Radar · Waste & Water Management in Florida
Best Waste & Water Management Companies in Florida, United States
The 168 best Waste & Water Management companies in Florida, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: PureCycle.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
168companies tracked
$1.7Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
29have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT × FLORIDA
Our analysis of 50 Waste & Water Management companies
$2.9b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
89%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2016median founding year
49median Fliar Index™
118kcombined LinkedIn audience
54%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Waste & Water Management companies in Florida
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PureCycle Provider of waste plastic recycling services 40Funding top 26%Product top 35%Partners top 37%Growth top 40% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Producttop 35% Partnerstop 37% Growthtop 40% Newstop 40% Techtop 47% Marketbottom 45% Fin. healthbottom 40% Globalbottom 37% Moatbottom 25% Innovationbottom 24% Funding: Raised $722M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 4 yrs (2.8/yr) Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo, 1 the year before · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $722M | 16 mo ago | 177 177 → 146 (-18%) | — | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+14 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 2 | Advanced Disposal Provider of solid waste collection and recycling services | $280M | 116 mo ago | 6,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | AquaVenture Holdings Provider of water filtration solutions | $158M | 106 mo ago | 780 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Waste Pro Integrated waste management company | $113M | 122 mo ago | 2,609 2,609 → 1,869 (-28%) | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+22 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 5 | Aquaria Provider of water management services 48Funding top 24%Tech top 29%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Techtop 29% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Patentsbottom 44% Innovationbottom 39% Marketbottom 21% Funding: Raised $112M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 52 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $112M | 18 mo ago | 9 | Brian Sheng Co-Founder | WebflowWordPressBetterDocs+38 | Top 5M | 13 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | 1 award |
| 6 | Primo Water Provider of purified bottled water and dispensers | $61M | 95 mo ago | 602 | Zakir Ahmed CEO | Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+27 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 7 | MaxWest Environmental Systems Provider of conversion of bio-solids in to green thermal energy | $47M | 182 mo ago | 11 | Ross Patten President CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Atlas Paper Mills Provider of paper and tissues recycling services | $23M | 131 mo ago | — | Jim W. Brown ex-President and CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Seven Seas Water Provider of water management solutions | $20M | 70 mo ago | 200 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | Top 5M | — | 1 job opening |
| 10 | Trash Butler Provider of waste collection services | $18M | 35 mo ago | 144 144 → 224 (+56%) | Wanda Love Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+29 | Top 5M | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 11 | Emerald Waste Services Provider of integrated non hazardous waste management services | $17M | 213 mo ago | 140 | — | — | — | 3 patents Animal waste separation and treatment systems for solid-liquid segregation | — |
| 12 | BCR Provider of waste treatment services | $16M | 133 mo ago | 23 | Joshua Scott CEO & President | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+31 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 13 | Ecosphere Tech Provider of water purification services | $15M | 149 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Choice Environmental Provider of waste collection and disposal services | $15M | 189 mo ago | 50 | Glen Miller Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Empire Diversified Energy Diversified energy and logistics company focused on sustainable solutions and infrastructure | $10M | 100 mo ago | 20 | Richard Tuorto Co-Founder & Co-Chairman | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Oxbow Provider of recycling & treatment of refinery and natural gas byproducts | $10M | 101 mo ago | 475 | — | Apple iCloud MailWindows ServerIIS+2 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 17 | Abakan Provider of waste to energy converting services | $6M | 138 mo ago | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | ecoSPEARS Technology developer for toxic removal from water | $4M | 28 mo ago | 18 | R. Ian Co-Founder | — | — | 8 patents UV-driven advanced oxidation water decontamination and polymer sorbent remediation technologies | — |
| 19 | Made From Stone Provider of water management services 57Tech top 25%Funding top 45%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 25% Fundingtop 45% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 34% Tech: 41 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Funding: Raised $3.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $3M | 8 mo ago | 73 | Florencio Cuetara CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 20 | GelTech Solutions Developer of eco-friendly fire suppression and soil stabilization chemicals and equipment. | $2M | 171 mo ago | 20 | Peter Cordani Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | Top 50M | 58 patents Fire suppression and safety devices for batteries, absorbent polymers, and protective casings | — |
