Best Environment Tech Companies in Australia
The 486 best Environment Tech companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Symphony.
Among the Environment Tech companies operating across Australia, 486 are tracked here, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum. That's a real market, not a wish list.
$1.6B in total disclosed funding sits across those 486 companies, and the distribution is sharp. Symphony leads at $300M, with Brighte close behind at $207M and Amber at $65M. Those three alone account for a significant share of the pool, which tells you something about where conviction has concentrated. The global environment tech market was valued at roughly $552.1B in 2021 and is forecast to reach $690.3B by 2026 at a 4.6% CAGR, driven by tightening government emissions regulations and accelerating demand for renewable energy infrastructure. App-side, median install growth across environmental and renewables apps is running at about 20% year-on-year across 161 tracked apps, and I'd call that a leading indicator worth watching. Battery technology and EV powertrain development are the themes pulling capital right now, with investors like Artesian, EnergyLab, and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency showing up repeatedly across the most active deal tables. So what's actually moving the needle? Earned revenue at scale, not just another funding round.
- DataM Intelligence
Our analysis of 241 Environment Tech companies
$25.6b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Environment Tech companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Symphony Energy transition infrastructure platform 35Moat top 22%Funding top 23%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Moattop 22% Fundingtop 23% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Funding: Raised $300M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $300M | 23 mo ago | Series A | — | Steven Butler Founder & CEO | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 2 | Brighte Provider of payment facility solution in the solar financing segment 67Tech top 16%Funding top 26%Moat top 28%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 16% Fundingtop 26% Moattop 28% Growthtop 35% Producttop 35% Markettop 46% Talentbottom 49% Fin. healthbottom 48% Newsbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 49 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $207M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 10 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $207M | 7 mo ago | Series C | 125 | Katherine Mcconnell Founder & CEO | SentryReactEmotion+19 | — | — | 1 partnership · 3 awards |
| 3 | Carnegie Clean Energy Provider of CETO wave energy converter and solar PV systems | $118M | 27 mo ago | Public | 22 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+28 | — | — | 1 internship · 1 partnership |
| 4 | Willow Provider of a SaaS and AI-driven digital twin platform for commercial spaces | $110M | 42 mo ago | Series A | 321 | Joshua Ridley Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+24 | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 5 | Samsara Eco Developer of enzymatic technology for infinite plastic recycling | $106M | 23 mo ago | Series A | 51 | Paul Riley Founder & CEO | ReadymagApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | 3 signals ▼25% Capital raise · Announcements · Contracts | 47 patents Industrial enzyme engineering for biocatalysis and sustainable chemical production | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 6 | Vulcan Energy Provider of applications for lithium chemicals and renewable energy solutions | $96M | 24 mo ago | Public | 187 187 → 173 (-7%) | Horst Kreuter Co-Founder and General Representative | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+20 | 64 signals ▲146% Contracts · Funding · Regulatory | — | 1 partnership |
| 7 | Amber Provider of energy solutions for home batteries, solar, and EVs | $65M | 8 mo ago | Series D | 87 | Dan Adams Co-Founder & Co-CEO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+38 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 8 | Neara Developer of physics-enabled digital twin software for utility network management 62Funding top 19%Growth top 35%Tech top 35%News top 37% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Growthtop 35% Techtop 35% Newstop 37% Moattop 39% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $61.6M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $62M | 4 mo ago | Series D | 71 | Daniel Danilatos Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+38 | 5 signals Funding · Capital raise | — | — |
| 9 | Ryzo Carbon farming platform simplifying regenerative agriculture for farmers and project developers 14Talent top 38%Product top 46%Funding top 48%Tech bottom 43% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Producttop 46% Fundingtop 48% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 21% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Product: 1 published app · Company stage: Series B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $50M | 50 mo ago | Series B | 9 | Philip Mulvey Co-Founder & CEO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowCloudflare Turnstile+12 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Raygen Developer of solar power technology and renewable energy storage solutions | $36M | 14 mo ago | Series D | 60 | John Lasich Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Greatcell Solar Developer of perovskite solar cells | $28M | 98 mo ago | Public | 37 | — | — | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 12 | CIMET Provider of white-label platform for customer experience management | $27M | 51 mo ago | Series B | 80 | Ankit Jain Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+14 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 13 | Infravision Provider of a drone stringing system | $23M | 32 mo ago | Series A | 74 | Cameron Van Der Berg Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 5 signals Funding · Capital raise · Leadership | — | 1 job opening · 3 expansions |
