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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEMBRASENZ |
2019 VD Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | None |
| MEMBRASENZ is engaged into development, production and commercialization of gas-separating membranes to be used in alkaline electrolysers and other energy conversion systems. | |||
| Dispatcher (meonet) |
2019 SG Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Data Platforms & Solutions, Electricity Grids & Flexibility, Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software |
| meonet is a software company based in St. Gallen – specializing in digital transformation in the Swiss energy market. We support energy providers in complex IT projects, streamline processes, and develop software solutions for a sustainable future. | |||
| MeteoViva Schweiz |
2014 BS Growth |
Buildings & Construction, [ Building Technologies ] | Energy: Renewable tech, IT: Data usage |
| MeteoViva Climate's predictive optimisation process MeteoViva is the future of building management: forward-looking, self-learning, with over 3 million operating hours of experience in buildings worldwide. The patented, model-based process creates an ers of commercial building portfolios. Whether new construction, existing buildings or retrofitting - MeteoViva Climate makes every building smart and connects it to the future.optimised indoor climate and at the same time significantly reduces operating and energy costs as well as C02 emissions. MeteoViva Climate is the intelligent solution for owners, facility managers and usMeteoViva Climate is the intelligent solution for owners, facility managers and users of commercial building portfolios. Whether new construction, existing buildings or retrofitting - MeteoViva Climate makes every building smart and connects it to the future. | |||
| Microlino |
2017 ZH Validation |
Mobility & Transport, [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: E-car |
| Realization of small and light cars that are at the same time protected from the weather and that have enough space for groceries shopping. Production is scheduled to start in 2021. | |||
| MIRO Analytical Technologies |
2018 ZH Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Environmental Monitoring ] | Smart: Measuring & monitoring, Smart: Sensors |
| MIRO Analytical Technologies has been founded as an Empa spinoff to bring the latest mid-infrared gas sensing technology based on quantum cascade lasers (QCL) to the market. Measures simultaneously up to 10 most important green-house gases and pollutants and allows easy use through an intuitive interface on a 7 " touch screen display. | |||
| Misurio (energyon) |
2008 VS Established |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Hydro, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Grid |
| Software and consulting for optimizing economic decisions around utility investments in capacity, storage and grid. | |||
| MOOST |
2016 SG Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency, Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Cooling tech, Energy: Heating in buildings, IT: Data usage, IT: IOT Internet of Things, IT: Software, Smart: Device, Smart: Home & building, Smart: Sensors |
| MOOST – Turning Energy Data into Action: At MOOST, we turn complex energy data into clear, personalized insights that empower people to make sustainable choices — simply, intuitively, and with impact. Our cloud-based recommendation engine integrates seamlessly into Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS), delivering smart, real-time suggestions without overwhelming users with notifications. Our business idea is rooted in making sustainability tangible for everyone. We help energy providers offer added value to their customers by transforming raw data into engaging, actionable recommendations that encourage climate-friendly behavior — without compromising comfort or convenience. Our target market includes energy companies and smart home solution providers looking to boost customer engagement and sustainability outcomes. Our end users are everyday households ready to take part in the energy transition — not through big sacrifices, but through small, intelligent steps. What sets MOOST apart is our unique ability to combine HEMS data with contextual intelligence, generating truly personalized guidance that fits each user’s lifestyle. Sustainability shouldn’t be complicated. With MOOST, it isn’t. We make the energy transition happen — today, and at home. | |||
| MPower Ventures AG |
2017 ZH Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Photovoltaics |
| MPower Ventures finances and distributes affordable solar systems to a market of 1.3 bn potential customers in emerging markets. MPower enables them to power their homes and businesses independently from the electricity grid or fossil fuel-based electricity production systems. | |||
| myCamper |
2015 BS Established |
