Best Waste & Water Management Companies in Denmark
The 114 best Waste & Water Management companies in Denmark in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: WPU.
Denmark's Waste & Water Management sector has 114 tracked companies and $92M in disclosed funding, and if you want to know where that capital is actually concentrated, the answer is stark. Wpu alone accounts for $38M of it. Liqtech follows at $17M, RGS Nordic at $16M, Bramidan at $14M. Four companies, the bulk of the pool. The sector's CAGR sits near 5.8%, driven by water scarcity pressures, desalination expansion, and serious momentum around flood resilience and urban drainage modernization. Not hype cycles. Structural demand.
What's interesting to me is how lean the rest of the field runs. Bawat pulled $5M, Unisense Environment $2M, and the remaining companies in our directory disclose far less. No unicorns here, which I'd argue reflects the capital discipline this sector tends to demand. Investors like Blue Equity, Accelerace, and Europa are placing measured bets, not moon shots. So the question worth asking is whether Denmark's water infrastructure story gets louder as global scarcity concerns intensify. Given the funding concentration at the top and the durable demand drivers underneath it, the companies building real revenue capacity now are the ones worth watching.
- prnewswire.com
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 Denmark
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WPU Provider of waste plastic upcycling solutions using pyrolysis technology | $38M | 34 mo ago | Series C | Lotte Rosenberg Co-CEO | 2019 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 2 | Liqtech Provider of silicon carbide ceramic technology for liquid and gas purification | $17M | 62 mo ago | Public | — | 2001 | VimeoGSAPCloudflare+20 | — | 1 partnership |
| 3 | RGS Nordic Provider of industrial water and waste recycle solutions | $16M | 117 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1991 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+34 | 3 patents Soil stabilization additives for construction site preparation and ground improvement | — |
| 4 | Bramidan Manufacturer of waste compactors for recycling paper and plastic-based wastes | $14M | 65 mo ago | Series A | Henrik Dueholm Madsen CEO & MD | 1975 | WordPressPleskApple iCloud Mail+25 | 14 patents Vertical baler safety systems and improved bale ejection mechanisms | — |
| 5 | Bawat Provider of water management services | $5M | 60 mo ago | Seed | Marcus Hummer CEO | 2011 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 51 patents Marine ballast water treatment and onboard water heat‑treatment systems for vessels | — |
| 6 | Unisense Environment Provider of nitrous oxide emission measurement systems for wastewater treatment | $2M | 92 mo ago | Public | Thomas Rattenborg CEO | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 7 patents Electrochemical gas sensors for nitrous oxide and wastewater treatment control systems | 1 launch |
| 7 | Ea Energy Analyses Provider of waste management services | $177K | 116 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2005 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+11 | — | 1 job opening · 2 partnerships |
| 8 | THE UPCYCL Provider of waste material services | $106K | 47 mo ago | Seed | Rikke Ullersted Founder & CEO | 2020 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Waste & Water Management companies in Denmark
#1
Series C · Farevejle, Zealand · founded 2019$37.5Mraised▾
Provider of waste plastic upcycling solutions using pyrolysis technology
- Jul 2023Series C$37.5M
#2
Public · Ballerup, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2001 · 22 employees$17.4Mraised▾
Provider of silicon carbide ceramic technology for liquid and gas purification
- Apr 2021Post IPO$15M
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$240.7K
- Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$635.4K
- Oct 2017Grant (prize money)$342.5K
#3
Series A · Bramming, Region of Southern Denmark · founded 1975 · 282 employees$13.8Mraised▾
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#4
Seed · Horsholm, Hovedstaden · founded 2011 · 15 employees$5.4Mraised▾
Provider of water management services
- Jun 2021Seed—
- Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$2.8M
- Feb 2017Grant (prize money)$2.6M
#5
Acquired · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 1991 · 1957 employees$16.2Mraised▾
Provider of industrial water and waste recycle solutions
#6
Public · Aarhus, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2013$1.8Mraised▾
Provider of nitrous oxide emission measurement systems for wastewater treatment. This company develops and manufactures sensors, controllers, and related equipment for real-time monitoring of nitrous oxide in wastewater treatment plants. The systems enable active control strategies to reduce a plant's environmental impact. They offer comprehensive technical support, including manuals and video guides, and participate in industry trade shows and webinars. The technology facilitates direct measurement of dissolved nitrous oxide in bulk water, providing data for optimizing treatment processes and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.
- Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$1.8M
#7
Seed · Aarhus, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2020 · 10 employees$106.2Kraised▾
Provider of waste material services
- Jun 2022Seed$106.2K
#8
Funding Raised · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2005 · 50 employees$177Kraised▾
Provider of waste management services
- Oct 2016Grant (prize money)$177K
#9
Funding Raised · Tappernoje, Region Zealand · founded 2003 · 19 employees$69.2Kraised▾
BioKube is a Danish company focused on developing biological wastewater and sewage treatment systems. The company develops decentralized systems for municipal and industrial applications. The company's systems use microbes to breakdown the organic matter in the wastewater. UV and after treatment the removes E-coli and Nematodes to make the water suited for reuse.
- Aug 2019Grant (prize money)$69.2K
#10
Seed · Denmark · founded 2011 · 40 employees—raised▾
Provider of chemicals, systems, and services for water and wastewater treatment. The company delivers solutions combining chemistry, technology, and knowledge. It offers essential and specialized chemicals for water treatment and industrial processes. Complete customized systems and technology for water and wastewater treatment are available. The company provides technical support, optimization, and analysis.
- Mar 2025Seed—
#11
Funding Raised · Horsholm, Hovedstaden · founded 1964 · 1027 employees—raised▾
Provider of water management services
#12
Seed · Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark · founded 2020 · 6 employees—raised▾
Provider of waste recycling services
- Oct 2021Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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funding rising · growth rising
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