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Best Waste & Water Management Companies in Virginia, United States
The 50 best Waste & Water Management companies in Virginia, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Greenwave Technology Solutions.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
50companies tracked
$27.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
6have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT × VIRGINIA
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 Virginia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenwave Technology Solutions Provider of metal recycling services | $7M | 27 mo ago | Public | Danny Meeks CEO | 2004 | WixContentfulSentry+12 | — | — |
| 2 | Micronic Technologies Provider of wastewater treatment services | $7M | 69 mo ago | Seed | Karen Sorber CEO and Co-Founder | 2008 | — | 12 patents Advanced water desalination and purification technologies for industrial and municipal applications. | — |
| 3 | Reverse Ionizer Provider of water treatment services | $6M | 66 mo ago | Series A | Patrick Hughes Co-Founder & CEO | 2011 | — | 42 patents Plasma-based treatment of water and cooling systems for biofilm, Legionella, and desalination | — |
| 4 | Pancopia Provider of water and wastewater management services | $4M | 49 mo ago | Funding Raised | Bill Cumbie Founder & CEO | 2014 | — | 8 patents Livestock waste treatment and odor control systems for animal husbandry operations. | — |
| 5 | CompostNow Provider of food waste and composts services | $2M | 18 mo ago | Seed | — | 2011 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+24 | — | — |
| 6 | Rainwater Management Solutions Offers turnkey solutions for rainwater and storm-water management services | $500K | 107 mo ago | Seed | — | 2005 | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+33 | — | — |
| 7 | AlexRenew Provider of wastewater processing services | — | 178 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1952 | DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+9 | — | — |
| 8 | ACF Provider of water management and treatment services | — | — | Acquired | Rennie DiLoreto Founder & CEO | 1984 | — | — | — |
Top 7 Waste & Water Management companies in Virginia
#1
Seed · Triangle, Virginia · founded 2011 · 100 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Seed · Triangle, Virginia · founded 2011 · 100 employees
Provider of food waste and composts services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 8.7% of this cohort's audience · 45 engagements/post (3.2× cohort median)
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. City of Decatur) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$2.5M
- Oct 2022Seed—
- Feb 2020Seed$2M
- Nov 2017Seed$300K
Investors
Tweener Fund, United States Department of Agriculture, BAI Corporation
Tech stack
American ExpressApple Icloud MailApple PayAuraBootstrapCart Functionality
#2
Public · Chesapeake, Virginia · founded 2004$7.2Mraised▾
Public · Chesapeake, Virginia · founded 2004
It is a leading operator of 11 metal recycling facilities in Virginia and North Carolina. They provide waste management solutions in the industrial sector.
Funding rounds
- Apr 2024Post IPO$7.2M
Founders & team
Tech stack
BootstrapContentfulGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle WorkspaceGsap
#3
Funding Raised · Hampton, Virginia · founded 2014 · 7 employees$4.1Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Hampton, Virginia · founded 2014 · 7 employees
Provider of water and wastewater management services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 284 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$1.5M
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$2.4M
- Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$100K
- Aug 2018Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Investors
OSTI
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpGoogle MapsMaterial Design LiteWpbakery
#4
Seed · Bristol, Virginia · founded 2008 · 11 employees$7Mraised▾
Seed · Bristol, Virginia · founded 2008 · 11 employees
Provider of wastewater treatment services
Funding rounds
- Oct 2020Seed$3M
- Jan 2019Seed—
- Jun 2015Grant (prize money)$99.4K
- Nov 2012Conventional Debt$50K
Founders & team
Investors
Center for Innovative Technology, The Pearl Fund, CAV Angels, United States Department of Agriculture, Kyto Technology & Life Science, Greentown Labs
Tech stack
Godaddy Website BuilderPwaOpen Graph
#5
Series A · Herndon, Virginia · founded 2011 · 7 employees$6Mraised▾
Series A · Herndon, Virginia · founded 2011 · 7 employees
Developer of clean-tech products designed to eliminate biological contaminants and corrosive scale in water systems. The company's products combine radio frequency-based technology which is digital and chemical-free and also applies low-voltage, oscillating RF electric fields to water that have the potential to deliver categorically more robust and effective water treatment to cooling towers, enabling customers to preserve energy and water, extend the life of mechanical equipment and save money.
