Best Waste & Water Management Companies in Netherlands
The 225 best Waste & Water Management companies in Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Perpetual Next.
Tracking the best Waste & Water Management companies in Netherlands by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, this directory covers 225 ventures with a combined $492M raised. That's a real capital base, even if the unicorn column sits at zero for now. The sector's growing at a CAGR of roughly 5.8%, pushed by urbanization pressure, intensifying water scarcity concerns, and cities scrambling to modernize drainage infrastructure before the next flood season hits.
Perpetual Next dominates the funding table at $334M, which is a different tier entirely from the rest of the field. BioBTX ($45M) and SCW Systems ($44M) cluster just below, with The Waste Transformers ($26M) and Deltares ($15M) rounding out the meaningful raises. So if you're mapping where capital conviction actually lives here, it's concentrated at the top. I'd note the active investor list, Europa, Oost NL, BeStart, EIC Fund, the Frisian Development Agency, skews heavily toward regional development money, which tells you something about how this sector gets funded in the Netherlands. Hot coverage themes right now include flood resilience and floodplain management, both tracking the drainage modernization wave that's driving demand across the board.
- 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 Netherlands
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perpetual Next Converter of organic waste streams into biofuels and sustainable materials. | $334M | 12 mo ago | 135 | 2019 | Martijn Rheenen Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 10 patents Torrefaction, drying, and cooling technologies for biomass-derived solid fuels and hot coal. | 2 partnerships |
| 2 | BioBTX Provider of non-food biomass and plastic waste services | $45M | 24 mo ago | 10 | 2012 | Cor Kamminga Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | 29 patents Converting waste plastics and biomass into BTX aromatics via catalytic pyrolysis. | 1 partnership |
| 3 | SCW Systems Provider of waste and water management services | $44M | 23 mo ago | 77 | 2013 | Gerard Essing Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPPlausible+14 | 45 patents Biomass slurry conversion to fuels with integrated CO₂ capture and processing technologies. | — |
| 4 | The Waste Transformers Provider of organic waste recycling services | $26M | 55 mo ago | 14 | 2011 | — | PHPGSAPApache HTTP Server+8 | — | — |
| 5 | Deltares Provider of applied research and specialist consultancy services for water management | $15M | 61 mo ago | 986 | 2008 | — | Google MapsYouTubeMicrosoft ASP.NET+17 | — | 2 job openings |
| 6 | Waste2Wear Provider of plastic recycling services | $7M | 26 mo ago | 41 | 2016 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — |
| 7 | Heros Operator of resource recovery processes turning waste into secondary materials | $4M | 83 mo ago | 75 | 2001 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | — | 1 job opening |
| 8 | Sealeau Converts brine into fresh water and valuable minerals | $3M | 69 mo ago | 3 | 2015 | Dimitris Xevgenos CEO | — | — | — |
| 9 | Wavin Provider of air and waste water management solutions | $2M | 372 mo ago | 7,500 | 1955 | — | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailSalesforce+34 | 720 patents Advanced non‑metal water pipe and drainage systems, including couplings and inspection chambers. | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 10 | Heathland Provider of plastic recycling services | $2M | 65 mo ago | 8 | 2006 | — | — | 10 patents Chemical recycling of mixed plastics via depolymerization and contaminated polymer processing | — |
| 11 | EColoRO Electrocoagulation and membrane based treatment of industrial waste water | $2M | 132 mo ago | — | 2013 | Eric van Sonsbeek Co-Founder & Director | — | — | — |
| 12 | SolarDew Provider of water purification systems | $2M | 36 mo ago | 4 | 2019 | Alexander Kleij Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — | — |
| 13 | Oscar Circulair Provider of waste collection services | $2M | 37 mo ago | 14 | 2019 | Remco Wagemakers Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 14 | BLUE-tec Provider of membrane technology services | $873K | 61 mo ago | 4 | 2014 | Lex van Dijk Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 15 | Waterschaplimburg Provider of water management and flood control services | $711K | 95 mo ago | 530 | 2017 | — | Microsoft ASP.NETCloudflareMoment.js+10 | — | — |
| 16 | Circle Economy Provider of renewable energy industrial systems and services | $557K | 57 mo ago | — | 2013 | Robert-Jan Ogtrop Founder & Chairman | WebflowPersonioMailChimp+22 | — | — |
| 17 | MicroLAN Provider of water quality monitoring system | $528K | 69 mo ago | — | 2003 | Joep Appels Founder & Managing Director | — | — | — |
| 18 | RWB Almelo Provider of waste water treatment services | $483K | 122 mo ago | 65 | 2001 | — | WordPressPleskMySQL+33 | — | — |
| 19 | Closing the Loop Provider of recycling services | $414K | 129 mo ago | 17 | 2010 | — | — | — | 2 awards |
| 20 | Reefy Provider of water management services | $362K | 43 mo ago | 10 | 2019 | Daniel Dacomba Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+19 | — | — |
| 21 | Orvion BV | $208K | 42 mo ago | — | 2013 | Marc Bemmel Owner & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — | 1 internship |
| 22 | Searious Business Provider of plastic waste recycling services | $190K | 45 mo ago | — | 2016 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+13 | — | — |
| 23 | TotalEnergies Corbion Provider of plastic recycling services | $142K | 80 mo ago | — | 2017 | Thomas Philipon Chief Executive Officer | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+23 | — | 1 partnership |
| 24 | Vitality Vector Technology solution for generation of drinking water | $112K | 117 mo ago | — | 2013 | Iggy Kogan Founder | — | 2 patents Atmospheric water generation and air-conditioning via heat‑exchange and component extraction systems | — |
| 25 | Bareau Developer of autogenerative high-pressure digestion technology for organic waste processing | $106K | 68 mo ago | — | 2005 | Alex Peng Owner | — | — | — |
Top 12 Waste & Water Management companies in Netherlands
#1
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2019 · 135 employees$333.7Mraised▾
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- 2025Series B$158.8M
- Jun 2022Series A$333.7M
#2
Series C · Alkmaar, North Holland · founded 2013 · 77 employees$44.5Mraised▾
Provider of waste and water management services
- Jul 2024Series C$26.8M
- Jul 2021Series B$17.7M
- 2019Seed—
#3
Series A · Groningen, Groningen · founded 2012 · 10 employees$45Mraised▾
Provider of non-food biomass and plastic waste services. It produces BTX from biomass and plastics. It converts end-of-life waste plastics and biomass into circular and sustainable chemical building blocks.
