Best Waste & Water Management Companies in China
The 269 best Waste & Water Management companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Beijing OriginWater Technology.
China's Waste & Water Management sector has 269 companies on our radar, and the disclosed funding picture is sharper than most people expect. Beijing OriginWater Technology sits at $972M, which is a commanding lead over the next tier: China Water Group at $200M, Kangda International Environmental Company at $95M, and Shenzhen Hengchuang Ruineng Environmental Protection Technology at $59M. That top-heaviness tells you something real about where institutional conviction is concentrating. Total disclosed funding across the field hits $1.5B, with Addor Capital, Fortune Capital, and Qiming Venture Partners among the most active backers pushing deals forward this quarter.
The sector's ~5.8% CAGR is being driven by forces you can't separate from China's broader urban story: rapid urbanization, intensifying water scarcity concerns, modernization of drainage infrastructure, and a steady expansion of desalination capacity. I'd flag that floodplain management and flood resilience are emerging as genuinely hot themes inside this coverage universe right now, not peripheral concerns. So if you're scanning this directory for a partner or investment target, pay attention to which companies are positioning there. No unicorns yet in this cohort, but with 269 tracked companies and momentum building, that gap won't stay quiet for long.
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Our analysis of 100 Waste & Water Management companies
$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 China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jinan Hengyu Environmental Protection Technology Developer of multiple solutions for polymer waste treatment | $2M | — | 97 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | a. o. smith (shanghai) water treatment products co., ltd. A. O. Smith (Shanghai) Water Treatment Products Co., Ltd is specializes in R & D, production and production… | — | — | 900 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Acquarias Manufacturer of atmospheric water generators and OEM/ODM services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Aierwang Processor of various organic solid wastes designed for harmless treatment and resource utilization. | — | — | 218 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Anheng Group Provider of water management services | — | — | — | Steven Liang Owner | — | — | — |
| 6 | Anhui Shengyun Environment-Protection Group Company Anhui Shengyun Environment-Protection Group Co Ltd manufactures and sells dry desulfurization precipitators… | — | — | 1,539 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Anhui Tongyuan Environmental Energy Saving Water management company | — | — | 921 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Anhui Zhonghuan Environmental Protection Technology Provider of environmental protection solutions, including wastewater treatment, monitoring, and environmental… | — | — | 1,028 | Yonglian Song CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 Waste & Water Management companies in China
#1
Public · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2001 · 190 employees$971.5Mraised▾
Developer of membrane based systems for wastewater treatment
- Aug 2015Post IPO$971.5M
- 2006Series A—
#2
Series B · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2017$58.8Mraised▾
Provider of waste recycling services
- Sep 2022Series B$14.3M
- Aug 2022Series B$44.5M
#3
Public · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2003 · 11400 employees$200Mraised▾
Provider of sewage treatment and tap water supplying services
- Apr 2020Post IPO—
- Mar 2018Conventional Debt$200M
#4
Series C · Jinzhong, Shanxi · founded 2003 · 1360 employees$45Mraised▾
Provider of wastewater treatment, management, and supply services. The company owns and operates water supply and wastewater treatment facilities. The company also provides EPC services to water supply infrastructure and industrial wastewater treatment facilities.
- Apr 2020Series C$40M
- Jun 2012Conventional Debt$16M
- May 2010Series B$5M
#5
Public · Chongqing, Chongqing Shi · founded 1996 · 2308 employees$95Mraised▾
Waste and water treatment company
- 2012PE$95M
#6
Series C · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2016 · 21 employees$15.8Mraised▾
Shenzhen Flashback Technology Co., Ltd. provides a platform for the recovery of electronic products, recycling of second-hand mobile phones and testing. People can sell their mobiles on its platform. Offers free shipping solutions and 24 hours receipt services. Partners include China mobile, China unicom, China telecom and more.
- Apr 2021Series C—
- Oct 2019Series B—
- Feb 2018Series A$15.8M
#7
Early Stage · Haidian, Beijing · founded 1992 · 5122 employees$7.9Mraised▾
Provider of waste disposal and water treatment services
- Mar 2022Unattributed$7.9M
#8
Series A · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2009 · 109 employees$6.7Mraised▾
Developer of biochemical solutions for water treatment services
- May 2022Series A$6.7M
#9
Series B · Beijing, Beijing · founded 1999$15.1Mraised▾
Provider of waste water management services
- Nov 2020Series B$15.1M
#10
Series A · Xiamen, Fujian · founded 1999 · 1159 employees$25.5Mraised▾
Suntar Environmental Technology Co Ltd is an industrial separation and membrane water treatment solution provider. The company is involved in two business area namely Membrane technology application in which industrial separation and membrane water treatment activities are undertaken; and water investment operation.
- Jun 2003Series A$25.5M
#11
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2017 · 150 employees$11.5Mraised▾
Provider of recycling and environmental technology designed to provide recycling solutions to consumers. The company provides delivery services using reusable box and reusable cooling box, and reusable bag, enabling consumers to reduce packaging waste and practice more sustainable storage and packaging practices.
- Jan 2019Series A—
- Dec 2018Seed—
- 2018Seed—
- Dec 2017Angel$1.5M
#12
Series A · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2017$7.2Mraised▾
Manufacturer of recycling bin and other hardwares
- Jul 2020Series A$7.2M
- Mar 2020Seed—
- 2019Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
How research on Water Treatment is moving in China
A read on the academic research around Water Treatment — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 4,855 China-affiliated papers.
- Harbin Institute of Technology245
- Chinese Academy of Sciences244
- Tongji University216
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse216
- Tsinghua University132
- Adsorption21→203
- Catalysis3→117
- Membrane13→113
- Degradation (telecommunications)4→102
- Photocatalysis9→81
- Adsorption166→297
- Degradation (telecommunications)35→111
- Photocatalysis27→102
- Wastewater118→176
- Sewage treatment55→109
- Wastewater21→46
- Sewage treatment16→39
- Environmental remediation2→15
- Photocatalysis4→14
- Membrane12→22
Where water treatment is researched across China
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.
Who's filing water treatment patents in China
China water treatment patent filing is accelerating — 1,193 filings from 1,891 assignees (2016–2025), led by Midea Group, Foshan Shunde Midea Water Dispen, UNIV Tongji; annual filings 82→141.
- Midea Group83
- Foshan Shunde Midea Water Dispen55
- UNIV Tongji46
- Harbin INST Of Technology43
- Kemflo International37
- Kemflo Nanjing Environmental Tec33
- LIN QING Xiong33
- Nanjing University Of Technology28
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.