Best Waste & Water Management Companies in Belgium
The 102 best Waste & Water Management companies in Belgium in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Maes Recycling Group.
Ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, the Waste & Water Management companies in Belgium tracked here represent a sector that's quieter on unicorns than it is loud on fundamentals. The market is expanding at a ~5.8% CAGR, driven by water scarcity concerns and the modernization of urban drainage across European cities. Belgium's 102 tracked companies have disclosed a combined $34M in funding, and the distribution tells you something real: Maes Recycling Group leads at $18M, Blue Foot Membranes follows at $14M, and the remaining field drops sharply from there. That gap matters. Two companies account for nearly all of the disclosed capital, while the rest, including DuCoop at $487K and Sumaqua at $190K, are operating on comparatively thin runways.
So what does that mean for you if you're scanning this directory for viable partners or investment targets? It means diligence is everything. Europa, SRIW and the European Union rank among the most active investors here, which signals that public and quasi-public capital is doing heavy lifting in a space where private conviction is still building. I'd note that floodplain management and flood resilience are emerging as hot coverage themes across the sector, reflecting the same infrastructure pressures that are pulling capital in. The companies that can tie their offering to those pressures, credibly, are the ones worth watching.
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$3.6b in tracked funding; 67% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Waste & Water Management companies in Belgium
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | abesim Provider of water management services | — | — | 21 | 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | ABO-Group Diversified conglomerate operating across energy, waste management, and geo-technical industries | — | — | 8 | 1995 | Frank De Palmenaer CEO | Mapbox GL JSTailwind CSSGSAP+25 | — | — |
| 3 | AC Herstal Manufacturer of electromechanical equipment and centrifugal pumps designed for efficient and reliable water… | — | — | 13 | 1953 | — | — | 492 patents Advanced firearms and small‑arms technologies, including barrel coatings, launch monitoring, and mechanisms. | — |
| 4 | AM-Team Provider of wastewater treatment services | — | — | — | 2017 | Usman Rehman Co-Founder | WebflowLeafletSplide+16 | 4 patents Computational modeling of wastewater treatment processes in bioreactors | — |
| 5 | Aquapar Provider of technical installations for water transport and supply. | — | — | 150 | 2002 | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Aqvita Provider of water management services | — | — | — | 2019 | Jean Weill Co-Founder | — | 2 patents Domestic mineral water generation from tap water via home treatment devices. | 1 internship · 1 award |
| 7 | Astrea Technology Provider of wastewater treatment services intended to purify water and reduce the process cost. | — | — | 25 | 2011 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Balteau Designer and builder of pumping, sewage management and drinking water facilities. | — | — | 100 | 1978 | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Waste & Water Management companies in Belgium
#1
Series A · Lommel, Flanders · founded 2015 · 11 employees$13.7Mraised▾
Manufacturer of back washable flat sheet membranes. The company's washable flat sheet membranes provides improved fouling control of the membranes and improved fouling control results in flux improvement compared to commercial available flat sheet membranes, enabling clients to get efficient physical cleaning for filtration systems.
- Feb 2024Series A$10.7M
- Aug 2017Seed$3M
#2
Series A · Tessenderlo, Flanders · founded 2002 · 13 employees$18.4Mraised▾
Provider of waste management services intended to cater to the needs of the construction industry. The company offers a broad range of services including container rental over waste transport, collection and processing of construction and demolition waste, ensuring its clients deal sustainably with waste flows.
- Jan 2021Series A$18.4M
#3
Funding Raised · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2014 · 2 employees$487.1Kraised▾
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- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)$326.7K
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$160.3K
#4
Funding Raised · Oostende, West Flanders Province · founded 2016 · 2 employees$428.9Kraised▾
Operator of aircraft end-of-life solutions, focusing on dismantling and recycling. The company provides services for aircraft that have reached the end of their operational life. It recovers materials and components from these aircraft. These recovered materials are then processed for reuse in various industries. The company aims to minimize environmental impact through sustainable practices.
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$428.9K
#5
Seed · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2019 · 2 employees$57.9Kraised▾
Developer of a sewer management mechanism intended to reduce the cost of sewer management in Europe to promote a more water-resilient world. The company's mechanism is focused on time efficiency and offers manoeuvrability below the ground which minimizes the need to change between manholes and manoeuvrability above ground which helps in inspection, enabling users to overcome obstacles to minimize cleaning costs.
- 2022Seed$57.9K
#6
Funding Raised · Leuven, Flanders · founded 2017$189.9Kraised▾
Provider of water management solutions and hydrological modelling services. They offer climate adaptation strategies, water resource modelling and analysis, forecasting and intelligent control systems, risk analysis and policy support, and expertise and training. A key offering is Sirio, software designed to optimize rainwater systems, simulating long-term rainfall impacts and enabling efficient design. The company develops pragmatic solutions based on cutting-edge scientific advancements.
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$65.7K
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$124.2K
#7
Funding Raised · Roeselare, Flanders · founded 2007$42Kraised▾
Provider of storage, handling, and cleanup solutions for hazardous materials. This includes a variety of products such as safety cabinets, spill containment systems, and absorbent materials. The company offers professional advice and support to ensure safe and compliant storage and management of hazardous substances. They also provide informative articles on best practices and solutions for handling hazardous materials. Their services cater to various sectors requiring expertise in hazardous materials management.
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$42K
#8
Funding Raised · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2000 · 500 employees$250.5Kraised▾
Waterleau designs and develops turn-key projects for water and wastewater treatment. Uses proprietary aerobic & anaerobic technologies for the treatment of industrial effluents & municipal wastewater. Offers drinking water solution which uses aeration, coagulation & RO membrane systems for filtration. Provides proprietary membrane bioreactor(MBR) technology which is called as Atlantis & X-Tractor for wastewater recycling. Also offers a waste-to-energy digester which converts biomass into methane. Other solutions are hazardous waste incinerators, desalination systems & air treatment system.
- Jan 2016Grant (prize money)$250.5K
#9
Funding Raised · Liege, Wallonia · founded 2012 · 4 employees$138.1Kraised▾
Developer of recovery and treatment systems designed to treat organic industrial wastewater. The company's systems are installed on industrial sites or near a wastewater treatment plant which allows the treatment of organic industrial effluents through bio-methanization process, enabling industries to extract methane from industrial waste and help reduce their organic load.
- Feb 2014Conventional Debt$138.1K
#10
Funding Raised · Hofstade, East Flanders Province · founded 1938—raised▾
Provider of offshore energy, dredging, construction, and planet redevelopment solutions. They engineer solutions for challenges related to rising sea levels and energy transition. The company delivers construction projects, dredging solutions, and planet redevelopment. It offers services such as offshore renewable energy infrastructure and subsea cable installation.
#11
Funding Raised · Ghent, Flemish Region · 74 employees—raised▾
Provider of biodegradability and compostability testing services. It offers laboratory testing and consulting for determining the biodegradability and compostability of various materials. Services include waste inspection, sustainability assessments, and analytical services. The company also provides consulting on waste management, recycling, and related legislation. Its expertise extends to auditing, controlling, and sorting waste streams. The firm supports industries and government agencies in achieving sustainability goals by establishing optimal end-of-life solutions for products and waste.
#12
Funding Raised · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2017 · 2 employees—raised▾
Provider of waste, water and shipping management services
- May 2023Grant (prize money)—
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