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Best Waste & Water Management Companies in United States
The 3672 best Waste & Water Management companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Covanta.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
3672companies tracked
$17.5Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
521have raised
Ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, the best Waste & Water Management companies in the United States span 3,672 tracked firms carrying $17.5B in total disclosed capital. That's a big number, but the revenue story is bigger. Across 49 validated filers, the combined revenue pool hits $26.6B, with a median of $76M per company growing at a quiet 4% annually. Waste Management Inc leads at $6.2B in revenue, Republic Services at $4.1B, Advanced Drainage Systems at $2.9B, and Waste Connections at $2.4B. And the profit concentration is stark: Waste Connections booked $1.1B in net income, 181 times the sector median of $6M. What does that tell you about where scale actually compounds?
The top funders here are telling too. USDA, NSF, the EPA, and Closed Loop Partners dominate the investor list, which signals how much of this sector runs on regulatory and public-infrastructure money rather than venture conviction. PureCycle has pulled $722M in disclosed funding, DC Water $157M, Sylmar Group $130M. I find it notable that with $17.5B in total funding across 3,672 companies, there isn't a single unicorn, a reminder that this industry rewards patient capital and operational discipline over headline valuations. Flood resilience and floodplain management are the themes gaining traction right now, and international water management cooperation continues to shape how practitioners think about infrastructure investment priorities globally.
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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™
218kcombined LinkedIn audience
37%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Waste & Water Management companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Market signals (1y) | 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%) | 2015 | — | 35 signals ▼26% Announcements · Earnings · Leadership | — | — |
| 2 | Goodnight Midstream Provider of integrated saltwater management services 57Innovation top 20%Funding top 24%Product top 26%Market top 48% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 24% Producttop 26% Markettop 48% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 32% Growthbottom 28% Newsbottom 22% Innovation: 4 product lines Funding: Raised $580M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 10 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $580M | 47 mo ago | 142 142 → 86 (-39%) | 2011 | Patrick Walker Co-Founder | — | — | 7 job openings |
| 3 | Fulcrum Bioenergy Provider of ethanol production solution from municipal solid waste 72Growth top 18%Funding top 19%Product top 23%Innovation top 31% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 18% Fundingtop 19% Producttop 23% Innovationtop 31% Patentstop 33% Markettop 37% Moattop 40% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 42% Newsbottom 27% Techbottom 22% Growth: Headcount 85 → 129 (+52%) across vintages Funding: Raised $348M across 16 rounds · 16 rounds over 19 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $348M | 40 mo ago | 129 | 2007 | Eric Pryor CEO | — | 88 patents Waste-to-fuel feedstock processing and Fischer‑Tropsch synthesis technologies | — |
| 4 | Central States Water Resources 72Funding top 22%Growth top 35%Market top 47%Tech top 48% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Growthtop 35% Markettop 47% Techtop 48% Globalbottom 48% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $325M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $325M | 18 mo ago | 91 | 2013 | — | — | — | 2 awards |
| 5 | DC Water Provider of water management services 80Funding top 27%Patents top 32%Tech top 34%Market top 35% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Patentstop 32% Techtop 34% Markettop 35% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 41% Moattop 41% Globalbottom 35% Funding: Raised $157M across 35 rounds · 35 rounds over 19 yrs (1.8/yr) Patents: 106 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 13 filings since 2022 vs 23 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $157M | 17 mo ago | 1,113 | 1996 | David Gadis CEO | — | 106 patents Advanced ion removal technologies for water treatment and purification | 1 award |
| 6 | Sylmar Group Provider of industrial water treatment services 29Funding top 19%Talent top 38%News bottom 47%Global bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Talenttop 38% Newsbottom 47% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 18% Funding: Raised $130M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $130M | 3 mo ago | 6 | 2019 | Michael Warady Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 7 | 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 | 2022 | Brian Sheng Co-Founder | — | 13 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | 1 award |
| 8 | Boulder Industries Provider of conversion solution of waste tires into energy products 45Product top 30%Funding top 34%Growth top 43%Partners top 45% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 30% Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 43% Partnerstop 45% Patentsbottom 49% Moatbottom 49% Innovationbottom 46% Techbottom 46% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 33% Newsbottom 27% Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B Funding: Raised $80.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 13 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $80M | 16 mo ago | 72 72 → 67 (-7%) | 2010 | — | — | 8 patents Biomass hydrolysis/anaerobic digestion hardware and rugged sealed GPU imaging cameras | 2 expansions |
