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Best Environment Tech Companies in Brisbane, Australia

The 35 best Environment Tech companies in Brisbane, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Redback Technologies.

35companies tracked
$32.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
7have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT TECH × BRISBANE

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.

241companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
12unicorns
2019median founding year
64kcombined LinkedIn audience
71%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Environment Tech companies in Brisbane

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Redback Technologies
Developer of solar power packs for home
$16M107 mo agoSeries A—2015WordPressMySQLPHP+34—
2Envirosuite
Developer of software for monitoring and predicting environmental impact events
$14M24 mo agoLate Stage—2006StatamicPHPLaravel+22—
3PBT
Developer of technology refining raw materials into precursor cathode active material
$2M45 mo agoSeedBjorn Zikarsky
CEO
2017WordPressMySQLPHP+9—
4QuickSafety
SaaS-based mobile app for electricians to complete certificate of compliance
$400K100 mo agoSeedKurt Alexander
Founder / CEO
2016——
5Wildfire Energy
Developer of biomass to syngas conversion technology
$300K67 mo agoFunding RaisedGreg Perkins
Co-Founder & CEO
2016——
6Resa Energy
Cleantech solution developer
$150K120 mo agoSeedTony Le Messurier
CEO & MD
2008——
7Envirometrics.io
Provider of environmental monitoring services
—46 mo agoDeadpooledRoger Tang
Co-Founder
2021——
83Logix
Online platform offering solutions for waste collection
——Unfunded—1992——

Top 7 Environment Tech companies in Brisbane

#1
Late Stage · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2006 · 254 employees
$14Mraised
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Developer of software for monitoring and predicting environmental impact events. This technology tracks air quality, noise, vibration, odour, and water quality metrics. The system integrates hardware and software to provide real-time data for operational management and regulatory compliance. It assists in identifying environmental risks and managing community concerns through automated reporting and predictive analysis tools.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 12.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Global Head of Marketing, Aviation
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Post IPO$6.8M
  • Aug 2018Post IPO$7.2M
Investors
Hitachi Construction Machinery, NorthStar Impact, Partners For Growth
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon Web ServicesAxiosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#2
Seed · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2017 · 50 employees
$1.7Mraised
▾

Developer of technology refining raw materials into precursor cathode active material. The technology refines intermediate raw materials, including recycled battery materials, into high-quality material for lithium-ion batteries. The processes reduce carbon dioxide emissions compared to standard refining methods. The technology adjusts materials to specific ratios, producing bespoke battery material.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 5.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. NiCo Resources) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2022Venture Debt$38.9M
  • Jun 2022Seed—
  • Nov 2018Seed$1.7M
Founders & team
Bjorn ZikarskyCEO
Investors
University of Queensland, EIT InnoEnergy, European Investment Bank
#3
Series A · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2015 · 41 employees
$15.5Mraised
▾

Developer of solar power packs for home. It manufactures smart hybrid systems of solar power packs which helps the user go completely off-grid and use in-house power for regular use. During day the battery pack is charged using solar and at night it is discharged for home use. The batteries can even be charged from the grid is required and power from the battery can even be discharged/sold to the grid.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 6.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2017Series A$7M
  • Apr 2017Grant (prize money)$540K
  • Apr 2017Series A$1.4M
  • Oct 2016Series A$7.1M
Investors
Energy Queensland, CEFC, Right Click Capital, Ausgrid, Virescent Ventures
Tech stack
<Model-Viewer>AkamaiAkamai MpulseAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssBoomerang
#4
Funding Raised · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2016 · 7 employees
$300Kraised
▾

Developer of biomass to syngas conversion technology. It offers a moving injection horizontal gasification reactor, that converts biomass and organic waste into raw syngas. Clean syngas is extracted from raw syngas and is used in a gas engine to generate electricity.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 3.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Cyan Ventures and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2021Grant (prize money)$200K
  • Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$100K
Founders & team
Greg PerkinsCo-Founder & CEODenis DoucetCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Advance Queensland, business.gov.au, Artesian, Plug and Play Tech Center, GrainInnovate, Eunike Ventures
#5
Seed · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2016 · 1 employees
$400Kraised
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SaaS-based mobile app for electricians to complete certificate of compliance. It offers pre-planning jobs, lodge compliance, offline support, provide secure storage, and allows features to sync across platforms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 492 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • May 2018Seed$400K
Founders & team
Kurt AlexanderFounder / CEO
Investors
BlueChilli, Artesian, Resource Capital Funds
#6
Seed · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2008
$150Kraised
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Cleantech solution developer. They currently have two products, one is an energy management system that can be connected to either side of the meter and is compatible with any form of renewable energy generation source such as wind, solar, or biomass.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2016Grant (prize money)$490.1K
  • 2012Grant (prize money)$250K
  • Apr 2012Seed$150K
Founders & team
Tony Le MessurierCEO & MD
Investors
business.gov.au, Australian Government, Melbourne Angels
Tech stack
Nginx
#7
Deadpooled · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 2021
—raised
▾

