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Best Waste & Water Management Companies in France

The 326 best Waste & Water Management companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Paprec.

326companies tracked
$2.5Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
56have raised

France's Waste & Water Management sector has 326 companies tracked, $2.5B in disclosed funding, and a growth rate that keeps climbing. The market's expanding at a CAGR of roughly 5.8%, driven by urbanization pressure, intensifying water scarcity, and serious municipal investment in drainage modernization and desalination. No unicorns yet, but the funding stack is top-heavy in a way that tells you something: Paprec sits at $1.0B, Reju has pulled in $155M, and Fairmat follows at $46M. The rest of the 326 are fighting for the remainder. So the question isn't whether capital is flowing here. It's where it's concentrating.

I'd pay attention to the thematic shift happening right now. Coverage is tilting hard toward flood resilience, floodplain management, and urban flood control, which tracks with what cities across France are actually spending on. The most active backers, including Bpifrance, Europa, and Turenne Groupe, are placing bets across the stack. If you're trying to find partners, suppliers, or acquisition targets in this space, the directory below ranks companies by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, giving you a live snapshot of who's actually capitalized to move.

Sources & further reading
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT × FRANCE

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.

100companies analysed
67%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2010median founding year
324kcombined LinkedIn audience
51%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Waste & Water Management companies in France

