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Best Environment Companies in Saudi Arabia

The 46 best Environment companies in Saudi Arabia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: CERAFILTEC.

46companies tracked
$32.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
4have raised
Sources & further reading
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × SAUDI ARABIA

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
358kcombined LinkedIn audience
75%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Environment companies in Saudi Arabia

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1CERAFILTEC
Manufacturer of ceramic membrane system for wastewater treatment
$31M44 mo agoSeries CKay Gabriel
Founder & CEO
2016WordPressMySQLPHP+16—
2NOMADD Desert Solar
Waterless automated solar panel cleaning solution
$1M122 mo agoSeries AJos Van Der Hyden
Co-Founder and Board Member
2012——
3Mirai Solar
Developer of foldable solar modules for greenhouses, carparks, containers, vehicles and boats
$221K21 mo agoFunding RaisedMichael Salvador
Co-Founder & CEO
2019——
4Hydrogen
Provider of water monitoring system
—64 mo agoSeed—2020——
5ENGIE Laborelec
Developer of solar, nuclear and wind energy projects
—82 mo agoFunding Raised—1962WordPressMySQLPHP+181 job opening
6Edamasolutions
Developer of organic waste recycling facilities and agricultural products
—94 mo agoFunding Raised——Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceVimeo+14—
7Abdul Latif Jameel
Provider of multi modal freight forwarding, warehousing, and logistic services
——Funding RaisedMohammed Jameel
CEO
1945WordPressMySQLPHP+27—
8Advanced Triad Turbine Services
Provider of water treatment services
——Funding Raised—2004——

Top 6 Environment companies in Saudi Arabia

#1
Funding Raised · Rabigh, Makkah Province · founded 2019 · 7 employees
$221Kraised
▾

Developer of foldable solar modules for greenhouses, carparks, containers, vehicles and boats. The company provides photovoltaic solar screens with variable shading and output power. Its technology absorbs a fraction of light to generate electricity while transmitting the remaining light. The folding system optimizes light control for applications such as greenhouses, carparks, solar containers, vehicles and boats. The modules can be deployed on mobile shipping containers to extend the electricity generating area.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Grant (prize money)$30K
  • Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$191K
Founders & team
Michael SalvadorCo-Founder & CEOMichele BastianiCo-Founder
Investors
AstroLabs, OSTI
#2
Series C · Saudi Arabia · founded 2016 · 65 employees
$31.5Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of ceramic membrane system for wastewater treatment

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2022Series C$31.5M
  • Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$112.6K
Founders & team
Kay GabrielFounder & CEO
Investors
Circularity Capital, Stellar Impact, Europa
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAstroBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareDatocms
#3
Series A · Jeddah, Makkah Province · founded 2012 · 12 employees
$1Mraised
▾

NOMADD Desert Solar is a Saudi Arabia based startup focused on developing an automated waterless solution for cleaning the dust off the solar panels. The dusting device is a brush which rests on a rail above the panel and can be controlled using a smartphone.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2016Series A$1M
Founders & team
Jos Van Der HydenCo-Founder and Board MemberSteven SchneiderCo-Founder
Investors
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, zeusventure.com
#4
Seed · Jeddah, Makkah Province · founded 2020 · 6 employees
—raised
▾

Developer of a water monitoring system designed to resolve the problems of the water sector. The company's device aims to look at the problem of the sudden rise in water bills and damage resulting from leaks inside homes and notifies the homeowner via the application once a leak is detected, enabling users to save both water and money.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2021Seed—
#5
Funding Raised · Riyadh, Riyadh Province · founded 1962
—raised
▾

Developer of solar, nuclear and wind energy projects

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 20k LinkedIn followers — 5.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Wind Expert in Aeroelastic Modelling
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGsap
#6
Funding Raised · Saudi Arabia · 9 employees
—raised
▾

Developer of organic waste recycling facilities and agricultural products. It designs, builds, and operates organic waste recycling facilities, utilizing advanced industrial treatments. The company also develops and supplies agricultural products optimized for desert environments, supporting sustainable agriculture and land restoration. Expert soil, water, and organic material analysis is provided, leveraging advanced laboratory capabilities to ensure continuous improvement and product development. A key product is a soil improver designed to enhance plant cultivation in sandy soils, improving water management and reducing the need for chemical fertilizers.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 4.4% of this cohort's audience · 69 engagements/post (3.2× cohort median)
Investors
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Funding & investor landscape

