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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barto |
2017 BE Validation |
[ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Barto is a portal for digital collection and networking of farm and production data all in one portal. The farmer saves time and maintains an overview of the company's documentation and planning at all times. | |||
| batterylog |
2022 BE Formation |
None | |
| Batterylog provides data and software driven solutions for the monitoring of electrical batteries. Based on a digital twin, our customers get an insight in the state of each individual battery and a quick overview to the whole battery fleet. We build customer specific dashboards or integrate our backend to an existing IT system. | |||
| Blockstrom |
2017 BE Growth |
[ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Blockstrom enables real estate investors to supply rooftop solar power to the inhabitants of their buildings. We measure the electricity consumption and supply complete metering and billing data to property managers. Our web portal makes the management of energy consumption communities easy and efficient. We support self consumption communities. | |||
| carvolution |
2018 BE Growth |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| The basis of Carvolution are Mobility as a service, hand in hand with a sophisticated vehicle fleet. The combination of service and technology creates a new approach to mobility and provides the foundation for a sustainable mobility development. Different cars are available on a subscription model: One monthly price for car, fully comprehensive insurance, taxes and registration. | |||
| Choba Choba |
2015 BE Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| A chocolate brand in which farmers no longer are mere raw material suppliers. Instead, they have a direct stake in the company and its success. | |||
| co-kitchen |
2018 BE Formation |
Health, Wellness & Care [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Co-kitchen began as a small vegan gastronomy business offering caterings,workshops and event organization based in Bern, Switzerland. Through these experiences, Kremena, the founder of co-kitchen, realized her passion lies in inspiring and empowering people to take charge of their home kitchens by cooking everyday meals which are healthy for themselves, other beings and the planet as a whole. | |||
| collaboratio helvetica |
2017 BE Growth |
[ Behavioural Change ] | None |
| We create spaces for dialogue, new ways of collaboration and the collective development of approaches to shaping the Switzerland of tomorrow –built on ecological responsibility, humanity and the common good. | |||
| Energie hoch drei |
2017 BE Growth |
Buildings & Construction [ Building Technologies ] | Other: Low tech |
| Energie hoch drei AG stands for the 3 elements of the energy future - efficiency, consistency and sufficiency. Their core competencies are energy concepts and sustainability consulting in the building sector and in spatial planning from the idea to the implementation. They offer their services to a broad clientele ranging from building owners and planning teams to various institutions. | |||
| Energiewendegenossenschaft (e-wende.ch) |
2013 BE Growth |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech |
| The Energy Turnaround Cooperative is committed to ensuring that every homeowner can realize a solar installation. Thanks to our new, innovative concept, solar power will be almost free and the investment should no longer be an obstacle for anyone. We are convinced that we can trigger a real solar boom and make a big contribution to the energy transition. | |||
| enersis suisse |
2011 BE Established |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Grid |
| Enersis focuses on Visual Energy Analytics, with special competences in the areas of energy / utilities, Big Data, Data Science and Analytics. They offer a cloud-based software platform and applications along the complete energy value chain to utilities, smart cities and energy-intense companies. The solution turns data into assets by connecting and visualizing existing customer and additional external data leading to the information platform vision of the Digital Energy Boardroom. | |||
| FAIRTIQ |
2013 BE Growth |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| We are an innovative, dynamic company that makes travelling by public transport easier than ever before. The FAIRTIQ app offers the simplest, most cost-effective tickets - for travellers, transport authorities and public transport operators. After a greatly successful launch in Switzerland, we are now expanding into new markets. Our ultimate goal is to simplify sustainable mobility internationally. | |||
| FOODOO |
2018 BE Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| With a mobile kitchen and voluntary helpers we produce high quality and marketable products to fight against food waste and its consequences for the environment. The products produced at our FOODOO FACTORY Parties are distributed on foodoo.world and through its partners throughout Switzerland. The main product is FOODOO GEMÜSEBOUILLON PASTE. | |||
| geoimpact |
