Radar · Sustainability Tech in New South Wales
Best Sustainability Tech Companies in New South Wales, Australia
The 204 best Sustainability Tech companies in New South Wales, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Symphony.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
204companies tracked
$1.3Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
57have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SUSTAINABILITY TECH × NEW SOUTH WALES
Our analysis of 293 Sustainability Tech companies
$38.4b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
293companies analysed
83%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
12unicorns
2018median founding year
262kcombined LinkedIn audience
23%of audience held by top 3
9companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Sustainability Tech companies in New South Wales
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Symphony Energy transition infrastructure platform 35Moat top 22%Funding top 23%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Moattop 22% Fundingtop 23% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Funding: Raised $300M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $300M | 23 mo ago | Series A | — | Steven Butler Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 2 | Brighte Provider of payment facility solution in the solar financing segment 67Tech top 16%Funding top 26%Moat top 28%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 16% Fundingtop 26% Moattop 28% Growthtop 35% Producttop 35% Markettop 46% Talentbottom 49% Fin. healthbottom 48% Newsbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 49 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $207M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 10 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $207M | 7 mo ago | Series C | 125 | Katherine Mcconnell Founder & CEO | SentryReactEmotion+19 | — | 1 partnership · 3 awards |
| 3 | Willow Provider of a SaaS and AI-driven digital twin platform for commercial spaces | $110M | 42 mo ago | Series A | 321 | Joshua Ridley Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+24 | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 4 | Samsara Eco Developer of enzymatic technology for infinite plastic recycling | $106M | 23 mo ago | Series A | 51 | Paul Riley Founder & CEO | ReadymagApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19 | 47 patents Industrial enzyme engineering for biocatalysis and sustainable chemical production | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 5 | SpeeDx Provider of qPCR-based molecular diagnostics platform | $78M | 39 mo ago | Series C | 113 | Alison Todd Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+41 | — | 5 partnerships |
| 6 | Neara Developer of physics-enabled digital twin software for utility network management 62Funding top 19%Growth top 35%Tech top 35%News top 37% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Growthtop 35% Techtop 35% Newstop 37% Moattop 39% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $61.6M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $62M | 4 mo ago | Series D | 71 | Daniel Danilatos Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+38 | — | — |
| 7 | Evolve Housing Provider of affordable homes | $49M | 83 mo ago | Funding Raised | 312 | Lyall Gorman CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+34 | — | 2 expansions · 1 award |
| 8 | Recce Developer of antibiotics for drug-resistant bacteria and cancer treatments | $41M | 12 mo ago | Public | — | James Graham CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | 8 patents Antimicrobial polymer therapeutics for viral and bacterial infection treatment | 4 partnerships |
| 9 | Greatcell Solar Developer of perovskite solar cells | $28M | 98 mo ago | Public | 37 | — | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 10 | CIMET Provider of white-label platform for customer experience management | $27M | 51 mo ago | Series B | 80 | Ankit Jain Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+14 | — | 1 partnership |
| 11 | Topelia Developer of antiviral triple therapy for coronavirus infection | $25M | 56 mo ago | Series A | — | David Fox CEO | — | — | — |
| 12 | Infravision Provider of a drone stringing system | $23M | 32 mo ago | Series A | 74 | Cameron Van Der Berg Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | 1 job opening · 3 expansions |
| 13 | MGA Thermal Provider of solutions for thermal energy storage | $21M | 3 mo ago | Series A | 27 | Erich Kisi Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | 10 patents Thermal energy storage using inverse microstructure alloy materials | — |
| 14 | Evergen Provider of decentralized renewable energy management solutions | $17M | 47 mo ago | Series B | 72 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+33 | — | 1 partnership |
| 15 | Unleash live AI based platform offering image and video analytics solutions | $13M | 57 mo ago | Series A | 28 | Hanno Blankenstein CEO and Co-founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+27 | 4 patents Automated machine-based inspection of energy infrastructure systems | 5 job openings |
| 16 | Pathzero Provider of solutions to calculate carbon emission | $12M | 42 mo ago | Series A | 50 | Charbel Ayoub Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 17 | Licella Provider of patented hydrothermal liquefaction technology | $12M | 11 mo ago | Seed | 34 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 18 | Genetic Signatures Molecular diagnostic reagents and kits for pathogen detection | $11M | 117 mo ago | Public | — | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+26 | 166 patents Isothermal nucleic acid amplification and molecular detection of microbial genetic material | 4 job openings |
