Best Environment Tech Companies in Canada
The 745 best Environment Tech companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Enerkem.
Canada's Environment Tech sector has 745 companies and $6.8B in disclosed funding behind them, and this directory ranks the best of that field by equity raised and recent funding momentum.
The numbers tell you where the real weight sits. Eavor leads the pack at $278M raised, followed by GHGSat at $145M and Electra Battery Materials at $60M. Those figures aren't projections; they're validated filings. The global market these companies are competing in ran roughly $552.1B in 2021 and is forecast to reach $690.3B by 2026, a 4.6% CAGR driven by tightening government emissions regulations and accelerating demand for renewables. So the tailwind is real. What I find notable is how concentrated the funding is: Eavor alone accounts for roughly 4% of all disclosed capital across 745 tracked companies. Hot themes right now include EV battery technology, next-generation EV platforms, and drive system innovations, and app-layer momentum confirms the direction, with median install growth running about 20% year-over-year across 161 environmental and renewables apps. Sustainable Development Technology Canada and BDC anchor the investor side. No unicorns yet, but the funding density at the top of this list suggests that gap won't stay open forever.
- MarketsandMarkets
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 Canada
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enerkem Provider of technology converting waste into low-carbon fuels and circular chemicals 57Patents top 21%Funding top 24%Moat top 26%Product top 28% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 21% Fundingtop 24% Moattop 26% Producttop 28% Innovationtop 32% Growthtop 45% Markettop 48% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 44% Talentbottom 40% Newsbottom 25% Patents: 193 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 57 filings since 2022 vs 39 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $859M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 19 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $859M | 50 mo ago | Series H | 311 | Vincent Chornet Co-Founder | HubSpot CMS HubSalesforceAzure+16 | — | 193 patents Converting waste carbon into syngas-derived fuels and chemicals (e.g., biofuels, acids, naphtha). | 1 award |
| 2 | Amp Developer of renewable energy assets, battery storage, and digital energy platforms 55Product top 26%Funding top 29%Growth top 30%Talent top 35% All 12 signals ▾Producttop 26% Fundingtop 29% Growthtop 30% Talenttop 35% Moattop 37% AItop 45% Globalbottom 47% Marketbottom 42% Techbottom 40% Innovationbottom 39% Patentsbottom 35% Newsbottom 27% Product: 11 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired Funding: Raised $528M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $528M | 52 mo ago | Acquired | 41 | David Rogers Founder & CEO | HubSpot CMS HubBootstrapIsotope+17 | — | 8 patents Coordinated multi-device streaming and playback synchronization for digital audio/video content | — |
| 3 | Svante Provider of carbon capture solutions from the air 74Funding top 17%Patents top 26%Moat top 28%Innovation top 31% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Patentstop 26% Moattop 28% Innovationtop 31% Newstop 31% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 39% Markettop 44% Globalbottom 43% Partnersbottom 35% Funding: Raised $493M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 12 yrs (1.1/yr) Patents: 57 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 43 filings since 2022 vs 14 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $493M | 18 mo ago | Series E | 267 | Brett Henkel Co-Founder & VP | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+32 | 15 signals ▲67% Announcements · M&A · Contracts | 57 patents Scalable sorbent-based gas separation technologies using MOFs and advanced valve systems | 1 award |
| 4 | Li-Cycle Lithium ion battery recycling technology developer 76Product top 14%Funding top 23%Patents top 25%Innovation top 27% All 12 signals ▾Producttop 14% Fundingtop 23% Patentstop 25% Innovationtop 27% Growthtop 34% Moattop 38% Talenttop 38% Markettop 43% Techtop 43% Partnerstop 45% Globaltop 47% Newstop 49% Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Funding: Raised $426M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $426M | 26 mo ago | Public | 201 | Tim Johnston Co-Founder & Advisor | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | 16 signals ▼59% Acquisition · Regulatory · M&A | 77 patents Recycling and recovery of metals and plastics from lithium‑ion battery waste | — |
| 5 | Entropy Provider of full-service carbon capture and storage solutions. 53Patents top 19%Innovation top 20%Funding top 25%Moat top 32% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 19% Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 25% Moattop 32% Growthtop 50% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 34% Marketbottom 32% Patents: 34 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 34 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Innovation: 34 patents (top 15% of patent-holders) · 34 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $390M | 29 mo ago | Series D | — | Michael Belenkie President & CEO | WebflowVimeoGSAP+19 | 3 signals ▼81% Funding · Announcements · M&A | 34 patents Post-combustion CO₂ capture using solvents and membrane separation technologies | — |