| 9 | City of Rapid City Provider of water management services 74Funding top 32%Market top 33%Tech top 38%Growth top 45% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Markettop 33% Techtop 38% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $74.7M across 30 rounds · 30 rounds over 20 yrs (1.5/yr) Market: 302 employees (top 20% of Environment) · Top-1,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $75M | 10 mo ago | 302 | 2001 | — | — | — | 2 job openings |
| 10 | Pecan Street Provider of solar educational, training, and water management services 29Funding top 46%Tech top 48%Market bottom 36%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 46% Techtop 48% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $43.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 16 yrs (0.2/yr) Tech: 26 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $43M | 12 mo ago | 44 | 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Claros 72Funding top 24%Tech top 35%Talent top 38%Global bottom 33% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Techtop 35% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $39.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Tech: 34 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $40M | 3 mo ago | — | 2024 | Daniel Kultran Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 12 | Woodwell Climate Conducts climate science research and develops solutions 78Funding top 25%Growth top 35%Market top 39%Tech top 39% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 35% Markettop 39% Techtop 39% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $37.3M across 54 rounds · 54 rounds over 22 yrs (2.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $37M | 13 mo ago | 133 | 1985 | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Deep Isolation Provider of nuclear waste storage and disposal services 67Innovation top 20%Patents top 20%Funding top 24%Growth top 28% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Patentstop 20% Fundingtop 24% Growthtop 28% Moattop 41% Techtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 28% Innovation: 187 patents (top 11% of patent-holders) · 106 filings since 2022 vs 81 in 2017-21 Patents: 187 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 106 filings since 2022 vs 81 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $26M | 10 mo ago | 19 | 2016 | Elizabeth Muller CEO | — | 187 patents Deep borehole hazardous waste isolation, containment canisters, and long‑term monitoring systems | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 14 | Global Water Water resource management providing water, wastewater, and recycled water utility services 67Product top 14%News top 21%Funding top 27%Patents top 32% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 14% Newstop 21% Fundingtop 27% Patentstop 32% Innovationtop 37% Growthtop 39% Markettop 40% Fin. healthtop 40% Moattop 45% Techtop 46% Globalbottom 42% Product: 10 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public News: 11 BI events in 12 mo (of 44 tracked, 8 types) · +175% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $20M | 8 mo ago | 100 | 2003 | — | 11 signals ▲175% Earnings · Announcements · Acquisition | 106 patents Advanced ion removal technologies for water purification and desalination | — |
| 15 | Gross-Wen Technologies Provider of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment services 40Funding top 22%Growth top 35%Tech bottom 46%Global bottom 32% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Growthtop 35% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 19% Funding: Raised $18.8M across 14 rounds · 14 rounds over 10 yrs (1.4/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $19M | 12 mo ago | 12 | 2014 | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 16 | Natural Ocean Well Provider of water management services 55Innovation top 20%Growth top 28%Patents top 28%Funding top 39% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Growthtop 28% Patentstop 28% Fundingtop 39% Globalbottom 46% Techbottom 43% Marketbottom 15% Innovation: 56 patents (top 28% of patent-holders) · 47 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21 Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $16M | 18 mo ago | 8 | 2019 | — | — | 56 patents Underwater desalination and brine management integrated with green hydrogen production | — |
| 17 | Mote Provider of wood waste recycling services 37Funding top 31%Patents top 31%Innovation top 35%Moat bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 31% Patentstop 31% Innovationtop 35% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $14.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Patents: 19 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $14M | 16 mo ago | 10 | 2017 | — | — | 19 patents Biomass gasification feedstock processing and low‑grade heat integration for syngas production | — |
| 18 | Sourgum Waste Provider of waste recycling services 60Funding top 28%Tech top 29%Growth top 35%Talent top 45% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Techtop 29% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 48% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 28% Funding: Raised $12.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 38 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $12M | 14 mo ago | 15 | 2019 | Luciano Dinardi Co-Founder & COO | — | — | — |
