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 Phase | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensefly |
2009 VD sold but still independently active |
Enabling technologies, Smart device | |
| Our proven drone solutions simplify the collection and analysis of geospatial data, allowing professionals in surveying, agriculture, engineering and humanitarian aid to make better decisions, faster. senseFly was founded in 2009 and is the commercial drone subsidiary of Parrot Group. | |||
| smartToni |
2019 VD growth |
[ Catering, Restaurants ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, IT Software |
| The smartTONi backbone offers the entire IT solutions for running a restaurant: From purchasing to kitchen production to payment by the guest, all functionalities are integrated. The system breaks down recipes and processes into individual steps, continuously calculates the optimal workflow and transmits necessary information to the right place at the right time. | |||
| Solaxer |
2021 VD formation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption,Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Energy efficiency, Energy Production, Heating and cooling energy ] | Renewable technologies, Solarthermal energy |
| 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. | |||
| SUNWELL |
2020 VD |
[ Electricity ] | Photovoltaics |
| Our fully integrated software solution enables the most economical and efficient design of solar photovoltaic installations in the Alps and beyond. The entire process in one software: best location, optimized design, easy permitting, reliable contracting, maximum profit. | |||
| Swistor |
2022 VD formation |
[ Energy storage ] | Battery |
| Swistor develops the next generation of energy storage device for a clean, sustainable future. The Lithium and Cobalt free solution enables charging our devices ultra fast, extends the lifetime 30 times and is environmentally friendly and safe. | |||
| Hempfy |
2013 VD growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | 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. | |||
| testmate |
2020 VD validation |
[ Healthcare ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Physical & chemical & nano technologies, 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. | |||
| Vegipack |
2021 VD validation |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| An ecological water bottle made from sugar cane, which is also compostable at the end of its life. Veganbottle is a positive alternative to global plastic pollution. | |||
| vélocité |
2003 VD established |
[ Mobility & Fleet management ] | |
| We have been delivering since 1999, when vélocité had only one courier and a few dozen customers. Over the years, we have grown and expanded, joined the Swissconnect network, merged with Poste-it (Yverdon and Neuchâtel), created “antennas” in Vevey and Sion, and acquired through these experiences a real know-how in the field of fast delivery, which allows us to offer a high quality service to our customers. Today, the vélocité team has more than 50 employees, committed, motivated and ready to wet the jersey all year round and in all weather conditions, to deliver more than 300 deliveries by hand every day. | |||
| Voltiris |
2022 VD formation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production),Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Energy efficiency, Energy Production, Farming & agriculture ] | Construction : Increase efficiency or renewable energy use., Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies |
| Agricultural greenhouses are key toward a sustainable food supply, however they have significant energetic needs due to heating and artificial lightening. There is a push from governments, retailers and consumers to reduce carbon footprint of greenhouses. Voltiris enables double-use of large greenhouses surfaces to produce electricity without impacting their high agricultural yield. Voltiris introduces a solar panel design to generate electricity from the part of sunlight's spectrum that is unused for crop growth. | |||
| Volumina Medical |
2018 VD validation |
[ Healthcare ] | New chemical materials, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| 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. | |||
| Zélo |
2021 VD growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Trade and Retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Zélo is a zero-waste supermarket that offers a home delivery service by cargo bike, with the particularity that all products are delivered with the “zero waste” concept, i.e., packed in reusable containers. | |||
| Aitonomi (TeleRetail) |
2014 VS develops elsewhere |
[ Transport & logistics of goods ] | IT data usage, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Autopilot Software and Autonomous Transport System developer and elf-driving robots to automate logistics and to minimize the ecological footprint of transportation. The company’s award-winning Aito AutoPilot Software platform drives robots of almost any size autonomously while reducing the energy consumption, emissions, and space requirements of transport by up to 90%. Beyond industrial, urban and rural logistics automation, the Aito AutoPilot Software and system is also used for self-driving probe and beacon robots that autonomously monitor 5G networks and infrastructure. | |||
| DePoly |
2020 VS formation |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| DePoly has developed a novel solution allowing the chemical recycling of PET plastic. They won the venture competition in 2019 and are in the process of founding. | |||
| DSPlus |
2003 VS restructuring, on hold, no development |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Electricity efficiency ] | Enabling technologies, Lighting |
| 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 |
[ Airplanes & transport ] | 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. | |||
| ExerGo |
2018 VS growth |
[ Energy management solutions, Energy Production, Information technology ] | Cooling technology, Heating in buildings, IT Software |
| We develop an innovative concept of smart heating and cooling low temperature thermal network. | |||
| UniqueTrace (FairTrace) |
2013 VS growth |
Enabling technologies | |
| FairTrace developed FairTrace Traceability Tool. It's an effective, innovative and patented computer software solution which ensure traceability of goods, ingredients and guarantee their origin | |||
