Best Environment Tech Companies in Maryland, United States
The 67 best Environment Tech companies in Maryland, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Bioenergy DevCo.
Our analysis of 83 Environment Tech companies
$16.0b in tracked funding; 90% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Environment Tech companies in Maryland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bioenergy DevCo Provider of anaerobic digestion technology for organic waste and energy solutions | $236M | 39 mo ago | 3 | Shawn Kreloff Founder & Board Member | WordPressMySQLMariaDB+26 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 2 | Verdant Microgrid Operator of microgrids to provide electricity to off-grid areas | $150M | 60 mo ago | — | Sam Houston Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Current Group Complete solution for smart grid | $113M | 177 mo ago | 21 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | Top 5M | 6 patents Power transformer efficiency monitoring and aquatic flow‑inducing fish guidance technologies | — |
| 4 | Apkudo Offers automated tools for operational planning and analytics for the e-waste industry | $75M | 41 mo ago | 74 | Josh Matthews Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailAmazon Web Services+15 | Top 10M | 43 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 5 | Blue Pillar Industrial IoT connectivity platform for managing, monitoring, and controlling distributed equipment | $42M | 86 mo ago | 42 | — | — | — | 17 patents Monitoring, testing, and predictive analytics for emergency power supplies and industrial automation security. | — |
| 6 | Dwellwell AI & IoT-driven property maintenance management solutions | $12M | 28 mo ago | 18 | Dan Simpkins Founder and CEO | — | — | — | 1 award |
| 7 | EDAC Labs Electrochemical production company focused on decarbonization | $3M | 34 mo ago | 3 | Brian Toll Co-Founder | — | — | 3 patents Advanced electrolyzer designs with confined electrolyte for efficient hydrogen production | — |
| 8 | Sparks Dynamics Online casino offering slots, live tables, sports betting, and tournaments | $3M | 101 mo ago | 5 | George Privalov Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | JumpLights Provider of LED lighting system for horticulture farming | $2M | 13 mo ago | 4 | John Peeler CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | Top 50M | 3 patents LED lighting assemblies using bent PCBs for fixture integration | 1 partnership |
| 10 | DDMotion Developer of river turbine power generation technology | $2M | 125 mo ago | — | Kyung Han Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | MF Fire Manufacturer of wood stoves for room heating purposes | $1M | 15 mo ago | 5 | Paul Laporte CEO | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+33 | Top 10M | 24 patents Eco‑friendly wildfire suppression via GPS‑tracked spray systems and chemical firebreaks | — |
| 12 | Datakwip AI and SaaS driven facility analytics solutions | $1M | 55 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | 11 patents Facility analytics for building management and operational optimization | — |
| 13 | ThermoChem Recovery International Technology developer for bioenergy projects | $597K | 13 mo ago | 14 | Dan Burciaga President & CEO | — | — | 223 patents Carbon feedstock gasification and syngas conditioning for liquid fuel synthesis | — |
| 14 | ACTIVEcharge Blade monitoring solutions | $256K | 44 mo ago | 3 | Pranay Kohli CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Whisker Labs Provider of sensor hardware and software infrastructure 55Customers top 18%Growth top 26%Patents top 37%Moat top 38% All 10 signals ▾Customerstop 18% Growthtop 26% Patentstop 37% Moattop 38% Producttop 42% Innovationtop 43% Fundingtop 46% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 37% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.74★ across 7,082 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +37% in 6 mo Growth: Headcount 26 → 43 (+65%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $250K | 1 mo ago | 43 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27 | Top 10M | 37 patents Early detection of electrical faults and power quality anomalies in wiring systems. | — |
| 16 | Solar Grid Storage Developer and provider of solar energy storage systems | $250K | 140 mo ago | 11 | Dan Dobbs Co-Founder & ex-CFO | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Cykloburn Provider of poultry waste management solutions | $225K | 96 mo ago | — | Rob Meissner CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Optimized Thermal Systems Thermal system design and simulation software for HVAC and refrigeration | $186K | 83 mo ago | 15 | — | WordPressPleskMySQL+18 | Top 50M | — | 1 launch |
| 19 | Manta Biofuel Manufactures biofuels from algal biomass | $150K | 114 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | 4 patents Algae cultivation and harvesting systems for biofuel production | — |
| 20 | AlgenAir Online retailer of microalgae-based air purification systems and refill products | $100K | 43 mo ago | 3 | Daniel Fucich Co-Founder & CSO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+38 | Top 10M | 3 patents Microalgae photobioreactor systems for indoor air purification | — |
Top 12 Environment Tech companies in Maryland
#1
Acquired · Germantown, Maryland · founded 2014 · 43 employees$250Kraised▾
Provider of sensor hardware and software infrastructure. The platform enables energy data to be collected and consumed through its solutions. The solutions are provided for homeowners. It provides home intelligence technologies that detect and alert homeowners to electrical fire hazards across the home.
- Apr 2026Series C$6.6M
- Nov 2021Series C—
- Dec 2020Conventional Debt$4.7M
- Nov 2019Series B—
#2
Series D · Columbia, Maryland · founded 2019 · 3 employees$236Mraised▾
Provider of anaerobic digestion technology for organic waste and energy solutions. It offers solutions for managing organic waste and creating renewable energy. The technology supports waste management challenges and helps meet sustainability goals. It serves the food industry, municipalities, utilities, and waste haulers. The company’s system is designed for maximum efficiency and optimized traffic flow.
