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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novaccess |
2011 VD Growth |
Buildings & Construction,Mobility & Transport [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Lighting, IT: Internet of Things IOT, 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Novamem (DrinkPure) |
2013 ZH Growth |
[ Resource Efficiency ] | Components: Filters & membranes, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Novamem is the first company to use state-of-the-art technology to produce micro- to nanofiltration flat sheet membranes made from almost any polymer. Since 2018 a water filter is produced, which cn fit on any tab, to provide drinking water | |||
| novaziun |
2021 GR Growth |
[ 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. | |||
| Nuniq |
2021 VD Growth |
[ Circular Economy ] | Other: Low tech |
| Nuniq is here to transform the beauty industry in a wholesome and sustainable way. Taking care of one's self should not come at the cost of the environment. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Oxygen at Work |
2017 ZH Growth |
Energy & Power Systems [ Building Technologies ] | IT: Data usage |
| Oxygen at Work GmbH helpd companies reduce health care and energy costs by using data analytics and specific plants to improve office indoor air quality. | |||
| Pexapark |
2017 ZH Growth |
Energy & Power Systems [ Financial Services ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Pexapark enables better renewable energy sales in subsidy-free markets through a combination of software tools and PPA transaction services. We provide developers & operators with revenue management, hedge risk analysis and optimization capabilities and enable them to participate the open market with the confidence of full energy sales & trading compliment. Our award-winning PexaQuote provides the standardized pricing methodology across the range of PPA contracts, term lengths and asset types. Sellers and buyers execute PPA transactions with our advisory service. Last but not least, we connect producers and off-takers, provide historical deal trends and reduce search costs through our community platform PexaConnect. Together they form a seamless platform to better enable renewable energy sales. | |||
| PHYSEOS |
2011 VS Growth |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Components: Construction - Advanced materials & energy optimization, Energy: Renewable tech |
| 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. | |||
| Pick-e-Bike |
2018 BS Growth |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | Mobility: E-bike, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: Fleet management |
| Pick-e-Bike is your sharing system for e-bikes and e-scooters in different Swiss regions. Fast, easy and cheap. | |||
| Plair |
2014 GE Growth |
[ Environmental Monitoring ] | Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| Plair SA develops and manufactures professional systems for preventive environment monitoring. Proprietary state-of-the-art technology forms the basis of Plair’s intelligent detectors that provide high-quality and continuous environmental measurements in all weather conditions. Initially focused on outdoor environmental monitoring, Plair systems quickly became a reference in the field of real-time pollen and bioaerosol detection, with installations in 12 countries. | |||
| Planeto |
2024 GE Growth |
Buildings & Construction [ Energy Efficiency ] | IT: Artificial intelligence AI |
| Our product TESSA is the advanced district heating and cooling planning software-as-a-service that energy engineers need to deliver net zero for buildings and cities. | |||
| Planted |
2019 ZH Growth |
[ Alternative Proteins ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| Planted produces food products from plants, that replace meat, taste good an contain healthy ingrediants. Only a handful of carefully selected ingredients go into Planted: pea protein, pea fiber, sunflower oil and water. | |||
| Ponera |
2019 TI Growth |
[ Freight & Logistics ] | Components: Construction - Advanced materials & energy optimization |
| Ponera Group has developed a smart modular and digitally enabled industrial packaging solution which replaces single use custom made wooden crates and pallets, with a reusable solution which pays for itself in a few usages, decreases CO2 emissions by 90%, and digitizes supply chains. | |||
| POWERGIA |
2013 ZH Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Energy Efficiency ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| POWERGIA GmbH provides access to an liberalised electricity market for large consumers | |||
| Precision Vine |
2016 VD Growth |
[ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | IT: Data usage, Mobility: Drone & flight |
| With a focus on improving wine quality, Precision Vine works with growers and winemakers to collect and analyze remote-sensing data and assist in integrating the information acquired into specific management plans. We offer high-resolution hyper/multispectral aerial imaging and associated vineyard specific data services to address vineyard heterogeneity, vine balance, irrigation management, harvest planning, disease mapping, nutrition needs, maturation curve and more. | |||
