake Oswego, Oregon · founded 2018 · 41 employees
Developer of wind energy projects
Funding rounds
- Sep 2019Seed$1.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Boomerang Catapult
Funding & investor landscape
$546.9Mtotal disclosed funding
21companies funded
50disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Jocelyn Quarrell
Co-Founder & CEO · Bold Reuse
Heather Watkins
Co-Founder · Bold Reuse
Jose Reyes
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder · NuScale Power
John Hopkins
President and Chief Executive Officer · NuScale Power
Tim Stedman
CEO · Agilyx
Steve Miller
CEO · Bulk Handling Systems
Eric Steinmeyer
CEO · Focal Technologies
Brian Heather
Founder & CEO · Solterra
Doug Keszler
Founder · nexTC
Jim Howell
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder · Birch
Kenneth Davies
Co-Founder & CSO · Birch
Hans Betz
CEO · PV Powered
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 6,440,608 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 Oregon · institutions
What Oregon researches in environmental monitoring
Oregon State University and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife lead research on fish ecology, water quality, and coastal ecosystems, with a cautiously optimistic tone reflecting recent growth in advancement-focused findings.
29 papersstance +0.3529% breakthrough29% concern
local research themes
Fish Ecology and Management StudiesWater Quality and Resources StudiesMarine and coastal ecosystemsLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesAir Quality and Health ImpactsFish biology, ecology, and behavior
top institutions
- Oregon State University20
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife6
- University of Oregon3
- Oregon Water Science Center2
- Oregon Health & Science University2
Common questions
How many Environment companies are there in Oregon, United States?
Radar tracks 95 indexable Environment companies headquartered in Oregon, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in Oregon, United States?
The Environment companies in Oregon, United States on this list have raised a combined $546.9M in disclosed equity funding across 21 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in Oregon, United States?
NuScale Power is the highest-funded Environment company in Oregon, United States, with $198.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in Oregon, United States are funded?
21 of the 95 Environment companies in Oregon, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in Oregon, United States?
None of the Environment companies in Oregon, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Oregon, United States Environment companies?
The most active investors in Oregon, United States Environment companies on this list include VertueLab, United States Department of Agriculture, America’s Seed Fund, Anacapa Partners, Boomerang Catapult.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.