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 What phase are you currently in? | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digit Soil |
2021 ZH Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Regenerative Agriculture & Soil ] | Smart: Sensors |
| Digit Soil rents out the worlds first Soil Health Sensor. The sensor measures soil enzyme activity which is a good indicator of soil health. Through soil enzyme activity organic matter and fertilizer are made available to plants. In addition Digit Soil offers a soil measurement service in which they measure the activities of hydrolitic extracellular soil enzymes. These are involved in many important soil processes like for example nutrients cycling. | |||
| Doppl |
2022 VD Growth |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Health Solutions ] | None |
| Doppl SA is a Swiss biotech company specializing in the development of standardized organoids for disease modeling and personalized medicine. Founded in 2022 as an ETH Zurich spin-off, it is headquartered in the EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne. The company focuses on creating organoid-based solutions for oncology, inflammatory diseases, rare diseases, and drug testing. | |||
| Earlybird |
2017 ZH Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Earlybird is the local delivery service for workplace catering. We deliver seasonal & organic menus, fruits, meeting catering and gifts for the office. | |||
| Ecocafe |
2012 VD Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Restaurants ] | Other: Low tech |
| Our mission is to offer the most delicious, natural, ethical and healthy caffeine experience. To achieve that, we focus our developments on consumer-oriented products, to be enjoyed on the go or at our new engaging and stimulating retail and café environments. | |||
| Edapro |
2016 LU |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Regenerative Agriculture & Soil ] | None |
| Our compost tea brewing systems are made in Switzerland and meet the highest quality standards for the self-production of highly active EDAPRO compost tea. Easy cleaning and guaranteed high oxygen levels throughout the compost tea manufacturing process. | |||
| Ensoy |
2021 TG Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: 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. | |||
| Entomos |
2009 VD Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| the world's first 50/50 flexi-burger made with 50% organic Swiss mealworms and 50% Swiss beef | |||
| EnvEve |
2008 TI Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| 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. | |||
| Chichery |
2021 ZH Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Chickpeas are a superfood - rich in protein, fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals. Chichery produces various snacks from chickpeas. Their products do not contain any artificial ingredients. Because the chickpeas are roasted extremely gently, they are already very tasty by themselves. | |||
| Fabas (fyn foods) |
2021 ZH Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| We produce the first 101% Swiss organic hummus in close cooperation with our farmers: vegetable, protein-rich, healthy and super tasty! | |||
| Faircustomer |
2007 ZH Validation |
Fashion, Lifestyle & Wearables, Health, Wellness & Care [ Circular Economy ] | Other: Low tech |
| Faircustomer.ch is an internet marketplace where traders can independently offer and / or purchase goods and / or services. The dealers are Swiss suppliers who value sustainability: facilities for people with disabilities, designers of ecological solutions, integration projects, cooperatives from the countries of the south and Swiss importers of fairly traded articles. Pictures, texts and videos show where and by whom the articles were made. | |||
| FarmAid |
2025 TI Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Disaster Risk & Hazard Prevention, Food Safety & Quality, Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, IT: IOT Internet of Things, Smart: Sensors |
| FarmAid offers IoT solutions for crop protection. The patented modular FarmAid™ device deploys protective nets and covers in seconds via a smartphone app or autonomously, shielding crops from hail, rain, frost, excessive heat, fungi and parasites. https://farmaid.ch/en | |||
| Farmer Connect |
2019 GE Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | None |
| farmer connect is an innovative supply chain technology provider, driven to empower and grow the entire supply chain. farmer connect works with government, industry, technology companies, and service providers to help farmers, consumers, and everyone in between live better, more profitable, and more informed lives. | |||
| Felfel |
2013 ZH Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Restaurants ] | Other: Low tech |
| Felfel provides the right catering for every company. | |||
| Field Food AG (eggfield) |
2022 ZH Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| EggField produces a new generation of natural, plant-based egg alternatives. EggField Basic Aquafaba, EggField One and EggField Plus replace Whole Egg, Egg White and Egg Yellow out of natural ingredients without additives. | |||
| flowbone |
2020 VD Validation |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Health Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| In our aging society, fracture prevention in the elderly is an urgent topic. Hip fractures are the most costly and devastating, with a 1-year mortality of a staggering 20%. Drugs are inefficient for the hips and surgical techniques too invasive. EPFL spinoff flowbone developed a new generation of biomaterial that can be injected into the hips in a simple ambulatory procedure to locally restore bone strength in hips before they break. | |||
