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Best Waste & Water Management Companies in Chennai, India

The 59 best Waste & Water Management companies in Chennai, India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Shriram EPC.

59companies tracked
$57.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
9have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT × CHENNAI

Our analysis of 50 Waste & Water Management companies

43% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025; the median company was founded 2006.

50companies analysed
43%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2006median founding year
153kcombined LinkedIn audience
93%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Waste & Water Management companies in Chennai

#CompanyRevenueDisclosed fundingEmployeesFoundedFounderTech stackRecent signals
1Jain Metal Group
Metal recycling plant and manufacturer of lead and lead alloy ingots, copper and copper recycling plant, and…
$847M
FY2025
—231
231 → 219 (-5%)
1950—PHPAnimate.cssBootstrap+16—
2Refex Group
Provider of refrigerant gases, ash management, green mobility, and power solutions
$298M
FY2025
—982002Anil .
Founder & Managing Director & CSR Committee Member
ReactReact RouterAmazon Web Services+10—
3Ecoprotection
Provider of engineering, procurement, and construction services for water management
$170M
FY2025
—1751999—WordPressMySQLPHP+19—
4Shriram EPC
Provider of mineral processing and sewagewater treatment services
76Product top 14%Innovation top 20%Funding top 26%Moat top 27%
All 11 signals ▾
Producttop 14%
Innovationtop 20%
Fundingtop 26%
Moattop 27%
Markettop 28%
Fin. healthtop 33%
Talenttop 38%
Growthbottom 48%
Globalbottom 37%
Newsbottom 29%
Techbottom 27%
Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Innovation: 12 product lines
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100
$76M
FY2025
$43M4482000A Shunmugavelu
Founder & Co-CEO
Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETIIS+4—
5HECS Company
Provider of environmental management company providing purity testing laboratory services
$29M
FY2025
—751997—SkilldoBotble CMSMySQL+231 job opening
6Earth Sense Recycle
Provider of e-waste management and handling services
$24M
FY2025
—942008John Robert
CEO
BootstrapApache HTTP ServerBootstrap Icons+4—
7G.J.Multiclave
Biomedical waste management company
$24M
FY2025
——2000—BootstrapApache HTTP ServerCloudflare+6—
8Aqua Designs
Provider of water & wastewater management and maintenance services
62Moat top 34%Market top 39%Fin. health top 44%Funding top 45%
All 6 signals ▾
Moattop 34%
Markettop 39%
Fin. healthtop 44%
Fundingtop 45%
Growthtop 46%
Globalbottom 37%
Moat: Top 10% by revenue among 972 tracked Waste & Water Management companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10
Market: 60 employees (top 45% of Waste & Water Management) · Revenue ~$19.6M
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100
$20M
FY2017
$12M602002———
9BI Marketing and Services
Provider of pumping solutions and wastewater treatment systems
$10M
FY2025
—2012000—WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+291 job opening
10Gorantla Geosynthetics
Provider of waste management services
64Innovation top 20%Fin. health top 40%Growth top 42%Product top 43%
All 8 signals ▾
Innovationtop 20%
Fin. healthtop 40%
Growthtop 42%
Producttop 43%
Markettop 45%
Techbottom 46%
Fundingbottom 39%
Globalbottom 25%
Innovation: 4 product lines
Fin. health: Revenue ~$7.8M (FY2023) · Net margin 12.9%
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$8M
FY2025
$676K—2006—WordPress Block EditorElementorwpBakery+24—
11Wabag
Provider of drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, and desalination services
$7M
FY2025
—8471924Max Reder
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+381 internship · 1 launch · 1 partnership
12IEC FABCHEM
Provider of water management services
$6M
FY2023
—361963P S Nathan
Founder & Managing Director
Google MapsBootstrapApache HTTP Server+8—
13Gsefilter
GSE Filter manufactures and supplies industrial water treatment plants and air pollution control systems.
$4M
FY2022
—67
67 → 56 (-16%)
——particles.jsBootstrapLazySizes+19—
14BioXgreen
Developer of products for the management of waste from municipal, agricultural, home, and environment
$3M
FY2025
——2016Arvind Sharma
CEO & President
PHPBootstrapApache HTTP Server+10—
15Canadian Crystalline
Provider of water treatment & desalination and other services
$3M
FY2023
—211969———
16Controlsoftengg
Provider of automation and engineering solutions for instrumentation projects
$2M
FY2025
——2002—BootstrapNginxCloudflare+9—
17Earth Recycler
Provider of waste management solutions
$2M
FY2025
—6382012Dawood Mohammed
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+15—
18ABC Techno Labs
Provider of consulting and energy efficiency services
$2M
FY2025
—3752006—WordPressMySQLPHP+25—
19paperman
Provider of waste recycling services
$2M
FY2023
——2010———
20Plaskon
Provider of plastic packaging manufacturing solutions
$1M
FY2025
——2018Ajith PK
Founder
——
21MyGreenBin
Provider of organic waste management services
$999K
FY2025
——2017—Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+36—
22BigBin
Provider of waste recycling services
$594K
FY2023
—742003—BootstrapApache HTTP ServerCloudflare+8—
23BIGFOX
Company specializing in energy-security-automation services and integrated solutions
$588K
FY2025
—122015———
24Drasis Automation
Provider of e-waste management services
$555K
FY2025
——2008Abdul Azeez Fazlur Rehman
Founder & CEO
WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+11—
25Morf
Provider of water treatment services
$461K
FY2019
—151998Kcannan Rajam
Co-Founder & Director
——
26Cermosis Environment
Manufacturer of water and wastewater treatment plants and related services
$451K
FY2025
——2016———
27Espure Water Solutions
Water treatment company providing plant manufacturing and operation solutions
$319K
FY2023
——2017——1 job opening · 1 expansion

