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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TreaTech |
2015 VD Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Water Management ] | Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..), Environment: Waste management tech, Environment: Water conservation |
| Treatech's mission is to address the increasing problem of clean water availability in all regions of the world by creating a low-cost, environmentally friendly liquid waste solution resulting in fresh-water production. Current liquid waste solution rely on landfill and incineration, which are expensive, polluting and do not allow for the recycling of the valuable products contained in the liquid waste such as fresh water, biogas and salts. Treatech is developing a ground-breaking treatment technology that will enable an eco-friendly treatment of the ever-incre | |||
| Tyre Recycling Solutions |
2013 VD Growth |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Environment: Waste management tech |
| TRS has developed Swiss proprietary technologies to process scrap tyres and deliver output products with significant value-in-use. | |||
| Eat-Umami |
2015 ZH Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech |
| The seedlings, the so-called microgreens of Umami, thrive in an ecosystem that also includes cichlids, shrimps, mushrooms and countless small animals and microorganisms. The production process is resource-efficient and works without pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics or artificial fertilizers. | |||
| UniSieve |
2018 ZH Growth |
Energy & Power Systems [ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Filters & membranes |
| Over 10% of the total energy consumption worldwide is due to separation processes. To target this issue, we developed a membrane technology, which allows cost and energy efficient separation of gases. The technology is based on an inventive way of integrating metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) into polymeric membranes. The UniSieve technology has the potential to create various separation solutions for small-scale home applications (B2C), and also large-scale industrial processes (B2B). Currently, the focus is set on building modules for the purification of hydrogen (energy, cleantech industry) and propylene (oil&gas, chemical industry). | |||
| Urban Connect |
2013 ZH Growth |
[ Bicycles & E-Bikes ] | Mobility: E-bike, Mobility: Electric |
| Urban Connect provides all-in-one bicycle fleet solutions for corporate clients. Companies like Google, Zurich Insurance and Roche choose Urban Connect to provide fleets of e-bicycles and bicycles for their employees who are on the move in Switzerland. | |||
| LifeHive (Vatorex) |
2020 ZH Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Bio tech, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| We help beekeepers in the fight against the Varroa mite. The company develops a system against the Valora Mite without acids and automatically. | |||
| Veganaut |
2014 BE Growth |
Fashion, Lifestyle & Wearables,Health, Wellness & Care [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Veganaut.net is a project started by two brothers, Toby and Sebu, from Bern, Switzerland. We wanted there to be an open-source, open-data world map on which everybody can share their vegan discoveries. | |||
| Virtual Global Trading AG |
2018 AG Growth |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Solarthermal, IT: Internet of Things IOT, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software, Mobility: Electric, Smart: Grid |
| We are a digital Energy Supplying Company and we build the power market of tomorrow. We build the biggest P2P Energy Trading Platform on the World. | |||
| v-locker |
2019 ZH Growth |
None | |
| V-Locker is a Swiss mobility tech company offering fully automated, modular bike parking towers designed for urban environments. Our business idea combines secure, space-saving infrastructure with digital user experience to solve one of the biggest challenges in modern micromobility: where and how to park bicycles and e-bikes safely in cities. We target municipalities, public transport providers, companies, and real estate developers seeking to promote sustainable mobility, optimize land use, and offer user-friendly infrastructure. Our customers include major players like SBB (Swiss Federal Railways), Deutsche Bahn, and several Swiss and German cities. | |||
| WATALUX (OOLUX) |
2014 GE Growth |
[ Water Management ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| With only salt and water, WATA technology produces locally and at low cost, active chlorine solution that can be used to treat drinking water or disinfect any objects or surfaces. | |||
| WindShape |
2017 GE Growth |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: Drone & flight |
| WindShape pushes forward the limits of innovation by leading drones into a new generation of wind and weather test bench. | |||
| Wingtra |
2016 ZH Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Air Transport ] | IT: Video and Film, Mobility: Drone & flight, Smart: Robotic |
| Headquartered in Switzerland, Wingtra is the world’s leading VTOL drone producer for mapping, survey and mining industry professionals. Since its market entry in early 2017, Wingtra has partnered with more than 70 of the biggest equipment dealers and has been selling mapping drones globally ever since. | |||
| WormUp |
2017 ZH Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Other: Low tech |
| Recycle your kitchen scraps at home, Compact. Odorless. Elegant. WormUp HOME is the first ceramic Worm Bin that produces compost from kitchen waste. | |||
| wy.by |
2009 LU Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Data usage |
