Best Environment Tech Companies in Ohio, United States
The 95 best Environment Tech companies in Ohio, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Appalachian Power.
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 Ohio
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian Power Provider of power consumption monitoring solutions | $600M | 63 mo ago | 3,200 | 2001 | — | Top 50k | — | — |
| 2 | Abound Solar Cd-Te solar module manufacturing | $216M | 186 mo ago | 31 | 2006 | — | Top 50M | — | — |
| 3 | XunLight PV module manufacturer | $46M | 162 mo ago | 51 | 2006 | Xunming Deng CEO | — | 22 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 4 | Lucintech Online platform offering solar modules | $29M | 156 mo ago | — | 2002 | Al Compaan Co-Founder & CEO | — | 5 patents Manufacturing flexible, semitransparent photovoltaic cells and related color‑control technologies. | — |
| 5 | Energy Focus Provider of smart LED lighting products | $22M | 35 mo ago | 20 | 1985 | — | Top 10M | 132 patents High‑efficiency LED lamp drivers and tubular LED ballast converters for power‑factor improvement | — |
| 6 | Exacter Provider of asset intelligence data analytics solutions | $16M | 85 mo ago | 12 | 2005 | John Lauletta CEO | — | 15 patents Detection and analysis of electrical arcing and impaired power equipment faults. | — |
| 7 | Toledo Solar Online platform offering CdTe-based solar modules | $16M | 31 mo ago | 21 | 2019 | Glen F Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 8 | MetaMateria Nanotechnology solutions for waste water treatment | $7M | 71 mo ago | — | 2002 | Richard Schorr Founder & CEO | — | 6 patents Phosphorus removal from water using porous composite media and cement production methods | — |
| 9 | OCO Manufacturer of green formic acid 8Moat top 48%Funding top 50%Tech bottom 42%Global bottom 36% All 6 signals ▾Moattop 48% Fundingtop 50% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 21% Marketbottom 19% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked Funding: Raised $5.8M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 8/100 | $6M | 6 mo ago | 4 | 2018 | — | Top 50M | — | 2 awards |
| 10 | Micro Turbo Technologies Online platform offering energy saving refrigerant solutions | $5M | 40 mo ago | 8 | 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Satelytics Developer of geospatial analytics software for industrial challenge detection and alerting | $5M | 72 mo ago | 20 20 → 35 (+75%) | 2009 | — | Top 50M | — | — |
| 12 | Wastebits Online software platform for waste generators and waste management firms | $3M | 114 mo ago | 20 20 → 19 (-5%) | 2014 | — | Top 5M | — | — |
| 13 | Yama Technology solution for carbon capture | $3M | 23 mo ago | — | 2023 | Valentin Fougerit Cofounder & Chief Technology Officer | Top 50M | — | 1 award |
| 14 | Wireless Environment Provider of off-grid LED lighting fixtures | $2M | 193 mo ago | 19 | 2005 | — | — | 66 patents Wireless LED lighting control and off‑grid power management systems | — |
| 15 | Melink Project developer and solutions provider in the renewable energy sector | $2M | 70 mo ago | 95 95 → 137 (+44%) | 1987 | Steve Melink Founder & CEO | Top 10M | 9 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 16 | Subterra AI-driven solutions to inspect and manage sewer networks | $2M | 36 mo ago | 13 | 2018 | Robert Lee Founder & CEO | — | 6 patents 3D depth sensing and remote structural inspection for infrastructure mapping and analysis | — |
| 17 | New Resource Solutions Online platform to connect investors with solar energy projects | $710K | 46 mo ago | — | 2016 | Geoff Greenfield Co-Founder | — | — | 1 launch |
| 18 | Nodis Smart glass manufacturer | $500K | 69 mo ago | 7 | 2014 | Sergey Shokhor Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | — | — |
| 19 | JadeTrack Sustainability Performance Management | $312K | 140 mo ago | 13 | 2011 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Glow Smart energy tracker for residential application | $270K | 101 mo ago | 8 | 2017 | Ben Lachman Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 21 | Grid Sentry Provider of sensor for grid automation | $250K | 113 mo ago | — | 2009 | Paul Mccarren CEO & President | — | 10 patents Clamp mechanisms and current transformers for power distribution line sensor deployment | — |
| 22 | PlugOp Provider of energy management solution | $120K | 12 mo ago | — | 2022 | Tyler Simons Co-Founder | Top 10M | — | — |
| 23 | CitiLogics Develops a water and wastewater infrastructure analysis tool | $100K | 149 mo ago | — | 2009 | Jim Uber CEO & Founder | — | — | — |
| 24 | Intwine Provider of IoT services for smart buildings | $100K | 142 mo ago | 8 | 2008 | Dave Martin Founder & CEO | Top 50M | — | 1 launch |
| 25 | EarthABC Provider of a climate data marketplace | $20K | 36 mo ago | — | 2022 | Britt Corsi Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 26 | Vertiv Provider of power, thermal, and IT infrastructure solutions and services | — | 44 mo ago | 27,000 | 1946 | Giordano Albertazzi CEO | Top 500k | 765 patents Data center power distribution and liquid cooling infrastructure for high‑density IT equipment. | — |
Top 12 Environment Tech companies in Ohio
#1
Seed · Oregon, Ohio · founded 2018 · 4 employees$5.8Mraised▾
Manufacturer of green formic acid. It provides solutions to capture and convert carbon into useful products using electrolysis technology. It develops an electrolyzer device that binds CO2 with the hydrogen available in the water to develop organic formate in energy-dense stable and non-flammable liquid form. It can transforms and stores electric energy into chemical energy.