| 21 | Source Molecular Provider of technology for microbial source tracking | $2M | 107 mo ago | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Determinant Materials Provider of electronics recycling services | $1M | 34 mo ago | — | Nikhil Gupta Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Plasma Energy Developer of plasma services | $600K | 138 mo ago | — | Murry Vance Founder | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Waste & Water Management companies in Florida
#1
Public · Orlando, Florida · founded 2015 · 177 employees$722.3Mraised▾
Public · Orlando, Florida · founded 2015 · 177 employees
Provider of waste plastic recycling services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%Product
top 35%Partners
top 37%Growth
top 40%News
top 40%Tech
top 47%Funding: Raised $722M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 4 yrs (2.8/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Feb 2025)
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo, 1 the year before · Company stage: Public
Partners: 2 partnership announcements in 12 mo (3 in 24 mo) · 2 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 2 deals
Audience (LinkedIn): 15k LinkedIn followers — 12.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Post IPO$33M
- Sep 2024Post IPO$90M
- Mar 2022Post IPO$250M
- Nov 2020Series C$60M
Investors
SK Geo Centric, Samlyn Capital, Sylebra Capital, Closed Loop Partners, Asterisk Partners
Tech stack
AccessibeApple Icloud MailCloudflareCore-JsDocusignGoogle Analytics
#2
Series D · Orlando, Florida · founded 2022 · 9 employees$112Mraised▾
Series D · Orlando, Florida · founded 2022 · 9 employees
Provider of water management services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 24%Tech
top 29%Growth
top 35%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Patents
bottom 44%Funding: Raised $112M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series D (Nov 2024)
Tech: 52 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Series D$112M
Founders & team
Investors
Mistletoe, CIRI Ventures, Soma Capital, HF0, Bow Capital, Umami Capital
Tech stack
CalendlyCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsEmotionFacebook Pixel
#3
Seed · Miami, Florida · founded 2019 · 73 employees$3Mraised▾
Seed · Miami, Florida · founded 2019 · 73 employees
Provider of water management services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 25%Funding
top 45%Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 46%Global
bottom 34%Tech: 41 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Funding: Raised $3.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Seed (Sep 2025)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Seed$500K
- May 2025Conventional Debt$1.5M
- Jul 2022Seed$1M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCookieyesGoogle Tag ManagerMicrosoft 365Microsoft AdvertisingNext.Js
#4
Series A · Tampa, Florida · founded 2011 · 144 employees$18.1Mraised▾
Series A · Tampa, Florida · founded 2011 · 144 employees
Provider of waste collection services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Butler Plus) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2023Series A$13.1M
- Mar 2019Series A$5M
Founders & team
Investors
TZP Group, Florida Funders, MacDonald Ventures, Lakewest Venture Partners, Revolent Capital Solutions, Gianco Companies
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorGodaddy
#5
Acquired · Tampa, Florida · founded 2006 · 780 employees$157.9Mraised▾
Acquired · Tampa, Florida · founded 2006 · 780 employees
Provider of water filtration solutions
Funding rounds
- Aug 2017Conventional Debt$150M
- Apr 2015Series C$30M
- Oct 2014Series B$50M
- Jun 2014Series B$26M
Investors
Element Partners, Deutsche Bank, Advent Morro Equity Partners, T. Rowe Price, Gladstone Investment, WP Global Partners
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpCentosNginxCentminmod
#6
Acquired · Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · founded 2000 · 6000 employees$280Mraised▾
Acquired · Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · founded 2000 · 6000 employees
Provider of solid waste collection and recycling services
Funding rounds
- Oct 2016Post IPO$1.2B
- Aug 2016Series B$280M
- Sep 2007Series A—
- 2002Seed—
Investors
Highstar Capital, Five Points Capital, Reynolda Equity Partners, CPP Investments, Mayport Venture Partners, Incline Equity Partners
Tech stack
Adobe Experience ManagerJavaGoogle MapsZurb FoundationAmazon AlbAmazon Web Services
#7
Seed · Orlando, Florida · founded 2017 · 18 employees$4Mraised▾
Seed · Orlando, Florida · founded 2017 · 18 employees
Technology developer for toxic removal from water
Funding rounds
- Feb 2024Seed$2M
- Feb 2023Seed—
- Oct 2020Seed—
- Feb 2019Seed$2M
Founders & team
Investors
venVelo, Kirenaga Partners, Cflsea, Angeli Capital, Katapult Ocean, For Good Ventures
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpElementorWordpress.ComNginx
#8
Acquired · Tampa, Florida · founded 2004 · 602 employees$61Mraised▾
Acquired · Tampa, Florida · founded 2004 · 602 employees
Provider of purified bottled water and dispensers
Funding rounds
- Jun 2018Conventional Debt$220M
- May 2018Post IPO—
- Jan 2012Post IPO$10M
- Nov 2010Post IPO$31.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Comvest Partners, Camden Partners
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityWordpressMysqlPhpChart.JsYoutube
#9
Late Stage · Orlando, Florida · founded 1973 · 2609 employees$112.7Mraised▾
Late Stage · Orlando, Florida · founded 1973 · 2609 employees
Integrated waste management company
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 17k LinkedIn followers — 14.5% of this cohort's audience
Investors
Wellsfargocapitalfinance, Roark Capital, Ares Capital Corporation
Tech stack
AccessibeAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCallrailCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#10
Acquired · Sanford, Florida · founded 2008 · 11 employees$47Mraised▾
Acquired · Sanford, Florida · founded 2008 · 11 employees
Builder and operator of waste to energy gasification facilities. The company's gasification systems convert wastes, including agricultural wastes, construction and demolition wastes, waste plastics, sludge, wood waste and other carbon based products into renewable green energy.
