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).
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| Company Name | Founding year Canton Phase | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go Solar (energiemoebel.ch) |
2007 ZH validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | Photovoltaics |
| The goal is to support electric grid with energy produced from garden furniture as solar tables, sheds, etc.. | |||
| greenTEG |
2009 ZH growth |
Construction & buildings, Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Energy efficiency, Heating and cooling energy ] | Heating in buildings, Internet of Things, Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data, Physical & chemical & nano technologies, Sensors |
| U-value, R-value, humidity, and surface temperature measurements made easy. We produce heat flux sensors as a ETH Spin off (patented technology, production in Switzerland). We developed a unique U-value measurement tool for usage by energy consultants and building physics. | |||
| H2 ENERGY |
2014 ZH validation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Transport & Mobility [ Transport & logisticsof goods ] | Renewable technologies |
| H2 Energy wants to make hydrogen a cornerstone of the energy system. They see themselves as business innovators for renewable energies. Refining electricity into hydrogen enables the power companies to stand out from the crowd and regulate their production. Hydrogen can be used in a variety of ways, offering consumers some relevant and enhanced alternatives. | |||
| Hades Technologies |
2019 ZH formation |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Environmental monitoring, Information technology ] | IT data usage |
| Automatically detecting defects in sewer inspection videos - not only much faster, but also objective and less error-prone. | |||
| Hegias |
2017 ZH growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Construction of buildings, Information technology ] | IT data usage |
| HEGIAS is democratizing Virtual Reality. With our self developed «CMS» for Virtual Reality we increase the up-to-dateness, and relevancy of industrial content at significantly decreasing cost. «HEGIAS VR lets your customer walk thru an unbuilt house, re-furniture it by his touch and buy it having seen and felt it.» | |||
| Hivoduct |
2020 ZH validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity grids & flexibility ] | |
| Hivoduct transmits electric power with less environmental impact | |||
| Houzy |
2017 ZH growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Construction of buildings, Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Houzy is a young PropTech start-up and offers innovative tools and a strong network of experts for homeowners on its open MyHouzy platform. | |||
| Huxley Design (Elephbo) |
2016 ZH growth |
Clothes, Textiles, Wearables devices or apps, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Functional clothes, Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| We recycle cement bags in Cambodia in order to assemble them to high quality fashion products and create thereby sustainable working environments. | |||
| ImagineCargo |
2014 ZH growth |
Transport & Mobility [ Transport & logisticsof goods ] | e-bike, e-car, e-cargo, e-mobility |
| Sustainable package delivery; ImagineCargo relies on the Bike plus Rail plus Bike concept. Instead of by plane and delivery van, documents and parcels are transported to the station by bicycle, reloaded in high-speed trains and delivered to their destination by bicycle. | |||
| Innovopolis |
2020 ZH formation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Energy Production, Waste & recycling ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Innovopolis offers a decentralized waste management service that contains waste within the built areas of the community and turns it into energy at the point where it is generated: a self-sufficient service which eliminates the need for waste collection, waste incineration and waste landfilling. Our solution can be applied to any community, from rural communities like islands to large multi-complex properties such as high-rise buildings and by doing so we reduce the annual carbon footprint of every inhabitant by 1 tonnes of CO2. | |||
| InstaHeat |
2019 ZH formation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Food, Farming or Forestry, Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Electricity efficiency, Food production & retail, Heating and cooling energy ] | Heat industrial usage, Heating in buildings |
| InstaHeat is a technology-based Company located in Zürich. We develope a new kind of heating device being able to heat any conductive fluid instantly and precisely to the desired temperature with very high efficiency. The device generates the heat directly within the fluid, eliminating the need for a heating element. The technology allows a compact design so that it fits into various machines, like food heating systems. | |||
| Koa Switzerland AG |
2017 ZH growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail, Resource efficiency ] | Renewable technologies |
| At Koa, we redefine the perception of value creation in the cocoa value chain of rural West Africa. By utilising the so far discarded cocoa pulp, we increase the farmer’s income by 30% and reduce food waste by 40%. The new technology is carbon neutral and solar powered. Thanks to the decentral extraction, we can directly work with more than 1’000 farmers. Koa’s 100% traceable and modularly scalable operations enhance livelihood in rural communities significantly while carrying a delicious and exotic flavour into the world. | |||
| LEDCity |
2017 ZH growth |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Construction of buildings, Electricity efficiency ] | LED, Lighting |
| LEDCity develops autonomous lights with various integrated sensors to let them decide by itself if and how much light is needed. Savings up to 90% are possible. | |||
| Libattion |
2018 ZH validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Energy storage ] | |
| Libattion is an innovative lithium battery provider accelerating the global shift to a more sustainable energy storage technology. | |||
| LINIA |
2018 ZH validation |
Construction & buildings, Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | Drone & flight |
