This database includes high potential projects and companies in the environment and energy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spacetek |
2018 BE Validation |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes, [ Efficiency Solutions, Engineering & Industrial Design, Environmental Monitoring, Resource Efficiency ] | Components: Optic devices, IT: Software, Smart: Measuring & monitoring, Smart: Sensors |
| Spacetek Technology AG is a 2018 spin-off from the University of Bern's Institute of Space Research and Planetary Sciences. The team combines 50+ years of collective expertise in space exploration and planetary sciences, having developed instruments for ESA/NASA missions (Rosina/Rosetta, IBEX, BELA, JUICE, CaSSIS/Mars). They commercialized compact, robust time-of-flight mass spectrometers originally designed for space missions for industrial applications. The company focuses on semiconductor manufacturing, providing real-time gas analysis for process control, reducing waste, and increasing efficiency. | |||
| MILKIT (Sport Components) |
2016 ZH Established |
Mobility & Transport, [ Bicycles & E-Bikes ] | Components: Pump |
| The founder, product development engineer and mountain biker Pius Kobler decided to solve this problem and invented milKit. Together with a team of biking enthusiasts and experienced entrepreneurs Pius founded the company Sport Components Ltd. Their aim is to ease the everyday lives of mountain bikers, cyclists and other athletes with innovative products, and to become a leading provider of smart bicycle solutions. Not content to rest on their laurels, the next product, the milKit Booster for more efficient tire inflation, won a Eurobike Award in September 2019. In 2020 milKit was crowned the Test Winner in sealants by Mountain Bike Magazin. milKit products make your tubeless life easier.A Swiss precision designed product, with the customary Swiss cleanliness and effectiveness, using the highest quality materials. To guarantee a high product quality and offer short delivery times milKit products are manufactured in Germany – right in the heart of Europe | |||
| storra |
2025 ZH Formation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Carbon Removal & Storage, Energy Storage ] | Environment: Climate tech, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| storra develops cost-effective software for real-time monitoring of subsurface processes in environmental projects. The solution combines geomechanical simulation, probabilistic inversion, and geological modeling to track pressure and temperature in reservoirs—particularly for hydrogen and CO₂ storage—helping reduce the high costs and risks of gas leakage. | |||
| streamwise |
2010 ZH Established |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes, Energy & Power Systems,Mobility & Transport [ Engineering & Industrial Design ] | IT: Data usage, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| Fluid sensor: innovation and problem-tailored advice in thermodynamics and fluid dynamics. Data analytics is the logical consequence of our work as engineers. Wireless sensor solutions. | |||
| SUIND |
2020 ZH Formation |
Mobility & Transport, [ Air Transport ] | IT: IOT Internet of Things, Mobility: Drone & flight |
| Enabling drone companies to unlock the full potential of drones by providing them with state of the art safety solution. | |||
| Sunaxer (Solaxer) |
2023 VD Formation |
Energy & Power Systems, Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage ] | Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Solarthermal |
| Solaxer helps industries cut reliance on fossil fuels by delivering a new method of heat harvesting. This next generation technology delivers solar receivers with high performance but with significantly reduced environmental impact and at lower cost. | |||
| Sundust |
2017 ZG Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Building Technologies, Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Photovoltaics |
| The company offers solar, battery, and charging station contracting with a comprehensive, worry-free package: from planning and financing to installation, maintenance, operation, and dismantling. All investments and risks are covered. Customers benefit from lower energy costs and the option to purchase their system at any time. | |||
| SunFlower Grid |
2025 VD Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility, Energy Management & Use, Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software |
| SunFlower Grid is a digital platform that helps property owners, municipalities, and energy professionals create and manage collective self-consumption groups (RCP – Regroupements à Consommation Propre) to share locally produced solar energy across Switzerland. https://www.sunflowergrid.ch/en | |||
| Sunstyle |
2012 BE Established |
Energy & Power Systems, Buildings & Construction [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Produces solar roof shingles / tiles in different colors. With the SUNSTYLE® solar roof we have developed a versatile solution that is both a roofing material and a power plant. Thanks to the new color technology, SUNSTYLE® photovoltaic shingles can be produced in a variety of colors and surface structures. The roof as an architectural design element makes optimum use of the built-up areas for the production of valuable solar power. | |||
| SurroundPower |
2024 SG Validation |
Buildings & Construction, Energy & Power Systems [ Building Technologies ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Smart: Home & building |
