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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERA Intelligence |
2020 ZH Established |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Our digital concierge service gives you access to a horticulture consultant when you need them. Empowered by data analytics, our experts make sure you get the best results from your greenhouse. | |||
| SmartBreed |
2019 AG Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Regenerative Agriculture & Soil ] | Biological: Agricultural tech |
| SmartBreed offers insect breeders a local and complete breeding solution, with stackable, fully automated breeding boxes, in which insects can be bred cost-effectively, resource-saving and hygienically - locally directly at the customer's site. | |||
| SNAQ |
2017 ZH Growth |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Health Solutions ] | Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| SNAQ helps estimate the carbohydrate, protein and fat content of meals and shows the impact on blood glucose progression. SNAQ connects to popular blood glucose sensors. First, take a picture of your meal to record the nutritional values. second, learn how different meals affect your blood sugar. third, recognize patterns from past meals to improve your blood sugar. | |||
| snäx |
2019 ZH Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| We supply our Smart Fridges with exciting dishes, made from natural ingredients and prepared by hand. And because we love our food, we gather daily in our own break room to test the latest creations from our chefs. | |||
| Soledor |
2019 BL Established |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Today, we can offer a portfolio of nutritional supplement products. In the wellness equipment segment, products from brands such as "miha bodytec" or "BodyAnalyzer" are added. And for the beauty from the outside we provide the cosmetic line GUAM. | |||
| Spirecut |
2020 FR Validation |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Health Solutions ] | Other: Low tech |
| No skin incision, Safe surgery, Better outcomes We commercialise Sono-Instruments® to treat carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger. | |||
| Stadtpilze |
2017 BS Stagnant |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech |
| Stadtpilze GmbH cultivates mushrooms on coffee grounds to sell for culinary uses regionally in Basel. | |||
| Stash |
2020 ZH Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| STASH delivers everything you need by bike: groceries, beverages, tobacco, household products, etc. in less than 10 minutes. | |||
| Swiss Alpine Fish (swisslachs) |
2020 ZH Established |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Forestry & Restauration & Land Use ] | Energy: Hydro (small scale), Other: Enabling tech |
| Swiss Alpine Fish AG sustainably breeds salmon in an indoor facility in Lostallo, using the latest technology, making it the cleanest and most sustainable fish farm in the world. | |||
| Be the change |
2012 SG Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, Health, Wellness & Care [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: 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. | |||
| Swissponic |
2021 TI Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech |
| 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. | |||
| Zwartekoffie |
2023 LU Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Zwartekoffie partners directly with coffee farmers in Costa Rica and Uganda, ensuring fair pay and sustainable practices without intermediaries. This direct trade model guarantees 100% traceability and transparency, providing a fair and high-quality coffee experience from bean to cup. | |||
| Hempfy |
2013 VD Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Hempfy, which is created by Tellement Facile, focuses on innovative food and beverages, based on proprietary cold infusion technology for harvesting and processing THC-free hemp plants, compliant with Swiss legislation. | |||
| Terapet |
2019 GE Validation |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Health Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| Proton therapy is the most precise radiotherapy for cancer treatment. However, monitoring the doses during treatments remains a guessing game based on simulations. Terapet SA, a CERN startup, develops a novel medical device which enables medical doctors for the first time to monitor the delivered proton dose inside the patients during cancer treatment: in-vivo, non-invasive, in 3D and real-time. This solution ensures that every patient receives the right dose, every time. | |||
| Terensis |
2024 ZH Formation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Terensis is an agricultural intelligence platform offering predictive insights into global crop production. It provides forecasts up to six months in advance, supporting strategic planning for analysts, sourcing specialists, and investors. The platform delivers detailed yield and quality estimations from field to regional level and consolidates fragmented agricultural data into a single source. With over 40 years of production insights and a strong focus on sustainability, Terensis enables informed decision-making across the agricultural value chain. | |||
| testmate |
2020 VD Validation |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Health Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| The wait-time for test results identifying the four most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is three to seven days. Testmate Health is the first rapid at home self-test that provides results in minutes, in an anonymous, convenient and easy manner. Results are scanned and uploaded to a paired app that guides patients towards appropriate follow-up if necessary. | |||