| 6 | Hydrostor Developer of advanced compressed air energy storage for grid applications 76Funding top 18%Product top 21%Talent top 23%Innovation top 26% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Producttop 21% Talenttop 23% Innovationtop 26% Patentstop 26% Moattop 26% Growthtop 28% Techtop 40% Newstop 42% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 40% Funding: Raised $295M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 10 yrs (1.0/yr) Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $295M | 16 mo ago | Series D | 60 | Cameron Lewis Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27 | — | 123 patents Hydrostatically compensated compressed air energy storage systems improving safety and efficiency | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 7 | Eavor Provider of solutions for generating electricity from geothermal energy 42Funding top 15%Moat top 39%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Moattop 39% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 38% Techbottom 32% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $278M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 7 yrs (1.4/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $278M | 11 mo ago | Acquired | 53 | John Redfern President & CEO (Co-Founder) | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21 | — | — | 1 award |
| 8 | Hydro Ottawa Provider of billing and energy monitoring services 72Funding top 20%Tech top 31%Growth top 35%Market top 37% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Techtop 31% Growthtop 35% Markettop 37% Producttop 50% Globalbottom 25% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $235M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 43 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $235M | 16 mo ago | Late Stage | 680 | — | DrupalApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 9 | Ostara Manufacturer of sustainable fertilizer products designed to improve crop yields 53Funding top 24%Moat top 31%Growth top 38%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Moattop 31% Growthtop 38% Talenttop 38% Marketbottom 43% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $169M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 20 yrs (0.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $169M | 39 mo ago | Series C | 57 | Phillip Abrary Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — | 2 launchs · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 10 | CarbonCure Developer of technology that injects carbon dioxide into fresh concrete 64Funding top 25%Moat top 28%News top 29%Growth top 32% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Moattop 28% Newstop 29% Growthtop 32% Innovationtop 37% Markettop 50% Techtop 50% Patentsbottom 49% Globalbottom 44% Funding: Raised $169M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 14 yrs (0.5/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 27 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $169M | 35 mo ago | Series F | 109 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27 | 10 signals ▲67% Leadership · Announcements | 27 patents Injecting CO₂ into concrete for in‑situ mineralization and strength enhancement | — |
| 11 | Pond Technologies Provider of algal biomass solutions | $149M | 38 mo ago | Public | 20 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — | — | — |
| 12 | GHGSat Provider of satellite-based imaging services to monitor greenhouse gas emissions 60Funding top 18%Moat top 28%Talent top 28%Innovation top 30% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 30% Patentstop 31% Techtop 34% Growthtop 35% Newstop 39% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $145M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 31 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $145M | 9 mo ago | Series C | 2 | — | SalesforceVimeoGSAP+28 | — | 31 patents Spaceborne hyperspectral imaging for atmospheric trace‑gas detection and quantification | 1 launch |
| 13 | Loop Industries Producer of waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics and polyester fibers 42Partners top 21%Product top 29%Funding top 30%Innovation top 34% All 12 signals ▾Partnerstop 21% Producttop 29% Fundingtop 30% Innovationtop 34% Newstop 39% Techtop 43% Growthtop 45% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 40% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Fin. healthbottom 24% Partners: 3 partnership announcements in 12 mo (3 in 24 mo) · 7 contract events in 12 mo Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · 5 distinct product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $126M | 18 mo ago | Public | 73 | Daniel Solomita Founder & CEO | WordPressMarkerMySQL+20 | 21 signals ▼36% Contracts · Earnings · Announcements | — | — |
| 14 | BrainBox AI Developer of an AI platform for building HVAC system optimization 60AI top 20%Funding top 27%Moat top 31%Patents top 38% All 12 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 27% Moattop 31% Patentstop 38% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 46% Producttop 47% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 46% Growthbottom 42% Newsbottom 24% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $103M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 6 yrs (1.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $103M | 35 mo ago | Acquired | 170 | Sean Neely Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21 | — | 16 patents AI-optimized HVAC control systems for commercial building energy management | — |
