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Best Waste & Water Management Companies in Utah, United States

The 32 best Waste & Water Management companies in Utah, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: EnergySolutions.

32companies tracked
$54.8Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
9have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT × UTAH

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™

Ranked: Best Waste & Water Management companies in Utah

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1EnergySolutions
Provider of nuclear waste handling and disposal services
$38M195 mo agoAcquiredAjay Trivedi
Founder
2005WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+2568 patents
Nuclear waste processing: metal recycling and radioisotope extraction from contaminated materials.
—
2Allos Environmental
Provider of waste management services
$12M70 mo agoSeries B—2016———
3Recyclops
Provider of recycling services
$3M52 mo agoSeries ARyan Smith
Founder and CEO
2013WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26——
4Eden Tech
Provider of purifying seawater into freshwater services
$850K35 mo agoSeed—2020———
5Momentum Recycling
Provider of waste collection & recycling services
$350K174 mo agoSeedJohn Lair
CEO
2008———
6Wastewater Compliance Systems
Offers bio-domes for treatment of freshwater bodies
$185K196 mo agoSeries AFred Jaeger
Founder
2008———
7Anabranch Solutions
Provider of watershed restoration and riverscape design services
$99K21 mo agoFunding RaisedJoseph Wheaton
Co-Founder & Co-Owner
2016Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15——
8Robinson Waste Services
Waste management solutions for commercial, residential, construction, and industrial needs
—26 mo agoAcquiredSteve Robinson
Founder
1989Microsoft ASP.NETBootstrapCloudflare+9——

Top 10 Waste & Water Management companies in Utah

#1
Funding Raised · Logan, Utah · founded 2016
$99.2Kraised
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Provider of watershed restoration and riverscape design services. It services include planning, construction, and adaptive management for stream and wetland ecosystems. It focuses on low-tech, process-based restoration techniques to facilitate fluvial and ecological recovery. It provides design, monitoring, and consulting to support the health and function of degraded waterways.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 251 LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Restaurant Crew Members
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$99.2K
Founders & team
Gus WathenCo-OwnerJoseph WheatonCo-Founder & Co-OwnerNick BouwesCo-Founder & Co-Owner
Investors
USGS
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#2
Seed · Washington, Utah · founded 2020 · 3 employees
$850Kraised
▾

Provider of purifying seawater into freshwater services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 348 LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineer
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$250K
  • Mar 2022Seed$750K
  • 2021Seed$100K
Investors
Utah Innovation Fund, Vantage Capital
#3
Series B · Ogden, Utah · founded 2016 · 4 employees
$11.9Mraised
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Provider of waste management services

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2020Series B$11.9M
  • Feb 2020Conventional Debt$175K
  • Feb 2018Conventional Debt$3.5M
#4
Acquired · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2005 · 219 employees
$38.4Mraised
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Provider of nuclear waste handling and disposal services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 27k LinkedIn followers — 73.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2010Grant (prize money)$12.9M
  • Mar 2008Grant (prize money)—
  • Nov 2007Grant (prize money)—
  • Sep 2007Grant (prize money)$12.9M
Founders & team
Ajay TrivediFounderKenneth RobuckCEO
Investors
Lindsay Goldberg, Peterson Partners, OSTI, Brooklawn Investment Partners, Prospect Capital, TriArtisan Capital Advisors
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFont Awesome
#5
Series A · Provo, Utah · founded 2013 · 37 employees
$3Mraised
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Provider of recycling services

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Series A—
  • May 2021Seed$3M
Founders & team
Ryan SmithFounder and CEOAbby SmithCo-Founder
Investors
Lerer Hippeau, Glad, Kickstart Seed Fund, The Larry H. Miller Company, Campus Founders Fund, University Venture Fund
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapCdnjs
#6
Seed · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2008
$350Kraised
▾