| 14 | MGA Thermal Provider of solutions for thermal energy storage | $21M | 3 mo ago | Series A | 27 | Erich Kisi Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | — | 10 patents Thermal energy storage using inverse microstructure alloy materials | — |
| 15 | Power Ledger Online platform offering energy trading solutions | $19M | 48 mo ago | Seed | 46 | John Bulich Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+39 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Evergen Provider of decentralized renewable energy management solutions | $17M | 47 mo ago | Series B | 72 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+33 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 17 | Redback Technologies Developer of solar power packs for home | $16M | 104 mo ago | Series A | 41 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Envirosuite Developer of software for monitoring and predicting environmental impact events | $14M | 21 mo ago | Late Stage | 254 | — | StatamicPHPLaravel+22 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Unleash live AI based platform offering image and video analytics solutions | $13M | 57 mo ago | Series A | 28 | Hanno Blankenstein CEO and Co-founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+27 | — | 4 patents Automated machine-based inspection of energy infrastructure systems | 5 job openings |
| 20 | Pathzero Provider of solutions to calculate carbon emission | $12M | 42 mo ago | Series A | 50 | Charbel Ayoub Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Licella Provider of patented hydrothermal liquefaction technology | $12M | 11 mo ago | Seed | 34 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Jupiter Ionics Provider of green ammonia | $11M | 27 mo ago | Series A | 7 | Douglas Macfarlane Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+9 | — | — | — |
| 23 | Okra Solar P2P Solar power sharing platform | $10M | 33 mo ago | Series A | 31 | Afnan Hannan Co-Founder & Software Engineer | WebflowGSAPAmazon Web Services+10 | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 24 | CIM SaaS & AI-driven building analytics platform for commercial properties | $10M | 44 mo ago | Series A | 82 | David Walsh Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPMicrosoft Clarity+21 | — | — | 3 launchs · 2 partnerships |
| 25 | Wattwatchers SaaS and IoT-based meter energy consumption monitoring devices | $9M | 56 mo ago | Series B | 24 | Gavin Dietz CEO & MD | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | — | — | — |
| 26 | FLINTpro Provider of solutions to calculate carbon emissions | $9M | 37 mo ago | Series A | 32 | Rob Waterworth CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Bombora Wave Power WEC from wave pressure on the seafloor | $8M | 52 mo ago | Series B | 25 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | 30 patents Wave energy converters employing flexible membranes and fluid pressure optimization | — |
| 28 | Green Gravity Developer of gravitational energy storage systems using disused mine shafts | $7M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 10 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | 3 patents Gravity‑based energy storage systems for renewable power generation | 1 award |
| 29 | Sumday Software-based platform for reducing business carbon emissions | $7M | 26 mo ago | Seed | 16 | Jessica Richmond Co - Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 30 | VAPAR Developer of ML based platform for assessing the condition of sewer pipes | $7M | 28 mo ago | Series A | 20 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | — | 1 job opening · 3 partnerships |
| 31 | KC8 Capture Technologies Developer of affordable and sustainable carbon capture technology. | $7M | 23 mo ago | Series A | 9 | Barry Hooper Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+10 | — | 15 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 32 | EcoDetection Provider of real-time water quality monitoring systems and data analysis | $7M | 23 mo ago | Series A | 7 | Jefferson Harcourt Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPress Site EditorWordPress+14 | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 33 | Senseand Software platform for aggregating data from farm fields and data analytics | $6M | 35 mo ago | Seed | 18 | Peter Moulton Co-founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | MCi Carbon Provider of carbon capture and utility solutions | $5M | 16 mo ago | Series A | — | Geoff Brent Co-Founder & Chief Scientist | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — | — |
| 35 | Mineral Carbonation International Provider of carbon capture and sequestration solutions | $5M | 38 mo ago | Series A | 19 | Marcus Dawe Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 30 patents CO₂ capture and storage using magnesium silicate mineral carbonation processes | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 36 | Avarni Cloud-based platform to offset and manage carbon emissions | $5M | 30 mo ago | Series A | 21 | Anuj Paudel Co-Founder and Co-CEO | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 37 | Gridsight Developer of an AI-driven electrical digital twin for distribution networks 40AI top 30%Talent top 38%Growth top 45%Funding top 49% All 7 signals ▾AItop 30% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 49% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 26% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-driven Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $5M | 14 mo ago | Series A | 17 | Kurt Walkom Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+13 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 38 | Bluglass Manufacturer of custom GaN laser diodes and LEDs | $4M | 28 mo ago | Public | 8 | Jim Haden CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+8 | — | — | — |