| 15 | Cyclic Materials Recycling of rare earth elements 35Funding top 26%Talent top 33%Tech top 43%Partners top 45% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Talenttop 33% Techtop 43% Partnerstop 45% Newstop 48% Moattop 48% Growthbottom 40% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 29% Funding: Raised $83.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 3 yrs (1.7/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $83M | 16 mo ago | Series B | 8 | Patrick Nee Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+23 | 6 signals ▼71% Capital raise · Funding · Hiring | — | 1 job opening · 1 expansion |
| 16 | Deep Sky Developer of infrastructure for carbon dioxide removal and geologic storage 37Funding top 28%Talent top 37%Moat top 39%News bottom 48% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 37% Moattop 39% Newsbottom 48% Growthbottom 40% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Partnersbottom 35% Funding: Raised $64.8M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $65M | 17 mo ago | Series A | — | Laurence Tosi Co-Founder | — | 5 signals ▼74% Leadership · Capital raise · Contracts | — | 1 partnership |
| 17 | Electra Battery Materials Provider of materials for electric vehicle batteries through refining and recycling 57News top 22%Growth top 25%Partners top 25%Funding top 29% All 8 signals ▾Newstop 22% Growthtop 25% Partnerstop 25% Fundingtop 29% Talenttop 37% Techbottom 48% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% News: 68 BI events in 12 mo (of 238 tracked, 10 types) · +106% YoY Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $60M | 7 mo ago | Public | 37 | Trent Mell CEO | PHPCentOSVimeo+18 | 68 signals ▲106% Funding · Announcements · Capital raise | — | 1 expansion |
| 18 | XNRGY Manufacturer of thermal management systems for data centers and healthcare 53Tech top 39%Moat top 39%Funding top 40%Growth top 42% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 39% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 40% Growthtop 42% Markettop 47% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Tech: 38 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $57M | 7 mo ago | Series C | 217 | John Gocek Co-Founder & CFO | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | 3 signals ▼25% Hiring · Funding | — | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 19 | ISun Energy Provider of smart solar canopies and carports | $46M | 25 mo ago | Acquired | 290 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Parity Platform for reducing energy consumption 48Product top 30%Funding top 32%Innovation top 34%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾Producttop 30% Fundingtop 32% Innovationtop 34% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 21% Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B Funding: Raised $35.7M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $36M | 24 mo ago | Series B | 23 | Brian MacLeod Co-Founder | — | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 21 | Cielo Developer of facilities converting waste streams into low-carbon fuels 42Funding top 24%Partners top 31%News top 43%Growth top 45% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Partnerstop 31% Newstop 43% Growthtop 45% Techtop 46% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 35% Funding: Raised $34.7M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 9 yrs (2.1/yr) Partners: 3 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 3 deals rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $35M | 4 mo ago | Public | 22 | — | WordPressPleskMySQL+28 | 21 signals ▼55% Funding · Announcements · Contracts | — | — |
| 22 | CUT Manufacturer focuses on advanced carbon-based building materials 48Funding top 26%Innovation top 27%Moat top 39%Product top 41% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Innovationtop 27% Moattop 39% Producttop 41% Talenttop 43% Growthtop 48% Newsbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 37% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $32.9M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) Innovation: 3 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $33M | 2 mo ago | Series A | 26 | Apoorv Sinha Chief Executive Officer | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+25 | 4 signals ▼33% Leadership | — | — |
| 23 | Corinex Corinex provides digital grid reinforcement through digital capacity infrastructure 67Growth top 22%Innovation top 23%Funding top 26%Product top 30% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 22% Innovationtop 23% Fundingtop 26% Producttop 30% Newstop 31% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 48% Marketbottom 45% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 38% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Innovation: 9 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $30M | 9 mo ago | Series B | 64 | Peter Sobotka Founder & CEO | WebflowYouTubeWeglot+12 | 5 signals ▲67% Funding · Leadership | — | 1 partnership · 3 awards |
| 24 | Mangrove Lithium Developer of modular scalable lithium refining technology for battery‑grade production 60Growth top 20%News top 20%Funding top 28%Talent top 28% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Newstop 20% Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 28% Partnerstop 31% Moattop 39% Techbottom 42% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 14 tracked, 5 types) · +600% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $25M | 5 mo ago | Series B | 35 | David Wilkinson Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | 7 signals ▲600% Contracts · Funding · Capital raise | — | 1 award |
