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Best Environment Companies in Toronto, Canada
The 102 best Environment companies in Toronto, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Ontario Power Generation.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
102companies tracked
$1.4Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
24have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × TORONTO
Our analysis of 50 Environment companies
$7.7b in tracked funding; 84% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
84%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2009median founding year
51median Fliar Index™
321kcombined LinkedIn audience
70%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Environment companies in Toronto
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario Power Generation Provider of nuclear and hydro power generation services 78Tech top 21%Patents top 22%Innovation top 24%Moat top 31% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 21% Patentstop 22% Innovationtop 24% Moattop 31% Markettop 33% Fundingtop 33% Partnerstop 50% Globalbottom 45% Newsbottom 40% Growthbottom 32% Tech: 57 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare Patents: 84 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 26 filings since 2022 vs 27 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $891M | 64 mo ago | 6,956 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | 84 patents Non‑destructive inspection and monitoring of nuclear fuel channels and thermal performance. | 1 job opening |
| 2 | Potentia Renewables Developer and operator of wind farms and solar parks | $202M | 76 mo ago | 86 | Jeff Jenner CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18 | — | 1 award |
| 3 | Northland Power Provider of solar energy power producer | $158M | 62 mo ago | 1,339 | James Temerty Founder | Google MapsMediaElement.jsBootstrap+21 | — | — |
| 4 | Jade Power Developer of solar and wind energy projects 72Growth top 15%News top 37%Funding top 39%Talent bottom 49% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 15% Newstop 37% Fundingtop 39% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 10 tracked, 5 types) · +150% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $43M | 20 mo ago | — | Shalya Williams CEO | — | — | — |
| 5 | OYA Renewables Provider of solar energy services | $35M | 68 mo ago | 70 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 6 | Nexus Renewables Developer of solar and wind energy projects | $18M | 36 mo ago | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | EnviroGold Global Provider of metal recycling services 40Funding top 25%Growth top 30%Product top 35%News top 36% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 30% Producttop 35% Newstop 36% Talenttop 46% Techtop 50% Marketbottom 31% Globalbottom 25% Innovationbottom 24% Funding: Raised $17.5M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 4 yrs (1.8/yr) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $17M | 9 mo ago | 21 | Mark Thorpe CEO | WordPress Block EditorDiviWordPress+21 | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 8 | JCM Power Independent renewable energy power producer | $15M | 78 mo ago | — | Martin Ritchie Co-Founder | BreakdanceWordPressMySQL+18 | — | — |
| 9 | BacTech Environmental Provider of technology to treat toxic waste from mining operations 32Tech top 26%Product top 32%Funding top 43%Talent top 46% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 26% Producttop 32% Fundingtop 43% Talenttop 46% Moatbottom 48% Growthbottom 47% Innovationbottom 42% Newsbottom 37% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 25% Patentsbottom 24% Tech: 45 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · 3 distinct product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $6M | 12 mo ago | — | Ross Orr President and CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | 2 patents Biotechnological production of liquid ferric sulfate via microbial processes | — |
| 10 | eCycle Solutions Provider of electronics and electrical equipment recycling services | $6M | 200 mo ago | 250 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | — | — |
| 11 | Green Shift Commodities Developer of nuclear energy projects 22Funding top 41%News top 47%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% Newstop 47% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 29% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $4.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 25 tracked, 7 types) · +100% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $5M | 23 mo ago | 11 | Trumbull Fisher CEO | — | — | — |
| 12 | Yava Technologies Provider of industrial wastes and mined concentrates management services | $5M | 137 mo ago | 9 | Robert Pepper CEO | — | 41 patents Selective leaching and recovery of zinc and other transition metals from complex ores | — |
| 13 | Latitude Uranium Company engaged in the exploration and development of district-scale uranium projects | $4M | 31 mo ago | — | John Jentz CEO | — | — | — |
| 14 | AlterBiota Manufacturer of bio-graphene additives for the concrete industry 10Funding bottom 49%Talent bottom 49%Product bottom 40%Tech bottom 36% All 6 signals ▾Fundingbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 40% Techbottom 36% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 19% Funding: Raised $4.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100 | $4M | 25 mo ago | 8 | Mark Masotti President & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 15 | minus Provider of waste management services | $4M | 51 mo ago | 6 | Louis Anagnostakos CEO | — | — | — |
| 16 | Uranium One Producer of uranium | $3M | 194 mo ago | 216 | — | 1C-BitrixPHPCloudflare+9 | — | — |
| 17 | Laconic Developer of wind energy projects | $1M | 51 mo ago | — | Philip Kenny CEO | — | — | — |
| 18 | Carbonhound Provider of carbon emissions management software. This software platform assists businesses in measuring and… | $971K | 37 mo ago | 9 | Sanders Lazier Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | — | — |
| 19 | Pantree Provider of online B2B platform offering groceries and office supplies | $752K | 76 mo ago | 18 | Evan Birmann Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAmazon ALB+36 | — | — |