| 19 | BioLargo Provider of wastewater treatment services 37Funding top 20%News top 32%Patents top 48%Talent bottom 49% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Newstop 32% Patentstop 48% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 47% Techbottom 47% Growthbottom 41% Fin. healthbottom 37% Marketbottom 36% Moatbottom 36% Partnersbottom 35% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $11.8M across 22 rounds · 22 rounds over 18 yrs (1.2/yr) News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 24 tracked, 5 types) · +33% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $12M | 8 mo ago | 23 23 → 23 (+0%) | 1989 | Dennis Calvert President & CEO | 8 signals ▲33% Earnings · Contracts · Lawsuit | 5 patents PFAS contamination remediation technologies for water and environmental treatment | — |
| 20 | HydroEdge Solutions Provider of water transfer and fluid management services for the energy industry 50Innovation top 20%Product top 32%Funding top 44%Market top 48% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 32% Fundingtop 44% Markettop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 33% Techbottom 27% Innovation: 5 product lines Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $10M | 14 mo ago | 48 | 2012 | Matthew Brewer CEO & President | — | — | — |
| 21 | r.World Provider of waste recycling services 53Growth top 28%Funding top 31%Tech top 43%Talent bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 31% Techtop 43% Talentbottom 45% Marketbottom 31% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $10.4M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $10M | 10 mo ago | 24 | 2017 | Michael Martin Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 22 | CSU 84Market top 23%Tech top 24%Funding top 32%Growth top 35% All 7 signals ▾Markettop 23% Techtop 24% Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 36% Globalbottom 33% Market: 2,001 employees (top 4% of Waste & Water Management) · Top-1,000,000 web property Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $10M | 14 mo ago | — | 1922 | Aram Benyamin Chief Executive Officer | — | — | — |
| 23 | ERI Provider of E-waste recycling and asset disposition services 76News top 27%Innovation top 30%Partners top 31%Tech top 37% All 10 signals ▾Newstop 27% Innovationtop 30% Partnerstop 31% Techtop 37% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Markettop 40% Growthtop 40% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 32% News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 32 tracked, 7 types) · Top themes: Contracts, Announcements Innovation: 3 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $10M | 12 mo ago | 452 452 → 357 (-21%) | 2003 | Aaron Blum Co Founder/Chief Compliance Officer/Chief Operating Officer | 4 signals Contracts · Announcements | — | — |
| 24 | Cambium Carbon Provider of carbon waste management services 53Talent top 28%Funding top 33%Tech top 39%Growth top 43% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 33% Techtop 39% Growthtop 43% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 29% Newsbottom 22% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $8.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $8M | 15 mo ago | 21 | 2019 | Stephan Herrera Co-Founder & CMO | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 25 | Pretred Provider of tires and plastics recycling services 48Funding top 32%Growth top 35%Innovation top 40%Patents top 42% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 40% Patentstop 42% Techtop 44% Moatbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 31% Newsbottom 22% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $7.6M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $8M | 19 mo ago | 10 | 2019 | Eric Davis Co-Founder | — | 13 patents Eco‑friendly reinforced construction components for barriers and crash cushions | 1 launch · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 26 | Mycocycle Provider of solid waste recycling services 48Growth top 13%Funding top 35%Patents top 36%Innovation top 37% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 13% Fundingtop 35% Patentstop 36% Innovationtop 37% Talentbottom 49% Fin. healthbottom 45% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Moatbottom 28% Newsbottom 22% Marketbottom 13% Growth: Revenue +122% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $7.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $8M | 10 mo ago | 12 | 2018 | Joanne Rodriguez Founder & CEO | — | 16 patents Fungal bioremediation of waste streams and gypsum, plus biodegradable polymer production | — |
| 27 | KMX Technologies Provider of water treatment services 55Growth top 12%Funding top 36%Fin. health top 49%Tech bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 12% Fundingtop 36% Fin. healthtop 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 24% Newsbottom 21% Growth: Revenue +2820% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $7.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 4 yrs (1.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $7M | 7 mo ago | 18 | 2020 | — | — | — | 2 expansions |
| 28 | PolyGone Artificial root filter technology to remove microplastics from waterways 16Funding top 34%Talent top 38%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 20% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 34% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $6.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $7M | 3 mo ago | 7 | 2021 | Nathaniel Banks Co-Founder | — | — | 1 award |
