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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authena |
2018 ZG Validation |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Blockchain or algorithms, IT: Internet of Things IOT |
| For a more connected, transparent, authentic world: Authena provides Powerful plug-and-play technology to identify, track, and authenticate individual products via IoT and blockchain. | |||
| CarbonActive |
2011 ZG Established |
[ Building Technologies ] | Components: Filters & membranes |
| CarbonActive aspires to develop optimized solutions for use in air purification technology (Filters) for buildings. | |||
| cofoundme |
2017 ZG Established |
[ Education & Learning ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| cofoundme is the biggest matching platform for startup jobs in Switzerland. We enable entrepreneurs to find cofounders for their projects and startups to recruit staff. You’re looking for a job in the Startup ecosystem, you’re at the right place! | |||
| Energy Web |
2019 ZG Validation |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Building operation systems for energy grids, based on open-source, decentralized technologies to enable development and deployment of decentralized applications for the energy sector and beyond. | |||
| Equippo |
2014 ZG Established |
Financials & Information Technology [ Circular Economy ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Equippo is the biggest online sales platform for construction machinery. By buying their construction equipment second-hand, customers can reduce their environmental footprint and the life cycle of the machine is extended. | |||
| Fungusto |
2023 ZG Validation |
None | |
| fungusto specialises in the development, trade and production of fungal food and nutritional supplements as well as the management of a mycotheque. | |||
| hoyou |
2022 ZG Validation |
[ Building Technologies ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| The first Swiss real estate exchange platform. House against house, flat against flat, small against large, country against city: hoyou offers searchers a simple platform where they can present their current home and find a new home at the same time. | |||
| Keller Technologies |
2000 ZG Established |
Energy & Power Systems [ Building Construction ] | Smart: Home & building |
| Plan, design and build to level, environmentally friendly buildings, neighbourhoods with interessting architecture in China | |||
| Mybacs |
2018 ZG Growth |
[ Health Solutions ] | Biological: Bio tech, Biological: Food tech |
| Mybacs aims to revolutionize the healthcare sector around the human microbiome. With their formulation of specially selected bacteria cultures (probiotics), prebiotics as well as minerals and vitamins, the company focuses on synbiotic dietary supplements, which are tailored to the individual needs and areas of application of its customers. | |||
| Previse Systems |
2019 ZG Established |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Software |
| We offer a highly performant SaaS solution for electricity, natural gas and certificates trading – combining modern software architecture with the latest available tools and technology. | |||
| Recommerce |
ZG Established |
None | |
| Recommerce AG extends the lifespan of mobile devices and reduces the production of new devices through a buy-and-sell platform and a repair center. With the Trade-In program, old devices can be exchanged. Recommerce AG promotes the circular economy for mobile devices. Through our buy-and-sell platform, repair center, and innovative Trade-In programs, we aim to extend the lifespan of devices and reduce new production. | |||
| Sasit Lab |
2021 ZG Validation |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Hydrogen tech and fuel cells, Energy: Storage other than batteries |
| Advanced Solid State Hydrogen Storage Materials | |||
| Sedimentum |
2019 ZG Validation |
[ Health Solutions ] | Smart: Device, Smart: Home & building |
| Every year, more than 16 million people worldwide fall at home and therefore require rapid medical attention. 82% of falls among older people occur when they are alone at home. Although some of them already have an emergency call system, this is not actively used in 8 out of 10 cases: Those affected are either unconscious after a fall, can no longer get up or cannot reach the button. In most cases, it is not only the fall itself that is dangerous, but also the time it takes for help to arrive. Rapid medical care can not only prevent serious complications such as thrombosis or muscle and tissue damage, but also minimize long-term damage or even save lives. | |||
| terralayr |
ZG Formation |
None | |
| Terralayr is a company focused on supporting the transition to 100% renewable energy by addressing the challenges of variable energy supply and demand. They specialize in battery energy storage systems (BESS), which help stabilize power grids by storing excess renewable energy and supplying it when needed. By partnering with landowners, suppliers, and communities, Terralayr aims to make renewable energy more reliable. They are also developing a cloud platform to provide scalable, on-demand energy flexibility, enabling businesses to adopt clean energy more easily and efficiently. | |||
| UNIWASTEC |
2021 ZG Validation |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Components: Filters & membranes, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Hydrogen tech and fuel cells |
| UNIWASTEC is a technology company that operates in the field of waste-to-energy production. We have combined the most innovative and greenest waste-to-energy technologies to produce Green Hydrogen, Synthetic liquids and gases, electricity and drinking water. | |||
| UpGrid |
2024 ZG Formation |
None | |