| 19 | Okra Solar P2P Solar power sharing platform | $10M | 33 mo ago | Series A | 31 | Afnan Hannan Co-Founder & Software Engineer | WebflowGSAPAmazon Web Services+10 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 20 | CIM SaaS & AI-driven building analytics platform for commercial properties | $10M | 45 mo ago | Series A | 82 | David Walsh Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPMicrosoft Clarity+21 | — | 3 launchs · 2 partnerships |
| 21 | Switch Automation Provider of IoT and SaaS-driven building energy management solutions | $9M | 74 mo ago | Series A | 62 | Deb Noller Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 22 | Wattwatchers SaaS and IoT-based meter energy consumption monitoring devices | $9M | 56 mo ago | Series B | 24 | Gavin Dietz CEO & MD | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | — | — |
| 23 | Green Gravity Developer of gravitational energy storage systems using disused mine shafts | $7M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 10 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | 3 patents Gravity‑based energy storage systems for renewable power generation | 1 award |
| 24 | VAPAR Developer of ML based platform for assessing the condition of sewer pipes | $7M | 28 mo ago | Series A | 20 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | 1 job opening · 3 partnerships |
| 25 | Aeris Environmental HVAC Optimization systems with patented technology | $6M | 132 mo ago | Public | 21 | — | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+30 | — | 1 partnership |
| 26 | Solar Analytics Provider of SaaS-driven analytics software for monitoring solar systems | $5M | 96 mo ago | Acquired | 31 | Valantis Vais Co-Founder | WebflowEmotionAmazon Web Services+20 | 10 patents Solar performance monitoring and analytics platform integrating data management and credentialing. | — |
| 27 | MCi Carbon Provider of carbon capture and utility solutions | $5M | 16 mo ago | Series A | — | Geoff Brent Co-Founder & Chief Scientist | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 28 | Mineral Carbonation International Provider of carbon capture and sequestration solutions | $5M | 38 mo ago | Series A | 19 | Marcus Dawe Co-Founder & CEO | — | 30 patents CO₂ capture and storage using magnesium silicate mineral carbonation processes | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 29 | Avarni Cloud-based platform to offset and manage carbon emissions | $5M | 30 mo ago | Series A | 21 | Anuj Paudel Co-Founder and Co-CEO | — | — | 1 launch |
| 30 | Gridsight Developer of an AI-driven electrical digital twin for distribution networks 40AI top 30%Talent top 38%Growth top 45%Funding top 49% All 7 signals ▾AItop 30% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Fundingtop 49% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 26% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-driven Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $5M | 14 mo ago | Series A | 17 | Kurt Walkom Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+13 | — | 1 partnership |
| 31 | Bluglass Manufacturer of custom GaN laser diodes and LEDs | $4M | 28 mo ago | Public | 8 | Jim Haden CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+8 | — | — |
| 32 | HydGene Renewables Provider of hydrogen and renewable energy | $4M | 36 mo ago | Seed | 7 | Louise Brown Co-Founder & CEO | WixSentryApple iCloud Mail+13 | — | 1 partnership |
| 33 | Greener Provider of solutions to offset the carbon footprint | $4M | 43 mo ago | Series A | — | Tom Ferrier Founder | — | — | — |
| 34 | Lleaf Provider of light diffusers for indoor farms and greenhouses 6Funding bottom 46%Global bottom 38%Market bottom 20% All 3 signals ▾Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $3.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Global: Investors from 3 countries beyond Australia rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 6/100 | $4M | 45 mo ago | Seed | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | SwitchDin Offers solar energy monitoring systems | $3M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 39 | Andrew Mears Founder & CEO | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+18 | — | 1 job opening |
| 36 | Baymatob AI-based health risk analysis tool for healthcare professionals | $3M | 28 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Tara Croft CEO | — | — | — |
| 37 | Microbiogen Developer of biocatalysts | $3M | 102 mo ago | Funding Raised | 30 | Geoffrey Bell CEO | — | — | — |
| 38 | RecycleSmart Provider of waste collection solution | $2M | 11 mo ago | Seed | 15 | Marco Galletti CTO and Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+29 | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 39 | Fulcrum3D Developer of measurement techniques for wind and solar systems | $2M | 87 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Martin Poole Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 40 | Trace Provider of solutions to offset carbon footprint | $2M | 28 mo ago | Seed | 15 | Joanna Auburn Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowReact+34 | — | — |
| 41 | Enosi Blockchain-based platform offering clean energy traceability solution | $1M | 56 mo ago | Seed | 13 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+21 | — | 1 partnership |
| 42 | Refilled Smart drink dispenser vending machines | $1M | 31 mo ago | Seed | — | Ryan Nelson Founder & CEO | WebflowReactstyled-components+23 | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 43 | Fugu Provider of carbon capture solution | $1M | 23 mo ago | Seed | — | Mac Thompson Co-Founder | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 44 | Algenie Provider of technology for algae production 14Talent top 28%Tech bottom 41%Funding bottom 36%Market bottom 25% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Techbottom 41% Fundingbottom 36% Marketbottom 25% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 10 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $1M | 21 mo ago | Seed | — | Mathieu Pernice Co-Founder | Framer SitesReactCloudflare+7 | — | 1 job opening |