2017 BE Growth |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Geoimpact runs the web-based platform Swiss Energy Planning which can be used throughout Switzerland. Energy potential can be detected at any location based on intuitive apps and intelligent services. Planning becomes digital, collaborative and simple. geoimpact focus on making the models of the future transparent with intuitive applications in the fields of energy, smart city and geoinformation. An agile approach enables efficient development processes and rapid implementation of complex requirements. | |||
| Gjosa |
2016 BE Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Resource Efficiency ] | Energy: Hydro (small scale), Environment: Water conservation |
| Gjosa technology, inspired by Icelandic geysers, lies in the patented design of the shower head, which by splitting the flow, increasing the power of the jet and profiling fine droplets, reduces the flow of water to 2 litres per minute, compared to an average of 11 litres with ordinary equipment. | |||
| Green-Y Energy |
2020 BE Validation |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Cooling tech, Energy: Heat industrial usage, Energy: Heating in buildings, Energy: Storage other than batteries |
| Green-Y revolutionizes the energy sector: The combination of an electricity storage together with a heating and cooling unit in one decentralized device makes the integration of renewable energy on a large scale possible. An affordable and efficient system with unrivalled low amortization periods below 4 years results. Besides that, Green-Y is eco-friendly by using only air and water as working fluids. | |||
| Grundstock |
2019 BE Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Platform for locally produced food | |||
| Innovenergy |
2013 BE Established |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery |
| innovenergy's compact and robust salt battery storage systems enable a future-oriented energy supply. The product portfolio ranges from 7 kWh to well into the megawatt range. | |||
| Joulia |
2010 BE Established |
Health, Wellness & Care [ Building Technologies ] | Energy: Heating in buildings, Other: Enabling tech |
| Invisibly integrated in a slim shower channel, Joulia-Inline recovers heat efficiently from the warm used shower water as it goes down the drain. Thanks to simple cold water diversion, the heat recovery unit saves up to 42% energy. Participation: Invisibly integrated in a slim shower channel, Joulia-Inline and Joulia-Twinline recover heat efficiently from the warm used shower water as it goes down the drain. Thanks to simple cold water diversion, the heat recovery unit saves up to 60% energy. | |||
| kWIQly |
2008 BE Validation |
Financials & Information Technology [ Energy Efficiency ] | Environment: Climate tech, IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| kWIQly interprets automatic meter reading data and identifies energy waste. Online discovery of energy saving opportunities from consumption data; kWIQly distils actionable insights from energy metering and weather data for energy managers. This allows energy retailers to support clients, ease acquisition, improve retention and drive cross-sales. | |||
| lunchidee |
2018 BE Validation |
Health, Wellness & Care [ Restaurants ] | Other: Low tech |
| Lunchidee is a three-year pilot project that promotes a sustainable and healthy eating culture and serves enjoyable lunch menus and inspiring ideas that stimulate reflection and action. They also offer an attractive platform for information, inspiration and exchange: for guests, restaurateurs and the public. | |||
| MyFoodways |
2018 BE Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| MyFoodways gets to know what you love - and what you don’t - and offers you personalised recipe recommendations. You can search for a specific item or swap and switch the ingredients in one of your favourite recipes. All MyFoodways recipes are flexible and adapt what you have at home. | |||
| MyStrom |
2011 BE Established |
[ 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 |
[ 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. | |||
| COCOBOARDS (NaturLoop) |
2020 BE Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ 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 |
[ 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? | |||
| Neustark |
2019 BE Growth |
[ 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. | |||
| Novalytica |
2019 BE Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Data usage |
| At Novalytica, we support organizations with data tools and services on their journey from data to insight. We have developed an efficient data infrastructure to automate the manual and time-consuming process of managing and reporting ESG data from different sources for different frameworks and standards. | |||
| Optical Additives |
2006 BE Validation |
[ 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. | |||
| Optor |
2014 BE Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Optor AG is a specialist for complex planning and optimization problems. In many cases, productivity can be significantly increased by targeted optimization of operating processes. Our optimization software ODS is the ideal tool to realize this potential quickly, easily and cost-effectively, e.g. for power industry: Smart Grid: Optimized load control for your network or lower costs thanks to optimized purchasing and warehousing. | |||
| reCIRCLE |
2015 BE Growth |
Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality [ Circular Economy ] | Other: Low tech |
| RECIRCLE is a national take-away network that uses washable containers with RECIRCLE lids to prevent waste. | |||