| UpGrid enables the creation and management of local energy communities by connecting electricity consumers and producers. The platform facilitates the purchase and sale of affordable solar power from the region — even without owning a roof or making an upfront investment. UpGrid offers 100% financing for PV systems, flexible participation models, and digital onboarding. It supports private individuals, SMEs, municipalities, and investors with services such as community financing, battery integration, and legal-compliant administration. Over 3,600 customers and 40+ communities are already active on the platform. | |||
| washo |
2022 ZG Validation |
[ Cleaning Services ] | None |
| Washo is the environmentally friendly alternative to conventional detergents: Ecologically clean, practical and pre-dosed. | |||
| Circulago (WWZ) |
2016 ZG Validation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Cooling tech, Energy: Heat Exchanger, Energy: Heating in buildings |
| Circulago is a WWZ AG project for the supply of Zug and Baar-Süd with environmentally friendly heating and cooling energy. It is obtained from the water of the Zugersee. | |||
| yamo |
2016 ZG Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Bio tech, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Ecological, healthy baby food sterilized with a new pressure method to keep vitamines, color etc. | |||
| 3rd-eyes analytics |
2015 ZH Established |
[ Financial Services ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Software |
| 3rd-eyes analytics is the software partner for banks, insurance companies and investment advisors for the implementation of digital, goal-based investment advice. The software solution combines a financial planning module with a stochastic procedure that determines an optimal investment allocation based on the customer's goals and allocates funds and ETF's to these using an algorithm. When selecting products, the system takes into account individual criteria for the preferred investment style as well as the client's personal values such as environmental and social aspects. | |||
| 9T Labs |
2018 ZH Validation |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| 9T Labs advances lightweight design by simplifying the use of high-performance materials with 3D Printing using industry grade carbon fiber composites | |||
| ADE photonExa |
2014 ZH Stagnant |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: LED, Energy: Lighting |
| LED lighting solutions (spinoff); Swiss manufacturer and specialist for high-performance LEDs, lighting systems, OEM LED modules, LED LightEngines and LED retrofit - with LED products for architects, lighting planners, lighting designers, communities and private individuals with high demands. | |||
| Agile Wind Power |
2010 ZH Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Wind |
| Agile Wind Power develops technology solutions for energy production from wind energy. It develops a vertically-rotating wind turbine which is able to reduce maintenance costs, and increase profitability and efficiency. | |||
| Agrinorm |
2020 ZH Formation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Data usage |
| AgriNorm is a Swiss based deep-tech startup leveraging scientific advances in plant genetics, biochemistry and machine learning techniques for the optimization of perishable fruits supply chain. AgriNorm is developing an AI-powered cloud-based system for predicting the expected quality properties and shelf-life of perishable fruits at the farm gate. This will allow our customers to: 1. Improve margins through optimization of sales channels via smart allocation of the right products to the right clients. 2. Save costs via waste reduction, prevention of claims and avoidance of freights expenditures. | |||
| AIPHA |
2018 ZH Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Software |
| AIPHA GmbH provides Deep Learning based tools to automatically identify vegetation based threats to power lines. The main focus are grow-in, fall-in and forest fire threats. For this purpose, Geodata like Satellite images or Point Clouds from Drones or Airborne Laserscanning are evaluated. | |||
| AirBie (Smart Bike Lock) |
2018 ZH Validation |
Financials & Information Technology [ Bicycles & E-Bikes ] | IT: Blockchain or algorithms, IT: Internet of Things IOT, Mobility: E-bike |
| AirBie proposes smart bike locks for bikes, through the installation of the AirBie App. This allows companies to monitor their fleet with smary city analytics software. | |||
| Akenza (former Hivemind) |
2017 ZH Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Akenza IoT Platform, provides all key middleware capabilities needed to build sophisticated End-2-End IoT application ecosystems. | |||
| Amphiro |
2009 ZH Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources,Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Hydro (small scale), IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Other: Enabling tech |
| Amphiro develops intelligent systems that indicate the energy consumption when using hot water - and motivate a conscious use of energy. amphiro displays the water and energy consumption directly when showering and thus promotes a conscious use of hot water. | |||
| Anerdgy |
2012 ZH Validation |
Energy & Power Systems [ Building Technologies ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Wind |
| 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. | |||
| antavi |
2015 ZH Stagnant |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Managing safety at mega events requires agility, efficiency and team play. Antavi supports safety providers with a app-based solution to manage teams at highest precision and reduced costs. Teams can be formed quickly and coordinated efficiently. Made for crowd and disaster management, the system can be learned quickly and be operational within minutes from any mobile phone, tablet or web browser on your desktop. | |||