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Best Environment Companies in Victoria, Australia

The 174 best Environment companies in Victoria, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Cleanaway.

174companies tracked
$1.8Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
22have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT × VICTORIA

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
459kcombined LinkedIn audience
57%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Environment companies in Victoria

#CompanyLast roundDisclosed fundingEmployeesFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Acesolutions
Provider of carbon emission reduction solutions for businesses
———2020———
2Aeramix
Water & wastewater treatment solution provider
———2002———
3Afflux
Provider of surface water management and design solutions
———2015——1 award
4After
Provider of textile waste disposed services
———2021Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+19—1 job opening · 1 partnership
5Aither
Provider of water management services
——512012———
6Alex Fraser
Manufacturer of construction materials for green buildings
——2001879WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+33——
7Alphaenvironmental
Provider of environmental and occupational hygiene solutions
———1999WordPressPleskMySQL+25——
8aquasure
Aquasure is a water treatment company that designs and operates the Victorian Desalination Plant to provide…
————StripeNginxCloudflare+11——

Top 12 Environment companies in Victoria

#1
Public · Windsor, Victoria · founded 2006 · 3 employees
$42.2Mraised
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Provider of uranium exploration services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Post IPO$14.1M
  • Mar 2024Post IPO$16.2M
  • Sep 2020Post IPO$184.6K
  • Mar 2018Post IPO$3.7M
Founders & team
Andrew GroveManaging Director and CEO
Investors
L1 Capital, The Lind Partners
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCore-JsElementorFlying PagesGoogle Analytics
#2
Acquired · Scoresby, Victoria · founded 2017
$1.6Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of solar energy batteries

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Head of Technology
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Wainwright) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$1.6M
Founders & team
Simon ChanCo-FounderBradley PatonCEO
Investors
Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#3
Public · Notting Hill, Victoria · founded 2016
$4Mraised
▾

Provider of water treatment solutions

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Post IPO$3.9M
  • Dec 2024Grant (prize money)$63K
Founders & team
Sam RiggallCEO
Investors
business.gov.au
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesAnime.JsAutoptimizeCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2014 · 41 employees
$7.5Mraised
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Allume Energy installs community and residential solar systems both grids tied and off the grid. The company also offers the financing options of pay as you go with zero upfront cost for installing the solar systems and aim to create an alternative energy network n Australia.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -2 · hiring: Principal Electronics Design Engineer, Dev Ops and Backend Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series B$6.8M
  • Aug 2023Series A$1.5M
  • Jul 2021Series A$6M
Investors
Elemental, The Schmidt Family Foundation, Taronga Ventures, E.ON, Clean Energy Seed Fund, Clean Fight
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnt DesignApache Http ServerBootstrap
#5
Seed · St Kilda, Victoria · founded 2024
$680Kraised
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Developer of solar PV projects

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 464 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Seed$1M
  • Nov 2025Conventional Debt$4M
  • May 2024Seed$680K
Founders & team
Lloyd HeinrichFounder & CEO
Investors
Wavemaker Impact, Ecotone Partners
#6
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2010 · 9 employees
$6.7Mraised
▾

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LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Series A$6.7M
  • Aug 2022Seed—
  • Jul 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Barry HooperFounderBarry HooperFounderBarry HooperFounder
Investors
Woodside Energy, CEMEX Ventures
#7
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1989 · 7500 employees
$718.3Mraised
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Provider of waste management services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 53k LinkedIn followers — 11.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2018Conventional Debt—
  • Jun 2018Post IPO—
  • Dec 2017Post IPO$594M
  • Dec 2011Post IPO$124.3M
Investors
NorthStar Impact
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerAxiosBootstrapCallrail
#8
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2022 · 4 employees
$1.1Mraised
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Developer of solar energy projects

