Best Sustainability Tech Companies in Kentucky, United States
The 36 best Sustainability Tech companies in Kentucky, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals.
Our analysis of 84 Sustainability Tech companies
$19.4b in tracked funding; 85% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Sustainability Tech companies in Kentucky
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals Developer of drugs for women's health and pain management | $176M | 202 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2001 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Climavision Provider of weather forecasting, radar network, and weather data solutions | $100M | 63 mo ago | Series C | Chris Goode CEO | 2016 | WordPressMySQLMariaDB+28 | — | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Virtual Peaker Provider of solutions for demand response and energy intelligence | $20M | 27 mo ago | Series A | — | 2015 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | 10 patents Real-time control and energy management for remote IoT/industrial devices | 2 job openings |
| 4 | ElectraMet Provider of advanced wastewater treatment systems for metal recovery | $7M | 44 mo ago | Series B | Keith Jacobs Chief Executive Officer | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | — | — |
| 5 | PowerTech Water Provider of technology solutions for wastewater treatment | $7M | 17 mo ago | Series C | — | 2014 | — | 42 patents Electrochemical water treatment and metal recovery using porous Faradaic cells. | — |
| 6 | NX PharmaGen Personalized medicine through next-generation molecular diagnostics and imaging technologies | $7M | 46 mo ago | Seed | Brian Brohman Co-Founder & CEO | 2010 | — | 14 patents Liquid biopsy cancer markers (tenascin‑C) and obstetric preterm‑birth predictive biomarkers. | — |
| 7 | Franklin Housing Authority Provider of affordable housing and self-sufficiency opportunities for low-income families | $6M | 16 mo ago | Funding Raised | Derwin Jackson President/CEO | 2008 | PHPZURB FoundationApache HTTP Server+7 | — | — |
| 8 | NX Prenatal Provider of early warning blood tests for pregnancy complications | $6M | 37 mo ago | Series A | Brian Brohman Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 2010 | — | 44 patents Obstetric biomarker analysis and AI-driven prediction for preeclampsia, placenta accreta, preterm birth | — |
| 9 | Lumenari Manufacturer of phosphor materials for light emitting diode-based displays | $4M | 95 mo ago | Series A | Rob Nordsell Co-Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Aquisense Provider of UV-C LED based disinfection system 60Product top 26%Growth top 28%Talent top 28%Patents top 36% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 26% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 36% Innovationtop 37% Techtop 37% Fundingtop 42% Moattop 45% Globalbottom 35% Marketbottom 33% Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $4M | 6 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | 12 patents UV-LED based water and liquid disinfection systems | — |
| 11 | Bert Thin Films Manufacturer of copper paste for solar panels | $3M | 9 mo ago | Series A | Thad Druffel Founder | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 12 | HPI Developer of affordable houses | $130K | 195 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1990 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+12 | — | — |
Top 12 Sustainability Tech companies in Kentucky
#1
Acquired · Erlanger, Kentucky · founded 2015 · 26 employees$4.1Mraised▾
Provider of UV-C LED-based disinfection system. It offers disinfection systems that can work in water, air, and surface. It provides energy management solutions for residential buildings, commercial, transportation, and others.
- Mar 2026Series A$1.6M
- Mar 2025Series A$2.5M
- Seed—
#2
Series A · Louisville, Kentucky · founded 2014$3.2Mraised▾
Manufacturer of copper paste for solar panels. It is used as a direct substitute for the silver paste in the manufacturing process.
- Dec 2025Grant (prize money)$1M
- Feb 2024Series A$1.2M
- Jan 2022Angel$1M
- Aug 2021Grant (prize money)$1M
#3
Funding Raised · Franklin, Kentucky · founded 2008$6.1Mraised▾
Provider of affordable housing and self-sufficiency opportunities for low-income families. The organization facilitates access to housing programs designed to assist those in need. It offers resources and support aimed at enhancing residents' quality of life. The entity provides access to community, educational, and recreational programs. It also facilitates job readiness and training initiatives.
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$493.7K
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$64.9K
- Mar 2012Grant (prize money)$405.9K
- Dec 2011Grant (prize money)$929K
#4
Series C · Lexington, Kentucky · founded 2014 · 52 employees$6.8Mraised▾
Provider of technology solutions for wastewater treatment. It provides ElectraMet technology that is intended for the removal and recovery of copper and chrome from industrial wastewater streams.
