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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowa Thermal Solutions |
2019 LU Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Storage ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Storage other than batteries |
| We develop compact thermal energy storage systems based on phase change materials for building services engineering and industrial plants. Our technology can be ideally combined with renewable energy sources and increases their own consumption by linking supply and demand of energy through our storage systems. COWA-Caps increase the storage capacity of water-based thermal energy storage systems by exploiting the melting and solidification processes of the filling material (phase change material PCM). COWA-Caps filled with PCM can be easily inserted into existing or new hot water, buffer or cold storage tanks. By selecting the PCM, the storage tank temperature can be ideally adapted to the application. | |||
| Daphne Technology |
2017 VD Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Management & Use ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Daphne Technology SA is developing a catalyst-free scrubber technology to help the petrochemical, power and transportation industries to reduce air emissions to the levels required by international and national regulations. Daphne Technology’s patented nanotechnology based solutions can be miniaturized and is especially well-suited to meet the requirements of marine vessels. | |||
| dashcom |
2016 FR Growth |
Buildings & Construction, [ Building Technologies ] | Smart: Home & building |
| dashcom is a Swiss company, providing solutions at the cutting edge of technology. Our success drivers are; the user experience, the state-of-the-art technology and the data science for the benefits of the users. | |||
| Decentlab GmbH |
2008 ZH Established |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards, Buildings & Construction,Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Environmental Monitoring ] | Other: Enabling tech |
| Decentlab GmbH has developed a measurement and monitoring system that delivers data to the computer without cabling. Data on the condition of bridges or trees, for example. Participation: Decentlab is a Swiss company providing wireless sensor devices and services for distributed, cost-effective monitoring solutions. The sensor devices communicate wirelessly over LoRaWAN® and are designed for ultra low power consumption, capable of operating on batteries for several years. The devices are built for industrial applications and are ready to be deployed in any harsh indoor or outdoor environment. The service framework provides convenient access to measurement data and enables seaml | |||
| Decision Trees |
2008 SG Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Hydro, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Decision Trees as a connector between scientific research and practitioners uses cutting edge methodologies of Stochastic Optimization and offers customized software and consultancy to energy producers and traders. | |||
| Futuricum (Designwerk Products) |
2017 ZH Growth |
Mobility & Transport, [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Energy: Battery, Mobility: E-cargo, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| electric trucks are a solution not an alternative. Performance, ecology and economy combined. | |||
| Designwerk Technologies |
2009 ZH Established |
Mobility & Transport, [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: E-car, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| Designwerk sells charging stations (mobile and fix) and specialized in the development of electric vehicle and truck systems and battery. On clients behalf, they develop complete systems from the study to the prototype with regard to mechanics, electronics, software. | |||
| dhp technology |
2015 GR Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Photovoltaics |
| dhp created HORIZON which is a solar folding roof system which turn parking lots and logistics areas into electric power plants. HORIZON unfolds when the sun shines and automatically retracts into a storage unit afterwards. | |||
| digitalSTROM |
2008 ZH Established |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Lighting, IT: Internet of Things IOT, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Home & building |
| digitalSTROM AG offers a Smart Home Technology for every home connecting all electronic systems for optimizing use. Its application is intuitive and easy to install, the technology communicates via the existing power lines and networks all electronic devices and well as broad-band devices. | |||
| dimpora AG |
2019 ZH Validation |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes, [ Engineering & Industrial Design ] | Biological: Material based on biomass, Components: Filters & membranes, Components: New chemical materials, Components: Resource or material optimisation, Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use, Other: Enabling tech |
| We produce eco-friendly functional membranes for the outdoor textile industry. Our 2D products involve a conventional lamination of the dimpora membrane onto a textile. The waterproof fluorine-free membrane is mainly based on polyurethane and undergoes our template removal approach to create the necessary porosity, thus achieving an excellent breathability. We are also currently scaling up our first biodegradable membrane. | |||
| Solarbalkon (Direct Coffee) |
2016 BS Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Fight climate change from your balcony with a super-light solar panel that can be plugged into the socket. | |||
| Distran |
2013 ZH Growth |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes, [ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Acoustic materials & tech, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| Distran is a spin-off from the Autonomous System Lab, ETH Zurich, developing advanced acoustic sensors for industrial applications. Distran's goal is to reduce risks for industrial workers and the environmental impact of the industry through the use of sound sensing and technology. | |||
| dizmo |
2013 ZH Established |
Buildings & Construction, [ Building Technologies ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software |
| Dizmo, The Interface of Things, is a software platform for fast integration and interactive use of data, services and processes. With dizmo as workspace, otherwise complex tasks of data management become simple and technology is rendered humanly intuitive. Gartner calls this new digitally connected world “Integration Platform as a Service” (iPaaS). | |||
| drivemycar |
2020 ZH Growth |
Mobility & Transport, [ Fleet & Mobility Management, Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: Fleet management |
| drivemycar AG is a Swiss mobility startup offering a modular platform for vehicle sharing, fleet management, and multimodal mobility. We serve businesses, cities, real estate developers, and mobility providers aiming to optimize the use of vehicles, chargers, and parking spaces. Our white-label software enables easy booking, access, billing, and data insights – for cars, e-bikes, scooters, and more. We help clients turn underused assets into shared, revenue-generating solutions. Our USP: fast deployment, full flexibility, and complete data ownership – with no dependence on proprietary hardware. | |||
