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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| mobileup.ch (MobilePower) |
2020 BE growth |
[ Waste & recycling ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Mobileup buys old smartphones and tablets from private customers and their partners to then refurbish them. By selling those refurbished devices on their online sales platform, mobileup helps to advance the circular economy. | |||
| Mybacs |
2018 ZG growth |
[ Bodycare, Healthcare ] | Bio technologies, 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| neverain |
2017 ZH growth |
Transport & Mobility | e-bike, e-mobility |
| Thanks to a multifunctional overall, cycling should in future be a pleasure regardless of the weather. | |||
| Newroots |
2018 BE growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| We began experimenting with making plant-based milk from various nuts and seeds and fermented it in the kitchen of our farmhouse. Before we knew it, we were creating the cheese traditions of the future. | |||
| OekoSolve |
2014 SG growth |
[ Energy efficiency, Waste & recycling ] | Filters & Membranes |
| OekoSolve produces electrostatic precipitators that offers technical solutions in the area of micro-dust emission reduction. They also develop custom made solutions. | |||
| offcut |
2018 BL growth |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Trade and Retail, Waste & recycling ] | Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| OFFCUT sammelt und verkauft Gebraucht- und Restmaterialien und macht so aus Reststoffen wieder Werkstoffe. | |||
| Pakka |
2007 ZH growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| We offer a range of high-quality organic and Fairtrade snacks under the Pakka brand to individual and business customers (in particular, the restaurant and catering trade, and wholesalers). | |||
| Panier local |
2015 FR growth |
[ Food production & retail, Trade and Retail, Transport & logistics of goods ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| The aim of panier local is the marketing and transport of consumer goods from regional producers. 70% of the product price goes to the producer, like a digital local marketplace. | |||
| Pingen |
2010 ZH growth |
Enabling technologies | |
| Pingen is a web based service to automate the process of sending electronic documents as postal letters. By partnering with professional print companies distributed across various markets, Pingen achieves faster deliveries, cheaper prizes while even reducing the carbon footprint. | |||
| Pleasant Plants |
2021 ZH growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry,Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ air quality, Farming & agriculture, Gardening ] | LED, Lighting |
| Grow your own organic herbs and vegetables at home, with little work and little waste! Our automated systems save you time, water, nutrients and pesticides, and deliver fresh ingredients every day. | |||
| prelovedREVOLUTION (Flowconverter Energy) |
2018 ZH growth |
[ Waste & recycling ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| prelovedREVOLUTION is the first green marketplace to buy and sell vintage, preloved and socio-ecofriendly, high quality fashion and design articles. Both individuals and firms can use ithe platform. | |||
| Previse Systems |
2019 growth |
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| 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. | |||
| Projets 21 |
2019 FR growth |
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| Projets 21 measures the CO2 balance of your activity, analyzes how companies can minimize their CO2 emissions, takes steps to obtain 14001 certification. | |||
| Renergon International |
2010 TG growth |
Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Bio technologies, Renewable technologies | |
| RENERGON extracts value from organic waste in creating valuable, sustainable products such as biofuel, biogas, renewable energy, compost, fertilizer, & biochar - always combineRenergon International AG with global social and environmental responsibility. | |||
| Ronovatec |
2017 SZ growth |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Gardening, Landscape conservation and management ] | Automated or self driving, Robotic |
| Our patent pending robot technology has been specifically designed to assist green keepers and others who tend large grass areas. Each robot is multifunctional, meaning that it can replace several machines and can be used for mowing, brushing of synthetic turf, soil analysis, line drawing, and due to electric power not an internal combustion engine, mowing can often be moved into new time windows for mowing i.e. late evenings, lunchtimes or even overnight. | |||
| Rüedu |
2020 BE growth |
[ Trade and Retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Wearable devices or apps |
| "Rüedu" is your neighborhood store where you can get local and seasonal food every day. The neighborhood stores are 18 square meter wooden containers. | |||
| Salat.ch |
2016 TG growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| From the farm directly to your home - thus we guarantee first-class quality and fair prices for you as a consumer. | |||
| Seervision |
2016 ZH growth |
[ Information technology, Media ] | Video and Film |
| Seervison has combined computer vision, machine learning, control, and cinematography. The result is their adaptive motion control technology. It transforms any camera into an autonomous camera. Their computer vision pipeline relies on the newest and most advanced neural networks to analyze every single frame captured by any production camera in order to detect objects of interest, the background and the overall scenery. | |||
| Selfrag |
2006 FR growth |
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| Selfrag aims to reduce the CO2 emissions on our planet by transforming waste to value. They do this by processing slag from waste incineration using high-voltage machines to extract resources such as heavy metals. This way up to 50% of the treated slag can be recovered. | |||
| Ambrosus |
2017 ZG growth |
Health & House & Body Care,Transport & Mobility [ Food production & retail, Healthcare ] | IT blockchain or algorithms |
| Ambrosus, which is a member of the CVA, is a project to build a blockchain-based ecosystem for supply chains for life-essential products like food and medicine. | |||
| 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. | |||
| SNAQ |
2017 ZH growth |
[ Healthcare ] | 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 |
[ Catering ] | Low technology |
| 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. | |||
| Solarfreeze |
2012 BS growth |
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| The Solarfreeze association supports projects, feasibility studies, demand analyses, etc. on how to use the sun as an energy source for ecological and affordable cooling in developing and emerging countries. We promote technologies and system availability in the low-tech/low-cost sector, which also have a chance for widespread use in countries with lower incomes, and also specifically promote the specialised training of young people on site with additional added value. | |||
| Solar Manager |
2020 growth |
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| With rising electricity prices and higher electricity usage (heat pumps, e-mobility) it became a need of each owner of a photovoltaic (PV) system to optimally distribute the produced PV power. Therefore, we developed Solar Manager – a system that is simple to install and fun to use through a beautiful app. We are a software company building an internet of energy platform. We are using a B2B2C model. Solar Manager is sold and installed by photovoltaic installers with the option of white labeling. | |||
| Stash |
2020 ZH growth |
[ Trade and Retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Wearable devices or apps |
| STASH delivers everything you need by bike: groceries, beverages, tobacco, household products, etc. in less than 10 minutes. | |||
| SwissFleet Services (Velobility) |
2016 ZH growth |
[ Mobility & Fleet management ] | e-bike, e-mobility |
| 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. | |||
| SwissShrimp |
2013 AG growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Swiss Shrimp Breeding | |||
| Swiss Vault Systems |
2018 BS growth |
Construction: Resource or material optimisation, Cooling technology, Enabling technologies, IT Software | |
| Swiss Vault is building computer systems like an energy efficient data server in a small, quiet package. Through a desktop computer unit for high-end data processing and analysis, their system reduces the data-carbon footprint with energy & space efficient data management solutions. The patented system allows for more data storage within a smaller form factor. It’s not only energy efficient but it also takes up less space in your data center. | |||