| Hofladen Express |
2009 FL Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| 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. | |||
| Food Brewer |
2021 ZH Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Alternative Proteins, Food Systems & Food Tech, Precision Fermentation & Nutrition ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, Biological: Bio tech, Biological: Food tech |
| Food Brewer produces cultivated cocoa and coffee. Expert in plant cellular agriculture, the vision is to secure food resources by providing food companies an alternative supply to tropical crops using plant cell culture in bioreactors. | |||
| foodward |
2013 ZH Established |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| The expert network of the food industry, Academy for industry & company representatives from the agro-food environment. foodward - the food business academy - serves as a platform and interface. | |||
| fortyfour |
2025 SG Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Carbon Removal & Storage, Energy Production & Supply, Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Energy: Renewable tech, Environment: Carbon capture and storage, Environment: Climate tech |
| fortyfour develops modular, fully electric Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere and supply it to greenhouses on-site. Replaces fossil CO₂ supply while enabling carbon sequestration at agricultural scale. https://fortyfour.earth/ | |||
| Fresh Cube |
2014 VD Formation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Packaging Distribution & Access ] | Other: Low tech |
| Fresh Cube SA operates local points of sale offering a diverse range of fresh, artisanal products, including fruits, vegetables, dairy, meats, bakery items, beverages, and ready-to-eat foods. Committed to promoting healthy, local, and seasonal eating, Fresh Cube emphasizes sustainability through short supply chains and biodiversity. Their mission is to provide gourmet, eco-friendly food options that benefit both consumers and the planet. | |||
| Fuchs & Igel |
2021 ZH Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Behavioural Change, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Protection, Landscape & Habitat Conservation ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, Environment: Climate tech, Other: Low tech |
| Fuchs & Igel GmbH is a Zurich-based nature-friendly garden design and maintenance company that promotes local biodiversity by combining clients' needs with ecological principles. Using cargo bikes and emission-free equipment, they minimise environmental impact while offering services to private households, companies and institutions. | |||
| fungi futuri |
2021 BE Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| Growing and researching edible mushrooms and fungi | |||
| Fungusto |
2023 ZG Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| fungusto specialises in the development, trade and production of fungal food and nutritional supplements as well as the management of a mycotheque. | |||
| Genknowme |
2019 VD Growth |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Health Solutions ] | Biological: Bio tech, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| We provide a novel blood test to support healthcare professionals while they coach their patients into making healthy lifestyle changes. Genknowme measures the impact of your lifestyle at DNA level by determining your biological age with epigenetic assessment. | |||
| GoNina |
2023 ZH Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources, Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Food Systems & Food Tech, Waste Management & Recycling ] | IT: AI Artificial intelligence, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| GoNina is a Swiss platform tackling food waste by connecting consumers with local restaurants, bakeries, and supermarkets offering discounted surplus food. Using AI-powered demand forecasting, GoNina helps reduce excess while enabling users to reserve and collect “Wonder Bags” filled with unsold items. The user-friendly app promotes sustainability, offers flexible pricing, and supports a growing community focused on minimizing environmental impact. | |||
| Good Soaps |
2011 LU Established |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Cleaning Services ] | Other: Low tech |
| Since 2011, we have been developing and producing ecological, sustainable cleaning agents based on european plants. | |||
| greenmodul.ch |
2019 SH Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech |
| 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. | |||
| GreenState |
2021 ZH Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech |
| GreenState AG specializes in indoor cultivation in modular and vertical farms with which resources and costs are to be saved. They plan plan on operating several farms in Switzerland, the USA and the EU. In addition, they offer for sale the necessary hardware and software solutions to build and operate modular and vertical farms. | |||
| Codecheck |
2012 ZH Established |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Codecheck is an online product guide that helps critical consumers and consumers in their purchasing decisions. Through Codecheck.info, consumers receive 65 million free-of-charge independent expert information and evaluations on currently 95,000 products (mainly food and cosmetics). | |||