- Mar 2023Series D$30M
- Nov 2021Series D$100M
- Aug 2019PE$106M
#3
Seed · Gaithersburg, Maryland · founded 2018 · 4 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Provider of LED lighting system for horticulture farming. It offers greenhouse and Indoor cultivation lighting. It also provides grow lights for cannabis farming.
- May 2025Seed$1.3M
- Jun 2023Conventional Debt$600K
#4
Seed · College Park, Maryland · founded 2014 · 5 employees$1.5Mraised▾
MF Fire is a manufacturer of wood stoves for room heating purposes. It offers wood-burning stoves called Catalyst, Delta, Nova, and Nova Tower. Also, offers a smartphone app called Catalyst Smart app to remotely control the stove.
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$989.6K
- Nov 2017Seed$1.2M
- Dec 2016Seed$285K
- Jul 2015Grant (prize money)—
#5
Series C · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2011 · 74 employees$75Mraised▾
Offers automated tools for operational planning and analytics for the e-waste industry. The company offers technology solutions for managing supply chain performance. It includes automated operational planning tools, grading systems, inventory solutions, life cycle management, and more.
- Jan 2023Series C$37.5M
- Feb 2022Series B$14.4M
- Oct 2020Series B$14M
- Oct 2020Conventional Debt—
#6
Funding Raised · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 1996 · 14 employees$597.3Kraised▾
ThermoChem Recovery International(TRI) develops technologies in the thermochemical conversion of a wide range of biomass and waste feedstocks. Their projects include MSW-to-jet and diesel fuels, woody biomass to drop-in fuels, lignite coal-to-diesel, MSW-to-combined cycle power generation etc.
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$543.3K
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$53.9K
#7
Series D · Bethesda, Maryland · founded 2019$150Mraised▾
Operator of microgrids to provide electricity to off-grid areas. The company offers turnkey solutions for high-energy use industries. Additionally, it provides onsite energy production solutions, energy accessibility, infrastructure security solutions, project execution & management solutions.
- Jun 2021Series D$150M
#8
Seed · Bethesda, Maryland · founded 2018 · 18 employees$12Mraised▾
AI & IoT-driven property maintenance management solutions. Their solutions monitor & report on the residential systems (including HVAC, electrical, plumbing & environmental concerns). It provides a sensor to view the operation & performance of a portfolio of single-family homes or multi-family buildings. Features include property reports, alerts, data-driven maintenance decisions, operations optimization & more.
- Feb 2024Seed—
- Apr 2022Seed$12M
#9
Acqui-Hired · Germantown, Maryland · founded 2000 · 21 employees$113Mraised▾
CURRENT Group manufactures smart grid infrastructure hardware and software solutions. It offers analytics platform for advanced metering infrastructure deployment; a meter module software that simplifies the development cycles for meter partners. it also offers communications solutions comprising a communication and connectivity engine with modular WAN and LAN card modules to support inter and intra-substation communications, a broadband over powerline utility gateway and OpenGrid Networking, a back office software application that interfaces with routing solutions.
- Sep 2011Series D$13M
- Jul 2005Series D$100M
#10
Acquired · Frederick, Maryland · founded 2006 · 42 employees$41.8Mraised▾
Industrial IoT connectivity platform for managing, monitoring, and controlling distributed equipment. They connect industrial equipment to the internet, providing data for managing, monitoring, and controlling equipment and devices. This enables the creation of flexible and scalable solutions. They optimize connecting distributed equipment from acquisition to storage, access, and control. By leveraging platform technology, security, scalability, and standards, they eliminate the complexity of implementing Industrial IoT infrastructure. This allows clients to build and deliver solutions that connect distributed devices and equipment. They offer a flexible and scalable approach to meet clients' current needs and future goals. Intelligent data processing and management create a resilient network of distributed assets, reliably connected and maintained with flexibility for critical environments and use cases. Their solutions include platform services and connectivity, focusing on simplifying the deployment and maintenance of IoT connectivity. This is a B2B tech company offering a SaaS platform.
- Mar 2019Conventional Debt$3.1M
- Aug 2018Series C$1.7M
- Dec 2016Series C$10.3M
- Jun 2016Conventional Debt$3M
#11
Seed · Baltimore, Maryland · founded 2022 · 3 employees$3Mraised▾
Electrochemical production company focused on decarbonization. It provides solutions for the development of negative-emission technologies and decarbonization through affordable, scalable direct air capture of carbon dioxide, carbon-negative mining, and other Ph swing applications.
- Aug 2023Seed$3M
#12
Series A · Middle River, Maryland · founded 2014 · 5 employees$3Mraised▾
Online casino offering slots, live tables, sports betting, and tournaments. It provides a multilingual platform with diverse payment options and supports multiple currencies, holding a license from Curaçao. The platform features a vast library of games, including slots and live dealer options, alongside a comprehensive sportsbook covering numerous sports. Users can register, verify their accounts, and access bonuses. The site offers alternative access through mirrors to bypass restrictions, ensuring continuous gameplay. It provides mobile accessibility via a mobile site and dedicated applications for both iOS and Android. The platform emphasizes security with data encryption and promotes responsible gaming. It also features a loyalty program with VIP status tiers, offering enhanced benefits.
- Jan 2018Series A$2M
- Nov 2017Seed$1M
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What Maryland researches in environmental monitoring
- University of Maryland, College Park13
- University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science6
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County5
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources1
- Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine1
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