Funding rounds
- Apr 2011Series B$32.5M
- Oct 2010Series A$750K
- Nov 2009Series A$3.8M
- Aug 2008Series A$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Leaf Clean Energy, Invesco
#11
Seed · Pensacola, Florida · founded 2019$1.1Mraised▾
Seed · Pensacola, Florida · founded 2019
Provider of electronics recycling services. It focuses on recycling electronic waste and the production of critical materials. It uses patent-pending MicroRefinery technology to recycle used electronics, extract, and refine drop-in materials such as precious metals, base metals, fuels, and chemicals.
Funding rounds
- Aug 2023Seed$125K
- Apr 2023Seed$60K
- Apr 2023Seed$800K
- Dec 2022Seed$92.5K
Founders & team
Investors
Responsibly Ventures
#12
Acquired · Tampa, Florida · founded 1997 · 200 employees$20Mraised▾
Acquired · Tampa, Florida · founded 1997 · 200 employees
Provider of water management solutions
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 8.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Electrical Control Engineer
Funding rounds
- Jul 2020Conventional Debt—
- Feb 2008Series B$20M
Investors
TPG, Advent Morro Equity Partners, Element Partners, Virgin Green Fund, Comvest Partners
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie InformationCookie Information PluginCookiebot
Funding & investor landscape
$1.7Btotal disclosed funding
23companies funded
73disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Angeli Capital1 rounds
Notable founders
Brian Sheng
Co-Founder · Aquaria
Florencio Cuetara
CEO · Made From Stone
Wanda Love
Co-Founder · Trash Butler
Omar Soliman
CEO · Trash Butler
R. Ian
Co-Founder · ecoSPEARS
Sergie Albino
CEO & President · ecoSPEARS
Zakir Ahmed
CEO · Primo Water
Ross Patten
President CEO · MaxWest Environmental Systems
Nikhil Gupta
Founder & CEO · Determinant Materials
Jim W. Brown
ex-President and CEO · Atlas Paper Mills
Joshua Scott
CEO & President · BCR
Glen Miller
Founder & CEO · Choice Environmental
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 4,932,742 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 FLORIDA · Environment
How research on Water Treatment in Florida is moving
A read on the academic research around Water Treatment in Florida — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 107 papers.
University of Florida, Florida International University, and University of South Florida lead Florida's moderately optimistic water-treatment research, focusing primarily on disinfection, wastewater reuse, and pollutant removal.
107 papers · stance +0.31 · 11% breakthrough · 29% concern
top institutions
- University of Florida27
- Florida International University24
- University of South Florida16
- University of Central Florida12
- Florida Institute of Technology4
leading researchers
Steven J. Duranceau · Peter Olusakin Oladoye · Treavor H. Boyer · Berrin Tansel · Caleb Gravesen · David W. Mazyck
prism intelligence · tone & topics
88% positive · 7% critical tone
EnvironmentHealthAgricultureMaterials ScienceBusinessSustainability
▲
Breakthroughs10 · 9%
▲ 7%→15% share
▲2.1× share momentum3 median citations70% since 2021mostly methods-led
Adsorption breakthroughs are newly emerging and intensifying — field-share doubled from 7% to 15% with 3 new papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Adsorption3
- Wastewater2
- Environmental chemistry2
- Contamination2
- Aqueous solution2
Newly emergingAdsorption 0→3
Landmark Advanced metal oxides nanostructures to recognize and eradicate water pollutants · 86 cites
◆
Advancements55 · 51%
▲ 44%→48% share
▲1.1× share momentum4 median citations40% since 2021mostly empirical
Adsorption advancements are rising sharply — papers grew from 1 to 6 as Effluent research newly entered the segment.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Adsorption1→6
- Wastewater2→4
- Water quality3→4
Newly emergingEffluent 0→4
Landmark Integrated analysis of NOM removal by magnetic ion exchange · 42 cites
▼
Concerns27 · 25%
▲ 27%→30% share
▲1.1× share momentum1 median citations52% since 2021mostly empirical
Water quality concerns are intensifying — papers tripled from 2 to 6 as Surface water and Effluent risks escalate.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Water quality2→6
- Surface water1→4
- Waste management1→3
- Wastewater3→4
Newly emergingEffluent 0→3
Landmark Recovery of phosphorus from wastewater: A review based on current phosphorous removal technologies · 171 cites
Common questions
How many Waste & Water Management companies are there in Florida, United States?
Radar tracks 168 indexable Waste & Water Management companies headquartered in Florida, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Waste & Water Management companies in Florida, United States?
The Waste & Water Management companies in Florida, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.7B in disclosed equity funding across 23 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Florida, United States?
PureCycle is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Florida, United States, with $722.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Waste & Water Management companies in Florida, United States are funded?
23 of the 168 Waste & Water Management companies in Florida, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Waste & Water Management unicorns are there in Florida, United States?
None of the Waste & Water Management companies in Florida, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Florida, United States Waste & Water Management companies?
The most active investors in Florida, United States Waste & Water Management companies on this list include Comvest Partners, Advent Morro Equity Partners, Element Partners, Susquehanna Private Capital, Trivest.
Riya SenguptaFinancials
Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.