| 45 | Vyro Online platform for buying electric cars | $1M | 49 mo ago | Seed | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Objective Enterprise content management and data governance solution | $647K | 137 mo ago | Public | 347 | — | Craft CMSSentryApple iCloud Mail+28 | — | — |
| 47 | CarbonHQ Online platform for carbon project management | $600K | 28 mo ago | Seed | — | Eugene Datsky Co-Founder | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 48 | NetNada Provider of climate change services | $200K | 45 mo ago | Seed | 11 | Afonso Firmo Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Sustainability Tech companies in New South Wales
#1
Series C · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2015 · 125 employees$206.5Mraised▾
Series C · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2015 · 125 employees
Brighte provides payment facility solutions in the solar financing segment. It works on credit analysis and customer payables which follow solar financing and provides consumers with affordable payment plans to pay for solar and smart home technology with 'zero interest'. It provides zero-interest loans and variable repayment terms to customers for buying a product from one of the empanelled vendors by granting instant loan decisions. Its marketplace includes solar systems, flooring, roofing, pool heating system, guttering, etc.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 16%Funding
top 26%Moat
top 28%Growth
top 35%Product
top 35%Market
top 46%Tech: 49 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy
Funding: Raised $207M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 10 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Nov 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 5 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 16k LinkedIn followers — 6.1% of this cohort's audience · 41 engagements/post (1.8× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 3 awards (incl. ACT Government, Tasmanian Government, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Commonwealth Bank) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Grant (prize money)$26M
- Dec 2020Series C$100M
- Oct 2019Series B$10.6M
- Jul 2019Conventional Debt$130M
Founders & team
Investors
AirTree, Skip Capital, Qualgro, Grok Ventures, National Australia Bank, CEFC
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmplitudeApolloApple Icloud Mail
#2
Series D · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2016 · 71 employees$61.6Mraised▾
Series D · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2016 · 71 employees
Developer of physics-enabled digital twin software for utility network management. The software simulates network behavior under various conditions, such as severe weather and design changes. It identifies vulnerabilities and validates potential remediation solutions. The software also generates reports to quantify network needs and measure outcomes.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Growth
top 35%Tech
top 35%News
top 37%Moat
top 39%Talent
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $61.6M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series D (Feb 2026)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 46 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Http/3
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 4.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series D$63.5M
- Oct 2024Series C$31M
- Sep 2023Series B$10M
- May 2022Series B$14M
Founders & team
Investors
Skip Capital, Square Peg Ventures, EQT, Partners Group, Prosus, OIF Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAstroCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#3
Series A · Newcastle, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 27 employees$20.9Mraised▾
Series A · Newcastle, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 27 employees
Provider of solutions for thermal energy storage. In its system, modular blocks are stacked into insulated storage tanks, which can store energy for use in many applications. By storing excess thermal energy, It helps to ensure a stable supply of electricity to the grid, effectively enabling base load power generation.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series A$12.1M
- Feb 2026Grant (prize money)$2.3M
- Dec 2024Series A$14.1M
- Apr 2024Seed$5.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Main Sequence, Melt Ventures, Jekara, CP Ventures, Varley, Climate Venture Capital Fund
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#4
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2007$40.8Mraised▾
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2007
Developer of antibiotics for drug-resistant bacteria and cancer treatments. The company's pipeline includes RECCE 327 (R327) as an intravenous and topical therapy that is being developed for the treatment of serious and potentially life-threatening infections due to Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including their superbug forms; RECCE 435 (R435) as an orally administered therapy for bacterial infections; and RECCE 529 (R529) for viral infections.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 4 partnerships (incl. leading Middle Eastern pharmaceutical company) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Post IPO$4.8M
- Apr 2025Post IPO$10.1M
- Sep 2020Post IPO$20.1M
- Oct 2019Post IPO$4.6M
Founders & team
Tech stack
All In One SeoAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCloudflareContact Form 7
#5
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2024$300Mraised▾
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2024
Energy transition infrastructure platform. It orchestrates on the ground expertise with institutional capital markets to accelerate the transition.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 22%Funding
top 23%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 37%Global
