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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9T Labs |
2018 ZH formation |
Construction & buildings, Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| 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 formation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency, Energy efficiency ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, LED, 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. | |||
| Aeler Technologies |
2018 VD formation |
Transport & Mobility | Internet of Things |
| AELER is an AI-powered, logistics technology company. We make next-gen shipping containers which bring full in-transit visibility. | |||
| Aero41 |
2018 VD formation |
Transport & Mobility [ Mobility & Fleet management ] | Drone & flight |
| Aero41 Ltd brings together a team of experts in the fields of flying robotics, aviation and advanced applications in the commercial civil drone sector. European pioneers in the development of drones dedicated to crop protection as well as frames with high carrying capacity, | |||
| Agrinium Technologies |
2020 BE formation |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail ] | Bio technologies, Low technology |
| Agrinium develops an automated system to harvest button mushrooms 24 hours a day – 355 days per year without affecting the quality of the mushrooms picked (no marks, no diseases transmitted). | |||
| AICA |
2019 VD formation |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis | IT Software |
| Our team develops custom software and intuitive user interfaces for industrial and consumer applications. We help make robotic applications more accessible to you. | |||
| AirBie (Smart Bike Lock) |
2018 ZH formation |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis, Transport & Mobility [ Information technology, Mobility & Fleet management ] | e-bike, Internet of Things, IT blockchain or algorithms |
| AirBie is an innovative Swiss start-up based in Zürich, which focuses on projects at the crossing of the Internet of Things (IoT) and innovative technologies. One product is a smart bike lock. | |||
| Albedo |
2015 ZG formation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Health & House & Body Care [ Electricity ] | LED, Renewable technologies |
| In production, Albedo AG only uses durable components and manufactures exclusively energy-efficient lights. This saves important resources for the future and sustainably protects the environment. | |||
| aliunid |
2018 ZG formation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) | Internet of Things, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| aliunid is a white label service for producers, suppliers and network operators. end users (households, prosumers and sme) will experience aliunid as a smart home or smart business solution. | |||
| Avalgo |
2016 VD formation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Waste & recycling ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Fertilizers from wastewater, waste or other sources |
| Its main activity is to clean the algae of the ports and beaches by means of a system of aspiration and mowing. These algae are then transported by small big-bags submerged to the port. From there, they are discharged in a special machine that separates the water from the seaweed (wringer). The algae thus reduced in volume and mass, are recovered for drying and processed into animal feed, or organic fertilizer. | |||
| Aventor |
2014 BE formation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Transport & Mobility [ Energy efficiency, Engineering ] | e-car, e-mobility, Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid) |
| Efficient racing cars : nearly 100% recyclable, light-weighed (300kg), low maintenance costs .LCA is used to reduce impact. | |||
| Awarebear |
2020 ZH formation |
Behavioural change, Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Communication, Media, Education or Games, Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Food, Farming or Forestry [ Environmental monitoring, Food production & retail, Games, Healthcare, Information technology, Resource efficiency, Resource sufficiency, Trade and Retail ] | IT Software |
| Awarebear tracks your foodprint, calculates your greenhouse gas emissions and suggests eco-friendlier alternatives. We believe that small changes have a great impact! | |||
| BatteryCloud |
2016 AR formation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity, Energy efficiency, Energy storage, Information technology ] | Electric batteries, Enabling technologies, Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Smartgrid, Smarthome & building |
| Network platform to manage a buffer system through connecting smart homes and smart grids; | |||
| Battrion |
2015 ZH formation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity, Energy storage ] | Electric batteries, Filters & Membranes, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Patented Li-ion battery microstructure modification technology for faster charging. In addition, less heat is generated and Li-ion batteries can be used more efficiently in mobile segments, power tools and electric vehicles. | |||
| beesolar |
2017 VD formation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | Photovoltaics |
| BeeSolar offers a new type of impact investment by installing solar panels on residential buildings in Switzerland. BeeSolar tries to start photovoltaic projects on residential buildings by transforming them into a profitable investment for the owner. | |||
| Bioburn |
2008 LU formation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Electricity, Resource efficiency, Waste & recycling ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..) |
| The bioburn pellet system developed out of the idea of using unused, non-wood-like biomass in a meaningful way. Within a closed material cycle, biomass residues of any kind are converted into biofertiliser and energy, which can be obtained and used decentrally. Based on this, bioburn ag pursues the goal of developing concepts as well as producing and selling recipes and plants. | |||
| Bitlumens |