Top 11 Waste & Water Management companies in Chennai

#1
Seed · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2023
$187Kraised
▾

Provider of glass waste management services. It transforms discarded glass into high-quality, sustainable resources, diverting glass waste from landfills and significantly lowering carbon emissions. The company implements laser-etched QR codes onto glass surfaces, enabling precise tracking throughout each container lifecycle.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 12%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 49%
Global
bottom 45%
Fin. health
bottom 35%
Market
bottom 12%
Growth: Revenue +10182% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $187k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Dec 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Reneonix) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Seed$187K
Founders & team
Mohammad MohiyeddinCo-Founder & CCOIwan RichardCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Inflection Point Ventures, DST, NSRCEL, Itelfoundation, Firstport Capital, Anna Incubator
#2
Seed · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2006
$676.1Kraised
▾

Provider of waste management services

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%
Fin. health
top 40%
Growth
top 42%
Product
top 43%
Market
top 45%
Tech
bottom 46%
Innovation: 4 product lines
Fin. health: Revenue ~$7.8M (FY2023) · Net margin 12.9% · Revenue +12% YoY
Growth: Revenue +12% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Seed$676.1K
Investors
Ativirsecurities, Vardan Signature Capital, Shalinandrohitenterprise, Knightstone Capital
Tech stack
BabelBootstrapContact Form 7Core-JsElementorGodaddy
#3
Public · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2000 · 448 employees
$43.1Mraised
▾

Provider of mineral processing and sewagewater treatment services

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%
Innovation
top 20%
Funding
top 26%
Moat
top 27%
Market
top 28%
Fin. health
top 33%
Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Innovation: 12 product lines
Funding: Raised $43.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2022)
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2022Post IPO$43.1M
Founders & team
A ShunmugaveluFounder & Co-CEOSuryanarayanan N KCo-CEO
Investors
Markab Capital, Saama, Bessemer Venture Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesFancyboxGoogle AnalyticsIisJqueryMicrosoft Asp.Net
#4
Late Stage · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2002 · 60 employees
$11.8Mraised
▾

Provider of water & wastewater management and maintenance services

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 34%
Market
top 39%
Fin. health
top 44%
Funding
top 45%
Growth
top 46%
Global
bottom 37%
Moat: Top 10% by revenue among 972 tracked Waste & Water Management companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10
Market: 60 employees (top 45% of Waste & Water Management) · Revenue ~$19.6M · Top 10% by revenue among 972 tracked Waste & Water Management peers
Fin. health: Revenue ~$19.6M (FY2016) · Net margin 0.9% · Revenue -15% YoY
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2010PE$11.8M
Investors
Peepul Capital, iLabs, Aqua Designs
#5
Seed · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2018
$752.8Kraised
▾