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFoundedMarket signals (1y)Patents & IP focusRecent signals
1Paprec
Horizontally integrated recycling company
$1.0B30 mo agoAcquired13,00019943 signals ▲200%
M&A
7 patents
Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering
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2Seche Environnement
Provider of industrial waste management and sanitation services
$308M84 mo agoPublic5,7151985——1 award
3Groupe Ecore
Provider waste recycling management services
$289M90 mo agoAcquired2941993———
4Sepur
Provider of waste collection services
$158M168 mo agoAcquired2,5001965———
5Reju
Developer of textile regeneration system to recirculate and recover textile waste
$155M2 mo agoFunding Raised—2023—2 patents
Recycling processes for polyester and cellulose fiber composite materials
1 expansion
6REPEATS
Provider of waste recycling services
$113M53 mo agoSeries D1702021———
7Clamens
Provider of waste management services
$65M156 mo agoSeries C662010———
8Fairmat
Provider of fiber recycling services
$46M7 mo agoSeries B8320203 signals ▲200%
Funding
25 patents
Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes
1 partnership · 1 award
9Europlasma
Provider of waste treatment services
$45M98 mo agoPublic331998—60 patents
CO2-to-syngas conversion and waste-to-energy electricity generation technologies
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10Mecaware
Provider of strategic metal production and battery recycling with low impact
$42M32 mo agoSeries A—2021—10 patents
Metal extraction and purification from polymetallic ores, focusing on lithium, manganese, and metal salts.
2 awards
11Sweetch Energy
Provider of water management services
$42M30 mo agoSeries A372015—48 patents
Salinity-gradient (blue) energy devices using crosslinked cellulose/chitosan membranes and activated carbon fabrics
—
12b:bot
Provider of plastic bottle recycling services
$22M35 mo agoSeries B512017———
13APR2 Plast
Provider of plastics waste recycling services
$18M132 mo agoSeries B—2002———
14Castalie
Manufacturer of mineral water producing machine
$17M72 mo agoSeries A1202007——1 expansion · 1 award
15Orege
Provider of waste & water management services
$12M179 mo agoPublic342005—215 patents
Anaerobic digestion and sludge dehydration technologies for water and waste treatment
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16CLER VERTS
Provider of waste recycling services
$11M54 mo agoSeries B532003——2 job openings · 1 expansion
17Waga Energy
Provider of solid waste management and recycling services
$11M28 mo agoAcquired10201517 signals
Leadership · Earnings · Regulatory
60 patents
Cryogenic separation and liquefaction technologies for upgrading landfill biogas to biomethane
1 expansion
18SNAM
Provider of battery recycling services
$10M45 mo agoEarly Stage4819779 signals
M&A · Acquisition · Contracts
——
19IB2
Provides alumina refining from low grade bauxite
$9M19 mo agoSeries A132014—11 patents
Bauxite beneficiation and treatment of physical enrichment residues
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20Green Spot Tech
Provider of food waste services
$8M7 mo agoSeries A1620163 signals
Funding · Capital raise
—1 launch
21Airbus Defence and Space - Intelligence
Provider of advanced geospatial intelligence solutions and services
$7M51 mo agoFunding Raised1,24719869 signals
Contracts · Earnings · M&A
——
22Recycleurs Bretons
Provider of industrial waste collection and treatment services
$6M76 mo agoSeries A2002003———
23Extracthive
Provider of waste recycling management services
$5M56 mo agoSeries A182020—19 patents
Recycling and recovery of carbon‑fiber reinforced composites and industrial waste streams.
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24Tri'n'Collect
Provider of construction waste recycling services
$5M30 mo agoSeries A342019———
25H2P
Provider of waste heat regeneration technology solutions for transforming waste into carbon neutral energy
$5M80 mo agoFunding Raised112009———
26Keenat
Provider of waste recycling services
$4M42 mo agoSeries A302019—5 patents
Recycling cigarette butt waste into reusable materials and chemicals
1 award
27Recyc’ELIT
Provider of textile recycling services
$3M25 mo agoSeed—2019——1 partnership
28Ihol
Provider of waste treatment and recovery services
$3M138 mo agoDeadpooled1002012———
29Seaturns
Provider of water management services
$3M11 mo agoSeed22015—16 patents
Marine wave energy conversion systems and hydraulic non‑return valve technologies
1 job opening · 2 expansions
30Altereo
Provider of planning, consulting, and engineering services for water management
$3M86 mo agoLate Stage2002006———
31Astradec
Provider of turnkey solutions for solid waste management for urban, industrial, and agricultural sectors
$3M109 mo agoSeries A1002017———
32Behring
Manufacturer of water purifier
$2M93 mo agoLate Stage422006—5 patents
UV-based liquid disinfection systems for water and wastewater treatment
1 launch
33Berny
Provider of waste collection services
$2M45 mo agoSeed—2020———
34Helio Pur Tech
Offers water treatment and recycling services
$2M120 mo agoFunding Raised72011———
35Veolia Water Technologies
Provider of water and wastewater treatment solutions for industrial clients and municipal
$2M112 mo agoFunding Raised5,0152009—2,109 patents
Advanced water treatment technologies: nitrogen removal, RO/NF recovery, ozone‑carbon adsorption, anaerobic reactors.
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36Cyclife
Provider of nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste management services
$1M48 mo agoFunding Raised3102016———
37Blue Industry & Science
Air quality monitoring solutions provider
$1M110 mo agoSeed112010———
38Biofluides
Wastewater treatment solutions provider
$1M163 mo agoSeed72006—27 patents
Industrial wastewater heat recovery systems for energy-efficient thermal exchange
—
39Newcy
Provides CSR solutions for business to reduce waste
$1M93 mo agoSeed92016—2 patents
Reusable, stackable cup design for beverage packaging
1 launch
40TMW Technologies
Provider of water treatment services
$1M38 mo agoSeed152000—19 patents
Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials
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41Coldep
Developer of industrial and aquacultural effluent management and water treatment
$1M31 mo agoSeed62011——1 partnership
42Ecolog Innovation
Provider of tire recycling services
$679K92 mo agoSeed152013———
43Magpie Polymers
Filtration technology to extract metals difficult-to-treat waste and process water
$649K140 mo agoAcquired112010—15 patents
Synthesis of phosphine ligands and metal-binding particles for metal recovery applications.
—
44Hydreka
Provider of water cycle measurement solutions
$443K44 mo agoFunding Raised471988—2 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
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45Love Your Waste
Food waste management solution
$340K116 mo agoSeed42015——1 partnership
46INO Recyclage
Provider of waste paper and electronic collection & recycling services
$235K103 mo agoFunding Raised142010———
47Hydrocarbon Technologies
Provider of hydro carbon removal services from waste water
$183K123 mo agoDeadpooled42010———
48Nereus
Wastewater treatment using membrane technologies for industrial and commercial applications
$130K26 mo agoFunding Raised302012—15 patents
Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes
—
49VALGO
Provider of ground water and waste management services
$123K38 mo agoSeed6502004—5 patents
Plasma-based remediation of PFAS‑contaminated water and organic‑polluted soils
2 job openings

Top 12 Waste & Water Management companies in France

#1
Funding Raised · Nanterre, Ile de France · founded 2023
$155.3Mraised
▾

Developer of textile regeneration system to recirculate and recover textile waste. The company focuses on recovering textile waste before it becomes waste. It regenerates textiles into materials for new use. The company aims to redesign the textile system end to end.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$155.3M
Founders & team
Patrik FriskChief Executive Officer
Investors
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAmazon Web ServicesDrupalDrupal MultisiteGoogle Tag ManagerHsts
#2
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020 · 83 employees
$45.5Mraised
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Provider of fiber recycling services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 3.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Syensqo) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series B$11.5M
  • Apr 2025Series B$28.6M
  • Apr 2025Venture Debt$27M
  • Nov 2022Series A$35.1M
Founders & team
Benjamin SaadaFounder
Investors
Singular, Temasek, CNP, Pictet Group, The Friedkin Group, Bpifrance
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDocusignGoogle Workspace
#3
Series A · Toulouse, Occitanie · founded 2016 · 16 employees
$8.4Mraised
▾

