This database includes high potential projects and companies in the agrifood sectors based and working primarily in Switzerland, founded or active since 2000 and still operational. The maturity phase ranges from initial concept (formation or validation) up to those that are trying to capture a larger market space (growth and then established). Discover the companies by using the search filters. Sort the list by clicking on the arrows next to founding year, canton and phase. If your innovation is missing, please add your project here .
| Company Name | Founding year Canton Phase | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cormo |
2013 VS growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Waste & recycling ] | Bio technologies, Material & Products based on biomass |
| Cormo AG offers new sustainable solutions from Corn. The company developed and patented the process for turning corn-field waste into a 100% sustainable peat moss substitute (TEFA) for the agricultural industry and foam products (BABS) for material science use such as air filters. | |||
| Basis 57 Nachhaltige Wassernutzung |
2007 UR growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Electricity, Farming & agriculture ] | agricultural technologies, Bio technologies |
| The Gotthard-Basis tunnel in Southern Switzerland causes drainage of the drilled-through rock. Basis 57 Nachhaltige Wassernutzung uses the warm and clean mountain water exiting at the north portal as a natural resource for food production. The breeding of edible fish such as the Gotthard pike-perch and the generation of the necessary thermal energy are the main focus here. | |||
| XFarm |
2018 TI growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Farming & agriculture ] | e-mobility, Fleet management, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Wearable devices or apps |
| xFarm is a digital platform helping the farmers to manage their activities. It is composed of a cloud-based field management software, IoT field sensors gathering meteorological and environmental data, and an open app store for decision support services. | |||
| QualityChain |
2019 TI growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis, Food, Farming or Forestry [ Trade and Retail ] | IT blockchain or algorithms |
| QualityChain creates special QR Codes for agri-food products, which allow you to communicate everything about your product: people, techniques and values, from the shelf to the table. | |||
| Primal Bee Systems (BeeHelpful) |
2017 TI validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Farming & agriculture ] | agricultural technologies |
| Beehelpful has developed a new patented class of hives (Primalbee) that improve the health of bees, increase pollination capacity and reduce the chemical treatment of hives. | |||
| EnvEve |
2008 TI growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Farming & agriculture, Forestry ] | Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data |
| EnvEve is an high tech company specialised in Internet of Things. It has developed a unique Internet of Things framework for outdoor applications with robust and reliable devices enable sophisticate analytics to support decision in Agriculture and Forests. | |||
| Swissponic |
2021 TI validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Farming & agriculture ] | agricultural technologies |
| Swissponic has developed an automated system for growing vegetable hors-sols at home. The system consists of a hydroponic structure, a control unit with dedicated software and a cloud connection for remote culture management at any time. | |||
| alphornventures |
2022 TG formation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Financing and financial services, Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| Alphorn Venture Partners is a global growth equity food tech company that combines the advantages of PE stability and VC growth to enable food tech innovators to develop breakthrough technologies. This is to be achieved through "the Forge". A scale-up space and innovation center in the north of Zurich, Switzerland. | |||
| Da Vinci Olivenöl |
2013 TG established |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Da Vinci offers impeccable, high quality olive oil from selected producers for everyone. Especially for those who care about health aspects in the diet. | |||
| Ensoy |
2021 TG growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| We produce sustainable tofu for your kitchen from organic soy from Thurgau. With the use of Thurgau organic soy, our tofu becomes even more regional. A sign of a Swiss quality product. | |||
| Salat.ch |
2016 TG growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| From the farm directly to your home - thus we guarantee first-class quality and fair prices for you as a consumer. | |||
| Faitron |
2016 SG growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | Enabling technologies |
| Faitron Ltd. is a Swiss company focusing on mobile food solutions. Our goal is to improve health and well-being through our innovative product solutions and become a global influencer in the home appliance industry. 3 employees on LinkedIn | |||
| Gartengold |
2013 SG stagnant |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Use of apples from private gardens in Switzerland for the manufacturing of apple juice and cider, creating jobs for people with disabilities involved in juice production and harvesting. | |||
| AgriCircle |
2012 SG growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail, Forestry ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| AgriCircle is a leading provider of digital agronomy and precision farming solutions to agricultural companies and farmers. AgriCircle is also a network brining together research and businesses to create novel, innovative products for the food value chain | |||
