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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Connect |
2013 ZH growth |
[ Mobility & Fleet management, Road vehicles and transport ] | e-bike, e-mobility |
| 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. | |||
| Why ! open computing |
2013 VD established |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Resource efficiency, Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| why! open computing SA is a very young company that focuses on sustainable computing by providing computing systems pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux for end users and a community based support model that ensures a longer, useful, life time of the machines, past the manufacturer's warranty. | |||
| YouMo |
2013 SG growth |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Energy efficiency, Engineering ] | e-bike, e-mobility |
| Urbanbikes developed by youmo for Ergonomic, emission-free, extremely relaxed riding. Also retrail of carbo bikes. | |||
| Younergy |
2013 AG established |
[ Electricity, Energy Production, Energy storage, Heating and cooling energy ] | Photovoltaics |
| Solar power subscription for homes with no up-front cost.Solar installation. Financing of solar ans battery installations. | |||
| Apizoom |
2016 FR growth |
[ Farming & agriculture ] | Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data |
| 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. | |||
| Ässbar |
2013 ZH growth |
[ Catering, Food production & retail, Resource efficiency ] | Low technology |
| 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. | |||
| buildup |
2013 ZH established |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Building technology, Construction of buildings, Information technology ] | IT data usage |
| We create potential for better building: We believe that the availability, comparability and networking of information and actors can unlock this potential. buildup provides all players in the Swiss construction industry with an independent online platform with the central database for construction products, the SwissBIMLibrary. We are inspired by the desire to promote cooperation between the players and network them with each other. This increases productivity and creates the conditions for better building. We offer decision-makers, planners, suppliers, manufacturers and associations the opportunity to make their information, services and products available to a wide audience. The creation and exchange of results- and performance-oriented construction tenders is made easier for all parties involved. | |||
| Cormo |
2013 VS growth |
[ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Waste & recycling ] | Bio technologies, Material & Products based on biomass |
| Cormo AG offers new sustainable solutions from Corn. The company developed and patented the process for turning corn-field waste into a 100% sustainable peat moss substitute (TEFA) for the agricultural industry and foam products (BABS) for material science use such as air filters. | |||
| Da Vinci Olivenöl |
2013 TG established |
[ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Da Vinci offers impeccable, high quality olive oil from selected producers for everyone. Especially for those who care about health aspects in the diet. | |||
| Energie 360° AG |
2013 ZH established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption | e-mobility, e-vehicle charging, Renewable technologies |
| Energie 360° is a Swiss energy service provider that offers the entire spectrum of environmentally friendly energy solutions. | |||
| Felfel |
2013 ZH growth |
Recreation, hotels & restaurants [ Catering ] | Low technology |
| Felfel provides the right catering for every company. | |||
| foodward |
2013 ZH established |
[ Food production & retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| The expert network of the food industry, Academy for industry & company representatives from the agro-food environment. foodward - the food business academy - serves as a platform and interface. | |||
| Swiss Alpine Fish (swisslachs) |
2020 ZH established |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Catering, Food production & retail, Resource efficiency, Restaurants ] | Enabling technologies, Hydro energy (small scale) |
| Swiss Alpine Fish AG sustainably breeds salmon in an indoor facility in Lostallo, using the latest technology, making it the cleanest and most sustainable fish farm in the world. | |||
| SwissShrimp |
2013 AG growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Swiss Shrimp Breeding | |||
| 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. | |||
| Wildbiene + Partner |
2013 ZH established |
[ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection ] | Low technology |
| Wildbiene + Partner aims at the promotion of wild bees by developing and offering bee-promoting products, planning and implementing large-scale wild bee habitats and educational work at public and private events. In addition, specific wild bees are actively propagated by society and offered for pollination in agriculture. | |||
| Amphasys |
2012 LU growth |
[ Farming & agriculture ] | Bio technologies |
| Amphasys provides a label-free solution for analysis of single cell characteristics such as cell size and morphology, viability (apoptosis), or cell differentiation. The patented, chip-based technology eliminates time-consuming, complex sample preparation steps like cell labelling and the need of expensive laboratory infrastructure. | |||
| Anerdgy |