| 20 | MetaFLO Technologies Provider of real time technology to convert liquid waste into solids | $500K | 168 mo ago | 9 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | 2 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 21 | UV Pure Provider of UV water purification systems for multiple applications | $368K | 132 mo ago | 24 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | 165 patents Non‑destructive electromagnetic and mechanical inspection of pipelines and pipe‑wall condition. | — |
Top 12 Environment companies in Toronto
#1
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2019 · 21 employees$17.5Mraised▾
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2019 · 21 employees
Provider of metal recycling services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%Growth
top 30%Product
top 35%News
top 36%Talent
top 46%Tech
top 50%Funding: Raised $17.5M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 4 yrs (1.8/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2025)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo, 1 the year before · Company stage: Public
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Transamine SA) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Post IPO$5.4M
- Feb 2025Post IPO$4M
- Oct 2024Post IPO$636.4K
- Jul 2024Post IPO$392.1K
Founders & team
Tech stack
All In One SeoCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsDiviGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#2
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2010$5.8Mraised▾
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2010
Provider of technology to treat toxic waste from mining operations. It provides bioleaching technology solution to neutralize toxic mining sites and allows for environmentally friendly processing in the mining industry. The naturally occurring bacteria used in the process are harmless to both humans and the environment.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 26%Product
top 32%Funding
top 43%Talent
top 46%Moat
bottom 48%Growth
bottom 47%Tech: 45 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Funding: Raised $5.8M across 17 rounds · 17 rounds over 10 yrs (1.7/yr) · Last round Post IPO (May 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2025Post IPO$913.1K
- Apr 2025Post IPO$1.3M
- Mar 2025Post IPO$225.9K
- Mar 2025Post IPO$230.4K
Founders & team
Investors
Ontario Centre of Innovation
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularApache Http ServerBootstrapCart Functionality
#3
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014$43.2Mraised▾
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 15%News
top 37%Funding
top 39%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 25%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 10 tracked, 5 types) · +150% YoY · Top themes: Announcements
Funding: Raised $43.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2024)
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Post IPO—
- Jan 2018Post IPO$43.2M
Founders & team
#4
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1980$95.1Kraised▾
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1980
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Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 48%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $95.1k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2026)
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Post IPO$95.1K
- Dec 2022Post IPO—
Founders & team
#5
Funding Raised · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1999 · 6956 employees$891.1Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1999 · 6956 employees
Provider of nuclear and hydro power generation services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 21%Patents
top 22%Innovation
top 24%Moat
top 31%Market
top 33%Funding
top 33%Tech: 57 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare · Observability: Dynatrace
Patents: 84 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 26 filings since 2022 vs 27 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 84 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 26 filings since 2022 vs 27 in 2017-21
Audience (LinkedIn): 192k LinkedIn followers — 59.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Information technology (IT) specialists
Funding rounds
- Feb 2021Conventional Debt$391.1M
- Jan 2019Conventional Debt$500M
- Jun 2018Conventional Debt—
Investors
National Bank Financial Wealth Management, TD Securities, RBC Dominion Securities, CIBC World Markets, Scotiabank, HSBC
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerAzureAzure Front DoorBackbone.JsBeaver BuilderBootstrap
#6
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2005 · 11 employees$4.7Mraised▾
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2005 · 11 employees
Developer of nuclear energy projects
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 41%News
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 29%Global
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $4.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jun 2024)
News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 25 tracked, 7 types) · +100% YoY · Top themes: M&A
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Post IPO$1.5M
- Jun 2024Post IPO$848K
- Dec 2022Post IPO$2.3M
Founders & team
#7
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1987 · 1339 employees$157.5Mraised▾
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1987 · 1339 employees
Provider of solar energy power producer
Funding rounds
- Apr 2021Post IPO—
- Jan 2015Post IPO$157.5M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareDocusignGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#8
Funding Raised · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2011 · 86 employees$201.7Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2011 · 86 employees
Potentia Renewables develops, owns and operates renewable energy projects on a large-scale. Developed the Stirling Wind Project of 300MW and a 33MW solar power park in Minnesota. Claims to have 693 operating projects, which generates an aggregate capacity of 119.7MW in Canada alone. Has a 200MW wind power facility in the pipeline.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 4.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2020Conventional Debt$201.7M
Founders & team
Investors
National Bank of Canada, MacKinnon, Bennett & Company