| 29 | Resynergi Offers system for plastic to oil conversion 24Patents top 39%Funding top 42%Innovation top 46%Moat bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Patentstop 39% Fundingtop 42% Innovationtop 46% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 35% Marketbottom 22% Newsbottom 21% Patents: 13 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 8 filings since 2022 vs 5 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $6.4M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 2 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $6M | 16 mo ago | 11 | 2009 | — | — | 13 patents Microwave‑assisted pyrolysis converting plastic waste into fuels and chemicals | — |
| 30 | Corewater Technologies Provider of water treatment solutions 40Funding top 40%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 40% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $6.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $6M | 17 mo ago | — | 2019 | Dennis Flood President/CEO | — | — | 1 launch |
| 31 | Comstock Provider of waste management and commercial decarbonization solutions 42Patents top 29%Funding top 30%Innovation top 33%AI top 45% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 29% Fundingtop 30% Innovationtop 33% AItop 45% Growthtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 31% Fin. healthbottom 24% Patents: 28 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 28 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $5.9M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 4 yrs (1.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $6M | 12 mo ago | 36 | 2003 | Corrado DeGasperis Executive Chairman of the Board & CEO | — | 28 patents Lignocellulosic biomass conversion to biofuels, lignin-derived polymers, and carbon materials | — |
| 32 | Plattsmouth Provider of municipal services and community development 69Innovation top 20%Growth top 35%Product top 46%Funding bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Growthtop 35% Producttop 46% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 33% Techbottom 32% Innovation: 8 product lines Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $5M | 15 mo ago | — | 2001 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | WATTER 55Growth top 35%Tech top 46%Funding bottom 49%Talent bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 46% Fundingbottom 49% Talentbottom 45% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 25% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 23 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $5M | 15 mo ago | — | 2023 | James Hancock CEO | — | — | 1 launch · 3 awards |
| 34 | Cloud Water Filters Provider of water filter services 29Growth top 35%Tech top 43%Funding top 49%Talent bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 43% Fundingtop 49% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 25% Marketbottom 14% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 25 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $5M | 16 mo ago | 6 | 2019 | Nick Braun Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 35 | Bnwaterkeeper Provider of freshwater ecosystem restoration and advocacy services 53Growth top 28%Funding top 43%Tech bottom 43%Market bottom 41% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 43% Techbottom 43% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $4.8M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 19 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $5M | 15 mo ago | 39 | 1989 | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | T2M Global Provider of services to convert waste to energy 53Patents top 36%Innovation top 37%Funding bottom 48%Tech bottom 44% All 6 signals ▾Patentstop 36% Innovationtop 37% Fundingbottom 48% Techbottom 44% Productbottom 44% Globalbottom 37% Patents: 23 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 23 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Innovation: 23 patents (top 48% of patent-holders) · 23 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $4M | 13 mo ago | — | 2017 | — | — | 23 patents Cloud-based video game streaming platforms and interactive gaming system architectures. | — |
| 37 | Waterly Provider of affordable water data management software 32Growth top 35%Funding top 41%Tech top 43%Global bottom 33% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 41% Techtop 43% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 12% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $4.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $4M | 10 mo ago | 7 | 2017 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Ravelfuture Provider of textile recycling solutions for blended materials 55Funding top 39%Global bottom 48% All 2 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $3.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United States rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $3M | 14 mo ago | 5 | 2019 | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | ReElement Technologies Provider of metal recovery solutions for rare earth elements and critical battery metals 45Partners top 26%Funding top 30%News top 46%Growth top 47% All 8 signals ▾Partnerstop 26% Fundingtop 30% Newstop 46% Growthtop 47% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 29% Partners: 1 partnership announcement in 12 mo (4 in 24 mo) · 4 contract events in 12 mo Funding: Raised $3.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 2 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $3M | 5 mo ago | — | 2016 | Mark Jensen CEO | 17 signals ▼29% Funding · Contracts · Announcements | — | 2 job openings · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 40 | 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 | 2019 | Florencio Cuetara CEO | — | — | — |