| Too Good To Go |
2022 ZH Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Waste Management & Recycling ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Too Good To Go is a social impact company on a mission to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together with an APP, which is the world's largest marketplace for surplus food. It helps users rescue good food from going to waste, offering great value for money at local stores, cafes and restaurants. | |||
| Treasures of Nature |
2019 GE unknown |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Health Solutions ] | Other: Unknown |
| Production and sale of organic, high quality (mainly cosmetic) products and not tested on animals while remaining at affordable prices. Our Elementals brand is also local (Swiss-made) and zero waste, with recyclable packaging. | |||
| tropfbox |
2022 SO Validation |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Health Solutions ] | None |
| Tropfbox is an online platform for all things to do with periods. It offers access to sustainable menstrual products that can be purchased by subscription. | |||
| Urstamm |
2021 AR Formation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Forestry & Restauration & Land Use ] | None |
| We enable and promote sustainable timber, forest management and regionality through transparency and efficient processes with digital proof of origin on the wood. | |||
| Vege'tables |
2022 NE Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| 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. | |||
| Visienco |
2025 LU unknown |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Health Solutions ] | Other: Unknown |
| Visienco, originating from the Swiss technology innovation center, CSEM, is excited to advance organoid sorting innovation. Their goal is to make this cutting-edge technology accessible to all. | |||
| Voltiris |
2022 VD Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Energy Production & Supply, Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Components: Construction - Advanced materials & energy optimization, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech |
| Founded in 2022 and based in Lausanne, Voltiris develops the first solar modules specifically designed to be compatible with greenhouse agriculture and crops. Using spectral filtering technology, Voltiris allows essential light wavelengths for photosynthesis to pass through to the plants, while redirecting the unused wavelengths to generate solar energy. This breakthrough enables greenhouse growers to transform their vast surfaces—over 60,000 hectares worldwide, representing a CHF 50 billion opportunity—into sources of clean, competitive, and independent energy, helping them move away from fossil fuels and accelerate the transition to carbon-free electrification. | |||
| Volumina Medical |
2018 VD Validation |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Health Solutions ] | Components: New chemical materials, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Reconstructive surgery after breast cancer is currently costly, risky, highly invasive and results are temporary or don't look natural. EPFL spinoff Volumina Medical created AdiPearl, an injectable implant with the capacity to regenerate damaged tissues for breast reconstruction in a single minimally invasive procedure. AdiPearl will improve the quality of life by bringing to breast cancer survivors a safe, effective, quality, and cost efficient breast reconstruction solution. | |||
| VortexPower |
2011 ZH Stagnant |
Energy & Power Systems, Health, Wellness & Care [ Water Management ] | Energy: Hydro |
| VortexPower AG is specialized in the development and the sales of highly efficient products for water recovery thru natural swirling. | |||
| washo |
2022 ZG Validation |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Cleaning Services ] | None |
| Washo is the environmentally friendly alternative to conventional detergents: Ecologically clean, practical and pre-dosed. | |||
| WeNurse |
2022 TG Validation |
Health, Wellness & Care, [ Efficiency Solutions, Health Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Specialist service redefined - with entrepreneurial spirit and passion for sustainable quality! | |||
| Wildbiene + Partner |
2013 ZH Established |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Biodiversity & Ecosystem Protection ] | Other: Low tech |
| Wildbiene + Partner aims at the promotion of wild bees by developing and offering bee-promoting products, planning and implementing large-scale wild bee habitats and educational work at public and private events. In addition, specific wild bees are actively propagated by society and offered for pollination in agriculture. | |||
| Wild Foods |
2020 BE Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Alternative Proteins ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Vegan alternative to salmon from smoked organic carrots. Plant-Based from the Bernese Oberland. | |||
| Wonderfill |
2023 ZH Formation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry, [ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Wonderfill enables people to consume personalised beverages without the plastic waste by simply refilling reusable bottles & glasses. Our commitment to reducing waste and fostering a more sustainable society is the driving force behind our daily efforts. Join us on our journey to reduce millions of PET-bottles. | |||