- Dec 2025Seed$2.1M
- Nov 2023Seed$5M
- Apr 2022Grant (prize money)$1.5M
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$239.9K
#2
Funding Raised · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2001 · 3200 employees$600.2Mraised▾
Appalachian Power provides power consumption monitoring solutions. It provides a mobile application for users to pay bills and report outages. It also allows users to view real-time account balance, payment due date, balance details, etc. and schedule bill payments. Also, provides updates on power outages, alert notifications, etc.
- Mar 2021Conventional Debt$100M
- 2020Conventional Debt$500M
- Sep 2010Grant (prize money)$195.1K
#3
Seed · Delaware, Ohio · founded 2023$3Mraised▾
Technology solution for carbon capture. It specializes in developing scalable direct air capture solutions to mitigate climate change by reducing carbon emissions.
- Jul 2024Seed$3M
#4
Public · Solon, Ohio · founded 1985 · 20 employees$21.6Mraised▾
Provider of smart LED lighting products. The product offerings include abUV ceiling light, V-series LED tube, mUVe surface disinfection robot, and more. Additionally, it provides EnFocus - a lighting control platform.
- Jul 2023Post IPO$1.3M
- Jun 2022Post IPO$3.5M
- Dec 2021Post IPO—
- Jan 2020Post IPO$430.2K
#5
Seed · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2022$120Kraised▾
Provider of energy management solution. It offers optimization based energy management that allows property managers to provide a premium charging experience at a fraction of the cost. It also provides smart load management software that allows multiple chargers to be configured on a single circuit, drastically reducing electrical infrastructure upgrade requirements.
- Jun 2025Seed$70K
- Dec 2024Seed$100K
- Mar 2024Seed$20K
- Dec 2023Conventional Debt—
#6
Series B · Perrysburg, Ohio · founded 2019 · 21 employees$15.6Mraised▾
Online platform offering CdTe-based solar modules. Its CdTe thin film technology produces more power and delivers a faster energy payback than competing solar technologies. It provides rooftop systems and is developing semi-transparent solar windows, shingles, skylights, sunroofs, greenhouses, and farm canopies.
#7
Acquired · Loveland, Ohio · founded 2006 · 31 employees$215.8Mraised▾
Cd-Te solar module manufacturing. It produces next-generation, thin-film cadmium telluride solar photovoltaic modules intended to deliver the lowest levelized cost of electricity and targeting large-commercial and utility-scale installations.
- Dec 2010Series E$111.8M
- Jul 2010Conventional Debt$400M
- Aug 2008Series D$104M
#8
Deadpooled · Toledo, Ohio · founded 2006 · 51 employees$46.3Mraised▾
Xunlight Corporation formerly known as MWOE Solar, is a technology spin-off from the University of Toledo that engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of photovoltaic modules that convert sunlight into electricity. The company went bankrupt in 2014
- Dec 2012Series D$6.3M
- Jun 2012Grant (prize money)$1M
- Nov 2009Grant (prize money)$1.2M
- Dec 2008Conventional Debt$7M
#9
Series A · New Hampshire, Ohio · founded 2021 · 8 employees$5.1Mraised▾
Online platform offering energy-saving refrigerant solutions. It next generation compressor technology to make energy-efficient products.
- Feb 2023Series A$5.1M
#10
Series B · Toledo, Ohio · founded 2002$29Mraised▾
Online platform offering solar modules. The company specializes in developing rigid and flexible semi-transparent Cd-Te PV modules that find use-case in building-integrated PV and automotive-integrated PV applications.
- 2013Grant (prize money)$100K
- Oct 2012Series B$500K
- Jul 2011Grant (prize money)$150K
- Jun 2011Grant (prize money)$1.2M
#11
Seed · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2018 · 13 employees$2.2Mraised▾
AI-driven solutions to inspect and manage sewer networks. It also provides a cloud-based platform to store, view, and inspect all data from sewer inspections. Its product includes a rapid large diameter sewer inspection system and a rapid vertical inspection system.
- Jun 2023Seed$2.2M
#12
Series B · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2005 · 12 employees$16Mraised▾
Provider of asset intelligence data analytics solutions. It offers visibility of the grid into grid health, identifying areas of safety and system risk, and informing asset management & intelligence-based reliability initiatives. Also offers an information tool for managing multiple aspects of overhead distribution reliability and asset management.
- May 2019Grant (prize money)—
- Jan 2015Series A$3M
- Mar 2007Seed$5M
- Series B$8M
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
What Ohio researches in environmental monitoring
Ohio State University and Ohio EPA lead aquatic ecosystem and chemical sensor monitoring research, with recent work (8 of 12 papers post-2020) trending cautiously optimistic (mean stance 0.24) amid balanced breakthrough and concern findings.
- The Ohio State University8
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency1
- Ohio University1
- Ohio Department of Agriculture1
- Ohio Aerospace Institute1
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