| 39 | HydGene Renewables Provider of hydrogen and renewable energy | $4M | 36 mo ago | Seed | 7 | Louise Brown Co-Founder & CEO | WixSentryApple iCloud Mail+13 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 40 | Umps Provider of smart plugs to monitor elders at home 37Tech top 33%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49%Product bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 33% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Fundingbottom 41% Marketbottom 30% Globalbottom 29% Tech: 38 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $4M | 18 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Adam Jahnke CEO | Webflow EcommerceCart FunctionalityWebflow+26 | — | — | — |
| 41 | Greener Provider of solutions to offset the carbon footprint | $4M | 43 mo ago | Series A | — | Tom Ferrier Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | SwitchDin Offers solar energy monitoring systems | $3M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 39 | Andrew Mears Founder & CEO | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+18 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 43 | Orkestra Provider of financial analysis and management software for commercial solar projects | $3M | 18 mo ago | Seed | 14 | Chris Cooper Co-CEO & co-founder | SentryCannyZendesk+22 | — | — | — |
| 44 | 1Breadcrumb Provider of construction safety and productivity software for jobsite management | $3M | 23 mo ago | Seed | 11 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+36 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 45 | RecycleSmart Provider of waste collection solution | $2M | 11 mo ago | Seed | 15 | Marco Galletti CTO and Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+29 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 46 | Phantm Provider of a plastic reduction platform | $2M | 31 mo ago | Seed | 15 | Elliot Costello Co-Founder & CEO & Managing Director | WebflowMarkerYouTube+17 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 47 | Trace Provider of solutions to offset carbon footprint | $2M | 28 mo ago | Seed | 15 | Joanna Auburn Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowReact+34 | — | — | — |
| 48 | Refilled Smart drink dispenser vending machines | $1M | 31 mo ago | Seed | — | Ryan Nelson Founder & CEO | WebflowReactstyled-components+23 | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 49 | Fugu Provider of carbon capture solution | $1M | 23 mo ago | Seed | — | Mac Thompson Co-Founder | — | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 50 | Algenie Provider of technology for algae production 14Talent top 28%Tech bottom 41%Funding bottom 36%Market bottom 25% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Techbottom 41% Fundingbottom 36% Marketbottom 25% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 10 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $1M | 21 mo ago | Seed | — | Mathieu Pernice Co-Founder | Framer SitesReactCloudflare+7 | — | — | 1 job opening |
Top 12 Environment Tech companies in Australia
#1
Series C · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2015 · 125 employees$206.5Mraised▾
Brighte provides payment facility solutions in the solar financing segment. It works on credit analysis and customer payables which follow solar financing and provides consumers with affordable payment plans to pay for solar and smart home technology with 'zero interest'. It provides zero-interest loans and variable repayment terms to customers for buying a product from one of the empanelled vendors by granting instant loan decisions. Its marketplace includes solar systems, flooring, roofing, pool heating system, guttering, etc.
- Nov 2025Grant (prize money)$26M
- Dec 2020Series C$100M
- Oct 2019Series B$10.6M
- Jul 2019Conventional Debt$130M
#2
Series D · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2016 · 71 employees$61.6Mraised▾
Developer of physics-enabled digital twin software for utility network management. The software simulates network behavior under various conditions, such as severe weather and design changes. It identifies vulnerabilities and validates potential remediation solutions. The software also generates reports to quantify network needs and measure outcomes.
- Feb 2026Series D$63.5M
- Oct 2024Series C$31M
- Sep 2023Series B$10M
- May 2022Series B$14M
#3
Series A · Newcastle, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 27 employees$20.9Mraised▾
Provider of solutions for thermal energy storage. In its system, modular blocks are stacked into insulated storage tanks, which can store energy for use in many applications. By storing excess thermal energy, It helps to ensure a stable supply of electricity to the grid, effectively enabling base load power generation.
- Mar 2026Series A$12.1M
- Feb 2026Grant (prize money)$2.3M
- Dec 2024Series A$14.1M
- Apr 2024Seed$5.7M
#4
Series D · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2017 · 87 employees$65Mraised▾
Provider of energy solutions for home batteries, solar, and EVs. It offers tools to manage energy consumption, including battery automation technology. The company provides access to wholesale electricity prices and feed-in rates. It also offers resources such as solar and battery calculators, compatibility checks, and expert consultations.