Mobility & Transport, [ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| MyCamper - the sharing platform for camping vehicles in Switzerland | |||
| mygrid |
2023 AG Growth |
Mobility & Transport, Buildings & Construction [ Energy Management & Use, Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| mygrid offers a modular platform for operating and billing charging infrastructure, (v)ZEV and energy solutions in buildings. Whether for rental properties, building owners, corporate sites, or operator models, mygrid automates processes, ensures transparency, and integrates seamlessly into existing systems. The platform is hardware-agnostic, scalable, and available as a white-label solution. Our target market includes energy utilities, installation companies, and real estate managers with multi-site portfolios. These stakeholders face rising complexity and demand for digital energy services. mygrid helps manage and monetize infrastructure across charging, metering, and production assets all on one platform. What sets us apart: mygrid combines the depth of a full-featured backend for EV charging with the flexibility to support ZEV billing and energy communities. Our focus is on simplicity and automation. The system supports dynamic pricing, real-time data, and ERP/EDM integration. Customers can run operations autonomously or outsource onboarding, billing or support. Well-known clients like SBB, SWL, Pestalozzi, Thomson Reuters and leading housing cooperatives already rely on our platform. mygrid simplifies energy operations – simple, automated, and flexible. | |||
| myNewEnergy |
2013 ZH Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Internet platform for buying ecological added value of electricity products or switching to high quality products with the own provider. | |||
| MyOldtimer |
2020 AG Growth |
Mobility & Transport, [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| MyOldtimer.fun is the sharing platform that allows you to share classic cars, modern classic and other unique vehicles. | |||
| MyStrom |
2011 BE Established |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: LED, Energy: Lighting, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Device, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| myStrom AG provides Smart Home products like WiFi smart plugs, WiFi Buttons to create digitalized house (via App) and to save energy, in houses. Customers are mostly private households but they also sell to other companies. | |||
| myStromer |
2010 BE Established |
Mobility & Transport, [ Bicycles & E-Bikes ] | Mobility: E-bike, Mobility: Electric |
| myStromer AG develops and markets innovative e-bikes. The strength of the company lies in the development of and mechanical components, electric components, software, and the complete system integration. | |||
| uGreen |
2016 BS Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Smart: Grid |
| Data service for load shifting and power supply system stability, Smart household appliances run when reneweable energy available. Development of efficient and flexible products and services. | |||
| Nanogence SA |
2017 VD Growth |
Buildings & Construction, [ Building Technologies ] | Components: Construction - Advanced materials & energy optimization, Components: New chemical materials, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Components: Resource or material optimisation |
| Nanogence develops smart nanoadditives for construction sector allowing cost and carbon footprint reduction. The products are integrated directly into current cement and concrete manufacturing processes. | |||
| COCOBOARDS (NaturLoop) |
2020 BE Validation |
Buildings & Construction, [ Building Technologies ] | Biological: Material based on biomass |
| Cocoboards is a novel, complete natural product, designed in Switzerland and manufactured in the Philippines. It allows to transform agricultural byproducts into sustainable and affordable bio-based materials, replace wood-based panels in the furniture and construction industry, make sustainability available and affordable to everyone, and integrate the local rural communities in the value chain. | |||
| Netto Null Kollektiv |
2020 BE Validation |
Buildings & Construction, [ Building Technologies ] | Smart: Home & building |
| We are aiming for zero. When you think of building renovation, do you also think of solar power, heat pumps and the energy future? Then we should get to know each other: we are Netto Null, the collective that makes building renovation efficient, ecological and profitable. We work together towards a big zero: zero emissions. Ready? | |||
| Neuron |
2013 AG Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Lighting, IT: Communication, IT: Network, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: City, Smart: Device, Smart: Grid, Smart: Home & building |
| Neuron offers innovative products, platforms and services to facilitate last-mile (EDGE) IoT using powerline communication technology. With customer spread across 19 countries and 4 continents, our technologies are most used in SmartGrid and SmartCity domains.. | |||