| wy.by designs, develops and maintains one of the first European, fully web-based reservation and management solutions for the rental business of various industries. wy.by offers much more than traditional advertising sites for rental products. | |||
| XFarm |
2018 TI Growth |
[ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: Fleet management, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| xFarm is a digital platform helping the farmers to manage their activities. It is composed of a cloud-based field management software, IoT field sensors gathering meteorological and environmental data, and an open app store for decision support services. | |||
| Yaksha |
2018 VD Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Yaksha is an organic and fair trade spice from a single source, and together we are starting an innovative concept based on ethical values. | |||
| YouMo |
2013 SG Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Bicycles & E-Bikes ] | Mobility: E-bike, Mobility: Electric |
| Urbanbikes developed by youmo for Ergonomic, emission-free, extremely relaxed riding. Also retrail of carbo bikes. | |||
| Zaphiro Technologies |
2016 VD Growth |
[ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | Smart: Device, Smart: Grid, Smart: Sensors |
| SynchroGuard is a new smart solution for electrical grid monitoring and automation. Thanks to its advanced sensing infrastructure, SynchroGuard has the outstanding feature to combine in a single solution real-time grid monitoring, optimal control of grid resources, and smart fault management. | |||
| QualityChain |
2019 TI Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Blockchain or algorithms |
| QualityChain creates special QR Codes for agri-food products, which allow you to communicate everything about your product: people, techniques and values, from the shelf to the table. | |||
| Acodis (turicode) |
2016 ZH Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Data usage |
| turicode is a young technology company located in Winterthur. We are experts in extracting unstructured information from documents, and making it available for analytics or use in further automated processing. | |||
| AgriCircle |
2012 SG Growth |
[ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| AgriCircle is a leading provider of digital agronomy and precision farming solutions to agricultural companies and farmers. AgriCircle is also a network brining together research and businesses to create novel, innovative products for the food value chain | |||
| Alivion |
2020 ZH Growth |
[ Health Solutions ] | Smart: Sensors |
| ALIVION empowers people to use wearable electronic devices to detect chemicals that our nose cannot smell. This way, the food we eat and the air we breathe can be screened for toxic pollutants, and a single exhale could soon be enough to tell you more about your health. | |||
| AlpenPionier |
2017 GR Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| HempFood. We are implementing our vision "to recultivate food hemp in Switzerland and put it back on the plate". Anyone who thinks that the hemp plant is a new fad is missing the point. Hemp - as an old European cultivated plant - is considered to be one of the greatest sources of nutrients that nature has to offer and holds potentials that have not yet been exhausted. | |||
| Alterna |
2020 VD Growth |
[ Circular Economy ] | None |
| Alterna enables various projects to help the sustainable transition through a state-of-the-art service. | |||
| AMP IT |
2021 GE Growth |
None | |
| AMP IT offers tenants of multi-residential buildings, as well as to employees in commercial buildings the possibility of charging their electric vehicles in their parking space. We offer a turnkey service and attractive monthly subscriptions to facilitate the adoption of electric vehicles. AMP IT Hub mobile application and charge point management system offers users a pleasant and efficient charging experience. Available in white label, it allows operators of similar services to manage their charging systems efficiently at scale. | |||
| Happy Genie (Antanas) |
2013 SZ Growth |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| Happy Genie produces stylish and multifunctional bags made from apple waste, designed in Switzerland and handmade in Italy. In addition to high-end fashion, Happy Genie offers fair working conditions throughout the supply chain and also gives a portion of its proceeds to impact organizations. | |||
| Apizoom |
2016 FR Growth |
[ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| A beekeeper teamed up with the Signal Processing Laboratory 5 and a group of EPFL students to develop an app that counts the number of Varroa mites in beehives. This parasite is one of the two main threats – along with pesticides – to bees’ long-term survival. Knowing the extent of the mites’ infestation will allow beekeepers to protect their bees more effectively. | |||
| Apolo |
2019 VD Growth |
[ Media & Communications ] | IT: Software |
| We help design, build and scale digital startups. | |||
| Ässbar |
2013 ZH Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| It all began as a simple idea. Yesterday's bread and baked goods were to be given a second life. And instead of ending up in the garbage can, they were to be consumed. The Äss-Bar project is still considered a pioneer in the field of the anti-foodwaste movement in Switzerland. | |||
| Axino |
2016 SO Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Internet of Things IOT, Smart: Device |
| Axino offers its grocery customers the ability to make faster and easier product safety decisions .This is done through a system that uses IoT sensor technology in combination with AI algorithms. This allows companies to prevent product loss due to power issues and save on energy costs for refrigeration. | |||