Provider of waste collection & recycling services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 523 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • May 2012Seed$350K
Founders & team
John LairCEO
Investors
Closed Loop Partners
#7
Series A · Lehi, Utah · founded 2008
$185Kraised
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Developer of submerged bio-reactors designed to offer cutting-edge treatment for both freshwater and wastewater lagoon systems. The company's submerged bio-reactors effectively treat algae and ammonia as well as many other aquatic constituents while utilizing the existing infrastructure of a lagoon facility, enabling clients to promote water recycling and also develop water conservation technologies.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2010Grant (prize money)$90K
  • Jul 2009Series A$185K
Founders & team
Fred JaegerFounder
Investors
Park City Angels, United States Department of Agriculture, Kickstart Seed Fund, ventureCapital.org
#8
Acquired · Layton, Utah · founded 1989 · 34 employees
—raised
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Waste management solutions for commercial, residential, construction, and industrial needs. The company provides comprehensive waste disposal and recycling services across various counties. They offer solutions for high-volume waste generators and businesses of all sizes. Services include residential waste pickup, commercial waste management, construction and industrial waste removal, and portable toilet rentals. They also operate a transfer station. Customers can manage their accounts online, including paying invoices, signing up for autopay, and opting for paperless billing. They provide a variety of waste dumpsters for clean-up projects, with quick delivery options. The company focuses on green initiatives and offers recycling services for residential, commercial, and industrial clients.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2024PE—
Founders & team
Steve RobinsonFounder
Investors
ERA Partners
Tech stack
AosBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareFont AwesomeGoogle Font Api
#9
Funding Raised · Ogden, Utah · founded 1979
—raised
▾

Provider of paper and plastic recycling services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 399 LinkedIn followers
Founders & team
Bob AndersonFounder
Investors
Pitney Bowes
#10
Funding Raised · Salt Lake City, Utah · founded 2009 · 93 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of plastic waste recycling services

Funding rounds
  • 2011Grant (prize money)—
Investors
MassChallenge

Funding & investor landscape

$54.8Mtotal disclosed funding
7companies funded
14disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Kickstart Seed Fund2 rounds
Advantage Capital1 rounds
Brooklawn Investment Partners1 rounds
Campus Founders Fund1 rounds
Closed Loop Partners1 rounds
Dobbs Management Service1 rounds
ERA Partners1 rounds
Glad1 rounds
Lerer Hippeau1 rounds
Lincolnshire Management1 rounds

Notable founders

Gus Wathen
Co-Owner · Anabranch Solutions
Joseph Wheaton
Co-Founder & Co-Owner · Anabranch Solutions
Ajay Trivedi
Founder · EnergySolutions
Kenneth Robuck
CEO · EnergySolutions
Ryan Smith
Founder and CEO · Recyclops
Abby Smith
Co-Founder · Recyclops
John Lair
CEO · Momentum Recycling
Fred Jaeger
Founder · Wastewater Compliance Systems
Steve Robinson
Founder · Robinson Waste Services
Bob Anderson
Founder · Interwest Paper
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 FROM Utah · institutions

What Utah researches in water treatment

12 papersstance +0.450% breakthrough17% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
local research themes
Child Nutrition and Water AccessCoagulation and Flocculation StudiesWastewater Treatment and ReuseWater Systems and OptimizationMembrane Separation TechnologiesWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
top institutions
  • University of Utah6
  • Mutah University4
  • Utah State University2

Common questions

How many Waste & Water Management companies are there in Utah, United States?
Radar tracks 32 indexable Waste & Water Management companies headquartered in Utah, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Waste & Water Management companies in Utah, United States?
The Waste & Water Management companies in Utah, United States on this list have raised a combined $54.8M in disclosed equity funding across 7 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Utah, United States?
EnergySolutions is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Utah, United States, with $38.4M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Waste & Water Management companies in Utah, United States are funded?
7 of the 32 Waste & Water Management companies in Utah, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Waste & Water Management unicorns are there in Utah, United States?
None of the Waste & Water Management companies in Utah, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Utah, United States Waste & Water Management companies?
The most active investors in Utah, United States Waste & Water Management companies on this list include Kickstart Seed Fund, Advantage Capital, Brooklawn Investment Partners, Campus Founders Fund, Closed Loop Partners.
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