| 25 | Legend Power Provider of voltage reduction systems 40Funding top 21%Product top 24%Growth top 45%Tech top 48% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Producttop 24% Growthtop 45% Techtop 48% Moatbottom 49% Newsbottom 48% Globalbottom 43% Innovationbottom 40% Marketbottom 37% Patentsbottom 34% Funding: Raised $24.3M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 17 yrs (0.7/yr) Product: 2 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $24M | 4 mo ago | Public | 37 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | 7 patents Voltage regulation and control systems for power distribution and transformer applications | 2 launchs |
| 26 | Miru Smart Technologies Manufacturer of electrochromic windows 40Patents top 29%Innovation top 37%Moat top 37%Funding top 38% All 7 signals ▾Patentstop 29% Innovationtop 37% Moattop 37% Fundingtop 38% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 38% Patents: 20 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Innovation: 20 patents (top 52% of patent-holders) · 20 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $20M | 22 mo ago | Series A | 43 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | 20 patents Advanced electrochromic devices and ion-conducting polymer electrolyte film technologies | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 27 | Axine Water Provider of electrochemical oxidation technology for industrial wastewater treatment solutions 53Moat top 21%Funding top 32%Growth top 35%Patents top 36% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 21% Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Patentstop 36% Innovationtop 37% Techtop 38% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 31% Newsbottom 22% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 117 patents Funding: Raised $18.8M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 14 yrs (0.9/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $19M | 19 mo ago | Series C | 21 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — | 117 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 28 | Geomega Ressources Provides sustainable rare earth's recycling solutions 35Funding top 26%Tech top 37%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Techtop 37% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 42% Innovationbottom 32% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 29% Patentsbottom 26% Funding: Raised $18.8M across 14 rounds · 14 rounds over 15 yrs (0.9/yr) Tech: 34 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $19M | 6 mo ago | Public | — | Kiril Mugerman CEO & President | WordPressPleskMySQL+20 | — | 4 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 29 | Oneka Technologies Waves-powered desalination units developer 57Innovation top 23%Product top 30%Growth top 35%Moat top 38% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 23% Producttop 30% Growthtop 35% Moattop 38% Fundingtop 39% Marketbottom 43% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 36% Innovation: 4 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $15M | 18 mo ago | Series B | 48 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | — | 1 award |
| 30 | Planetary Provider of ocean alkalinity enhancement for carbon removal 53News top 16%Growth top 23%Funding top 37%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Newstop 16% Growthtop 23% Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 49% Partnersbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 36% News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 4 types) · +200% YoY Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $15M | 19 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Greg Rau Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLRedis+24 | 9 signals ▲200% Funding · Contracts | — | — |
| 31 | Watt Renewables Provides off-grid solution for solar energy 48Innovation top 23%Product top 30%Partners top 45%Tech top 47% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 23% Producttop 30% Partnerstop 45% Techtop 47% Fundingtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 21% Innovation: 5 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $13M | 18 mo ago | Series B | 46 | Oluwole Eweje CEO & MD | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | — | 3 job openings · 1 partnership |
| 32 | DevvStream Provider of capital for carbon credit rights in exchange for cash 35Partners top 31%News top 32%Funding top 43%Growth top 45% All 8 signals ▾Partnerstop 31% Newstop 32% Fundingtop 43% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 38% Techbottom 37% Partners: 0 partnership announcements in 12 mo (1 in 24 mo) · 4 contract events in 12 mo News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 45 tracked, 9 types) · -33% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $11M | 11 mo ago | Public | — | Sunny Trinh Co-Founder & CEO | Apache HTTP ServerCloudflarecdnjs+12 | 8 signals ▼33% Contracts · Funding · Earnings | — | — |
| 33 | Genecis Developer of onsite food waste management systems 35Funding top 34%Moat top 48%Product top 49%Innovation bottom 46% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 34% Moattop 48% Producttop 49% Innovationbottom 46% Techbottom 46% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $10.3M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $10M | 12 mo ago | Series A | 49 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Carbonova Provider of solutions for converting greenhouse gas emissions into sustainable carbon nanomaterials for… 45Growth top 25%News top 27%Funding top 37%Patents top 38% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 25% Newstop 27% Fundingtop 37% Patentstop 38% Talenttop 38% Moattop 42% Innovationtop 45% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 21% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 5 BI events in 12 mo (of 15 tracked, 2 types) · +150% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $6M | 6 mo ago | Series A | 8 | Pedro Almao Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | 5 signals ▲150% Funding | 15 patents Carbon conversion reactors and processes for solid carbon and carbon nanofiber synthesis | — |