| 41 | Intermix Performance Materials Developer of recycled plastics using patented additive technology 16Funding bottom 43%Global bottom 25% All 2 signals ▾Fundingbottom 43% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $2.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) Global: Single-market focus (United States) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $3M | 14 mo ago | 4 | 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Quasar Energy Group Anaerobic digestion systems innovator for biomass management and nutrient services 24Funding top 49%Market bottom 46%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 49% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $2.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 18 yrs (0.1/yr) Market: 50 employees (top 46% of Waste & Water Management) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $2M | 13 mo ago | 50 | 2006 | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Active Membranes Developer of electro-active membrane technology for desalination and water treatment 27Talent top 38%Moat top 48%Funding bottom 46%Market bottom 40% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Moattop 48% Fundingbottom 46% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $2M | 12 mo ago | — | 2022 | Eric Hoek Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 44 | Carollo Engineers Provider of wastewater management services 62Innovation top 33%Patents top 38%Market top 39%Moat top 45% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 33% Patentstop 38% Markettop 39% Moattop 45% Growthtop 47% Techtop 48% Fundingtop 49% Newsbottom 45% Talentbottom 40% Globalbottom 38% Innovation: 45 patents (top 33% of patent-holders) Patents: 45 patents matched (strict assignee match) · Latest publication 2016 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $2M | 8 mo ago | 1,209 1,209 → 1,808 (+50%) | 1994 | B Narayanan President and CEO | — | 45 patents Advanced wastewater treatment and gas scrubbing technologies, including microbial fuel cells. | 2 job openings · 1 award |
| 45 | Greensteelenvironmental Retailer of gourmet food products, beverages, and related kitchenware items 45Funding top 43%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 33% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $1.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $2M | 10 mo ago | — | — | Jon Jonis Co-Founder and COO | — | — | — |
| 46 | Spot My Energy Provider of home energy management system for energy management 45Tech top 34%Funding bottom 49%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48% All 4 signals ▾Techtop 34% Fundingbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Tech: 36 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Funding: Raised $1.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $2M | 4 mo ago | — | 2019 | Jochen Schwill Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 47 | Bold Reuse Provider of carbon footprint and waste reduction services 24Talent top 38%Funding top 43%Product bottom 39%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 43% Productbottom 39% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 26% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $1.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $2M | 3 mo ago | 15 | 2011 | Jocelyn Quarrell Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 48 | Hauler Hero Provider of waste recycling services 50Growth top 28%Tech top 31%Funding top 41%Product top 47% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Techtop 31% Fundingtop 41% Producttop 47% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 32% Customersbottom 5% Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 33 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $1M | 6 mo ago | 15 | 2020 | Mark Hoadley CEO | — | — | — |
| 49 | OndaVia Provider of chemical testing services 27Innovation top 39%Patents top 41%Funding top 43%Product top 43% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 39% Patentstop 41% Fundingtop 43% Producttop 43% Moattop 45% Talentbottom 45% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 16% Innovation: 53 patents (top 30% of patent-holders) · 15 filings since 2022 vs 27 in 2017-21 Patents: 53 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 15 filings since 2022 vs 27 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $1M | 11 mo ago | 8 | 2009 | Mark Peterman CEO | — | 53 patents SERS-based chemical sensing for aldehydes, analytes, and water quality monitoring | 7 launchs |
| 50 | Greenbutts Provider of plastic recycling services 42Patents top 34%Growth top 35%Innovation top 39%Funding top 45% All 9 signals ▾Patentstop 34% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 39% Fundingtop 45% Moattop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 19% Patents: 22 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $304K | 5 mo ago | 8 | 2010 | Tadas Lisauskas Co-Founder | — | 22 patents Manufacturing and processing of cigarette filter rods and fiber cell expansion | — |
Top 12 Waste & Water Management companies in United States
#1
Funding Raised · Los Angeles, California · founded 2019 · 6 employees$130Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Los Angeles, California · founded 2019 · 6 employees