| Proxipel |
2013 VD Growth |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..) |
| Proxipel is an innovative concept for the production of pellets. It consists of a pellet production line mounted on a truck trailer. Proxipel can granulate biomass wherever it is. | |||
| Klode (pull up) |
2019 GE Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Components: Pump, Environment: Waste management tech |
| With its unique system for sorting organic waste, Mint combines elegance and innovation. A few presses on the upper part of the bin are enough to eliminate the bad odors generated by the decomposition of waste. It's as simple as that. Result: no smells, no midges, no disgust. | |||
| qiio |
2014 ZH Growth |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Battery, IT: Blockchain or algorithms, IT: Internet of Things IOT, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: Fleet management, Smart: Device, Smart: Home & building, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| Produces and consults on smart home devices to reduce consumption; Smart Home Technology is in the business of the Internet of Things. "We create smart and energy efficient appliances for homes and industry". | |||
| Qualysense |
2010 ZH Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Enabling tech |
| QualySense develops high-end solutions for a safe and sustainable food supply. By pioneering single-kernel analysis, combining two sensing technologies - QualySense is helping seed breeders, food companies and inspection agencies to achieve excellence in nutrition, health and safety. | |||
| R&D Cycling |
2017 VS Growth |
[ Sports & Recreation ] | IT: Communication, Mobility: E-bike, Other: Low tech |
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Redelec |
2007 VS Growth |
Fashion, Lifestyle & Wearables [ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Filters & membranes, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| RedElec Technologie develops and markets a new technology to perform electrochemical redox transformations at the best economic and environmental costs, directly on the production site. The electrochemical reduction of indigo aqueous suspension in the dying industry is the first industrial application of the process developed by RedElec. | |||
| ReWinner |
2016 ZH Growth |
Buildings & Construction [ Resource Efficiency ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| ReWinner maximizes product and material reuse with an online plattform. All business goods, like furniture and kitchen or bath item or windows, etc. can be traded via the plattform rewinner.ch. | |||
| Room Estate |
2014 AG Growth |
[ Building Construction ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Room Estate is an established and rapidly growing provider of furnished rooms in shared flats throughout Switzerland. The company now offers a wide range of furnished rooms in the main Swiss cities. The offer is tailored to the fast and independent lifestyle of young and ambitious people. All rental processes are fully digitalised and make life easier for tenants. | |||
| SAMAWATT |
2018 VD Growth |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, IT: Blockchain or algorithms, IT: Data usage |
| SAMAWATT helps wind and solar park operators manage the market risk efficiently by providing pertinent solutions such as accurate production and price forecast, spot market trading strategies, battery storage optimization, and peer-to-peer energy exchange using modern technology and powerful algorithms. | |||
| Samro Technik |
2013 BE Growth |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Samro Technik AG has been dealing with the electrolysis of water by means of boron doped diamond electrodes for years. The resulting change in the water (ECA water) and the generation of other compounds allow a wide range of applications. | |||
| Sensorscope |
2009 VD Growth |
[ Environmental Monitoring ] | IT: Data usage, Smart: Device |
| Sensorscope is an IT company with a strong know-how in radio communication, hardware/software engineering, and database technologies, that applies cutting-edge data collection technology to wireless monitoring. | |||
| Signa-Terre |
2008 GE Growth |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Energy audits and analysis for building energy use; Signa-Terre SA specialises in the energy monitoring of existing buildings and in assisting project owners in renovation/construction projects. Our objective is to identify the potential energy and financial savings of buildings and to propose solutions adapted for this purpose. | |||
| Silent-Power |
2002 ZG Growth |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid) |
| The innovative energy system of Silent-Power is based on the liquid heating and automotive fuel, methanol. In a CO2-neutral cycle, first methanol can be obtained from clean energy.This allows the Econimo mini power plant of Silent-Power to generate electricity and hot and cold water. | |||