| 35 | Open Ocean Robotics Developer of autonomous uncrewed surface vehicles for maritime security and data | $6M | 19 mo ago | Seed | 34 | Julie Angus Co-Founder & CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+15 | — | 4 patents Self-righting trimaran autonomous marine vessels for offshore robotics | 1 award |
| 36 | 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 | Public | — | Ross Orr President and CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | 3 signals ▼62% Leadership | 2 patents Biotechnological production of liquid ferric sulfate via microbial processes | — |
| 37 | Adaptis Provider of AI-powered platform for capital planning and asset decarbonization 32Talent top 38%AI top 45%Tech top 50%Funding bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Techtop 50% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 28% Newsbottom 21% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $5M | 14 mo ago | Seed | 19 | Sheida Shahi Co-Founder & CEO | WixSentryBootstrap+12 | — | — | — |
| 38 | Clear Blue Technologies Developer of smart off-grid controllers 50Tech top 32%Funding top 34%Talent top 35%Moat top 38% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 32% Fundingtop 34% Talenttop 35% Moattop 38% Partnerstop 40% Newstop 42% Marketbottom 47% Growthbottom 47% Innovationbottom 45% Globalbottom 45% Patentsbottom 44% Tech: 35 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Funding: Raised $3.9M across 16 rounds · 16 rounds over 12 yrs (1.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $4M | 17 mo ago | Public | 50 | John Tuerk Co-Founder & Chief Power Officer | LocomotiveCMSRubyMongoDB+18 | 8 signals ▼65% Earnings · Contracts · Funding | 22 patents Autonomous solar lighting systems with variable-source charging and remote monitoring | — |
| 39 | Edgecom Energy AI-powered energy management software 27Talent top 38%AI top 45%Funding bottom 49%Tech bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Fundingbottom 49% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 27% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $4M | 17 mo ago | Seed | 22 | Mostafa Salehi Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLRedis+20 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 40 | Solaires Developer of perovskite-based solar ink and photovoltaic modules and film 27Growth top 35%Funding top 49%Global bottom 36%Tech bottom 32% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 32% Marketbottom 31% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $3.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $4M | 14 mo ago | Seed | 29 | — | PythonBootstrapAmazon Web Services+15 | — | — | — |
| 41 | ZS2 Technologies Manufacturer of low-carbon building materials and prefabricated panels 40Growth top 35%Funding top 48%Tech top 48%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 48% Techtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 27% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $3.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $3M | 15 mo ago | Seed | 47 | Kristin Ouwejan Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 42 | Xatoms AI and quantum startup revolutionizing water purification with new materials 22Funding top 46%Talent bottom 49%News bottom 38%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 38% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $3.2M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $3M | 4 mo ago | Seed | — | Diana Virgovicova Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | FREDsense Provider of a biosensor platform to detect water-borne chemicals 55Innovation top 23%Talent top 28%Product top 36%Moat top 39% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 23% Talenttop 28% Producttop 36% Moattop 39% Techtop 44% Growthtop 45% Newstop 46% Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% Innovation: 5 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $3M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 25 | Emily Hicks Co-Founder and President | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+32 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 44 | LiORA Provider of soil and groundwater sensor technology and environmental remediation services 40Tech top 45%AI top 45%Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 40% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 45% AItop 45% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 40% Globalbottom 33% Tech: 25 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services AI: Product described with: ai-driven rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $3M | 12 mo ago | Seed | — | Steven Siciliano Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+22 | — | — | 1 award |
| 45 | Karbon-X Provider of verified carbon offsetting solutions for businesses and individuals. 37Growth top 25%News top 27%Partners top 40%Tech top 44% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 25% Newstop 27% Partnerstop 40% Techtop 44% Fundingtop 49% Productbottom 45% Fin. healthbottom 43% Customersbottom 35% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 26% Growth: Revenue +4091% YoY · Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY News: 16 BI events in 12 mo (of 33 tracked, 8 types) · +220% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $3M | 4 mo ago | Seed | 7 | — | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+17 | 16 signals ▲220% Earnings · Announcements · Funding | — | — |