| SurroundPower develops a patented power rail system for flexible electricity anywhere in the room, at home or in the office. It's flexible, safe, and cheaper than a standard socket installation. The system originated from an industry project at a Swiss university of applied sciences. | |||
| sustainaccount |
2021 ZH Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards, Buildings & Construction [ Data Platforms & Solutions, ESG Reporting & Compliance, Risk Prevention ] | IT: AI Artificial intelligence, IT: Data usage, IT: Software |
| Sustainaccount is a Swiss provider of digital solutions to make the built environment more resilient to climate change. Their cutting-edge technology analyzes climate risks, performs scenario analysis and provides optimization pathways to real estate developers, investors, and businesses. This helps reduce consequences of climate risks, increase resilience and preserve asset value. Leveraging advanced data analytics and AI, the SaaS solution performs forward-looking scenario analysis aligned with EU Taxonomy, TCFD, and CSRD frameworks. | |||
| Swiss Battery |
2018 AG Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery |
| The young company Swiss Battery develops products in the field of renewable batteries & energy-storage for aerial vehicles, electric cars and stationary storage. Swiss Battery produces electrodes and separators for solid-state batteries and special key-components for redox-flow batteries. The company is focused on international battery research and collaborates with multiple global industries in US/Asia and Europe. Focus: Increase of energy density in Lithium-based batteries, enable recycling of the Li-Ion battery cathodes, improve the electrode-processing, and the manufacturing of high-performance composites. | |||
| Swiss Drone Services |
2020 ZH Validation |
Buildings & Construction, [ Building Technologies, Cleaning Services ] | Mobility: Drone & flight, Smart: Measuring & monitoring, Smart: Robotic |
| Swiss Drone Services AG uses proprietary commercial drones to clean, treat, and inspect building surfaces including facades, windows, solar panels, and rooftops — replacing scaffolding and aerial platforms with a safer, more efficient solution. The company is based in Niederglatt, Switzerland. | |||
| SwissGEL |
2004 ZH Established |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources, Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Resource Efficiency ] | Biological: Material based on biomass, Components: New chemical materials |
| swissGEL is a plastics development company. We offer partnerships to commercialise additives and bioplastic products and make plastic biodegradable | |||
| Swissloop |
ZH unknown |
Buildings & Construction, [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission |
| Swissloop is working on developing real-world tunneling technology that could transform how cities build infrastructure—faster, cleaner, and with minimal disruption. Their tunneling systems can help reduce road and open urban area closures and pursue utility projects with minimal surface impact. The primary use case for such a technology is the deployment of water, gas, and electrical pipelines. | |||
| Swistor |
2022 VD Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery |
| Sustainable. longlasting Energy Storage: By coating dense nanocarbon electrodes with nanoscale active materials we achieve high performance Supercapacitors that can operate both at very low and very high currents. | |||
| TALPA Inspection |
2025 ZH Growth |
Buildings & Construction, [ Building Technologies ] | Mobility: Drone & flight, Smart: Sensors |
| Talpa inspects retaining walls with an innovative and non-destructive approach to identify corrosion in the rear bending reinforcement of horizontal construction joints in retaining walls. | |||
| Teralytics |
2012 ZH Established |
Financials & Information Technology, Mobility & Transport [ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Teralytics offers the most advanced insights on human mobility based on cutting edge data science, proprietary machine learning algorithms and deep technology, capturing billions of signals every day from cell towers and other unique sources. | |||
| terralayr |
2022 ZG Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility, Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Storage other than batteries, Smart: Grid |
| Terralayr is a company focused on supporting the transition to 100% renewable energy by addressing the challenges of variable energy supply and demand. They specialize in battery energy storage systems (BESS), which help stabilize power grids by storing excess renewable energy and supplying it when needed. By partnering with landowners, suppliers, and communities, Terralayr aims to make renewable energy more reliable. They are also developing a cloud platform to provide scalable, on-demand energy flexibility, enabling businesses to adopt clean energy more easily and efficiently. | |||
| Tesla Transfers |
2015 VS Growth |
Mobility & Transport, [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: Electric |
| Providing eco friendly transport for people visiting the ski resort of Verbier. Using Tesla vehicles only. | |||
| Texup |