Green Spot Technologies is an innovative start-up company that focuses on fermentation technology to unlock food side streams from the food industry. They use their fermentation process to create fermented and upcycled flours and ingredients that provide functional and nutritional advantages.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series A$5.8M
  • Nov 2025Conventional Debt—
  • Jul 2022Grant (prize money)$2.6M
  • Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$68.1K
Founders & team
Ninna GranucciCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Team for the Planet, EIT Food
Tech stack
Core-JsElementorFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Maps
#4
Acquired · Paris, Ile de France · founded 1994 · 13000 employees
$1Braised
▾

Horizontally integrated recycling company

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 89k LinkedIn followers — 27.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$133.8K
  • Nov 2023Grant (prize money)$578K
  • Oct 2023Grant (prize money)$569K
  • Mar 2022Series B—
Founders & team
JeanLuc PetithugueninCo-Founder
Investors
BNP Paribas Developpement, Vauban Infrastructure Partners, Quilvest, EMZ Partners, Economy And Finance, Europa
Tech stack
AccessibeApple Icloud MailAxeptioBeaver BuilderCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Seed · Bordeaux, Nouvelle Aquitaine · founded 2015 · 2 employees
$2.9Mraised
▾

Provider of water management services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Chef(fe) de projet Énergies Marines Renouvelables
Activity: 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Seed$2.9M
Investors
Keenest, Team for the Planet
Tech stack
Animate.CssAnime.JsApache Http ServerBootstrapCore-JsElementor
#6
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2014 · 13 employees
$8.6Mraised
▾

Provides alumina refining from low grade bauxite

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 3 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Series A—
  • Feb 2024Series A$8.6M
Founders & team
Yves OccelloFounder & CEO
Investors
Glencore, Otium Capital
#7
Series A · Saint-Gregoire, Brittany · founded 2015 · 37 employees
$41.5Mraised
▾

Provider of water management services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 3.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Series A$27.2M
  • Sep 2022Series A$6M
  • Jun 2022Series A$2.1M
  • Apr 2021Series A$6.2M
Founders & team
Bruno MottetChief Technical Officer and Co-founderNicolas HeuzéChief Executive Officer
Investors
Demeter, GO CAPITAL, Future Positive Capital, CNR, EDF, Environmental and Solidarity Revolution
Tech stack
Anime.JsGoogle Font ApiGsapJqueryJquery MigrateLazysizes
#8
Series A · Lyon, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 2021
$42.1Mraised
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Provider of strategic metal production and battery recycling with low impact. The company focuses on recovering metals from end-of-life batteries and production scraps. It employs a process designed to minimize environmental impact and maximize resource recovery. The business model emphasizes creating a circular economy by reintegrating recovered materials.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Series A$42.1M
Founders & team
Julien LeclaireCo-FounderArnaud d ArbouetCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Crédit Mutuel Innovation, EIT InnoEnergy, UI Investissement, BNP Paribas Developpement, Kreaxi, Bpifrance
Tech stack
AxeptioCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Tag Manager
#9
Public · Change, Pays de la Loire · founded 1985 · 5715 employees
$307.7Mraised
▾

Provider of industrial waste management and sanitation services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 49k LinkedIn followers — 15.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2019Conventional Debt$89.3M
  • Oct 2018Conventional Debt$149.6M
  • Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$262.4K
  • May 2014Conventional Debt$68.4M
Founders & team
Maxime SéchéCEO
Investors
Apax Partners, Tikehau Capital
Tech stack
AngularApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailBootstrapCookiebotCore-Js
#10
Acquired · Grenoble, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 2015 · 10 employees
$11Mraised
▾

Provider of solid waste management and recycling services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 28k LinkedIn followers — 8.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Post IPO$60M
  • Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$2.8M
  • Nov 2019Series A$11M
Founders & team
Benoit LemaignanCo founder & Investor
Investors
Eiffel Investment Group, Ovive, StarQuest, Noria, Tertium Technology, Air Liquide
Tech stack
All In One SeoAnimate.CssApache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianz
#11
Series D · Ile de France · founded 2021 · 170 employees
$113.5Mraised
▾

Provider of waste recycling services

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2022Series D$113.5M
Founders & team
Greg RungCEO
Investors
Ara Partners
#12
Acquired · Paris, Ile de France · founded 1993 · 294 employees
$289.4Mraised
▾

Provider waste recycling management services

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2018Conventional Debt$289.4M
  • Nov 2016PE—
Investors
H.I.G. Capital, Kartesia, Hivest Capital, H.I.G. Europe
Tech stack
WordpressPleskMysqlPhpLinkedin Sign-InBootstrap

Funding & investor landscape

$2.5Btotal disclosed funding
52companies funded
102disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa24 rounds
Bpifrance10 rounds
UI Investissement6 rounds
Le Village by CA5 rounds
Turenne Groupe5 rounds
Credit Agricole4 rounds
Credit Mutuel Equity4 rounds
Demeter4 rounds
Eiffel Investment Group4 rounds
Aquiti Gestion3 rounds

