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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERA Intelligence |
2020 ZH Established |
[ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Our digital concierge service gives you access to a horticulture consultant when you need them. Empowered by data analytics, our experts make sure you get the best results from your greenhouse. | |||
| Share.P |
2022 ZH Validation |
Buildings & Construction,Mobility & Transport [ Energy Management & Use ] | Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| Share.P is an innovative plug-and-play system that digitizes existing parking infrastructure and solves car parking and electric vehicle charging problems. Share.P solutions reduce traffic and air pollution by enabling building owners to rent out parking spaces and charging stations for electric vehicles in a convenient, fully automated and customizable way. | |||
| siloxene |
2020 ZH Validation |
[ Resource Efficiency ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Siloxene supports the Performance and Renewable Raw Material Sectors, to be able, to provide better products and enhance their processes, in order to reach market leading excellence and act on their environmental Responsibility. | |||
| SimpleTrain |
2020 ZH Validation |
[ Rail Transport ] | IT: Data usage |
| SimpleTrain GmbH specializes in international train travel with a user-friendly booking platform that makes European train journeys easy and affordable. The company promotes sustainable travel by offering personalized customer support and accommodating special requests like group trips, bike transport, and train-ferry combinations. | |||
| SimplexDNA |
2021 ZH Validation |
[ Environmental Monitoring ] | Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| SimplexDNA is engaged in biodiversity monitoring solutions in aquatic, terrestrial and aerial environments. Through their environmental DNA (eDNA) scans, they identify organisms in an environment without observing them directly. Based on the collected DNA, they create a biodiversity report through analysis. The company is a spin-off of the ETH Zurich. | |||
| SNAQ |
2017 ZH Growth |
[ Health Solutions ] | Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| SNAQ helps estimate the carbohydrate, protein and fat content of meals and shows the impact on blood glucose progression. SNAQ connects to popular blood glucose sensors. First, take a picture of your meal to record the nutritional values. second, learn how different meals affect your blood sugar. third, recognize patterns from past meals to improve your blood sugar. | |||
| snäx |
2019 ZH Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| We supply our Smart Fridges with exciting dishes, made from natural ingredients and prepared by hand. And because we love our food, we gather daily in our own break room to test the latest creations from our chefs. | |||
| Solar21 |
2003 ZH |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| Solar21 is an independent energy and utility supplies company solely focusing on renewable energy sources. In particular we cooperate with real estate owners, analyse the solar energy potential and take charge from planning the PV-installation all the way to managing the energy supply to the end users in the buildings. The real estate owner gets a gull service PV-roll-out with guaranteed double digit returns and the the end user of the electricity gets clean energy to lower prices! | |||
| Soleco |
2018 ZH Growth |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Heating in buildings, Energy: Storage other than batteries, Mobility: E-vehicle charging, Smart: Device, Smart: Home & building |
| Energy management System of the next Generation considering the building as storage, weather forecast and a powerful optimisation algorithm including machine learning. This leads to a saving of energy and lower cost. We control and optimize heat pumps, heating distribution, charging stations, battery storage and household appliances in conjunction with the electricity generated by the photovoltaic system and have implemented and successfully tested variable grid tariffs. | |||
| somebodyelse |
2021 ZH Formation |
Culture, Education & Media [ Behavioural Change ] | IT: Gamification |
| Somebodyelse creates embodied experiences in VR to help people to understand an issue in an immersive, educational and playful way to raise awareness and enable positive behavioural change. In 2015, the United Nations all agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which are part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. But social, cultural, and environmental problems still seem to be accumulating worldwide; sustainable cities and communities, access to health and therapy, or social wellbeing are still huge problems to tackle. People are still not sufficiently aware of the underlying problems, cannot understand, imagine, or relate to them, and therefore, will not change them either. Digital technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR) allow a wide range of people to experience abstract content appealingly. And, today we know that people can better understand and emphasize through a self-made bodily experience. | |||
| Sonnenpool |
2017 ZH Validation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Photovoltaics |
| We finance and build solar systems, smart meters, and everything else to get clean power from your roof and the grid. | |||
| Airfix |
2022 ZH Formation |
[ Carbon Removal & Storage ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Building a Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage market. Airfix, a new subsidiary of South Pole, combines decades of climate finance and carbon project development expertise with a vision for a scalable Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage market in Switzerland and beyond. | |||
| MILKIT (Sport Components) |
2016 ZH Established |
[ Bicycles & E-Bikes ] | Components: Pump |
| The founder, product development engineer and mountain biker Pius Kobler decided to solve this problem and invented milKit. Together with a team of biking enthusiasts and experienced entrepreneurs Pius founded the company Sport Components Ltd. Their aim is to ease the everyday lives of mountain bikers, cyclists and other athletes with innovative products, and to become a leading provider of smart bicycle solutions. Not content to rest on their laurels, the next product, the milKit Booster for more efficient tire inflation, won a Eurobike Award in September 2019. In 2020 milKit was crowned the Test Winner in sealants by Mountain Bike Magazin. milKit products make your tubeless life easier.A Swiss precision designed product, with the customary Swiss cleanliness and effectiveness, using the highest quality materials. To guarantee a high product quality and offer short delivery times milKit products are manufactured in Germany – right in the heart of Europe | |||
