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 |
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kaiosID |
2019 VD validation |
[ Information technology ] | IT blockchain or algorithms |
Counterfeiting and grey markets pose two growing challenges for brands. kaiosID fights counterfeiting and illicit trade by covering the product's packaging with invisible patterns that can be easily identified by an intuitive smartphone app. Once printed on the packaging, the random patterns become the fingerprint of the product and allow for product authentication (genuine/fake) and identification (traceability), thus restoring trust in brands and logistics. | |||
Légumes Perchés |
2020 VD growth |
[ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Farming & agriculture, Gardening, Resource sufficiency ] | |
The purpose of the company is to design, carry out and support urban and peri-urban agriculture projects | |||
Nectariss |
2017 VD growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Cleaning ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
Consumers increasingly expect foods with clean labels (sustainable, healthy, authentic, with natural ingredients and of known origin). The drivers of these expectations include consumer health awareness, the demand for environmental and economic sustainability, but also the excitement and pleasure of discovering novel and exotic foods. Nectariss has developed the Nectariss Method, a patent-backed fermentation technology that enables the generation of food with new natural flavors. Nectariss offers a natural truffle aroma in bulk to B2B customers. | |||
Neology Hydrogen |
2017 VD formation |
[ Airplanes & transport, Electricity, Maritime and waterways transport, Road vehicles and transport ] | Hydrogen technology and fuel cells, Storage other than batteries, Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid) |
Neology aims to bring an affordable and clean solution to the commercial transportation, by utilizing ammonia as the carbon-free energy vector. | |||
Neo Technologies |
2004 VD established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption,Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity, Information technology ] | IT data usage |
Market leader in consulting and solutions for Energy and Public Sectors in Switzerland, neo technologies carries out information technology development and integration projects. From consultancy to completion, operation to maintenance, neo takes on all aspects of a project according to the needs of its clients. Our approach: build bridges between technology and business. Each project is unique and must incorporate technological and functional factors whilst maintaining the greatest possible pragmatism. | |||
CertCare (Originfood) |
2018 VD validation |
[ Information technology ] | Internet of Things, Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data |
At Originfood, we work with our Clients to digitalise processes that help shed light on Supply Chain blind spots. We don't do "consulting", we engage to enhance transparency and reduce operational redundancies. | |||
Piss & Love |
2021 VD validation |
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Piss & love design, produce and offers innovating dry toilets which are movable without machines and customizable. Furthermore, we aim to transform human waste into valuable nutrients for plants or energy. | |||
Procsea |
2016 VD established |
[ Food production & retail, Trade and Retail ] | Low technology |
Business-to-business seafood marketplace. We specalise in the trade of traceable wild and farmed seafood, connecting buyers and sellers together in real time. You have access to a multitude of carefully selected suppliers, directly from the European ports, without the middle man. | |||
RAPHAËL DOMJAN |
2013 VD established |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ Airplanes & transport, Energy management solutions ] | Photovoltaics |
Raphaël is an eco-explorer and speaker who is committed, through his PlanetSolar foundation, to promoting solar energy in order to combat climate change. | |||
RB2 Robotics |
2017 VD formation |
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We are a spin-off from the HEIG-VD Intelligent Data Analysis Laboratory based at the EPFL innovation park. We are developing state of the art deep learning models that enable robots to make smart and secure decisions only based on what they see just like humans do. | |||
Retreeva |
2021 VD formation |
New chemical materials | |
Retreeva's patented high-tech sponge selectively captures precious metals from industrial waste streams in trace concentrations and record time. Recycling these valuable resources in a green manner ultimately helps reducing carbon emissions, energy loss and dependence of industry on virgin mines, thus contributing towards a more responsible future. Ultimately, with its adsorbents, Retreeva aims to aid access to drinkable water in underdeveloped regions. | |||
ScanTrust |
2014 VD established |
[ Information technology ] | Internet of Things, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
Scantrust is a connected goods platform for companies that depend on selling physical products in a connected world. A key result of implementing our solution is unit-level product digitalisation to drive digital transformation within supply chains and achieving end-to-end transparency to consumers. | |||
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. | |||
Sun-Ways |
2023 VD validation |
[ Energy Production ] | Photovoltaics |
Sun-Ways develops, manufactures and sells technical devices that enable the installation of removable solar power plants between the rails of a railroad track. | |||
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. | |||
aliunid |
2018 ZG validation |
Internet of Things, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals | |
Aliunid's mission is to provide real-time data from the energy grid and to develop smart solutions for a secure energy future and a successful energy transition. | |||
Bitlumens |
2016 ZG stagnant |
[ Electricity grids & flexibility, Engineering ] | Internet of Things, LED, Lighting, Photovoltaics, Sensors, Smart device, Smartgrid |
BitLumens distributes solar power devices in areas without a power-grid and connects them to the blockchain. By using the devices, people build up credit scores and investors can view where the machines are located and how much power these generate. Remitters can pay for their family's electricity bills providing transparency and security of transactions. | |||
BNL Clean Energy |
2009 ZG stagnant |
Transport & Mobility [ Electricity, Waste & recycling ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Renewable technologies |
The BNL Clean Energy Group provides standardised modular Zero Emission Zero Residue Clean Energy plants for biomass and waste-to-energy solutions. It also helps with financing the solutions. | |||
eCarUp |
2017 ZG growth |
[ Service pooling ] | e-car, e-mobility, e-vehicle charging, Smartcity |
With our solution, we maximise returns from under-utilised charging stations for electric cars at offices, hotels, retail centres or apartment complexes – and transform payments with our intuitive app. | |||
Albedo |
2015 ZG stagnant |
LED, Lighting | |
Albedolight produces LED lamps that are made in Switzerland and highly innovative and flexible.They use durable components and manufactures exclusively energy-efficient lights. |