Radar · Waste & Water Management in Wisconsin
Best Waste & Water Management Companies in Wisconsin, United States
The 74 best Waste & Water Management companies in Wisconsin, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Charter Next Generation.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
74companies tracked
$702.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
8have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT × WISCONSIN
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™
160kcombined LinkedIn audience
65%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Waste & Water Management companies in Wisconsin
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charter Next Generation Manufacturer of superior-quality coextruded, barrier, and monolayer films | $685M | — | Acquired | Kathy Bolhous CEO | 1998 | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — | — |
| 2 | Aquarius Technologies Provider of waste water and sewage treatment solutions | $8M | 237 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2006 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | 8 patents Advanced membrane bioreactors and aeration adapters for multi‑stage wastewater treatment | 2 job openings |
| 3 | AquaMost Developer of water treatment systems | $5M | 135 mo ago | Series A | — | 2006 | — | 37 patents Advanced photoelectrocatalytic water treatment and contaminant removal technologies. | — |
| 4 | Lakeshore Recycling Offers waste recycling services | $4M | 34 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1999 | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+47 | — | — |
| 5 | Rapid Radicals Sewer overflow and stormwater management company | $574K | 15 mo ago | Seed | Paige Peters Founder and CTO | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 6 | The Water Council Provider of water management services | $172K | 201 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2009 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 7 | A. O. Smith Provider of water heaters, boilers, and treatment products | — | 13 mo ago | Public | Arvinddd Ji Founder & Managing Director | 1874 | DrupalApple iCloud MailPHP+23 | 4,551 patents Residential and commercial water heating systems, storage tanks, and water‑softening plumbing solutions. | 1 launch · 3 awards |
| 8 | Dynamic Renewables Provider of waste water treatment services | — | 34 mo ago | Seed | Dan Nemke Co-Founder & CTO | 2011 | — | — | — |
Top 10 Waste & Water Management companies in Wisconsin
#1
Seed · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · founded 2010 · 5 employees$574Kraised▾
Seed · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · founded 2010 · 5 employees
Developer of a decentralized, high-rate wastewater treatment technology designed to address combined sewer overflows for municipal sewerage districts. The company's fully automated technology combines rapid solids removal with a proprietary advanced oxidation process, it offers a range of applications from municipal wastewater rapid treatment to industrial high-strength wastes as well as emergency situations such as mobile or small footprint applications, enabling clients to reliably and cost-effectively manage water for a more resilient future.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 538 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$174.5K
- Aug 2024Grant (prize money)$174.5K
- Jul 2019Grant (prize money)$225K
- Mar 2019Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
The Water Council, America’s Seed Fund, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Imagine H2O
#2
Acquired · Milton, Wisconsin · founded 1998 · 875 employees$685Mraised▾
Acquired · Milton, Wisconsin · founded 1998 · 875 employees
Manufacturer of superior-quality coextruded, barrier, and monolayer films. Its product line includes plastic, extruded, blown, cast films, and flexible packaging.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 7.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Conventional Debt$685M
Founders & team
Investors
Oak Hill, Leonard Green and Partners
Tech stack
AosBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#3
Acquired · Oconomowoc, Wisconsin · founded 1999 · 2300 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Acquired · Oconomowoc, Wisconsin · founded 1999 · 2300 employees
Offers waste recycling services
Funding rounds
- Aug 2023Series B$3M
- Dec 2017Series B—
- Mar 2016Series A$1.5M
Investors
Closed Loop Partners, Americanbeverage, Goldman Sachs, Maple Capital Management, Macquarie, Springcoast Capital Partners
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAzureAzure Front Door
#4
Series A · Madison, Wisconsin · founded 2006 · 12 employees$4.9Mraised▾
Series A · Madison, Wisconsin · founded 2006 · 12 employees
Provider of an innovative water purification technology intended to provide chemical-free water treatment services. The company's innovative water purification technology uses ultraviolet light and a patented, light-activated catalyst to destroy a wide variety of chemical and microbial contaminants in water, including benzene, MTBE, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, viruses and bacteria, enabling users to remediate the water right on site, so that it can be used again in the fracking process.