| Stash |
2020 ZH Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| STASH delivers everything you need by bike: groceries, beverages, tobacco, household products, etc. in less than 10 minutes. | |||
| Fair Recycling (fondation) |
2008 ZH Stagnant |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Other: Low tech |
| Fair Recycling is the first organisation worldwide to combine climate protection with recycling. In Brazil, where the Swiss foundation's pioneering project is located, it recycles old refrigerators containing CFCs in cooperation with its local partner Indústria Fox, thus making an important contribution to climate protection. On the basis of this verification report, an independent registration body issues climate protection certificates, which the Foundation offers to Swiss partners. Fair Recycling is proud to be the climate partner of numerous companies that reduce a large part of their CO2 emissions with their own measures and only offset unavoidable emissions with climate protection certificates. | |||
| myclimate |
2003 ZH Established |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Climate Technologies ] | Environment: Climate tech, IT: Data usage |
| myclimate is a partner for effective climate protection – both locally and globally. The Swiss Non-Profit Organisation wants to shape the future together with its partners through consultation, education and climate protection projects. myclimate pursues this as a science-based and business-orientated non-profit organisation. | |||
| streamwise |
2010 ZH Established |
Energy & Power Systems,Mobility & Transport [ Engineering & Industrial Design ] | IT: Data usage, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| Fluid sensor: innovation and problem-tailored advice in thermodynamics and fluid dynamics. Data analytics is the logical consequence of our work as engineers. Wireless sensor solutions. | |||
| SUIND |
2020 ZH Formation |
[ Air Transport ] | IT: Internet of Things IOT, Mobility: Drone & flight |
| Enabling drone companies to unlock the full potential of drones by providing them with state of the art safety solution. | |||
| Swiss Alpine Fish (swisslachs) |
2020 ZH Established |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Forestry & Restauration & Land Use ] | Energy: Hydro (small scale), Other: Enabling tech |
| 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. | |||
| SwissFleet Services (Velobility) |
2016 ZH No website - probably failed |
[ Bicycles & E-Bikes ] | Mobility: E-bike, Mobility: Electric |
| Velobility is your partner for Bike-Sharing. Thanks to our bike and e-bike models which are engineered to be shared. And thanks to our tried-and-tested Ridebox® technology. The result is a triple benefit: higher efficiency, better security, longer durability. | |||
| SwissGEL |
2004 ZH Established |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Resource Efficiency ] | Biological: Material based on biomass, Components: New chemical materials |
| swissGEL is a plastics development company. We offer partnerships to commercialise additives and bioplastic products and make plastic biodegradable | |||
| Switzerlend (LEND) |
2015 ZH Established |
[ Financial Services ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| The crowdlending platform LEND matches investors with borrowers. Both benefit from our fair and transparent business model. | |||
| taketray |
2004 ZH Validation |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Other: Low tech |
| The most functional pocket ashtray solves litterling. | |||
| TaoTree |
2022 ZH Formation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Behavioural Change ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| TaoTree has the goal to build an online community focused on more environmentally conscious behavior. Ecological behavior earns you points and allows you to compete with others. The platform is also about the exchange with other environmentally conscious users. It is also intended that Taotree can be used in companies to encourage employees to behave positively with regard to the environment. | |||
| Teralytics |
2012 ZH Established |
Mobility & Transport [ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Teralytics offers the most advanced insights on human mobility based on cutting edge data science, proprietary machine learning algorithms and deep technology, capturing billions of signals every day from cell towers and other unique sources. | |||
| Terensis |
ZH Formation |
None | |
| Terensis is an agricultural intelligence platform offering predictive insights into global crop production. It provides forecasts up to six months in advance, supporting strategic planning for analysts, sourcing specialists, and investors. The platform delivers detailed yield and quality estimations from field to regional level and consolidates fragmented agricultural data into a single source. With over 40 years of production insights and a strong focus on sustainability, Terensis enables informed decision-making across the agricultural value chain. | |||
| Loopia |
2019 ZH Validation |
[ Circular Economy ] | Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| We are Thingsy, a young start-up with a big vision: to move away from the throwaway society towards the circular economy. Thingsy is here to help you manage your warranty receipts, when one of your products breaks down, or when you want to donate, share or resell a device. In order to develop the best app for you, we are expanding and optimizing our offer step by step. You can find out more about us on our website. Thingsy - Extending the life of Things | |||
| Too Good To Go |
2022 ZH Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Waste Management & Recycling ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Too Good To Go is a social impact company on a mission to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together with an APP, which is the world's largest marketplace for surplus food. It helps users rescue good food from going to waste, offering great value for money at local stores, cafes and restaurants. | |||
| Topten |
2000 ZH Established |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Web portal highlighting the most energy efficient consumer products: domestic appliances, office electronics, consumer electronics, lighting, building components and vehicles. | |||
| Unbound Potential |
2023 ZH Validation |
None | |
| Designing and building a new type of redox flow battery | |||