Provider of industrial water treatment services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Talent
top 38%News
bottom 47%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 18%Funding: Raised $130M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Feb 2026)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 2 types) · +100% YoY · Top themes: Funding
Audience (LinkedIn): 917 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Conventional Debt$130M
Founders & team
Investors
Comvest Partners, Steyn Group, M2O, Balance Point Capital
#2
Seed · Torrance, California · founded 2024$39.8Mraised▾
Seed · Torrance, California · founded 2024
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 24%Tech
top 35%Talent
top 38%Global
bottom 33%Funding: Raised $39.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Mar 2026)
Tech: 34 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Http/3
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: electrical engineer, technical program manager
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Samsung Electronics) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Seed$30M
- Feb 2025Seed$9.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Red Cell Partners, General Catalyst, VIPC, Systemiq Capital, Aero X Ventures, Trenches Capital
Tech stack
CdnjsChart.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsD3
#3
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 — 6.8% 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
#4
Funding Raised · Rapid City, South Dakota · founded 2001 · 302 employees$74.7Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Rapid City, South Dakota · founded 2001 · 302 employees
Rapid City is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota and gets its name from Rapid Creek which flows through the City Greenway. Known as the Star of the West and the City of Presidents it is the county seat of Pennington County and the second largest City in South Dakota with a thriving community of nearly 70,000. \r\n\r\nRapid City has more than 743 full time City employees.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 32%Market
top 33%Tech
top 38%Growth
top 45%Global
bottom 33%Funding: Raised $74.7M across 30 rounds · 30 rounds over 20 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Aug 2025)
Market: 302 employees (top 20% of Environment) · Top-1,000,000 web property
Tech: 38 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Assistant Public Works Director, Project Engineer
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$160K
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$145K
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$2M
Investors
Dougherty & Company, national service, Ojp, Hud Exchange, U.S. Department of Transportation, OSTI
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCore-JsElementorElementor Header & Footer BuilderHcaptcha
#5
Seed · Princeton, New Jersey · founded 2021 · 7 employees$6.7Mraised▾
Seed · Princeton, New Jersey · founded 2021 · 7 employees
Artificial root filter technology to remove microplastics from waterways. It offers a portable and affordable microplastic filter solution. It provides solutions to analyze, monitor, and remove microplastics.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 16how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 34%Talent
top 38%Global
bottom 29%Market
bottom 20%Funding: Raised $6.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Feb 2026)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Seed$4M
- Jul 2025Seed$2.7M
- Aug 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Njeda, Fyrfly Venture Partners, Tech Council Ventures, Interstate Fusion Ventures, Golden Seeds, New Jersey Innovation Evergreen Fund
#6
Funding Raised · United States · founded 1996 · 1113 employees$157.1Mraised▾
Funding Raised · United States · founded 1996 · 1113 employees
Provider of water management services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%Patents
top 32%Tech
top 34%Market
top 35%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Funding: Raised $157M across 35 rounds · 35 rounds over 19 yrs (1.8/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Jan 2025)
Patents: 106 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 13 filings since 2022 vs 23 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Tech: 40 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Audience (LinkedIn): 26k LinkedIn followers — 11.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$8.7M
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$2.4M
- Jun 2014Grant (prize money)$2.5M
- Jun 2014Grant (prize money)$866.3K
Founders & team
Investors
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Calvert Impact
Tech stack
AddthisAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAzureAzure Front Door
#7
Public · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2003 · 100 employees$19.9Mraised▾
Public · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2003 · 100 employees
Water resource management providing water, wastewater, and recycled water utility services. The company focuses on total water management, integrating water, wastewater, and recycled water systems to maximize water reuse. This approach employs smart water management programs, advanced metering infrastructure, and other technologies to promote conservation. The company aims to protect water supplies in water-scarce areas, enabling economic development and sustainability. They are committed to leveraging advanced technologies to benefit customers, employees, and the environment, providing a strong investment opportunity focused on long-term value creation.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%News