| DSPlus |
2003 VS restructuring, on hold, no development |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Lighting, Other: Enabling tech |
| DSPlus designs, develops and markets electronic light dimmers that integrate into public lighting systems. Thus contributes to reducing energy consumption and light pollution. DSPlus is a Swiss high-tech company, founded in 2004 as a spin-off of HES-SO Valais. | |||
| Dufour Aerospace |
2017 VS Growth |
Mobility & Transport, [ Air Transport ] | Mobility: Drone & flight |
| Dufour Aerospace develops efficient and sustainable aircraft for patient and passenger transport, logistics and public safety. It uses distributed electric propulsion and a hybrid module to be able to meet today's helicopter market and Advanced Air Mobility requirements. | |||
| eCarUp |
2017 ZG Growth |
Mobility & Transport, [ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | Mobility: E-car, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-vehicle charging, Smart: City |
| With our solution, we maximise returns from under-utilised charging stations for electric cars at offices, hotels, retail centres or apartment complexes – and transform payments with our intuitive app. | |||
| ECCO2 Solutions |
2019 FR Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency ] | Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Device |
| We make buildings intelligent to save CO2. With AI, predictive heating control and high-precision energy measurement. Smart sensors in your building provide millions of data points for our AI to “learn” your building and systematically adapt the heating path: Automated data analysis will allow you to better understand your portfolio’s energy performance and monitor and document your CO2-reduction plan. | |||
| ECHOJAZZ |
2015 LU Growth |
Buildings & Construction, [ Building Technologies ] | Components: Acoustic materials & tech, Components: New chemical materials |
| We provide high-performance acoustic absorbers for offices, retail, restaurants, hotels, gyms, pools etc. to improve speech intelligibility, wellbeing, concentration and performance. | |||
| ecovolta (ecocoach) |
2020 SZ Established |
Mobility & Transport, Energy & Power Systems [ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, Mobility: Electric |
| The Swiss ecovolta produces customised high-capacity battery systems and e-mobility solutions. The company’s patented design enables the fully automated series production of high-current capable batteries which do not need active cooling. Battery and drive solutions are developed and tested in the in-house research and development area. | |||
| ecocoach (ecoenergy systems) |
2018 SZ Established |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Photovoltaics, Mobility: Electric, Smart: Grid, Smart: Home & building |
| App for smart home automation managing PV, heating, security and other devices. Battery development and modification. Participation: Digtial Energy and Building technology combined. A unique Swiss system that uses renewable energies to reduce emissions and costs, provide comfort and simplify property management. For all types of buildings. Flexibly expanded at any time. Safe, easy to install and open to technology. | |||
| Edison |
2019 ZH Stagnant |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Wind, IT: Network |
| Management and engineering consultancy, in particular in the area of project management, contract management, operational excellence, sales, patents, product certification, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, as well as research and development of new products and processes mainly in the power industry and in renewable and marine renewable energy industry. | |||
| EH Group Engineering |
2017 VD Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Hydrogen tech and fuel cells, Energy: Storage other than batteries |
| Develops a new fuels cell and is an engineering and consulting firm based in Switzerland. We offer a unique strategic, technical and business consulting service in the area of energy with a focus on fuel cells, system management, engineering, prototype development and the application of various methodologies such as Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and Design for Excellence (DfX).d | |||
| ElectricFeel |
2012 ZH Growth |
Mobility & Transport, [ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Communication, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Mobility: Electric, Other: Enabling tech |
| The leading technology for your shared micromobility service ElectricFeel provides the most intelligent platform available to build, run and scale shared electric mobility systems in the urban habitat; ElectricFeel's Platform is a full solution for any shared electric mobility service (End-user Application, Management Software, Analytics Portal) | |||
| Electrojoule |
2017 AG Growth |
Buildings & Construction, [ Building Technologies ] | Energy: Geothermal, Energy: Heating in buildings, Energy: Renewable tech, Smart: Home & building |
| We plan, install and maintain sofisticated renewable heating and cooling systems für mid-sized buildings, all out of one hand, including continuous optimization. | |||
| E-Man |
2018 NW Stagnant |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Battery, Mobility: Electric, Smart: Device, Smart: Grid, Smart: Home & building |
| Consulting, sale of HW and SW for Energy Metering (Smart Meter, electric, heat, cold, water, gas) for whole house of area (micro grid). Taking the whole system in operation and optionally also doing maintenance and prepare Energy invoice for all tenants. | |||
| Embotech |
2013 ZH Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, Mobility & Transport [ Energy Efficiency ] | IT: Software, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Sensors |
| Embotech is a leading developer of cutting-edge decision-making software. Our embeddable software empowers autonomous systems to make decisions by solving complex optimization problems in milliseconds, bringing significant improvements in safety, productivity and energy efficiency. | |||
| eMonitor |
2014 SG Established |
Buildings & Construction, [ Building Construction ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Digitise rental processes simply and efficiently. We make your letting process simple and efficient and help you to find the right tenant for your flat. Our comprehensive data supports you in developing the right projects at the right location. | |||
| Enairys Powertech |
2008 VD Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Renewable tech |
| Enairys offers a wide range of innovative and clean energy storage & management solutions, based on its proprietary hydro-pneumatic and power electronic technologies. These solutions enhance the exploitation of intermittent renewable sources like wind and solar sources, and enable electricity consumers and producers to improve their energy efficiency or autonomy while preserving the environment. | |||
| EnCoTEc Innovation |
2020 SH Formation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Renewable tech |
| EnCoTec Innovation develops and markets sector-coupling energy systems simultaneously providing electricity, heat and operating reserve. The use of climate-neutral fuels (biogas, power2X) ensures future oriented plant operation. Flexible plant operation contributes to energy security and enables the increase of solar and wind based electricity production. | |||