$32.7Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
5disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Public Investment Fund3 rounds
Europa2 rounds
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology2 rounds
Al Raj Investment Group1 rounds
AstroLabs1 rounds
Circularity Capital1 rounds
Hassana1 rounds
Khazanah Nasional Berhad1 rounds
OSTI1 rounds
ProTenders1 rounds

Notable founders

Michael Salvador
Co-Founder & CEO · Mirai Solar
Michele Bastiani
Co-Founder · Mirai Solar
Kay Gabriel
Founder & CEO · CERAFILTEC
Jos Van Der Hyden
Co-Founder and Board Member · NOMADD Desert Solar
Steven Schneider
Co-Founder · NOMADD Desert Solar
Prism market signals · Saudi Arabia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 731,186 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 · Saudi Arabia

How research on Environmental Monitoring is moving in Saudi Arabia

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 134 Saudi Arabia-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
202120242026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 41% → 54% across 2021–2026.
top research entities
  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology18
  • King Khalid University14
  • King Saud University13
  • King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals13
  • Taif University11
leading researchers
Md. Refat Jahan Rakib · Al-Qarni, Areej · Yeasmin Nahar Jolly · Diana Carolina Dioses-Salinas · Carlos Ivan Pizarro-Ortega · Gabriel E. De‐la‐Torre · Faris A. Almalki · Komal Rızwan
▲ Breakthroughs35 · 26%
▲ 0%→28% share
0 median citations97% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→28% of field), led by Software deployment.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Software deployment6
  • Pollution6
  • Estuary5
  • Internet of Things4
  • Environmental impact assessment4
Newly emergingSoftware deployment 0→6 · Pollution 0→6 · Estuary 0→5
Landmark A Low-Cost Platform for Environmental Smart Farming Monitoring System Based on IoT and UAVs · 193 cites
◆ Advancements45 · 34%
▲ 0%→34% share
0 median citations91% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (0%→34% of field), led by Air quality index.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Air quality index6
  • Wireless sensor network5
  • Pollutant5
  • Pollution5
  • Sustainable agriculture5
Newly emergingAir quality index 0→6 · Pollutant 0→5 · Pollution 0→5
Landmark A framework of monitoring water pipeline techniques based on sensors technologies · 46 cites
▼ Concerns26 · 19%
▲ 0%→18% share
0 median citations85% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→18% of field), led by Human health.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Human health6
  • Water quality6
  • Pollution5
  • Urbanization4
  • Megacity3
Newly emergingHuman health 0→6 · Water quality 0→6 · Pollution 0→5
Landmark Metabarcoding monitoring analysis: the pros and cons of using co-extracted environmental DNA and RNA data to assess offs · 107 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Saudi Arabia

Where environmental monitoring is researched across Saudi Arabia

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.

Jeddah28 · +0.48
Hot · AgricultureAdvancing · Environmental engineeringOpportunity · Visualization
Riyadh27 · +0.21
Hot · PollutionOpportunity · Heavy metals
Dhahran16 · +0.48
Hot · Environmental engineeringAdvancing · PollutionOpportunity · Water quality
Abhā14 · -0.04
Hot · Human healthOpportunity · Water qualityConcern · Pollution
Ta'if11 · +0.76
Hot · ContaminationAdvancing · PollutionOpportunity · Biomonitoring
Makkah al Mukarramah5 · +0.28
Opportunity · Water quality

Common questions

How many Environment companies are there in Saudi Arabia?
Radar tracks 46 indexable Environment companies headquartered in Saudi Arabia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in Saudi Arabia?
The Environment companies in Saudi Arabia on this list have raised a combined $32.7M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in Saudi Arabia?
CERAFILTEC is the highest-funded Environment company in Saudi Arabia, with $31.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in Saudi Arabia are funded?
3 of the 46 Environment companies in Saudi Arabia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in Saudi Arabia?
None of the Environment companies in Saudi Arabia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Saudi Arabia Environment companies?
The most active investors in Saudi Arabia Environment companies on this list include Public Investment Fund, Europa, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Al Raj Investment Group, AstroLabs.
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