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Seed$1.1M
  • Dec 2022Seed—
Investors
ENGIE Factory, LaunchVic, Pacific Channel, Synertec
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesHsts
#9
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1992 · 374 employees
$615Mraised
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Pacific Hydro specialises in identification, development, and operation of renewable energy assets. The company has a diversified portfolio of 19 operating assets and an installed capacity of over 750 MW across Chile, Australia and Brazil in wind and hydro power plants. They also have over 350 MW of installed wind and hydro capacity in Australia.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 76k LinkedIn followers — 16.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2018Conventional Debt$115M
  • May 2017Conventional Debt$500M
Investors
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, National Australia Bank, Westpac, China Construction Bank, CommBank, DNB
Tech stack
HstsCloudflareHttp/3
#10
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019 · 22 employees
$9.8Mraised
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Manufacturer of home compostable cling wrap. It is a material science and innovation company that develops compostable packaging materials from food waste. It manufactures stretch wraps, compostable pallet wraps, nudie rolls, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Exposure Group) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2024Conventional Debt—
  • May 2024Series A$3.3M
  • Jul 2022Series A$7.6M
  • Jul 2022Grant (prize money)$13M
Founders & team
Julia KayCo-Founder
Investors
RCV Partners, Giant Leap, Barrel Ventures, Platinum Mile Ventures, Startmate, DLL Group
#11
Late Stage · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2001 · 1074 employees
$258.9Mraised
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Provider of water supplying, wastewater, and recycled water services. It offers potable drinking water to homes and commercial entities.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 35k LinkedIn followers — 7.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2010PE$258.9M
Investors
Caisse
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience ManagerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAdobe Target
#12
Public · South Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2000 · 1 employees
$139.8Mraised
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EnviroMission engages in the development of Solar Tower renewable energy technology in Australia and the United States. The company owns the license to develop Solar Tower project, a solar thermal power station with a generation capacity of 200 mega watts in Arizona.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2015Post IPO$110M
  • Jan 2011Venture Debt$29.8M
Founders & team
Roger DaveyExec Chairman CEO
Investors
AGS Capital Group

Funding & investor landscape

$1.8Btotal disclosed funding
18companies funded
37disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Australian Renewable Energy Agency2 rounds
BetterLabs2 rounds
AGS Capital Group1 rounds
ALIVE1 rounds
Actis1 rounds
Argo Investments1 rounds
Armitage1 rounds
Artesian1 rounds
Atmosclear Investments1 rounds
Atto1 rounds

Notable founders

Andrew Grove
Managing Director and CEO · Aura Energy
Simon Chan
Co-Founder · PowerPlus Energy
Bradley Paton
CEO · PowerPlus Energy
Sam Riggall
CEO · Clean TeQ
Lloyd Heinrich
Founder & CEO · MetroElectro
Barry Hooper
Founder · KC8 Capture Technologies
Julia Kay
Co-Founder · Great Wrap
Roger Davey
Exec Chairman CEO · EnviroMission
Suzanne Dodds
Managing Director / Founder · Complete Home Filtration
Oliver Kelland
Co-Founder & Director · DiaperRecycle
Cynthia Barnicoat
Co-Founder & CEO · DiaperRecycle
Andrew Mackenzie
Co-Founder & Director · Envirostream Australia
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,980,561 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 Victoria · institutions

What Victoria researches in environmental monitoring

University of Victoria and Victoria University of Wellington lead concern-dominant (13 papers) environmental monitoring research, focusing on marine/coastal ecosystems and eDNA biodiversity, with a cautiously contested tone (mean stance 0.13).

34 papersstance +0.1315% breakthrough50% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
local research themes
Marine and coastal ecosystemsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesEnvironmental and Social Impact AssessmentsSpecies Distribution and Climate Change
top institutions
  • University of Victoria17
  • Victoria University of Wellington7
  • Victoria School of Management2
  • Victoria University2
  • Zoos Victoria1

Common questions

How many Environment companies are there in Victoria, Australia?
Radar tracks 174 indexable Environment companies headquartered in Victoria, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in Victoria, Australia?
The Environment companies in Victoria, Australia on this list have raised a combined $1.8B in disclosed equity funding across 18 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in Victoria, Australia?
Cleanaway is the highest-funded Environment company in Victoria, Australia, with $718.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in Victoria, Australia are funded?
18 of the 174 Environment companies in Victoria, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in Victoria, Australia?
None of the Environment companies in Victoria, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Victoria, Australia Environment companies?
The most active investors in Victoria, Australia Environment companies on this list include Australian Renewable Energy Agency, BetterLabs, AGS Capital Group, ALIVE, Actis.
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