| 46 | Dispersa Developer of biosurfactants using microbes | $2M | 15 mo ago | Seed | 9 | Nivatha Balendra CEO & Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18 | — | 5 patents Microbial production of biosurfactants for industrial and environmental applications | — |
| 47 | Forward Water Technologies Developer of forward osmosis technology for water recovery and volume reduction 29Product top 14%News top 36%Growth top 38%Moat top 38% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 14% Newstop 36% Growthtop 38% Moattop 38% Fundingtop 40% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 44% Innovationbottom 41% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 23% Product: 10 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public News: 15 BI events in 12 mo (of 52 tracked, 9 types) · -12% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $2M | 10 mo ago | Public | 6 | C Honeyman CEO | — | 15 signals Earnings · Funding · Acquisition | 19 patents Switchable forward osmosis membranes and polymer treatments for water desalination | — |
| 48 | Eguana Technologies Provider of energy storage systems for residential and commercial use | $2M | 17 mo ago | Public | 43 | Justin Holland CEO | SalesforceVimeoAnimate.css+25 | 7 signals ▲17% Contracts · Earnings | — | — |
| 49 | Verdi Provider of irrigation automation systems for farms and agricultural operations 45Growth top 28%Talent top 28%Tech bottom 47%Funding bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Techbottom 47% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 32% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $2M | 9 mo ago | Seed | 23 | Jacky Jiang Co-Founder | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+16 | — | — | — |
| 50 | Swirltex Provider of buoyancy based waste water treatment solutions | $1M | 11 mo ago | Seed | 12 | Melanie McClare CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | 5 patents Vortex‑enhanced crossflow membrane filtration systems for spiral fluid flow | 1 job opening |
Top 12 Environment Tech companies in Canada
#1
Series A · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2014 · 26 employees$32.9Mraised▾
Manufacturer focuses on advanced carbon-based building materials. It develops materials suited for concrete and similar construction applications using methods that incorporate captured carbon. Its work supports a range of structural needs through alternatives designed for durability and performance.
- Apr 2026Venture Debt$10M
- Jun 2025Series A$18M
- Jul 2023Series A$26.1M
- Apr 2023Seed$600K
#2
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2011 · 22 employees$34.7Mraised▾
Developer of facilities converting waste streams into low-carbon fuels. The company focuses on securing waste streams that could harm the environment. It applies commercially available technologies to convert them into valuable fuels. The aim is to prevent materials from entering landfills, reducing emissions. The company intends to choose the right technology for the feedstock and market.
- Feb 2026Post IPO$737.7K
- Oct 2025Post IPO$1.4M
- May 2025Post IPO$802.6K
- Jan 2025Post IPO$17.9K
#3
Acquired · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2017 · 53 employees$277.8Mraised▾
Provider of solutions for generating electricity from geothermal energy. The company offers a closed system within which a proprietary working fluid is contained and circulated. The system harvests heat from deep in the earth that can be used for commercial heating applications.
- Jul 2025Series C$65.1M
- Oct 2023Series B$65.7M
- Jun 2023Series B$59.9M
- Mar 2023Series B$405K
#4
Series C · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2011 · 2 employees$145.1Mraised▾
Provider of satellite-based imaging services to monitor greenhouse gas emissions. It provides users with a platform for collecting greenhouse emission data from industries. It has launched satellites that orbit the earth, measures the amount of light absorbed in specific wavelengths of light in spectroscopy, and measures gas leaks. It offers sensor-based solutions via aircraft, and the absorption of light is used to measure the concentration of gases in a specific area. It uses proprietary algorithms for predicting emission rates and detecting leakages and emission patterns.
- Sep 2025Series C$34M
- Sep 2025Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2023Series C$44M
- Sep 2023Conventional Debt—
#5
Public · Burnaby, British Columbia · founded 2001 · 37 employees$24.3Mraised▾
Provider of voltage reduction systems. It offers Harmonizer - a device that reduces energy consumption by fine-tuning utility voltages to meet individual building requirements with the concept of conservation voltage reduction.
- Jan 2026Post IPO$43.7K
- Jan 2025Post IPO$593.2K
- Dec 2024Post IPO$530.9K
- Dec 2024Post IPO$1.1M
#6
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2017 · 37 employees$60.3Mraised▾
Provider of materials for electric vehicle batteries through refining and recycling. The company focuses on producing materials to power electric vehicles through refining, processing, and recycling. It offers an environmentally conscious option for sourcing materials. The company advances capital projects and delivers operational excellence.