Provider of environmental monitoring services

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Roger TangCo-FounderImam PurwadiCo-Founder
Investors
Galileo Ventures

Funding & investor landscape

$32.1Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
14disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Artesian5 rounds
Clean Energy Seed Fund2 rounds
EnergyLab2 rounds
business.gov.au2 rounds
Advance Queensland1 rounds
Aginic Ventures1 rounds
Antler1 rounds
Ausgrid1 rounds
Australian Government1 rounds
BlueChilli1 rounds

Notable founders

Bjorn Zikarsky
CEO · PBT
Greg Perkins
Co-Founder & CEO · Wildfire Energy
Denis Doucet
Co-Founder & CTO · Wildfire Energy
Kurt Alexander
Founder / CEO · QuickSafety
Tony Le Messurier
CEO & MD · Resa Energy
Roger Tang
Co-Founder · Envirometrics.io
Imam Purwadi
Co-Founder · Envirometrics.io
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,329,102 docs

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

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Australia

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.

research sentiment over time
200820182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 38% → 41% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation121
  • Queensland University of Technology31
  • Griffith University30
  • The University of Adelaide30
  • The University of Queensland29
leading researchers
Tilbrook, Bronte · Neill, Craig · Steven, Andy · Akl, John · O'Neill, Sally · Akl Uhri, John · Laws, Mark · McCallum, Kimberly
▲ Breakthroughs129 · 20%
▼ 36%→14% share
▼0.4× share momentum0 median citations43% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (36%→14% of field), led by Vegetation (pathology).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Vegetation (pathology)1→4
  • Environmental data3→5
Newly emergingBiodiversity 0→9 · Pollutant 0→7 · Environmental DNA 0→7
Landmark Novel Proximal Sensing for Monitoring Soil Organic C Stocks and Condition · 115 cites
◆ Advancements165 · 26%
▲ 18%→29% share
▲1.6× share momentum0 median citations68% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (18%→29% of field), led by Biodiversity.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Biodiversity3→13
  • Sampling (signal processing)5→15
  • Environmental DNA3→12
  • Vegetation (pathology)1→9
  • Ecosystem2→9
Newly emergingClimate change 0→9 · Agriculture 0→8 · Environmental engineering 0→7
Landmark Hyperspectral Imaging in Environmental Monitoring: A Review of Recent Developments and Technological Advances in Compact · 377 cites
▼ Concerns168 · 26%
▲ 16%→30% share
▲1.9× share momentum1 median citations71% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (16%→30% of field), led by Water quality.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Water quality3→11
  • Environmental resource management11→18
  • Biodiversity2→9
  • Sustainability2→8
  • Environmental impact assessment2→7
Newly emergingContamination 0→14 · Pollution 0→8 · Bioaccumulation 0→7
Landmark Emerging opportunities and challenges for passive acoustics in ecological assessment and monitoring · 684 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Australia

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.

Melbourne100 · +0.17
Hot · WetlandAdvancing · Adaptive managementOpportunity · Vegetation (pathology)Concern · Aquatic environment
Brisbane95 · +0.24
Hot · Passive samplingAdvancing · Remote sensingOpportunity · PollutionConcern · Reliability (semiconductor)
Sydney75 · +0.25
Hot · Internet of ThingsAdvancing · BiotaOpportunity · EcosystemConcern · Ecosystem services
Adelaide37 · +0.02
Hot · FaunaAdvancing · Multispectral imageOpportunity · BiodiversityConcern · Environmental resource management
Perth36 · +0.17
Hot · Citizen scienceAdvancing · BiodiversityOpportunity · FaunaConcern · Ecology
Canberra25 · +0.26
Hot · Environmental DNAAdvancing · Public healthOpportunity · Aquatic ecosystemConcern · Environmental resource management

Common questions

How many Environment Tech companies are there in Brisbane, Australia?
Radar tracks 35 indexable Environment Tech companies headquartered in Brisbane, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment Tech companies in Brisbane, Australia?
The Environment Tech companies in Brisbane, Australia on this list have raised a combined $32.1M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment Tech company in Brisbane, Australia?
Redback Technologies is the highest-funded Environment Tech company in Brisbane, Australia, with $15.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment Tech companies in Brisbane, Australia are funded?
6 of the 35 Environment Tech companies in Brisbane, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment Tech unicorns are there in Brisbane, Australia?
None of the Environment Tech companies in Brisbane, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Brisbane, Australia Environment Tech companies?
The most active investors in Brisbane, Australia Environment Tech companies on this list include Artesian, Clean Energy Seed Fund, EnergyLab, business.gov.au, Advance Queensland.
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