| Neustark |
2019 BE Growth |
Buildings & Construction, [ Building Technologies ] | Components: Resource or material optimisation, Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..), Environment: Climate tech |
| neustark removes CO2 from the atmosphere permanently stores it in recycled concrete and cuts new emissions by reducing the use of cement. | |||
| NewGreenTec |
2015 ZH Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, Mobility & Transport [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Wind |
| Small wind and photovoltaic tower for homes or farms, easy to use and scalable. Bike-Parking Systems (V-Locker) and consulting on the installation of renewables, like wind and PV. | |||
| Novaccess |
2011 VD Growth |
Energy & Power Systems, Buildings & Construction,Mobility & Transport [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Lighting, IT: IOT Internet of Things, Smart: City, Smart: Device, Smart: Sensors |
| Novaccess is a start-up company developing innovative products for to the Web of Things. We make physical objects smarter, by interconnecting them through a ubiquitous software fabric. Our deep expertise in hardware, networking and software technologies allows us to craft end-to-end solutions with unprecedented levels of customization, efficiency and manageability. We create value across diverse application domains. | |||
| Novamet |
2014 VD Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Energy Efficiency ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Novamet develops Smart Controling System to enhance the efficiency of metling process in Aluminium industries. The approach is based on on-line data acquisition, efficient numerical modelling and machine learning of heat exchanges within a industrial furnace. Enhances productivity, reduce Energy consumption and CO2 emissions. | |||
| Novaton |
2010 ZH Established |
Energy & Power Systems, Mobility & Transport [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Environment: Climate tech |
| NOVATON builds sea worthy NOVA Solar Islands of various sizes - floating solar islands, rotate for optimal sunlight to industrial energy production; In addition they devloped NOVACAT, a solar operated autonomous surface vehicle to navigate autonomously on high seas and other water surfaces | |||
| novaziun |
2021 GR Growth |
Mobility & Transport, [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Energy: Battery, Mobility: Electric, Other: Enabling tech |
| We decarbonize because we know what needs to be preserved. As a solution provider and engineering company, we design and develop innovative vehicles and machines. Together with our customers, we electrify the world with moving innovations. | |||
| NRG Solutions |
2023 LU Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Efficiency, Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Battery |
| NRG Solutions AG makes BESS economically viable through independent planning, financing, implementation and operation. | |||
| onCyt Microbiology |
2017 ZH Validation |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes, [ Engineering & Industrial Design ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| Our hard- and software add-ons turn the bench-top flow cytometer that you already own and trust, or the one that will meet your needs best into a fully automated on-line sampling and measurement device. We combine the best of two worlds by providing smart automation add-ons to established flow cytometers with known high performance. | |||
| onlog |
2007 TI Established |
Energy & Power Systems, Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: LED, Energy: Lighting |
| Onlog (Switzerland) Ltd, located in Gordola - Ticino - Switzerland, has been founded in 2006 with the purpose to provide professionally outsourced Supply-Chain- and Logistics-Services with totally integrated processes and structures. www.onlog.eu The "Onlux"-Section within Onlog is dedicated to LED-Lighting solutions for Households, Building decoration, Commercial lighting, Hotels/Restaurants, Public lighting/Street-lighting and LED-Electronics and Auxiliaries. Onlux is a multiple test-winner. www.onlux.ch | |||
| Optical Additives |
2006 BE Validation |
Energy & Power Systems, [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Solarthermal |
| Optical Additives GmbH's product ZeoFRET® is a brand new, revolutionary additive for transparent polymers. These polymers then serve as a light harvester. The harvested light is transferred to a solar cell and transformed into electricity. | |||
| OrbiWise |
2014 GE Established |
Financials & Information Technology, Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Information Technology ] | IT: IOT Internet of Things, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Grid, Smart: Home & building |
| Develops advanced technologies for the Internet of Things industry and sells specific servers and gateways. Handles network communication system using low power wireless network to connect IoT. | |||