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$336.9K
- Dec 2024Series C$12.2M
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$1.3M
- Jun 2021Series B$6M
#5
Series A · Louisville, Kentucky · founded 2015 · 43 employees$19.8Mraised▾
Provider of solutions for demand response and energy intelligence. It integrates with (IoT)-based devices from third-party device manufacturers and connects to those devices through the device manufacturer's server, using secure server-to-server communication systems. It applies machine learning and real-time control to devices to reduce demand. It offers utilities the power to control demand and also provides data about consumption to the users. Additionally, provides mobile and web applications that can bring together smart device data and billing information to provide a one-stop customer engagement platform.
- Jun 2024Conventional Debt$11.3M
- Feb 2022Series A$16.6M
- Apr 2021Seed$2M
- Mar 2021Conventional Debt$1.1M
#6
Series C · Louisville, Kentucky · founded 2016 · 42 employees$100Mraised▾
Provider of weather forecasting, radar network, and weather data solutions. The company offers weather models, forecasts, and a weather API. It provides services to industries including agriculture, aviation, energy, and transportation. The company’s products include site-specific insights, global insights, and custom forecasts.
- Jun 2021Series C$100M
#7
Acqui-Hired · Florence, Kentucky · founded 2001 · 6 employees$175.8Mraised▾
Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals (formerly known as Xanodyne Pharmacal) has developed drugs for women's health and pain management. The product pipeline includes Zipsor, for the treatment of mild to moderate acute pain (FDA approval); XP12B for the treatment of menorrhagia (heavy menstrual bleeding) (phase III and NDA filing); and XP20B for the treatment of mild to moderate pain (phase III).
- Oct 2009Series D$87.8M
- Oct 2009Series D$87.8M
- Jun 2009Series D$38M
- Oct 2002Series C—
#8
Series A · Louisville, Kentucky · founded 2010 · 6 employees$5.7Mraised▾
Provider of early warning blood tests for pregnancy complications. The company's assays leverage its proprietary NeXosome platform technology which enables the isolation and enrichment of exosome and microvesicle particles from bodily fluids for non-invasive biomarker evaluation.
- Aug 2023Series A$3.1M
- Oct 2022Grant (prize money)—
- Nov 2020Seed$72K
- May 2020Seed$2.1M
#9
Seed · Louisville, Kentucky · founded 2010 · 3 employees$6.6Mraised▾
Personalized medicine through next-generation molecular diagnostics and imaging technologies. The company invests in technologies to improve patient lives. They focus on molecular diagnostics and imaging products to enhance patient outcomes, physician decisions, and payer economics, while accelerating new intervention approvals. Their technologies include exosome-based diagnostics for maternal-fetal health and cancer, employing a liquid biopsy approach to reveal tumor cell information for predicting therapeutic responsiveness. This innovative approach aims to provide better patient care through advanced diagnostic tools and personalized treatment strategies. They are focused on B2B, SaaS, and Software.
- Oct 2022Conventional Debt$590K
- Apr 2020Seed$486K
- Mar 2015Seed$1.8M
- Jun 2013Seed$773K
#10
Series B · Lexington, Kentucky · founded 2014 · 33 employees$7.2Mraised▾
Provider of advanced wastewater treatment systems for metal recovery. These systems enable clients to achieve discharge compliance, enhance product purity, and improve profitability. The technology offers selective metal recovery, automated processes, and impurity removal capabilities, minimizing waste and protecting assets. Solutions are tailored to various industries, including semiconductor manufacturing, medical devices, defense, EV battery recycling, and mining. Services include feasibility testing, pilot installations, and full-scale system implementation. The systems are designed for seamless integration into existing site infrastructure.
- Jan 2023Series B$677.3K
- Dec 2021Series B$6.5M
#11
Series A · Lexington, Kentucky · founded 2013 · 2 employees$4.3Mraised▾
Manufacturer of phosphor materials for light-emitting diode-based displays. It uses its proprietary method for the identification of new phosphor materials by collaborating supercomputing with experimentation. It offers a phosphor technology that expands the color gamut and range in displays including televisions, tablets, laptops, computer monitors, and smartphones. It caters to OEMs, packaged LED suppliers, and display manufacturers.
- Oct 2018Series A$3M
- Seed$1.3M
#12
Funding Raised · Louisville, Kentucky · founded 1990 · 71 employees$129.8Kraised▾
The Housing Partnership's mission is to create, sustain and promote access to affordable housing opportunities. We do this by creating communities in which housing of choice is possible for everyone.
- May 2010Grant (prize money)$62.6K
- Sep 2008Grant (prize money)$40K
- Dec 2007Grant (prize money)$27.2K
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