| Our software LINIAair enables power grid operators to acquire a huge amount of data of infrastructure fast and autonomous with drones. Our cloud based platform LINIAgrid processes, visualizes and analyzes data with AI-algorithms, to find damage or threats to power lines. Benefits: The reliable data base and sophisticated analytics result in increased security of supply and less power outage for customers. | |||
| Loriot |
2015 ZH growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Internet platform for hosting IoT solution, focus can be on energy efficiency in buildings | |||
| LuckaBox |
2017 ZH validation |
Transport & Mobility [ Service pooling, Transport & logisticsof goods ] | Shipping |
| LuckaBox provides a customer-centric logistics platform for enterprises to manage on-demand and last-mile deliveries like same day delivery within 90min or at a preferred 2h time slot. Thanks to our extensive network of professional courier partners, we cover all big cities in Switzerland. Today, LuckaBox already offers access to more than 30% of the Swiss population. | |||
| Microlino |
2015 ZH validation |
Transport & Mobility [ Mobility & Fleet management, Road vehicles and transport ] | e-car |
| Realization of small and light cars that are at the same time protected from the weather and that have enough space for groceries shopping. Production is scheduled to start in 2020. | |||
| Mirai Foods |
2019 ZH validation |
Communication, Media, Education or Games [ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail, Media, Service pooling ] | |
| CellAgri is a news and insights platform that explores the future of food with cellular agriculture. We share the latest news and updates relating to the ever-changing field of cellular agriculture, from the latest updates to the growing number of companies around the world. We offer a number of resources to help visitors learn more about cellular agriculture and how it can help us develop a sustainable food system for the future, from events to the first eBook about cellular agriculture. CellAgri's platform also tracks and promotes all the major and upcoming players in the field. Providing them the ability to post and share their latest news and job openings. | |||
| MIRO Analytical Technologies |
2018 ZH validation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Resource efficiency ] | Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data, Sensors |
| MIRO Analytical Technologies has been founded as an Empa spinoff to bring the latest mid-infrared gas sensing technology based on quantum cascade lasers (QCL) to the market. Measures simultaneously up to 10 most important green-house gases and pollutants and allows easy use through an intuitive interface on a 7 " touch screen display. | |||
| Mondays |
2018 ZH growth |
Health & House & Body Care [ Healthcare ] | Low technology |
| Mondays is a Femtech company, an online subscription for environmentally friendly, plastic free period products. At Mondays we know shopping for periods products is a hassle no one needs. And making environmentally friendly choices when buying period products, simply takes up too much time for most people to bother. Mondays allows women to purchase sustainable, 100% plastic free period products, have none of the guilt and save time in the process. A one-time registration and your period products will arrive on your doorstep in time every month. | |||
| MPower Ventures AG |
2017 ZH growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity, Energy storage, Financing and financial services, Information technology ] | Electric batteries, Photovoltaics |
| MPower Ventures finances and distributes affordable solar systems to a market of 1.3 bn potential customers in emerging markets. MPower enables them to power their homes and businesses independently from the electricity grid or fossil fuel-based electricity production systems. | |||
| Mr. Green Recycling-Service |
2010 ZH growth |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| The start-up company Mr. Green spares people in Zurich the walk to the collection point: they pick up glass, aluminum cans, pet and batteries from home and dispose of them | |||
| myNewEnergy |
2013 ZH validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Internet platform for buying ecological added value of electricity products or switching to high quality products with the own provider. | |||
| naanu |
2020 ZH growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Food production & retail, Healthcare ] | Bio technologies |
| Vegan supplement alternatives that are simple, enjoyable and healthy. HappyBites provide 100% daily needs of Vitamin B12, Vitamin D and Omega 3, and provide a high source of Calcium, Iron and Zinc. | |||
| nanoleq |
2017 ZH validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Electricity ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| By using innovative conductive materials, we can produce cables with a long flex life, flexible cable shields and even stretchable cables. | |||
| NewGreenTec |
2015 ZH validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Transport & Mobility [ Electricity, Energy efficiency ] | Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies, Wind energy |
| Small wind and photovoltaic tower for homes or farms, easy to use and scalable. Bike-Parking Systems (V-Locker) and consulting on the installation of renewables, like wind and PV. | |||
| NISPERA |
2015 ZH established |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Energy efficiency, Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Nispera provides renewable energy solutions with management tool and support. The performed monitoring systems, asset management, wind power forecast and audit. | |||
| notime |
2014 ZH growth |
Transport & Mobility [ Transport & logisticsof goods ] | e-cargo, e-mobility |
| notime AG is a Swiss technology company. Our platform enables online retailers to automate the entire process from the order in the online shop to the delivery of the goods. | |||
| Novamem (DrinkPure) |
2013 ZH growth |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management | Filters & Membranes, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| 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 | |||