2012 ZH validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production),Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Construction of buildings, Electricity, Energy efficiency ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies, Wind energy |
| With ANERDGY you take the step into a sustainable and economical roof future. As an expert partner for innovative roof design with many years of experience, we also actively involve ourselves in your project in order to design an optimally usable and sustainable roof in coordination with the architectural vision and structural framework. Roof ecosystem Elements of success for multifunctional roofs. | |||
| ImmoSparrow (Ascarix) |
2012 ZH established |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Building technology, Construction of buildings, Information technology ] | IT data usage, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| How do you like the idea of having all the information about the latest real estate events in one tool? You no longer have to do any tedious research and can acquire potential customers while your competitors are still browsing through the conventional portals with ineffective software. Thanks to ImmoSparrow, you can devote yourself to the customer without missing anything. The information in our database is constantly updated, combined to a clear overall picture and delivered to you (on request) anytime, anywhere. In this way, you gain maximum transparency about the property market. | |||
| Bluetector |
2012 LU validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Waste & recycling ] | Bio technologies, Filters & Membranes |
| Bluetector is an agritech company that has developed the BlueBox Ultra, a low-cost bioreactor that turns manure into water and unproblematic gases. Bluetector has already received a patent for the BlueBox Ultra. | |||
| Ecosapin |
2012 VD established |
[ Forestry ] | Low technology |
| EcoSapin delivers a Christmas tree in a pot for Christmas. After the end of the year holidays, the professionals of the company come to recover the tree which is then brought back to nature or the tree nursery. | |||
| ElectricFeel |
2012 ZH growth |
[ Information technology, Service pooling ] | Communication, e-mobility, Enabling technologies, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| The leading technology for your shared micromobility service ElectricFeel provides the most intelligent platform available to build, run and scale shared electric mobility systems in the urban habitat; ElectricFeel's Platform is a full solution for any shared electric mobility service (End-user Application, Management Software, Analytics Portal) | |||
| Eturnity |
2012 GR established |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity efficiency, Energy storage, Energy sufficiency, Heating and cooling energy, Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Photovoltaics |
| Eturnity provides a SaaS-platform for consultation & sales, dimensioning, simulation and implementation of building energy technologies. The platform covers the whole process from lead generation to individual offers and even the automated creation of administrative documents. | |||
| Gilytics |
2017 ZH growth |
[ Electricity, Electricity efficiency, Information technology, Mobility & Fleet management ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Gilytics is committed to provide a fast computing and 3D visualization technology for complex planning of transportation and energy infrastructures and to increase the public participation and social acceptance between public authorities and local communities involved in a project. | |||
| Glice (Innovational) |
2012 LU established |
[ Recreation, Sport ] | New chemical materials |
| Glice® synthetic ice brings skating anywhere, to any climate, any time! Glice® is the world leader for premium synthetic ice rinks that works without electricity or water. | |||
| 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. | |||
| HQ Energie |
2012 BS stagnant |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Energy efficiency ] | Photovoltaics |
| HQ Energie AG is an engineering company in the energy sector with a focus on renewable energies and efficient building technology. They create turnkey photovoltaic systems. | |||
| HYDROTHERMA Swiss Ecological Technologies |
2012 FR validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Construction of infrastructure (roads, bridges ..), Energy efficiency, Engineering, Waste & recycling ] | Climate technologies, Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Hydro energy, Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid) |
| HYDROTHERMA Swiss Ecological Technologies SA - is a swiss development stage company specializing in research, development, creation and implementation in the sphere of clean energy production, production of boehmite nanopowders & maintenance of ecological safety of industrial enterprises. | |||
| LENR Cars |
2012 VD restructuring, on hold, no development |
[ Electricity, Engineering, Heating and cooling energy ] | 3D Printing, Battery, e-car, e-mobility, e-vehicle charging, Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution |
| LENR Cars is developing mobile electric generators based on LENR technology to power electric vehicles or provide heat and electric power to regular vehicles. There is no working prototype, yet. | |||
| L.E.S.S. |
2012 VD established |
[ Electricity efficiency, Resource efficiency ] | Lighting |
| Our goal is to design and develop effective and innovative lighting solutions to ensure reliable, sustainable and competitive systems. LED small scale lighting systems. | |||