top 21%Funding
top 27%Patents
top 32%Innovation
top 37%Growth
top 39%Product: 10 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
News: 11 BI events in 12 mo (of 44 tracked, 8 types) · +175% YoY · 1 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $19.9M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Post IPO$13.1M
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$50K
- Oct 2023Post IPO$4M
- Jun 2023Post IPO$2.8M
Investors
USGS
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapGodaddyGoogle Cloud
#8
Funding Raised · United States · founded 2013 · 91 employees$325Mraised▾
Funding Raised · United States · founded 2013 · 91 employees
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 22%Growth
top 35%Market
top 47%Tech
top 48%Global
bottom 48%News
bottom 18%Funding: Raised $325M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Dec 2024)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Market: 91 employees (top 34% of Waste & Water Management) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Conventional Debt$325M
Investors
Brookfield Asset Management
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7CookieyesCore-Js
#9
Series B · Berkeley, California · founded 2016 · 19 employees$26.1Mraised▾
Series B · Berkeley, California · founded 2016 · 19 employees
Provider of nuclear waste storage and disposal services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Patents
top 20%Funding
top 24%Growth
top 28%Moat
top 41%Tech
top 48%Innovation: 187 patents (top 11% of patent-holders) · 106 filings since 2022 vs 81 in 2017-21
Patents: 187 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 106 filings since 2022 vs 81 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $26.1M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Jul 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. SHINE Technologies) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series B$33M
- Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$199.9K
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$441.7K
- Nov 2022Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Investors
DOE, ARPA-E, NAC International, OSTI, Sera Capital, Berkeley SkyDeck
Tech stack
AddtoanyAdrollAdroll Cmp SystemAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflare
#10
Public · Santa Ana, California · founded 1989 · 23 employees$11.8Mraised▾
Public · Santa Ana, California · founded 1989 · 23 employees
Provider of wastewater treatment services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%News
top 32%Patents
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%Innovation
bottom 47%Tech
bottom 47%Funding: Raised $11.8M across 22 rounds · 22 rounds over 18 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2025)
News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 24 tracked, 5 types) · +33% YoY · 1 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Patents: 5 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 5 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2024
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Post IPO$887K
- Nov 2023Post IPO$815K
- May 2019Post IPO$200K
- Jan 2019Post IPO$70K
Founders & team
Investors
TRITON FUNDS
Tech stack
BootstrapGodaddyGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsapHsts
#11
Funding Raised · Falmouth, Massachusetts · founded 1985 · 133 employees$37.3Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Falmouth, Massachusetts · founded 1985 · 133 employees
Conducts climate science research and develops solutions. This research focuses on the intersection of climate, people, and nature, aiming to inform policy and decision-making. The organization partners with communities and leaders globally to create impactful solutions for climate change. Their work utilizes various methods including field and laboratory science, remote sensing, and computer modeling. Collaboration is central to their approach, working with stakeholders across sectors to translate research into real-world action. The organization's strategic plan prioritizes projects with the highest potential for positive impact.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%Growth
top 35%Market
top 39%Tech
top 39%Global
bottom 33%Funding: Raised $37.3M across 54 rounds · 54 rounds over 22 yrs (2.5/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (May 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Market: 133 employees (top 21% of Waste & Water Management) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 17k LinkedIn followers — 7.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$99.4K
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$2M
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$717.9K
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$993.8K
Investors
National Science Foundation, United States Department of Agriculture, NASA, OSTI
Tech stack
AosBootstrapCdnjsClipboard.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#12
Funding Raised · Austin, Texas · founded 2010 · 44 employees$43.1Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Austin, Texas · founded 2010 · 44 employees
Provider of solar educational, training, and water management services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 46%Tech
top 48%Market
bottom 36%Global
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $43.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 16 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (May 2025)
