Radar · Waste & Water Management in Quebec
Best Waste & Water Management Companies in Quebec, Canada
The 46 best Waste & Water Management companies in Quebec, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Groupe Prime Drink.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
46companies tracked
$17.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
7have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT × QUEBEC
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
124kcombined LinkedIn audience
65%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Waste & Water Management companies in Quebec
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Groupe Prime Drink Provider of water management services 55Funding top 27%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $7.6M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 2 yrs (4.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $8M | 4 mo ago | Public | Alexandre Cote CEO | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 2 | E2metrix Provider of wastewater treatment services | $2M | 71 mo ago | Acquired | Mohamed Laaroussi Founder & CEO | 2010 | — | 48 patents Electrochemical reactors and magnesium alloy electrodes for water contaminant removal and struvite production. | — |
| 3 | Obeo Biogas Provider of organic waste based energy processing services | $2M | 39 mo ago | Seed | Jean Meloche Co-Founder & CFO | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Bosk Bioproducts Producer of PHA for industrial carbon sources | $2M | 30 mo ago | Funding Raised | Paul Boudreault CEO | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 5 | BioAlert Solutions Provider of water monitoring device | $2M | 80 mo ago | Seed | Dominic Carrier Co-Founder | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Ecolomondo Provider of hydrocarbon waste recycling services 45Product top 14%Innovation top 20%News top 35%Growth top 42% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 14% Innovationtop 20% Newstop 35% Growthtop 42% Fundingbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Partnersbottom 35% Marketbottom 32% Globalbottom 25% Techbottom 20% Product: 9 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 9 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $1M | 14 mo ago | Public | Eliot Sorella Chairman & CEO | 2007 | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — | — |
| 7 | Stablex Provider of hazardous waste and soil treatment solutions | — | 482 mo ago | Public | Pierre Lego CEO & Director | 1983 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 8 | Aquabiotech Provider of water recycling for agriculture | — | — | Unfunded | Tony Pouliot Co-Founder | 1989 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+29 | — | 1 expansion |
Top 6 Waste & Water Management companies in Quebec
#1
Public · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2015$7.6Mraised▾
Public · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2015
Provider of water management services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $7.6M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 2 yrs (4.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Apr 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Post IPO$2.9M
- Dec 2025Post IPO$328.7K
- Jul 2025Post IPO$620.1K
- Mar 2025Post IPO$1.3M
Founders & team
#2
Public · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2007 · 11 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Public · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2007 · 11 employees
Provider of hydrocarbon waste recycling services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Innovation
top 20%News
top 35%Growth
top 42%Funding
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%Product: 9 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Innovation: 9 product lines
News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 39 tracked, 8 types) · +50% YoY · 1 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Post IPO$363.9K
- Jan 2024Post IPO$1M
- Jan 2023Post IPO—
Founders & team
Investors
3212521 Canada
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCookie NoticeIsotopeJqueryLazysizes
#3
Funding Raised · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2015$1.8Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2015
Producer of PHA for industrial carbon sources
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2024Conventional Debt$1M
- Apr 2021Grant (prize money)$795.7K
Founders & team
Investors
Canadian Space Agency, Ecofuel Accelerator, Cycle Momentum
Tech stack
Apache Http Server
#4
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2022 · 5 employees$2.2Mraised▾
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2022 · 5 employees
Developer of a renewable energy system designed to utilize organic waste and produce biogas. The company's complete autonomy and profit-sharing partnerships with trusted agriculture and finance partners offer farmers a sustainable source of energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enabling eco-friendly and sustainable farming practices.