Sustainable biofuel and waste-to-energy solutions for a cleaner future. This deep-tech startup specializes in advanced biofuels, waste-to-energy technology, and carbon-neutral alternatives. Focused on transforming waste into sustainable energy resources through hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) technology, converting diverse organic feedstocks like agricultural residues, municipal wastes, and plastics into liquid and solid fuels. They offer end-to-end solutions covering the complete process lifecycle, from concept to operations. Their technology is feedstock-agnostic, scalable, and widely applicable across various sectors, including transportation, power generation, and industries. They are committed to reducing carbon footprint and promoting renewable energy, advancing a zero-waste, circular economy. Their solutions address environmental pollution, biodiversity loss, public health risks, and climate change, contributing to a cleaner and more sustainable planet.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 9%
Talent
top 28%
Tech
bottom 36%
Fin. health
bottom 36%
Funding
bottom 34%
Global
bottom 32%
Growth: Revenue +229% YoY
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 10 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Security: Hsts, Sectigo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Seed$752.8K
Founders & team
Satya ChakravarthyCo-FounderVinu RavikrishnanCo-FounderSatyanarayanan ChakravarthyCo-Founder
Investors
Tube Investments of India, RTBI
Tech stack
WixReactPolyfillLodashPriority HintsSectigo
#6
Acquired · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 1998 · 20 employees
$1.1Mraised
▾

Provider of water and wastewater treatment solutions and glass fused tanks. It offers analysis, evaluation, and methodology for water and wastewater treatment. The company distributes glass fused steel tanks suitable for drinking water, wastewater, sewage, anaerobic digesters, storm, fire water, and industrial effluent storage.

Funding rounds
  • May 2010Unattributed$1.1M
Investors
Clearwater Capital Partners, Asia Environmental Newswire
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerJqueryGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Font Api
#7
Funding Raised · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2018
$12.1Kraised
▾

Avris Environment Technologies is focused on designing, developing, manufacturing, and supplying food waste treatment/biogas plants, sewage treatment plants, and effluent treatment plants. They aim to engineer a greener tomorrow by providing solutions for waste management and treatment processes.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 998 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Nitta Gelatin India Limited) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$12.1K
Founders & team
Ravi AyyangarCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
StartupTN
Tech stack
Google AnalyticsHostingerHttp/3Kadence Wp BlocksKadence Wp KadenceLightbox
#8
Seed · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2019 · 6 employees
$1.6Kraised
▾

Online casino offering slots, live tables, tournaments, and a loyalty program. It provides a platform for users to engage in various casino games, including slots, live dealer games, and table games. The platform offers a range of features such as registration, login, deposit bonuses, free spins, and a loyalty program. Users can participate in tournaments and access customer support. The casino emphasizes responsible gaming and provides options for account management. It also offers a mobile application for both iOS and Android devices, ensuring accessibility and convenience for players. The platform supports multiple languages and currencies, catering to a global audience.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Grant (prize money)—
  • Jul 2019Seed—
Founders & team
Indumathi NambiCo-FounderRamya SelvarajCo-FounderSivagami KrishnasamyCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
RTBI, StartupTN, AIM Smart City Accelerator, Engineers India
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerChart.JsCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsFacebook LoginHttp/3
#9
Public · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 1924 · 847 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, and desalination services. It specializes in desalination, wastewater, and water reuse services for municipalities and industrial users, leveraging over a century of expertise in water technology. Its features include membrane technology, water reuse, sludge removal, sludge disintegration, and desalination.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 123k LinkedIn followers — 80.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. MWDS, Zambia, and Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation Company (LWSC)) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Pankaj SachdevaMax RederFounderColeridge ShelleyCo-CEO
Investors
Sumitomo, Rare Enterprises, Basera Home Finance, ICICI Venture, Shapla Ventures, Peak Sustainability Ventures
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsApache Http ServerBootstrapCentosCloudflare
#10
Funding Raised · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 2009 · 6 employees
—raised
▾

Developer of a natural water purifier designed to offer affordable and adequate drinking water and improve public health and reduce waterborne diseases.. The company's platform provides a range of affordable and easy-to-use natural water cleaners that can be used to purify water from any source, including rivers, lakes and wells, enabling customers to access clean and safe drinking water regardless of their location or income level.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2016Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
J ChandrasekaranFounder & CEO
Investors
Millennium Alliance, AIM Smart City Accelerator, Founder Institute, XLr8 Andhra Pradesh
Tech stack
AosBootstrapButtonizerCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflare
#11
Deadpooled · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · founded 1998 · 15 employees
—raised
▾

Distributor of domestic water purifiers and appliances based in Chennai, India. The company provides reverse osmosis technology with sound pre-treatment and post-treatment modules to remove physical, chemical and biological contaminations from the water in purifiers that are specifically designed for wide and varying Indian water conditions, thereby providing deliver fresh, pure, safe and good-tasting water.