bottom 36%Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
Funding: Raised $300M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2024)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Nexthop) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Series A$202M
- Jul 2024Conventional Debt$126.6M
Founders & team
Investors
CommBank, Blackstone
#6
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2005 · 34 employees$11.5Mraised▾
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2005 · 34 employees
Provider of patented hydrothermal liquefaction technology. It delivers low-carbon solutions through its advanced technology, enabling the sustainable transformation of waste feedstocks into biofuels, biochemicals, and recycled materials. Its patented technology, the Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR), offers a game-changing approach to waste conversion. Licella partners with industry leaders to develop innovative solutions for a lower carbon future.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Seed—
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$8M
- Aug 2023Seed—
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$3.5M
Investors
Australian Government, Mondelez International, Amcor, Diamond Edge Ventures, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Jungle Capital
Tech stack
Backbone.JsCampaign MonitorGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsJqueryJquery Migrate
#7
Series A · Queanbeyan, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 51 employees$105.6Mraised▾
Series A · Queanbeyan, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 51 employees
Developer of enzymatic technology for infinite plastic recycling. This technology enables the re-manufacture of new plastics from waste plastics repeatedly, creating a truly circular system. The process uses recycled materials exclusively, eliminating the need for virgin plastics and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. The resulting recycled plastics maintain virgin-quality characteristics, suitable for various industries. The technology features a low carbon footprint and avoids high-temperature processes, minimizing environmental impact.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 5.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Series A$65M
- Jul 2023Series A—
- May 2023Series A—
- Nov 2022Series A$34.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Lululemon, Kanematsu, Main Sequence, W23, CEFC, Breakthrough Victoria
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBackbone.JsCaddyCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementEmotion
#8
Series A · Newcastle, New South Wales · founded 2014 · 39 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Series A · Newcastle, New South Wales · founded 2014 · 39 employees
SwitchDin offers smart monitoring solutions for solar energy generation systems with battery backups. Offers solutions for monitoring, forecasting, controlling the energy consumption and generation etc., and also offers energy optimisation, demand management for solar-powered battery systems. Have developed monitoring systems named "Stormcloud" and "DROPLET" which integrates with data communications systems for smooth run of the PV system.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series A$10M
- Jun 2020Series A$3.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Q-Cells, Ellerston Capital, Social Alpha, Infratech Growth Partners, Melt Ventures, Fresh Start Australia
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsEnvoy
#9
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 15 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 15 employees
Provider of waste collection solution. Users can book a pickup for waste collection from the app. It provides recycling services for e-waste, clothing, and soft plastics. Its mobile app is available for both ios and android devices.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Marketing Manager
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. EcoCycle Group) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Seed$1M
- May 2024Seed$1.1M
- Jul 2023Seed$1M
Founders & team
Investors
Antler, LVT Capital, Plug and Play Tech Center, EnergyLab, Byron Ventures, Prisma Investment
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Sign-InBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#10
Series A · Wollongong, New South Wales · founded 2020 · 17 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Series A · Wollongong, New South Wales · founded 2020 · 17 employees
Developer of an AI-driven electrical digital twin for distribution networks. It provides a foundational grid model and decision layer for modern networks. The company offers solutions for flexible interconnection and energization. It also provides automated screening of interconnection queues and dynamic day-ahead curtailment quantification.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 30%Talent
top 38%Growth
top 45%Funding
top 49%Tech
bottom 42%Global
bottom 37%AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-driven
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 2.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -2 · hiring: remote-first
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships (incl. United Illuminating) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Series A$4.5M
- 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Climate Capital, AirTree, Energy Transition Ventures, Aera VC
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCalendlyCloudflareGoogle Workspace
#11
Series A · Newcastle, New South Wales · founded 2013$5Mraised▾
Series A · Newcastle, New South Wales · founded 2013
Provider of carbon capture and utility solutions. Its technology combines captured CO2 with mineral feedstocks to produce building materials and other products, aiming to decarbonize industries globally.