- Jun 2024Series A$45M
- Jun 2024Venture Debt$20.3M
- Jun 2024Grant (prize money)$15.1M
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$623.4K
#4
Series A · Lijnden, North Holland · founded 2016 · 41 employees$6.6Mraised▾
Waste2Wear is a sustainable fashion brand that transforms plastic waste into stylish recycled plastic fabrics, promoting a circular economy and eco-friendly products. They pioneer blockchain technology and use RPP to convert plastic waste into reusable shopping bags, setting new standards for transparency and sustainability in the fashion industry. Join Waste2Wear to embrace eco-revolution and elevate your style with sustainable fabrics.
- Apr 2024Series A$6.6M
#5
Funding Raised · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2011 · 14 employees$25.8Mraised▾
Provider of organic waste recycling services
- Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$818.8K
- Apr 2018Grant (prize money)$25M
#6
Funding Raised · Delft, South Holland · founded 2008 · 986 employees$15.1Mraised▾
Provider of applied research and specialist consultancy services for water management. The organization delivers expertise related to water, subsurface, and infrastructure. It offers services such as predictions, risk quantification, and actionable warning systems. The organization also focuses on sustainable use of water and soil systems.
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$226.2K
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$201K
- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)$179.1K
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$211.8K
#7
Seed · Rhenen, Utrecht · founded 2019 · 4 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Developer of membrane distillation technology designed for desalination and purification of water so that pure and safe drinking water is produced. The company's modular water desalination and purification systems are directly powered by solar radiation and require no other outside energy source or solar panels are simple to install, easy to maintain, and affordable for families, households, or small communities, enabling local entrepreneurs to develop and run businesses in their regions providing water desalination and purification systems.
- Jun 2023Seed—
- Apr 2023Grant (prize money)$1.7M
- 2022Grant (prize money)—
#8
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2019 · 14 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Provider of waste collection services
- Apr 2023Seed$1.6M
#9
Funding Raised · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2015 · 3 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Developer of a seawater desalination system designed for efficient salty wastewater management and recovery of resources. The company specializes in designing and developing sustainable seawater desalination technology that converts saline wastewater into valuable products, helping clients to eliminate the problematic desalination brine effluent while recovering valuable minerals and metals
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$833.7K
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$500.8K
- Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$478.5K
- Sep 2017Grant (prize money)$97.3K
#10
Funding Raised · Sluiskil, Zeeland · founded 2001 · 75 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Operator of resource recovery processes turning waste into secondary materials. The company focuses on transforming waste streams into usable secondary resources. It provides solutions for processing bottom ash and extracting metals. The company also offers wastewater treatment services, contributing to environmental benefits through circular economy practices.
- Jul 2019Grant (prize money)$3.9M
#11
Acquired · Utrecht, Utrecht · founded 2006 · 8 employees$2.2Mraised▾
Provider of plastic recycling services
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$354.7K
- Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$1.9M
#12
Funding Raised · Wageningen, Gelderland · founded 2014 · 4 employees$873Kraised▾
Provider of membrane filtration technologies intended to improve water filtration and nutrient recovery. The company's technologies focus on the development of forwarding Osmosis and Ammonia Membrane Stripping for industry, agriculture, or wastewater treatment, enabling businesses to increase the sustainability of water processes easily.
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$43.8K
- Aug 2020Grant (prize money)$329.8K
- Oct 2016Grant (prize money)$499.5K
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Notable founders
How research on Water Treatment is moving in the Netherlands
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 415 Netherlands-affiliated papers.
- Delft University of Technology148
- KWR Water Research Institute78
- Wageningen University & Research77
- IHE Delft Institute for Water Education35
- Utrecht University30
- Membrane1→5
- Environmental chemistry1→5
- Filtration (mathematics)5→9
- Water quality1→4
- Nanofiltration4→6
- Wastewater3→22
- Sewage treatment2→17
- Adsorption6→14
- Reuse3→9
- Nanofiltration2→7
- Water quality8→13
- Reverse osmosis1→4
- Groundwater1→4
- Wastewater2→4
- Water supply3→5
Where water treatment is researched across Netherlands
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.
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.