Notable founders

Patrik Frisk
Chief Executive Officer · Reju
Benjamin Saada
Founder · Fairmat
Ninna Granucci
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer · Green Spot Tech
JeanLuc Petithuguenin
Co-Founder · Paprec
Yves Occello
Founder & CEO · IB2
Bruno Mottet
Chief Technical Officer and Co-founder · Sweetch Energy
Nicolas Heuzé
Chief Executive Officer · Sweetch Energy
Julien Leclaire
Co-Founder · Mecaware
Arnaud d Arbouet
Co-Founder & CEO · Mecaware
Maxime Séché
CEO · Seche Environnement
Benoit Lemaignan
Co founder & Investor · Waga Energy
Greg Rung
CEO · REPEATS
Prism market signals · France · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,132,202 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 SIGNALS · France

How research on Water Treatment is moving in France

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 446 France-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201020182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 20% → 46% across 2010–2026.
top research entities
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique140
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne46
  • Université de Lorraine22
  • Suez21
  • Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières15
leading researchers
Urs von Gunten · Abderrezzaq Benalia · Amel Khalfaoui · Kerroum Derbal · M. Esperanza · L. Dammak · Christophe Vial · Fabrice Audonnet
▲ Breakthroughs78 · 17%
▲ 6%→23% share
▲3.8× share momentum0 median citations78% since 2021mostly methods-led
Adsorption research newly emerged as France's largest breakthrough sub-topic (19 papers), signalling a sharp pivot in treatment innovation.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Wastewater2→11
  • Membrane1→9
  • Photocatalysis2→10
  • Pollutant1→6
Newly emergingAdsorption 0→19 · Water quality 0→7 · Sewage treatment 0→6
Landmark Rapid, Selective Heavy Metal Removal from Water by a Metal–Organic Framework/Polydopamine Composite · 428 cites
◆ Advancements228 · 51%
▲ 49%→50% share
▲1.0× share momentum2 median citations57% since 2021mostly empirical
Flocculation advancement papers tripled (4→13) and Response surface methodology newly emerged (10 papers), intensifying process-optimisation research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Adsorption14→26
  • Flocculation4→13
  • Photocatalysis4→12
  • Turbidity5→13
  • Membrane2→10
Newly emergingResponse surface methodology 0→10 · Central composite design 0→5 · Decantation 0→5
Landmark Advanced Oxidation Processes in Water/Wastewater Treatment: Principles and Applications. A Review · 2,126 cites
▼ Concerns89 · 20%
▼ 29%→17% share
▼0.6× share momentum7 median citations51% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern-segment field-share fell 29%→17% despite Water quality papers rising 4→10, suggesting risk topics are narrowing not resolving.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Water quality4→10
  • Adsorption1→6
  • Water pollution1→6
  • Chlorine1→5
  • Raw water1→4
Landmark Oxidation Processes in Water Treatment: Are We on Track? · 641 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · France

Where water treatment is researched across France

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.

Paris105 · +0.34
Hot · OzoneAdvancing · FlocculationOpportunity · Response surface methodologyConcern · Activated carbon
Lyon16 · +0.42
Hot · ContaminationAdvancing · WastewaterOpportunity · Waste management
Marseille12 · +0.47
Hot · Environmental engineeringOpportunity · Organic matter
Toulouse10 · +0.38
Hot · EffluentAdvancing · WastewaterOpportunity · Flocculation
Strasbourg6 · +0.70
Advancing · AdsorptionOpportunity · Wastewater
PATENT SIGNAL · France

Who's filing water treatment patents in France

France water treatment patent filing is cooling — 405 filings from 371 assignees (2016–2025), led by Veolia Water Solutions & TECH, OTV, Degremont; annual filings 49→30.

405 filings371 assigneespeak 51/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Veolia Water Solutions & TECH253
  • OTV115
  • Degremont82
  • SUEZ INT53
  • AIR Liquide36
  • Total34
  • SUEZ Groupe15
  • Veolia EAU CIE Generale DES EAUX15

Common questions

How many Waste & Water Management companies are there in France?
Radar tracks 326 indexable Waste & Water Management companies headquartered in France that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Waste & Water Management companies in France?
The Waste & Water Management companies in France on this list have raised a combined $2.5B in disclosed equity funding across 52 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in France?
Paprec is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in France, with $1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Waste & Water Management companies in France are funded?
52 of the 326 Waste & Water Management companies in France on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Waste & Water Management unicorns are there in France?
None of the Waste & Water Management companies in France on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in France Waste & Water Management companies?
The most active investors in France Waste & Water Management companies on this list include Europa, Bpifrance, UI Investissement, Le Village by CA, Turenne Groupe.
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