Best Environment Companies in Queensland, Australia
The 116 best Environment companies in Queensland, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: EDL.
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.
Ranked: Best Environment companies in Queensland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EDL Developer of wind & solar energy projects | $15M | 77 mo ago | Funding Raised | James Harman CEO | 2014 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+29 | — | — |
| 2 | The Water and Carbon Group Wastewater treatment service provider | $10M | 20 mo ago | Series B | Jim Hunter CEO | 2007 | — | 26 patents Low-energy continuous water treatment systems targeting PFAS and emerging contaminants | — |
| 3 | BlockTexx Provider of textiles waste recycling services | $7M | 28 mo ago | Series B | — | 2018 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+16 | — | 1 award |
| 4 | Somerset International Provider of waste management services | $7M | 99 mo ago | Series A | Lynn Shanks CEO | 2008 | — | — | — |
| 5 | ReNu Energy Cleantech solutions developer | $4M | 43 mo ago | Public | — | 2002 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — |
| 6 | Bloom Provider of environment management services | $1M | 41 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Monty Compost Co Provider of waste management services | $1M | 22 mo ago | Seed | — | 2019 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyElement UI+24 | — | — |
| 8 | De.Mem Provider of water treatment and purification services | $244K | 157 mo ago | Public | — | 2013 | — | — | — |
Top 10 Environment companies in Queensland
#1
Series B · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2007$10Mraised▾
The Water and Carbon develop, installs and operates wastewater treatment solutions. Uses proprietary system called as trickling filter which allows aerobic digestion of contaminants and reduces biological oxygen demand & ammonia by 95%. Sludge treatment system consists of series of gravel basins planted with reeds and sludge is cycled through the system till sludge thickens. Also offers membrane bio-reactors, surface flow treatment system, and effluent disposal solutions.
- Oct 2024Series B$10M
#2
Seed · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2019 · 8 employees$1Mraised▾
Developer of a compost monitoring device intended to recycle all organic waste back into the soil where it belongs. The company's device monitors compost continuously, tracks the compost's decomposition data, and generates management instructions, enabling users to track their compost's health, gamify their decomposition data, and engage with their organics.
- Jul 2024Seed$1M
- May 2020Seed—
#3
Series B · Manly, Queensland · founded 2018 · 8 employees$7Mraised▾
Provider of textiles waste recycling services
- Feb 2024Series B$7M
- Apr 2021Grant (prize money)$991.6K
#4
Public · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2002 · 14 employees$4.4Mraised▾
ReNu Energy was previously known as Geodynamics that used to develop and operate renewable energy power plants. The company is currently into delivering independent power solutions through developing of, building, owning, operating and maintaining renewable energy projects in Australia. They deliver solutions for the commercial, industrial and agricultural sectors and has one behind the meter biogas to energy project in operation and is developing a second project.
- Nov 2022Post IPO—
- Dec 2021Post IPO$2.3M
- May 2017Grant (prize money)$2.1M
#5
Funding Raised · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2014 · 140 employees$15.3Mraised▾
Developer of wind & solar energy projects
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$243K
- Jan 2014Grant (prize money)$15.1M
#6
Deadpooled · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2021 · 4 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Provider of environment management services
- Jan 2023Seed$525K
- Oct 2021Seed$675K
#7
Series A · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2008 · 25 employees$6.6Mraised▾
Provider of waste management services
- Feb 2018Series A$6.6M
#8
Public · Caboolture, Queensland · founded 2013 · 24 employees$244.1Kraised▾
Provider of water treatment and purification services
- May 2013Seed$244.1K
- Grant (prize money)—
#9
Funding Raised · Gold Coast, Queensland · founded 2006$50Kraised▾
Provider of water treatment solutions
- Feb 2012Grant (prize money)$50K
#10
Deadpooled · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2021—raised▾
Provider of environmental monitoring services
- Oct 2022Seed—
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 Queensland is moving
A read on the academic research around Environmental Monitoring in Queensland — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 79 papers.
Queensland University of Technology and University of Queensland lead moderately optimistic environmental monitoring research, focusing on coral ecosystems, toxic pollutants, and climate-driven species shifts.
- Queensland University of Technology31
- The University of Queensland29
- University of Queensland11
- University of Southern Queensland5
- Queensland Department of Environment and Science5
- Biodiversity4
- Wireless sensor network4
- Key (lock)3
- Software3
- Heartbeat3
- Sampling (signal processing)2→4
- Environmental resource management1→3
- Environmental data2→3
- Public health3
- Sampling (signal processing)3
- Sustainability3
- Environmental resource management3
- Contamination3
Common questions
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