- Oct 2025Series D$10M
- Jun 2025Series D$29M
- Feb 2024Series C$19.1M
- Oct 2022Series B$13.4M
#5
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2024$300Mraised▾
Energy transition infrastructure platform. It orchestrates on the ground expertise with institutional capital markets to accelerate the transition.
- Jul 2024Series A$202M
- Jul 2024Conventional Debt$126.6M
#6
Series D · Hawthorn East, Victoria · founded 2005 · 60 employees$35.7Mraised▾
Developer of solar power technology and renewable energy storage solutions. Its system concentrates sunlight onto solar modules, capturing heat for on-demand electricity dispatch. The company's power plants generate, store, and deliver electricity at a low cost. The company's solution uses recyclable, locally sourced materials, enabling project lifespans.
- Apr 2025Series D$76.7M
- Apr 2024Series D$32.7M
- 2021Series C—
- Mar 2020PE$3M
#7
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2005 · 34 employees$11.5Mraised▾
Provider of patented hydrothermal liquefaction technology. It delivers low-carbon solutions through its advanced technology, enabling the sustainable transformation of waste feedstocks into biofuels, biochemicals, and recycled materials. Its patented technology, the Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR), offers a game-changing approach to waste conversion. Licella partners with industry leaders to develop innovative solutions for a lower carbon future.
- Jul 2025Seed—
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$8M
- Aug 2023Seed—
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$3.5M
#8
Series A · Queanbeyan, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 51 employees$105.6Mraised▾
Developer of enzymatic technology for infinite plastic recycling. This technology enables the re-manufacture of new plastics from waste plastics repeatedly, creating a truly circular system. The process uses recycled materials exclusively, eliminating the need for virgin plastics and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. The resulting recycled plastics maintain virgin-quality characteristics, suitable for various industries. The technology features a low carbon footprint and avoids high-temperature processes, minimizing environmental impact.
- Jun 2024Series A$65M
- Jul 2023Series A—
- May 2023Series A—
- Nov 2022Series A$34.6M
#9
Series A · Newcastle, New South Wales · founded 2014 · 39 employees$3.5Mraised▾
SwitchDin offers smart monitoring solutions for solar energy generation systems with battery backups. Offers solutions for monitoring, forecasting, controlling the energy consumption and generation etc., and also offers energy optimisation, demand management for solar-powered battery systems. Have developed monitoring systems named "Stormcloud" and "DROPLET" which integrates with data communications systems for smooth run of the PV system.
- Sep 2025Series A$10M
- Jun 2020Series A$3.5M
#10
Public · Fremantle, Western Australia · founded 1987 · 22 employees$118.5Mraised▾
Provider of CETO wave energy converter and solar PV systems. It holds the ownership of the proprietary CETO Wave Energy Converter. It also offers EPC and maintenance solutions for solar, wind, and solar battery storage systems through microgrids.
- Mar 2024Grant (prize money)$2.3M
- Sep 2019Post IPO$5.5M
- Aug 2019Post IPO$500K
- May 2018Post IPO$4.2M
#11
Public · Perth, Western Australia · founded 2002 · 187 employees$96Mraised▾
Provider of applications for lithium chemicals and renewable energy solutions. It provides users with a company that aims to empower a net-zero carbon future by supplying lithium chemicals and renewable energy. The company's focus is on decarbonizing industries by providing innovative solutions to reduce carbon emissions.
- Jun 2024Post IPO$43.4M
- Jun 2022Post IPO$52.7M
#12
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 15 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Provider of waste collection solution. Users can book a pickup for waste collection from the app. It provides recycling services for e-waste, clothing, and soft plastics. Its mobile app is available for both ios and android devices.
- Jul 2025Seed$1M
- May 2024Seed$1.1M
- Jul 2023Seed$1M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Environment Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Environmental Monitoring is moving in Australia
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 635 Australia-affiliated papers.
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation121
- Queensland University of Technology31
- Griffith University30
- The University of Adelaide30
- The University of Queensland29
- Vegetation (pathology)1→4
- Environmental data3→5
- Biodiversity3→13
- Sampling (signal processing)5→15
- Environmental DNA3→12
- Vegetation (pathology)1→9
- Ecosystem2→9
- Water quality3→11
- Environmental resource management11→18
- Biodiversity2→9
- Sustainability2→8
- Environmental impact assessment2→7
Where environmental monitoring is researched across Australia
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.
Common questions
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