Funding rounds
- Jan 2021Conventional Debt—
- Jan 2021Series A$100K
- Feb 2018Series A$1.2M
- Dec 2011Series A$4.7M
Founders & team
#6
Seed · Salem, Virginia · founded 2005 · 10 employees$500Kraised▾
Seed · Salem, Virginia · founded 2005 · 10 employees
Offers turnkey solutions for rainwater and storm-water management services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 961 LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Aug 2017Seed$500K
Tech stack
American ExpressApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#7
Funding Raised · Alexandria, Virginia · founded 1952 · 79 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Alexandria, Virginia · founded 1952 · 79 employees
Provider of wastewater processing services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 13.9% of this cohort's audience
Investors
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Tech stack
AddtoanyApple Icloud MailDocusignDrupalFastlyGoogle Analytics
Funding & investor landscape
$27.1Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
14disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Danny Meeks
CEO · Greenwave Technology Solutions
Bill Cumbie
Founder & CEO · Pancopia
Karen Sorber
CEO and Co-Founder · Micronic Technologies
Patrick Hughes
Co-Founder & CEO · Reverse Ionizer
Christopher Burch
Co-Founder & CFO · Reverse Ionizer
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 IN VIRGINIA · Environment
How research on Water Treatment in Virginia is moving
A read on the academic research around Water Treatment in Virginia — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 87 papers.
87 papers · stance +0.31 · 16% breakthrough · 30% concern
top institutions
- Virginia Tech51
- University of Virginia24
- West Virginia University6
- Virginia Commonwealth University4
- Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center2
leading researchers
James A. Smith · Marc Edwards · Robert Pearce · Samantha Hogard · Vinka Oyanedel‐Craver · Amy Pruden
prism intelligence · tone & topics
84% positive · 11% critical tone
EnvironmentHealthAgricultureBusinessEnergyMaterials Science
▲
Breakthroughs12 · 14%
▲ 13%→20% share
▲1.5× share momentum19 median citations67% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (13%→20% of field), led by Chlorine.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Chlorine3
- Copper2
- Ceramic2
- Environmental chemistry2
- Contactor2
Newly emergingChlorine 0→3
Landmark Toward Understanding the Efficacy and Mechanism of Opuntia spp. as a Natural Coagulant for Potential Application · 290 cites
◆
Advancements42 · 48%
▼ 48%→41% share
▼0.9× share momentum6 median citations40% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (48%→41% of field), led by Environmental chemistry.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Environmental chemistry1→3
Newly emergingOzone 0→5
Landmark Ceramic Filters Impregnated with Silver Nanoparticles for Point-of-Use Water Treatment in Rural Guatemala · 162 cites
▼
Concerns23 · 26%
▲ 26%→32% share
▲1.2× share momentum6 median citations57% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (26%→32% of field), led by Chlorine.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Chlorine1→4
Landmark Water purification by membranes: The role of polymer science · 960 cites
Common questions
How many Waste & Water Management companies are there in Virginia, United States?
Radar tracks 50 indexable Waste & Water Management companies headquartered in Virginia, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Waste & Water Management companies in Virginia, United States?
The Waste & Water Management companies in Virginia, United States on this list have raised a combined $27.1M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Virginia, United States?
Greenwave Technology Solutions is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Virginia, United States, with $7.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Waste & Water Management companies in Virginia, United States are funded?
6 of the 50 Waste & Water Management companies in Virginia, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Waste & Water Management unicorns are there in Virginia, United States?
None of the Waste & Water Management companies in Virginia, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Virginia, United States Waste & Water Management companies?
The most active investors in Virginia, United States Waste & Water Management companies on this list include United States Department of Agriculture, Anacapa Partners, BAI Corporation, CAV Angels, Center for Innovative Technology.
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.