2024 VS Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources, Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Circular Economy, Efficiency Solutions, Waste Management & Recycling ] | Biological: Material based on biomass, Components: Acoustic materials & tech, Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Texup develops acoustic panels from 100% recycled Swiss textiles. End-of-life cotton clothing is transformed into panels with natural sound-absorbing properties for offices and public spaces, reducing textile waste while improving indoor acoustics. | |||
| Thermal Transformer |
2025 SZ Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency, Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Cooling tech |
| Thermal Transformer develops advanced thermal energy systems that significantly improve cooling efficiency for data centers and industrial applications. Using innovative adsorption-based technologies, the company enables highly energy-efficient cooling solutions that reduce electricity consumption, operating costs, and environmental impact. Thermal Transformer aims to transform thermal management by providing sustainable, next-generation cooling systems for energy-intensive sectors. | |||
| Thervia |
2025 ZH Validation |
Buildings & Construction, Energy & Power Systems [ Building Technologies, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Heating in buildings, IT: IOT Internet of Things, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| Thervia AG offers cost-efficient heating replacement and energy optimization services for institutional real estate owners and public-sector property portfolios, combining real-time IoT-based consumption monitoring with digital planning to reduce CO₂ emissions. | |||
| topGrid |
2024 LU Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| TopGrid is a user-friendly online tool for thermal energy planning and for the development and planning of thermal grids. It accompanies you step by step, from the area analysis to the planning of thermal grids, from the strategy to the preliminary project. | |||
| Topten |
2000 ZH Established |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Web portal highlighting the most energy efficient consumer products: domestic appliances, office electronics, consumer electronics, lighting, building components and vehicles. | |||
| Unbound Potential |
2023 ZH Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, Smart: Grid |
| We are developing the fastest scalable battery technology. It is a membrane-less flow battery platform solving the key bottlenecks of current flow battery technology and thus filling the technology gap for large scale stationary storage. Relevant use cases include behind and in front of the meter applications. We have been contacted by major energy producers, AI data center operators, as well as Amazon, all looking for the breakthrough technology enabling stationary storage at TWh-scale. | |||
| Under Industries |
2026 ZH Validation |
Buildings & Construction, Energy & Power Systems,Mobility & Transport [ Building Technologies, Engineering & Industrial Design, Infrastructure Construction ] | Components: Construction - Advanced materials & energy optimization, IT: Software, Smart: Robotic |
| Under Industries develops micro tunnel boring robots (MTBRs) to automate underground utility pipe installation. Reduces road closures and surface disruptions, lowering costs and environmental impact of urban infrastructure work. https://www.underindustries.com/ | |||
| UpGrid |
2024 ZG Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility, Energy Management & Use, Energy Sufficiency ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software, Smart: Grid |
| UpGrid is building the platform infrastructure for local energy communities. We enable private households, SMEs, and municipalities to co-own, share, and consume renewable electricity, even if they can’t install solar themselves. Our marketplace connects producers of solar energy with nearby consumers, allowing for direct sales at lower prices while producers earn more than from traditional feed-in tariffs. With the 2025 regulatory shift in Switzerland, local electricity communities (LEGs) can share electricity via the public grid and benefit from reduced grid tariffs. UpGrid provides a fully digital onboarding, billing, and visualization solution for LEGs, integrating smart metering and dynamic tariffing. Our USP is a plug and play platform tailored to the Swiss legal framework and optimized for multi-actor settings such as producers, tenants, energy utilities, and landlords. Unlike traditional utilities or isolated rooftop solutions, UpGrid offers end to end tools for transparent, fair, and profitable local energy exchange. | |||
| UrbanMetrix |
2021 TI Validation |
Buildings & Construction, Energy & Power Systems [ Building Technologies, Data Platforms & Solutions ] | Smart: Measuring & monitoring, Smart: Sensors |
| UrbanMetrix is a 3D site-analysis software that allows inverting the design-process of urban architecture by starting it from the local environmental resources. Our USP is based on an inverted volumetric approach backed by a set of innovative filtering, combination, and transformation features. The generated solutions pre-empt environmental performance producing an economic value increase in the range of 5%. | |||
| use again (sumami) |
2021 SO Validation |
Buildings & Construction, | Components: Resource or material optimisation |
| Sumami records materials in buildings and uses them to create component catalogs for its customers. In this way, they record which components can be reused economically and ecologically in a construction project. With the USEAGAIN app, Sumami also offers a marketplace that connects reuse stakeholders. | |||