2016 ZG formation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ 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. | |||
| Bloom Biorenewables |
2019 VD formation |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas), Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Resource efficiency, Resource sufficiency, Waste & recycling ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Bio technologies, Material & Products based on biomass |
| At Bloom, we excel in deconstructing biomass. With our groundbreaking process, we provide a novel, cost-competitive route to source molecules from plants. This technology is the first of its kind and offers an unprecedented alternative for many petroleum-based products. From fragrances to polyurethanes, Bloom is committed to offer tailored solutions to our customers and help companies around the Globe in reducing their carbon footprint. Bloom products are cost-competitive bio-based building blocks for the chemical industry. The patented mild lignin extraction method uses stabilizing molecules (so-called “protection groups”) that prevent the lignin from condensing during extraction. | |||
| BluAct Technologies |
2016 ZH formation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Water Management ] | Filters & Membranes, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| BluAct membranes can be used effectively as an integral step in the purification of drinking water, as well as for the treatment of all types of wastewater. It can also serve as a method of reclaiming valuable metal ions from water such as gold, palladium, and platinum. | |||
| blueyellow |
2019 ZH formation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Blueyellow provides a platform facilitating Renewable Energy (RE) financial transactions and contributes to making the industry more efficient. Efficiently buy or sell renewable energy assets. We connect renewable energy projects with capital through digital platform and sophisticated fintech solutions. | |||
| Brainwhere |
2018 ZH formation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | Drone & flight, Wind energy |
| Brainwhere envisions to satisfy the energy needs of tomorrow by the next generation airborne wind turbine solution. The Brainwhere Airborne Wind Turbine system operates at high altitudes in confined airspace. The IP protected energy conversion system is self-supportive, scalable and secure. The platform can also be used as a sensing and comminication platform. Customers will be existing wind park owners as well as remote operations for Governments, NGOs, islands as well as oil, gas and mining asset operators. | |||
| Carbon Removed |
2020 LU formation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction | Carbon capture and storage, Climate technologies |
| Helps individuals to become carbon neutral and climate friendly by compensating their carbon footprint through carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere. | |||
| CEEX |
2011 ZH formation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| CEEX is an exchange platform for renewable Energy like an eBay for power. A new business model with peer-to-peer exchange has been developed together with the ETH Zurich in a scientific project. In 2015 a fellowship of the ImpactHUB Zurich was won for the innovative idea. It is realtime, peer-to-peer, machine 2 machine | |||
| CRiPSI |
2014 TI formation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Waste & recycling ] | |
| Plastic recycling - CRiPSI intends to collect (buy) and recycle plastic by building recycling plants all over the world. | |||
| CLARA Swiss Tech |
2015 TI formation |
Transport & Mobility [ Functional clothes, Healthcare, Road vehicles and transport, Sport ] | e-bike, LED, Wearable devices or apps |
| Urban traffic is a constant danger for cyclists, particularly in low light conditions. Every day, cyclists around the world are involved in accidents caused by the lack of attention from other road users. CLARA is the revolutionary smart jacket that thanks to the integration of directional arrows and braking sensors increases the visibility of the cyclists and makes their movements safer. | |||
| ClimateRe |
2015 ZG formation |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management | Low technology |
| ClimateRe promotes and facilitates agricultural insurance and improved community-based projects to stregthen climate resilience of farmers. | |||
| ConceptIris |
2020 LU formation |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Food production & retail, Recreation, Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| They developed and created the best and most convenient reusable cup. | |||
| CO-OBJECTIVES 21 |
2017 GE formation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| Supporting Businesses and Communities of Switzerland in optimizing their performance ENVIRONMENTAL material in waste management and reduction of costs associated with it. To propose innovative solutions. | |||
| Cowa Thermal Solutions |
2019 LU formation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Energy storage ] | Energy storage other than batteries, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Wir entwickeln kompakte thermische Energiespeicher basierend auf Phasenwechselmaterialien für die Gebäudetechnik und für industrielle Anlagen. Unsere Technologie lässt sich ideal mit erneuerbaren Energiequellen kombinieren und erhöht deren Eigenverbrauch, in dem Angebot und Nachfrage von Energie durch unsere Speicher gekoppelt werden. COWA-Caps erhöhen die Speicherkapazität von Wasser basierten thermischen Speichern durch Ausnutzung von Schmelz- und Erstarrungsvorgängen des Füllmateriales (Phasenwechselmaterial PCM). Die mit PCM gefüllten COWA-Caps können einfach in bestehende oder neue Warmwasser-, Puffer- oder Kältespeicher eingebracht werden. Durch die Wahl des PCM kann die Speichertemperatur ideal auf die Anwendung angepasst werden. | |||
| DePoly |
2019 VD formation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Waste & recycling ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| DePoly has developed a novel solution allowing the chemical recycling of PET plastic. They won the venture competition in 2019 and are in the process of founding. | |||