Founders & team
Kcannan RajamCo-Founder & Director
Investors
Capvent, Unilever Ventures, FIDES Business Partner

Funding & investor landscape

$57.6Mtotal disclosed funding
7companies funded
7disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
AIM Smart City Accelerator2 rounds
RTBI2 rounds
StartupTN2 rounds
Anna Incubator1 rounds
Aqua Designs1 rounds
Asia Environmental Newswire1 rounds
Ativirsecurities1 rounds
Basera Home Finance1 rounds
Bessemer Venture Partners1 rounds
Capvent1 rounds

Notable founders

Mohammad Mohiyeddin
Co-Founder & CCO · Reneonix
Iwan Richard
Co-Founder & CEO · Reneonix
A Shunmugavelu
Founder & Co-CEO · Shriram EPC
Suryanarayanan N K
Co-CEO · Shriram EPC
Satya Chakravarthy
Co-Founder · X2Fuels & Energy
Vinu Ravikrishnan
Co-Founder · X2Fuels & Energy
Ravi Ayyangar
Co-Founder & CEO · Avris Environment Technologies
Indumathi Nambi
Co-Founder · Waste Chakra
Ramya Selvaraj
Co-Founder · Waste Chakra
Pankaj Sachdeva
· Wabag
Max Reder
Founder · Wabag
J Chandrasekaran
Founder & CEO · Watsan Envirotech
Prism market signals · India · country-scoped Prism corpus, 5,550,017 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Waste & Water Management coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN CHENNAI · Environment

How research on Water Treatment in Chennai is moving

A read on the academic research around Water Treatment in Chennai — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 98 papers.

VIT, Anna University, and IIT Madras drive Chennai's optimistic water-treatment research, dominated by membrane separation and adsorption technologies for pollutant removal, with breakthroughs accelerating post-2020.

98 papers · stance +0.51 · 19% breakthrough · 7% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • Vellore Institute of Technology University26
  • Anna University, Chennai21
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras16
  • Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology15
  • SRM Institute of Science and Technology13
leading researchers
Forat Yasir AlJaberi · C. Nirmala Rani · D. Prabu · Senthil Kumaran Selvaraj · Thalappil Pradeep · Abbas A. Al-Raad
prism intelligence · tone & topics
91% positive · 5% critical tone
EnvironmentHealthEnergyBusinessMaterials ScienceSustainability
▲ Breakthroughs17 · 17%
▲ 20%→22% share
▲1.1× share momentum2 median citations76% since 2021mostly methods-led
Effluent research newly emerged while Adsorption breakthroughs tripled (1→3), signaling rising contaminant-removal innovation.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Adsorption1→3
Newly emergingEffluent 0→3
Landmark Biopolymer-reinforced synthetic granular nanocomposites for affordable point-of-use water purification · 140 cites
◆ Advancements68 · 69%
▼ 80%→60% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations53% since 2021mostly empirical
Electrocoagulation newly emerged at 6 papers as Adsorption surged 1→12, intensifying Chennai's wastewater treatment research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Adsorption1→12
  • Wastewater4→7
  • Water quality1→4
  • Sewage treatment3→5
  • Reuse1→3
Newly emergingElectrocoagulation 0→6 · Membrane 0→4 · Biochar 0→4
Landmark Synergistic effect of sono-photocatalytic process for the degradation of organic pollutants using CuO-TiO2/rGO · 195 cites
▼ Concerns6 · 6%
▲ 0%→8% share
5 median citations83% since 2021mostly reviews
Pollutant concerns newly emerged at 4 papers, with Wastewater and Degradation risks rising across Chennai's water sector.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Pollutant4
  • Wastewater2
  • Degradation (telecommunications)2
  • Photocatalysis2
  • Sustainability1
Newly emergingPollutant 0→4
Landmark Heavy Metal Removal and Leaching from Pervious Concrete Filter: Influence of Operating Water Head and Reduced Graphene O · 20 cites

Common questions

How many Waste & Water Management companies are there in Chennai, India?
Radar tracks 59 indexable Waste & Water Management companies headquartered in Chennai, India that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Waste & Water Management companies in Chennai, India?
The Waste & Water Management companies in Chennai, India on this list have raised a combined $57.6M in disclosed equity funding across 7 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Chennai, India?
Shriram EPC is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Chennai, India, with $43.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Waste & Water Management companies in Chennai, India are funded?
7 of the 59 Waste & Water Management companies in Chennai, India on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Waste & Water Management unicorns are there in Chennai, India?
None of the Waste & Water Management companies in Chennai, India on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Chennai, India Waste & Water Management companies?
The most active investors in Chennai, India Waste & Water Management companies on this list include AIM Smart City Accelerator, RTBI, StartupTN, Anna Incubator, Aqua Designs.
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