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Series A$5M
Founders & team
Investors
Mu-Cc, ITOCHU, Mizuho Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Tech stack
AstraCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-JsElementor
#12
Series A · Wollongong, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 10 employees$7.4Mraised▾
Series A · Wollongong, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 10 employees
Developer of gravitational energy storage systems using disused mine shafts. The technology raises and lowers heavy weights in mine shafts. This process captures and releases the gravitational energy of the weights. The systems provide short or mid duration storage and grid ancillary services.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Series A$6M
- May 2022Seed$1.4M
Investors
HMC Capital, BlueScopeX, Pacific Channel, Prospect Innovation
Tech stack
Core-JsElementorGoogle Font ApiHttp/3JqueryJquery Migrate
Funding & investor landscape
$1.3Btotal disclosed funding
53companies funded
124disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Katherine Mcconnell
Founder & CEO · Brighte
Daniel Danilatos
Founder & CEO · Neara
Erich Kisi
Co-Founder & CEO · MGA Thermal
Alexander Post
Co-Founder and CTO · MGA Thermal
James Graham
CEO · Recce
Steven Butler
Founder & CEO · Symphony
Paul Riley
Founder & CEO · Samsara Eco
Andrew Mears
Founder & CEO · SwitchDin
Marco Galletti
CTO and Co-Founder · RecycleSmart
Kurt Walkom
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer · Gridsight
Hugh Chan
Co-Founder & CTO · Gridsight
Geoff Brent
Co-Founder & Chief Scientist · MCi Carbon
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,366,859 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Sustainability Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Australia
How research on Climate Adaptation is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Climate Adaptation — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 597 Australia-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201120202026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 5% → 16% across 2011–2026.
top research entities
- University College London46
- Newcastle University39
- Australian National University31
- Griffith University31
- The University of Melbourne30
leading researchers
Cook, John · Vassilis Glenis · Winkler, Bärbel · Maessen, Collin J. H. M. · Lubitz, Timo · Bostrom, Doug · Philip K. Thornton · Mario Herrero
▲
Breakthroughs41 · 7%
▲ 0%→8% share
0 median citations80% since 2021mostly methods-led
Flood myth research emerged brand-new, reaching 12 papers, signalling rising Indigenous knowledge integration in Australian climate adaptation.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Climate change2→17
- Resilience (materials science)2→7
Newly emergingFlood myth 0→12 · Vulnerability (computing) 0→8
Landmark Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Spatial Prioritisation through Global Sensitivity Analysis for Effective Urban Pluvi · 47 cites
◆
Advancements175 · 29%
▼ 34%→29% share
▼0.9× share momentum1 median citations71% since 2021mostly empirical
Flood myth papers surged 12→48, making it the fastest-growing advancement sub-topic in Australian climate adaptation research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Climate change11→63
- Flood myth12→48
- Resilience (materials science)3→25
- Psychological resilience6→18
- Climate risk3→13
Newly emergingLivelihood 0→7 · Flood risk assessment 0→5 · 100-year flood 0→5
Landmark Climate Change News Risk and Corporate Bond Returns · 517 cites
▼
Concerns299 · 50%
▼ 60%→50% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations71% since 2021mostly empirical
Resilience (materials science) concerns intensified sharply — papers rose 4→43, flagging growing infrastructure vulnerability under climate stress.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Climate change32→152
- Resilience (materials science)4→43
- Flood myth11→34
- Climate risk7→28
- Psychological resilience6→26
Newly emergingMisinformation 0→13 · Climate Finance 0→11 · Risk assessment 0→10
Landmark Impacts of climate change on the livestock food supply chain; a review of the evidence · 690 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Australia
Where climate adaptation is researched across Australia
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.
Melbourne147 · +0.08
Sydney86 · +0.08
Brisbane64 · +0.08
Canberra37 · -0.10
Perth20 · +0.06
Adelaide11 · +0.11
Common questions
How many Sustainability Tech companies are there in New South Wales, Australia?
Radar tracks 204 indexable Sustainability Tech companies headquartered in New South Wales, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Sustainability Tech companies in New South Wales, Australia?
The Sustainability Tech companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list have raised a combined $1.3B in disclosed equity funding across 53 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Sustainability Tech company in New South Wales, Australia?
Symphony is the highest-funded Sustainability Tech company in New South Wales, Australia, with $300M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Sustainability Tech companies in New South Wales, Australia are funded?
53 of the 204 Sustainability Tech companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Sustainability Tech unicorns are there in New South Wales, Australia?
None of the Sustainability Tech companies in New South Wales, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in New South Wales, Australia Sustainability Tech companies?
The most active investors in New South Wales, Australia Sustainability Tech companies on this list include EnergyLab, Artesian, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Cicada Innovations, Antler.
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