Best Solar Energy Companies in New South Wales, Australia
The 102 best Solar Energy companies in New South Wales, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: 5B.
Our analysis of 100 Solar Energy companies
$30.5b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Solar Energy companies in New South Wales
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5B Developer of solar energy projects | $45M | 42 mo ago | Series B | Eden Tehan Co-Founder | 2013 | HubSpot CMS HubGSAPHubSpot+15 | — |
| 2 | SunDrive Manufacturer of solar powered products | $26M | 31 mo ago | Series A | David Hu Co-Founder | 2015 | — | 1 job opening |
| 3 | BT Imaging Inspection Tools for PV manufacturing | $7M | 189 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2007 | WixSentryBootstrap+11 | — |
| 4 | Enova Offering renewable energy exchange platform | $4M | 125 mo ago | Seed | Felicity Stening CEO | 2016 | — | — |
| 5 | Vast Provider of utility scale renewable energy power generations | $4M | 10 mo ago | Public | Craig Wood Chief Executive Officer | 2009 | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+13 | — |
| 6 | NRN Renewable energy infrastructure business that aims to create a greener future by providing greater access to… | $3M | 10 mo ago | Series A | — | 2019 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — |
| 7 | Epho Provider of commercial solar PV installation and maintenance services | $497K | 78 mo ago | Acquired | Oliver Hartley CEO & MD | 2013 | — | — |
| 8 | Upstream Energy Provider of solar& wind -as-a-service systems on a residential and commercial scale | — | 34 mo ago | Seed | — | 2013 | — | — |
Top 10 Solar Energy companies in New South Wales
#1
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 11 employees$3.4Mraised▾
NRN (National Renewable Network) is an Energy Infrastructure business in Australia that aims to create a greener and more sustainable future by providing greater access to renewable energy plans. They help Australians protect themselves from rising energy costs and lower emissions.
- Aug 2025Conventional Debt$32.6M
- Aug 2025Series A$11.2M
- Jun 2024Seed$1M
- Dec 2023Seed$2.4M
#2
Public · Darlinghurst, New South Wales · founded 2009 · 39 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Provider of utility scale renewable energy power generations
- Aug 2025Post IPO$3.5M
#3
Series A · Wollongong, New South Wales · founded 2015 · 22 employees$26Mraised▾
Manufacturer of solar powered products
- Nov 2023Grant (prize money)$7M
- Oct 2022Series A$21M
- Oct 2020Series A$5M
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$3M
#4
Series B · Mascot, New South Wales · founded 2013 · 172 employees$44.8Mraised▾
Developer of solar energy projects. They deliver solar solutions which are safer, faster, lower cost, lower-risk, and more energy dense than conventional fixed-tilt or single-axis tracking technologies. R&D, advanced manufacturing, deployment and testing facilities.
- Dec 2022Series B$13.7M
- Jun 2022Series B$21.8M
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$24M
- Aug 2021Series B—
#5
Acquired · Surry Hills, New South Wales · founded 2007 · 27 employees$6.8Mraised▾
BT Imaging supplies R&D and process inspection tools to the photovoltaic manufacturing industry. This includes equipment used in the manufacturing of silicon blocks, silicon solar wafers and silicon solar cells.
- Aug 2010Series A$3.8M
- Jun 2008Series A$3M
#6
Seed · Byron Bay, New South Wales · founded 2016$3.8Mraised▾
Enova provides solutions for the renewable energy exchange platform. It offers a community-owned approach where households with solar energy facility can sell their surplus energy generated to their community. Its platform combines all these energy generators and purchasers. It operates a 50% non-profit and 50% for-profit company. It is expanding into peer-to-peer trading.
- Jan 2016Seed$3.8M
#7
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2013$497Kraised▾
Epho is a New South Wales-based commercial solar PV system installer and commissioner. Offers other multiple solutions like planning, designing, repairing and maintenance of the systems. Developed a 1MW rooftop solar system in Brendale, a 6MW power rooftop systems for Brisbane Airport, a 100kW solar power plant in Horsley Park etc.
- Dec 2019Grant (prize money)$497K
#8
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2013 · 7 employees—raised▾
Provider of solar& wind -as-a-service systems on a residential and commercial scale
- Aug 2023Conventional Debt—
- Aug 2023Seed—
#9
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2014 · 17 employees—raised▾
Developer of renewable energy power projects
- May 2021Post IPO—
#10
Deadpooled · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2005—raised▾
Manufacturer of floating solar collectors
- 2011Seed—
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