Radar · Waste & Water Management in Malaysia
Best Waste & Water Management Companies in Malaysia
The 39 best Waste & Water Management companies in Malaysia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Diamond Coral.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
39companies tracked
$5.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
1have raised
Sources & further reading
- prnewswire.com
- openpr.com
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT × MALAYSIA
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
Ranked: Best Waste & Water Management companies in Malaysia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diamond Coral Brand of water purifiers | $5M | 165 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 1995 | — | — |
| 2 | ERTH Provider of electronic waste recycling services | $62K | 35 mo ago | Seed | Mohamed El-Fatatry Founder | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — |
| 3 | 5E Resources Provider of waste management services | — | — | Public | Lim Hua CEO | 2006 | Microsoft ASP.NETGSAPScrollMagic+15 | — |
| 4 | Acme Chemicals Oil and gas exploration and production company | — | — | Funding Raised | Fouzi Yunus Founder & Managing Director | 1993 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+11 | — |
| 5 | aliran ihsan resources berhad Aliran Ihsan Resources Berhad is a water company that involves in the maintenance of water management, and… | — | — | Acquired | — | 1993 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 6 | Analabs Resources Provider of integrated waste collection, recycling, and processing services | — | — | Public | — | 1936 | — | — |
| 7 | AWC Group Provider of services in water treatment and facilities management | — | — | Public | — | 2010 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — |
| 8 | BARformula Developer of microbial technology for converting organic palm oil waste | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2007 | — | — |
| 9 | Berjaya EnviroParks Provider of long-term solid waste management solutions | — | — | Acquired | Vincent Tan Founder & Owner | 2003 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+11 | — |
Top 2 Waste & Water Management companies in Malaysia
#1
Seed · Cyberjaya, Selangor · founded 2018 · 4 employees$61.8Kraised▾
Seed · Cyberjaya, Selangor · founded 2018 · 4 employees
Provider of electronic waste recycling services
Funding rounds
- Sep 2023Seed—
- Mar 2021Seed$61.8K
Founders & team
Investors
Gobi Partners, ScaleUp Malaysia, Quest Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare Rocket LoaderFacebook LoginGoogle Analytics
#2
Late Stage · Seri Kembangan, Selangor · founded 1995$5Mraised▾
Late Stage · Seri Kembangan, Selangor · founded 1995
Designer and developer of water filtration systems created to provide refined drinking water. The company's water filtration systems use a unique technology to turn normal tap water into good quality mineral water enabling its customers to have access to clean and healthy drinking water at home.
Investors
The Abraaj Group
Funding & investor landscape
$5.1Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
1disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Gobi Partners1 rounds
Prism market signals · Malaysia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 396,981 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 · Malaysia
How research on Water Treatment is moving in Malaysia
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 784 Malaysia-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201020182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 39% → 58% across 2010–2026.
top research entities
- University of Technology Malaysia117
- National University of Malaysia100
- Universiti Teknologi MARA63
- Universiti Sains Malaysia54
- Universiti Putra Malaysia50
leading researchers
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail · Hamidi Abdul Aziz · Mohd Zobir Hussein · Tony Hadibarata · Rabia Baby · Abdul Halim Abdullah · Ahmad Zaharin Aris · Pei Sean Goh
▲
Breakthroughs73 · 9%
▲ 3%→14% share
▲4.7× share momentum0 median citations81% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (3%→14% of field), led by Membrane.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Membrane3→17
- Filtration (mathematics)1→5
- Fouling3→4
Newly emergingAdsorption 0→20 · Wastewater 0→12 · Desalination 0→9
Landmark Iron-based metal-organic framework: Synthesis, structure and current technologies for water reclamation with deep insigh · 171 cites
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Advancements550 · 70%
▼ 73%→67% share
▼0.9× share momentum0 median citations53% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (73%→67% of field), led by Adsorption.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Adsorption23→91
- Wastewater16→59
- Membrane14→44
- Sewage treatment6→32
- Photocatalysis3→25
Newly emergingBiochar 0→10 · Metal ions in aqueous solution 0→8 · Raw material 0→8
Landmark Application of Efficient Magnetic Particles and Activated Carbon for Dye Removal from Wastewater · 446 cites
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Concerns86 · 11%
▼ 13%→11% share
▼0.8× share momentum1 median citations56% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (13%→11% of field), led by Wastewater.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Wastewater1→10
- Sewage treatment1→9
- Adsorption1→9
- Pollutant1→8
- Water quality8→11
Newly emergingPhotocatalysis 0→6
Landmark Challenges and Opportunities of Biocoagulant/Bioflocculant Application for Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment and I · 298 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Malaysia
Where water treatment is researched across Malaysia
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.
Johor Bahru118 · +0.50
Kuala Lumpur111 · +0.43
Bangi100 · +0.43
George Town95 · +0.42
Putrajaya86 · +0.26
Shah Alam68 · +0.48
Petaling Jaya55 · +0.55
Seri Kembangan50 · +0.43
Kota Bharu47 · +0.50
Malacca5 · +0.36
Common questions
How many Waste & Water Management companies are there in Malaysia?
Radar tracks 39 indexable Waste & Water Management companies headquartered in Malaysia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Waste & Water Management companies in Malaysia?
The Waste & Water Management companies in Malaysia on this list have raised a combined $5.1M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Malaysia?
Diamond Coral is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Malaysia, with $5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Waste & Water Management companies in Malaysia are funded?
2 of the 39 Waste & Water Management companies in Malaysia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Waste & Water Management unicorns are there in Malaysia?
None of the Waste & Water Management companies in Malaysia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Malaysia Waste & Water Management companies?
The most active investors in Malaysia Waste & Water Management companies on this list include Gobi Partners, Growth Charger, Jakel Development, Plug and Play APAC, Quest Ventures.
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.