Tech: 26 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Market: 44 employees · Top-10,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$8M
- Feb 2011Grant (prize money)$24.7M
- Feb 2010Grant (prize money)$10.4M
Investors
OSTI
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpZurb FoundationGravity FormsNginx
Funding & investor landscape
$17.5Btotal disclosed funding
435companies funded
1,305disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Michael Warady
Co-Founder · Sylmar Group
Peter Brooks
Co-Founder & CEO · Sylmar Group
Daniel Kultran
Co-Founder & CEO · Claros
Grant Verstandig
Co-Founder & Executive Chairman · Claros
Nathaniel Banks
Co-Founder · PolyGone
Yidian Liu
Co-Founder · PolyGone
David Gadis
CEO · DC Water
Elizabeth Muller
CEO · Deep Isolation
Dennis Calvert
President & CEO · BioLargo
Mark Jensen
CEO · ReElement Technologies
Jocelyn Quarrell
Co-Founder & CEO · Bold Reuse
Heather Watkins
Co-Founder · Bold Reuse
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 SIGNALS · United States
How research on Water Treatment is moving in the United States
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 3,356 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 28% → 47% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill127
- Environmental Protection Agency100
- Arizona State University67
- Stanford University66
- Purdue University West Lafayette60
leading researchers
Paul Westerhoff · Mark D. Sobsey · William A. Mitch · Craig Patterson · James A. Smith · R. Scott Summers · Rajib Sinha · David L. Sedlak
▲
Breakthroughs517 · 15%
▲ 11%→20% share
▲1.8× share momentum1 median citations64% since 2021mostly methods-led
Photocatalysis research is surging — papers jumped from 3 to 26, signaling rapid emergence as a core treatment innovation.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Adsorption12→68
- Membrane13→53
- Photocatalysis3→26
- Degradation (telecommunications)1→23
- Wastewater9→30
Newly emergingSorption 0→9 · Human health 0→8 · Evaporation 0→6
Landmark Simultaneous nanocatalytic surface activation of pollutants and oxidants for highly efficient water decontamination · 481 cites
◆
Advancements1,691 · 50%
▼ 52%→48% share
▼0.9× share momentum2 median citations46% since 2021mostly empirical
Wastewater adsorption research is intensifying — Adsorption papers tripled (51→158) alongside Wastewater doubling (60→128).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Adsorption51→158
- Wastewater60→128
- Sewage treatment30→75
- Water quality62→96
- Degradation (telecommunications)11→40
Newly emergingFourier transform infrared spectroscopy 0→10 · Resource recovery 0→9 · Cyanobacteria 0→6
Landmark Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) in Wastewater Treatment · 1,809 cites
▼
Concerns769 · 23%
▼ 24%→22% share
▼0.9× share momentum3 median citations46% since 2021mostly empirical
Microplastics contamination concern is newly emerging — appearing fresh in U.S. water-quality research alongside rising Sewage treatment papers (8→35).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Water quality51→93
- Sewage treatment8→35
- Wastewater19→43
- Water supply17→30
- Reverse osmosis11→23
Newly emergingMicroplastics 0→8 · Degradation (telecommunications) 0→7 · Diarrheal disease 0→6
Landmark Challenges and Opportunities for Electrochemical Processes as Next-Generation Technologies for the Treatment of Contamin · 1,075 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where water treatment is researched across United States
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.
SF Bay Area142 · +0.31
Boston95 · +0.33
Atlanta68 · +0.36
Pittsburgh50 · +0.22
New York46 · +0.40
Los Angeles38 · +0.52
Ann Arbor37 · +0.39
Austin34 · +0.41
Philadelphia28 · +0.32
Chicago21 · +0.29
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing water treatment patents in the United States
United States water treatment patent filing is cooling — 3,379 filings from 2,991 assignees (2016–2025), led by Siemens, General Electric, Access Business Group INT; annual filings 397→269.
3,379 filings2,991 assigneespeak 401/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Siemens278
- General Electric185
- Access Business Group INT152
- Ecolab USA132
- Evoqua Water TECH116
- D C Water & Sewer Authority81
- Hampton Roads Sanitation Distr77
- 3M Innovative Properties69
Common questions
How many Waste & Water Management companies are there in United States?
Radar tracks 3672 indexable Waste & Water Management companies headquartered in United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Waste & Water Management companies in United States?
The Waste & Water Management companies in United States on this list have raised a combined $17.5B in disclosed equity funding across 435 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in United States?
Covanta is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in United States, with $1.8B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Waste & Water Management companies in United States are funded?
435 of the 3672 Waste & Water Management companies in United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Waste & Water Management unicorns are there in United States?
None of the Waste & Water Management companies in United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United States Waste & Water Management companies?
The most active investors in United States Waste & Water Management companies on this list include OSTI, United States Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Closed Loop Partners.
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