Funding rounds
- Feb 2015Series A$168.2K
- Jan 2014Series A$1.3M
- Nov 2012Series A$620.5K
- Dec 2011Series A$1.8M
Investors
HHS
#5
Acquired · Saukville, Wisconsin · founded 2006 · 12 employees$7.5Mraised▾
Acquired · Saukville, Wisconsin · founded 2006 · 12 employees
Provider of waste water and sewage treatment solutions
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 745 LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 4 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Application Engineer, Business Development Manager
Funding rounds
- Sep 2006Series A$7.5M
Investors
L Capital Partners, Evergreen Venture Partners, Omega Funds
Tech stack
Core-JsFlickityGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGravity FormsHsts
#6
Funding Raised · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · founded 2009 · 11 employees$172.5Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · founded 2009 · 11 employees
Provider of water management services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 6.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Sep 2009Grant (prize money)$172.5K
Investors
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tech stack
Animate.CssBeaver BuilderBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCookie Information
#7
Public · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · founded 1874 · 12000 employees—raised▾
Public · Milwaukee, Wisconsin · founded 1874 · 12000 employees
Provider of water heaters, boilers, and treatment products
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 72k LinkedIn followers — 45.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 3 awards announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
OSTI
Tech stack
AccessibeAcquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform Launch
#8
Seed · Menasha, Wisconsin · founded 2011 · 40 employees—raised▾
Seed · Menasha, Wisconsin · founded 2011 · 40 employees
Provider of waste water treatment services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jul 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
NorthWestern Energy, Ares Management
#9
Acquired · Racine, Wisconsin · founded 1969 · 214 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Racine, Wisconsin · founded 1969 · 214 employees
Provider of water purification services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Production Planner, Sales Coordinator
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Investors
ShoreView Industries
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAuthorize.NetBootstrapBraintreeCart Functionality
#10
Acquired · De Pere, Wisconsin · founded 1992—raised▾
Acquired · De Pere, Wisconsin · founded 1992
Provider of fiber and paper recycling services
Funding rounds
- Mar 2015PE—
Investors
H.I.G. Capital, Rolland
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWp RocketYoast SeoApache Http Server
Funding & investor landscape
$702.6Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
15disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Goldman Sachs1 rounds
Notable founders
Paige Peters
Founder and CTO · Rapid Radicals
Kathy Bolhous
CEO · Charter Next Generation
Arvinddd Ji
Founder & Managing Director · A. O. Smith
Kevin Wheeler
CEO & President & Chairman · A. O. Smith
Dan Nemke
Co-Founder & CTO · Dynamic Renewables
Duane Toenges
Co-Founder & CEO · Dynamic Renewables
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 Wisconsin · institutions
What Wisconsin researches in water treatment
33 papersstance +0.5328% breakthrough10% concern
local research themes
Water Treatment and DisinfectionWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalMembrane Separation TechnologiesFecal contamination and water qualityFluoride Effects and RemovalChild Nutrition and Water Access
top institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison14
- University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee12
- University of Wisconsin–Extension2
- University of Wisconsin–La Crosse2
- University of Wisconsin–Platteville1
Common questions
How many Waste & Water Management companies are there in Wisconsin, United States?
Radar tracks 74 indexable Waste & Water Management companies headquartered in Wisconsin, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Waste & Water Management companies in Wisconsin, United States?
The Waste & Water Management companies in Wisconsin, United States on this list have raised a combined $702.6M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Wisconsin, United States?
Charter Next Generation is the highest-funded Waste & Water Management company in Wisconsin, United States, with $685M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Waste & Water Management companies in Wisconsin, United States are funded?
6 of the 74 Waste & Water Management companies in Wisconsin, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Waste & Water Management unicorns are there in Wisconsin, United States?
None of the Waste & Water Management companies in Wisconsin, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Wisconsin, United States Waste & Water Management companies?
The most active investors in Wisconsin, United States Waste & Water Management companies on this list include National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Americanbeverage, America’s Seed Fund, Ares Management, Bestige Holdings.
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.