- Oct 2025Post IPO$34.5M
- Apr 2025Post IPO$1.6M
- Mar 2025Post IPO$3.1M
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$10M
#7
Series B · Delta, British Columbia · founded 2013 · 35 employees$25Mraised▾
Developer of modular scalable lithium refining technology for battery‑grade production. The company offers an electrochemical refining platform that converts lithium chloride or sulfate from diverse feedstocks including brines, hard rock, clay, and recycled sources into high‑purity lithium hydroxide or carbonate. The modular design enables co‑location with extraction or battery manufacturing facilities and scalable capacity adjustments. The process reduces waste, minimizes chemical requirements, and lowers carbon emissions compared to conventional methods. It is intended to support lithium supply resilience and flexible integration across the battery value chain.
- Jan 2026Conventional Debt$85M
- Nov 2025Series B$1.5M
- Jan 2025Series B$35M
- May 2022Series A—
#8
Series D · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2010 · 60 employees$295Mraised▾
Developer of advanced compressed air energy storage for grid applications. The company provides long-duration energy storage solutions, leveraging compressed air stored in underground caverns. When power is needed, the process is reversed to dispatch energy. The technology offers a reliable and cost-effective alternative for large-scale energy storage. The company’s systems are designed to match grid requirements and provide essential grid services.
- Feb 2025Series D$150M
- Feb 2025Conventional Debt$50M
- Oct 2024Series D$20M
- Dec 2023Series D$40M
#9
Series C · Longueuil, Quebec · founded 2019 · 217 employees$57.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of thermal management systems for data centers and healthcare. The company specializes in custom-engineered systems prioritizing energy efficiency, water conservation, and reduced carbon footprint. Its products include air handling units, chillers, dehumidification systems, and cooling units. The company also provides air purification solutions featuring modular design and disinfecting filtration technology.
- Oct 2025Series C—
- Jul 2025Series C—
- Mar 2023Series C—
- Jan 2020Series C$57.5M
#10
Series E · Burnaby, British Columbia · founded 2007 · 267 employees$493Mraised▾
Provider of carbon capture solutions from the air. It offers a patented technology that traps carbon produced by the industries such as cement, steel, ammonia, aluminium, methanol, and hydrogen. The captured CO2 is concentrated, processed, and then released for storage or industrial use.
- Nov 2024Series E$10.7M
- Mar 2023Series E$15M
- Dec 2022Series E$318M
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$20.2M
#11
Public · Boucherville, Quebec · founded 2009$18.8Mraised▾
Provides sustainable rare earth's recycling solutions. It develops technologies for extraction and separation of rare earth elements and other critical metals essential for a sustainable future.
- Nov 2025Post IPO$1.9M
- Mar 2025Post IPO$1.4M
- Nov 2020Post IPO$2.5M
- Jul 2019Post IPO$317.8K
#12
Late Stage · Ottawa, Ontario · founded 2000 · 680 employees$235Mraised▾
Hydro Ottawa is a provider of energy monitoring services and also provides billing with respect to the same for both commercial and residential sectors. Core services also include electricity distribution, renewable energy generation and energy conservation and management. Energy consumption monitoring services are additionally provided with mobile app integration for remote access.
- Jan 2025Unattributed$235M
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 Canada
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 528 Canada-affiliated papers.
- Environment and Climate Change Canada78
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada32
- University of Toronto30
- University of British Columbia26
- Government of Canada24
- Contamination1→6
- Pollutant1→5
- Water quality2→4
- Sampling (signal processing)1→16
- Environmental DNA1→16
- Biodiversity1→12
- Pollution1→7
- Air pollution1→6
- Environmental resource management6→14
- Arctic2→10
- Contamination3→10
- Sampling (signal processing)1→8
- Environmental planning5→11
Where environmental monitoring is researched across Canada
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.
Who's filing environmental monitoring patents in Canada
Canada environmental monitoring patent filing is accelerating — 32 filings from 20 assignees (2016–2025), led by Aquatic Informatics, FTS Forest TECH Systems, Opilio LABS; annual filings 3→5.
- Aquatic Informatics10
- FTS Forest TECH Systems7
- Opilio LABS4
- Sensenet3
- Stevens Kevin JOHN3
- Airbly2
- Russell GARY2
- Godlien Scott Blair2