| Bottle+ |
2022 SG validation |
Recreation, hotels & restaurants, Food, Farming or Forestry [ Resource efficiency ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Bottle+ launches the reusable water bottle that allows you to make sparkling water anytime, anywhere - designed in Switzerland and completely plastic-free. | |||
| Circular Food Solutions |
2020 SG formation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| They developed an innovative upcycling technology to recover proteins & fibers from food side streams and to create healthy & unique food products. | |||
| Wheycation |
2018 SG growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | food tech |
| We don’t see waste products, but new and valuable raw materials: We develop healthy and tasty food by upgrading (upcycling) side streams of food production. Therefore, they process whey to high quality products. | |||
| Mastercoldbrewer (re-coffee) |
2017 SG growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Coffee - Drinks that are manufactured without the effects of heat. This lead to preserved aromas and vitamines. The products are fair and mostly organic. | |||
| MycoSolutions |
2016 SG stagnant |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Forestry ] | Bio technologies |
| Development and production of fungal formulations for biological plant protection and plant strengthening | |||
| Be the change |
2012 SG validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail, Sport ] | food tech |
| The production of food, vital substances and sports nutrition is their passion, they work strictly according to Swiss food law and the Swissness regulation of the Swiss Confederation. | |||
| Croply |
2020 SZ formation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Trade and Retail, Transport & logistics of goods ] | Internet of Things, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Our goal is to empower farmers, food businesses, and local communities around the world with the tools required to develop more sustainable practices, working towards circular economies that can provide viable futures for everyone, everywhere. Our work focuses primarily on open access systems, built to dismantle the inequality that is present in such an economy driven industry. | |||
| StadtOase |
2021 SH validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Gardening ] | agricultural technologies, Bio technologies, Fertilizers from wastewater, waste or other sources, Low technology |
| StadtOase produces and sells automated planting systems, allowing the users to easily grow their own food and have a steady supply of fresh and healthy vegetables with minimal effort. | |||
| greenmodul.ch |
2019 SH validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail ] | agricultural technologies |
| Container with hydroponic plant growth and with a potentiated light well, daylight is reflected and distributed into the interior of the greenmodul, allowing vegetables and plants to grow on multiple levels. With additional LED light during the night, the seedlings grow in the hydroponic method (substrate-free cultivation with nutrient solution) under ideal conditions and without stress. The plants grow 24 hours, 365 days, with about 90% less water and free of any micro-civilization residues in water and air. | |||
| Hofladen Express |
2009 FL growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Save time and choose a bag already prepared by us. With one click you can then customize it to your needs, removing products from the bag and adding new ones, just as you need. We will then deliver your order. | |||
| NutriFly |
2020 FL validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| NutriFly produces high quality products for animals and plants from insects. In our production process, we exclusively process regionally available by-products from the agricultural and food industries into high-protein animal feed and nutrient-rich fertilizers. | |||
| Food-Wear |
2014 NE validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Transport & logistics of goods ] | Low technology |
| By using 3 of our bags for your weekly purchases of fruit, vegetables and bread, instead of disposable plastic bags, the pollution of 150 plastic bags will be avoided thanks to you. | |||
| HopVrac |
2020 NE growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Waste & recycling ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| A local, organic, circular economy and zero waste products, with packaging in reusable containers in Neuchatel! | |||
| Infrascreen |
2019 NE formation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Farming & agriculture ] | agricultural technologies, New chemical materials |
| We used nano-technologies to design the next generation of greenhouse screens. Our screens are game changer in terms of performance and impact. Participation: We used nano-technologies to design the next generation of greenhouse screens. Our screens are game changer in terms of performance and impact. | |||
| Vege'tables |
2022 NE growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Vege’tables is a Smart Food consulting company offering concrete solutions to organisations, collective and commercial catering and individuals enabling them unlock their full potential and perform better, while doing their part for the planet. | |||
| Amphasys |
2012 LU growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Farming & agriculture ] | Bio technologies |
| Amphasys provides a label-free solution for analysis of single cell characteristics such as cell size and morphology, viability (apoptosis), or cell differentiation. The patented, chip-based technology eliminates time-consuming, complex sample preparation steps like cell labelling and the need of expensive laboratory infrastructure. | |||