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerContact Form 7CookieyesElementorFont AwesomeGodaddy
#9
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020 · 2 employees$18.3Mraised▾
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020 · 2 employees
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jun 2023Conventional Debt$13.3M
- Sep 2022Conventional Debt$5M
Investors
Aiga Capital, Scale Microgrids
#10
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018 · 8 employees$4Mraised▾
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018 · 8 employees
AlterBiota manufactures nanotechnology-based additives/admixtures for concrete. Its eco-friendly admixtures increase the strength of concrete.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 10how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%Product
bottom 40%Tech
bottom 36%Global
bottom 32%Market
bottom 19%Funding: Raised $4.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (May 2024)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Product: 1 published app (110 installs) · Company stage: Seed
Audience (LinkedIn): 599 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Casey Concrete Limited) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2024Seed$4M
Founders & team
Investors
Invest Nova Scotia, BDC, Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorGodaddyGoogle Maps
#11
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2023$4.4Mraised▾
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2023
Latitude Uranium is a company engaged in the exploration and development of uranium projects in Labrador, Canada. They focus on district-scale projects and have recently completed successful drill programs.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2023Post IPO$4.4M
Founders & team
#12
Funding Raised · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2009 · 70 employees$35Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2009 · 70 employees
Provider of solar energy services
Funding rounds
- Sep 2020Conventional Debt$35M
Investors
NY Green Bank
Funding & investor landscape
$1.4Btotal disclosed funding
22companies funded
54disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Mark Thorpe
CEO · EnviroGold Global
Ross Orr
President and CEO · BacTech Environmental
Shalya Williams
CEO · Jade Power
John ODonnell
CEO · Enerev5
Trumbull Fisher
CEO · Green Shift Commodities
James Temerty
Founder · Northland Power
Mike Crawley
President & Chief Executive Officer (departing Sept. 30th 2024) · Northland Power
Jeff Jenner
CEO · Potentia Renewables
Mark Masotti
President & CEO · AlterBiota
John Jentz
CEO · Latitude Uranium
Martin Ritchie
Co-Founder · JCM Power
Christian Wray
Co-Founder & CEO · JCM Power
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,316,081 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 IN TORONTO · Environment
How research on Environmental Monitoring in Toronto is moving
A read on the academic research around Environmental Monitoring in Toronto — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 40 papers.
Toronto's University of Toronto and Toronto Metropolitan University lead balanced, mildly optimistic environmental-monitoring research, equally split between advancing detection of microplastics and toxic pollutants and expressing concern over atmospheric and air quality threats.
40 papers · stance +0.16 · 6% breakthrough · 47% concern
top institutions
- University of Toronto30
- Toronto Metropolitan University11
- Toronto and Region Conservation Authority1
leading researchers
Chelsea M. Rochman · Arman Ganji · Benjamin Kelly · Bourchier, Robert S. · Hayley K. McIlwraith · Jeffrey R. Brook
prism intelligence · tone & topics
75% positive · 15% critical tone
HealthGovernmentSustainabilityAgricultureData ScienceNature
▲
Breakthroughs2 · 5%
▲ 0%→6% share
3 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Contamination and air-pollution research newly entering the field, each with 1 paper, signalling emerging cross-topic focus.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Contamination1
- Air pollution1
- Pollution1
- Aerosol1
- Triethylene glycol1
Landmark Centralizing environmental datasets to support (inter)national chronic disease research · 5 cites
◆
Advancements17 · 42%
▲ 0%→41% share
1 median citations76% since 2021mostly empirical
Satellite remote-sensing research intensifying — satellite and remote-sensing papers each tripled, lifting segment share to 41%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Remote sensing3
- Satellite3
- Range (aeronautics)2
- Plastic pollution2
- Pollution2
Newly emergingSatellite 0→3
Landmark Design of wireless sensor network for mine safety monitoring · 55 cites
▼
Concerns17 · 42%
▲ 0%→44% share
2 median citations82% since 2021mostly empirical
Microplastics and pollution concerns intensifying — each reached 5 papers with 4 brand-new entries, dominating 44% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Microplastics5
- Pollution5
- Environmental planning3
- Wireless sensor network3
- Environmental resource management3
Newly emergingMicroplastics 0→4 · Pollution 0→4
Landmark Recommended best practices for collecting, analyzing, and reporting microplastics in environmental media: Lessons learne · 184 cites
Common questions
How many Environment companies are there in Toronto, Canada?
Radar tracks 102 indexable Environment companies headquartered in Toronto, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in Toronto, Canada?
The Environment companies in Toronto, Canada on this list have raised a combined $1.4B in disclosed equity funding across 22 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in Toronto, Canada?
Ontario Power Generation is the highest-funded Environment company in Toronto, Canada, with $891.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in Toronto, Canada are funded?
22 of the 102 Environment companies in Toronto, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in Toronto, Canada?
None of the Environment companies in Toronto, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Toronto, Canada Environment companies?
The most active investors in Toronto, Canada Environment companies on this list include Ontario Centre of Innovation, Active Impact Investments, Aiga Capital, Applied Value Group, Archangel Network.
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