Funding rounds
- May 2023Seed$2.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Diagram Ventures
#5
Acquired · Sherbrooke, Quebec · founded 2010 · 11 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Acquired · Sherbrooke, Quebec · founded 2010 · 11 employees
Provider of wastewater treatment services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$3.4M
- Jul 2017Seed$2M
- Sep 2012Seed$500K
Founders & team
Investors
Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Fonds de solidarite FTQ, Capital croissance PME
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpThink Up Themes ConsultingContact Form 7Litespeed
#6
Seed · Sherbrooke, Quebec · founded 2014 · 14 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Seed · Sherbrooke, Quebec · founded 2014 · 14 employees
Developer of a water quality monitoring device designed to control the proliferation of pathogens in industrial waters. The company's device detects the presence of bacteria directly at the cooling system site, can be controlled by a remote, and sends alarm signals sent directly to a responsible person, enabling businesses to have a reliable and economical monitoring alternative.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2019Seed$1.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Natural Products Canada, Sherbrooke Innopole, ACET, Cycle Momentum, Spring
Funding & investor landscape
$17.2Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
17disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
3212521 Canada1 rounds
Notable founders
Alexandre Cote
CEO · Groupe Prime Drink
Eliot Sorella
Chairman & CEO · Ecolomondo
Paul Boudreault
CEO · Bosk Bioproducts
Jean Meloche
Co-Founder & CFO · Obeo Biogas
Renaud Lavoie
Co-Founder & CEO · Obeo Biogas
Mohamed Laaroussi
Founder & CEO · E2metrix
Dominic Carrier
Co-Founder · BioAlert Solutions
Etienne Lemieux
Co-Founder & CEO · BioAlert Solutions
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,317,862 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 · Canada
How research on Water Treatment is moving in Canada
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 816 Canada-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 21% → 48% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- University of Alberta68
- University of British Columbia60
- University of Waterloo57
- Polytechnique Montréal53
- University of Toronto46
leading researchers
Benoît Barbeau · Madjid Mohseni · Peter M. Huck · Sigrid Peldszus · Graham A. Gagnon · Robert C. Andrews · Mathieu Lapointe · Nathalie Tufenkji
▲
Breakthroughs108 · 13%
▲ 4%→21% share
▲5.2× share momentum0 median citations82% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (4%→21% of field), led by Adsorption.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Adsorption2→18
- Membrane1→11
- Wastewater1→10
- Environmental chemistry2→8
- Turbidity1→5
Newly emergingDegradation (telecommunications) 0→10 · Photocatalysis 0→10 · Catalysis 0→7
Landmark Assessing the Performance of Biological Filtration As Pretreatment to Low Pressure Membranes for Drinking Water · 175 cites
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Advancements403 · 49%
48%→48% share
▲1.0× share momentum4 median citations51% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (48%→48% of field), led by Adsorption.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Adsorption12→44
- Wastewater12→29
- Biofilm1→13
- Membrane12→23
- Contamination4→15
Newly emergingBiochar 0→6
Landmark Understanding and Improving Microplastic Removal during Water Treatment: Impact of Coagulation and Flocculation · 429 cites
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Concerns215 · 26%
▼ 35%→23% share
▼0.7× share momentum7 median citations46% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (35%→23% of field), led by Water quality.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Water quality20→28
- Microplastics1→7
- Degradation (telecommunications)3→9
- Pollutant3→8
- Sewage treatment4→9
Newly emergingAdsorption 0→6 · Photocatalysis 0→6
Landmark Drinking Water Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs) and Human Health Effects: Multidisciplinary Challenges and Opportunities · 936 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada
Where water treatment is researched across Canada
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.
Edmonton/Calgary98 · +0.37
Montreal82 · +0.30
Waterloo/Hamilton67 · +0.43
Vancouver60 · +0.39
Toronto57 · +0.18
Ottawa/Kingston38 · +0.29
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada
Who's filing water treatment patents in Canada
Canada water treatment patent filing is accelerating — 457 filings from 435 assignees (2016–2025), led by Axine Water TECH, Ovivo, Bionest TECH; annual filings 36→37.
457 filings435 assigneespeak 59/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Axine Water TECH80
- Ovivo26
- Bionest TECH24
- Newterra15
- UNIV British Columbia15
- Island Water TECH14
- UNIV Western Ontario13
- Trojan TECH Group ULC12
Common questions
How many Waste & Water Management companies are there in Quebec, Canada?
Radar tracks 46 indexable Waste & Water Management companies headquartered in Quebec, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Waste & Water Management companies in Quebec, Canada?
The Waste & Water Management companies in Quebec, Canada on this list have raised a combined $17.2M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Quebec, Canada?
Groupe Prime Drink is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Quebec, Canada, with $7.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Waste & Water Management companies in Quebec, Canada are funded?
6 of the 46 Waste & Water Management companies in Quebec, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Waste & Water Management unicorns are there in Quebec, Canada?
None of the Waste & Water Management companies in Quebec, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Quebec, Canada Waste & Water Management companies?
The most active investors in Quebec, Canada Waste & Water Management companies on this list include Capital croissance PME, Cycle Momentum, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, ACET, Novacap.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
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.