| Fly & Film |
2015 VS growth |
[ Airplanes & transport ] | Drone & flight |
| The school of drones : UAVs are already indispensable in many companies today and will be one of the 8 technologies that entrepreneurs cannot imagine the year 2020 without. The Fly & Film drone academy offers training programs by professional instructors coming from civil aviation. | |||
| GreenGoWeb |
2012 VS growth |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction,Communication, Media, Education or Games,Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Games ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| GreenGoWeb® is an app for corporate sustainable behaviour challenges. It makes green team building in the form of gaming. Since 2012, GreenGoWeb® is the pioneer in applying gamification principles in the field of sustainable development. The company fosters innovative climate-mitigation solutions by engaging individuals, non-state and subnational actors. This unique “pledge-and-review” system allows for network creation and dynamic collaboration amongst participants. GreenGoWeb provides a set of comprehensive measures to reach out and engage individuals in efficient, yet feasible, bottom-up actions. | |||
| H55 |
2015 VS growth |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Airplanes & transport, Engineering ] | Battery, e-mobility, Photovoltaics, Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid) |
| Experts in aviation. Building electric driven aircrafts and Battery management systems for aircrafts and critical applications. Seems to have several patents : https://patents.justia.com/assignee/h55-sa | |||
| HOOC |
2015 VS growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Information technology, Service pooling ] | Communication, Enabling technologies, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Secure remote access, remote programming, system networking and remote support. Smart Buildings and house technic | |||
| Imperix |
2013 VS established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity, Electricity efficiency, Electricity grids & flexibility ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Smartgrid |
| Imperix develops high-end control equipment and prototyping hardware for power electronics, drives, smart grids and related topics. Its products are designed to enable cutting-edge innovation in corporate and academic environments. They are especially valued for their ability to accelerate the implementation of laboratory-scale power converters and facilitate the derivation of high quality experimental results. | |||
| Match my Bike |
2019 VS growth |
[ Road vehicles and transport ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Smart device |
| Match my Bike is a platform for sharing bikes between individuals. Thanks to a smartphone application and a connected padlock, cyclists can book two-wheelers in different cities within the community. In exchange, they make their bikes available when they are parked at the station. | |||
| Misurio (energyon) |
2008 VS established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity, Energy efficiency, Information technology, Many fields ] | Battery, Enabling technologies, Hydro energy, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Smartgrid |
| Software and consulting for optimizing economic decisions around utility investments in capacity, storage and grid. | |||
| NVTerra |
2010 VS validation |
[ Resource efficiency, Water Management ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| NVterra S.A. is a Swiss-based technology company specialized in water purification with clean technologies, such as electrolysis, which are often combined with other physic-chemical and biological treatments. | |||
| PHYSEOS |
2011 VS growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Energy efficiency ] | Construction : Increase efficiency or renewable energy use., Renewable technologies |
| Physeos focuses its activities on sustainable development and energy efficiency in the built environment and industrial processes. Physeos provides solutions to reduce the need for investment in energy infrastructure, cut fuel costs, increase competitiveness and improve consumer welfare. Main activities: • Energy optimization in buildings and industrial processes, • Building physics, numerical simulation, • Distributed energy production systems, • Education and training for professionals. | |||
| Pickwings (nanio) |
2012 VS established |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ Maritime and waterways transport, Resource efficiency, Road vehicles and transport, Transport & logistics of goods ] | e-cargo, e-mobility, Fleet management, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| DIGITAL TRANSPORT SOLUTION FOR COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS IT software and plattform to organize transport. The challenges of new and modern transport solutions have grown steadily in recent years in the area of the shipping industry. With the developed solution from Pickwings, the shipping and transport industry is able to make the transition to digital change. The Pickwings business model is designed to use the unloaded mileage of the transport companies in order to enable a CO2-optimized shipment of goods on the road. | |||
| Planet Horizons Technologies (Aqua4D Water Solutions) |
2004 VS established |
Food, Farming or Forestry,Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Farming & agriculture, Resource sufficiency, Water Management ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Aqua-4D® Water Solutions, based in Switzerland, offers a cutting-edge technology which maximizes irrigation efficiency while solving several common problems. A Swiss Cleantech company present in over 40 countries, Aqua-4D® has developed an innovative system which subtly alters the structure of water. Whatever your specific needs, the Aqua-4D® system adapts to your specific needs to bring solutions to your problems. | |||
| R&D Cycling |
2017 VS growth |
[ Recreation, Sport ] | Communication, e-bike, Low technology |
| In the heart of the Valais Alps, R&D Cycling has developed a unique platform of complementary skills and an exceptional network for the creation of federative events, the development of innovative products and an offer of excellent services. | |||