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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hempfy |
2013 VD growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| Hempfy, which is created by Tellement Facile, focuses on innovative food and beverages, based on proprietary cold infusion technology for harvesting and processing THC-free hemp plants, compliant with Swiss legislation. | |||
| #tide |
2019 BL growth |
Production of eco friendly products [ Waste & recycling ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Using plastic collected from the ocean, #tide produces a recycled versatile granular material which can be used to produce a variety of products. They have developed a scientific based mechanical recycling process to regenerate the molecular chains of ocean-bound plastic. Thorugh this process it is possible to transform single-use plastic into raw material. In addition #tide has produced its own series of ocean products. | |||
| Vege'tables |
2022 NE growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Vege’tables is a Smart Food consulting company offering concrete solutions to organisations, collective and commercial catering and individuals enabling them unlock their full potential and perform better, while doing their part for the planet. | |||
| VegiPass |
2018 FR growth |
[ Restaurants ] | |
| A micro team of foodies who want to change the world. Our mission is to find you the best offers to discover the vegi-vegan world and its lifestyle. Enjoy exclusive discounts at over 270 partners and discover a healthy and respectful lifestyle with the VegiPass! | |||
| VRM Switzerland |
2016 ZH growth |
[ Airplanes & transport, Information technology ] | IT data usage, Robotic |
| VRMotion designs and develops simulators that give prospective pilots the impression of sitting in a real helicopter while training. The simulation software features realistic flight physics with real-time multi-body simulation and flight data validation, which offers an exact replication of flight behaviour. The simulation is also tailored to the needs of trainees, right from introductory training on a turbine helicopter to demanding scenario-based training, mountain flying and emergency training | |||
| Wild Foods |
2020 BE growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| Vegan alternative to salmon from smoked organic carrots. Plant-Based from the Bernese Oberland. | |||
| yamo |
2016 ZG growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | Bio technologies, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Ecological, healthy baby food sterilized with a new pressure method to keep vitamines, color etc. | |||
| Zélo |
2021 VD growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Trade and Retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Zélo is a zero-waste supermarket that offers a home delivery service by cargo bike, with the particularity that all products are delivered with the “zero waste” concept, i.e., packed in reusable containers. | |||
| 3rd-eyes analytics |
2015 ZH established |
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. | |||
| Abhati Suisse |
2013 AI established |
[ Bodycare, Healthcare ] | Low technology |
| An ethically-minded skincare brand based in Switzerland, boasting deeply rooted Indian heritage. Its mission is to bring together the therapeutic virtues of Swiss botanicals and Ayurvedic plants from organic farms, to create a range of luxurious, sustainable and fair-trade beauty products. | |||
| ActLight |
2011 VD established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption,Health & House & Body Care,Transport & Mobility [ Electricity efficiency, Energy sufficiency, Resource efficiency, Road vehicles and transport ] | Construction: Resource or material optimisation, Drone & flight, Internet of Things, LED, Optic devices, Photovoltaics, Sensors, Wearable devices or apps |
| ActLight focuses on the field of CMOS photonics by developing a new type of photodetector, the Dynamic PhotoDiode (DPD). Being a fabless company, ActLight specializes in the Intellectual Property (IP) of this area and operates primarily in the IP licensing business model. The mission is: Invent innovative semiconductor solutions. The patented CMOS-based photonics technology allows the substantial improvement of the efficiency and accuracy of various light sensing applications, such as Time-Of-Flight (TOF) based range meters, vital signs monitoring, 3D/2D cameras and much more. ActLight operates in the Internet of Things (IoT) market, with a focus on mobile and wearable devices, healthcare/medtech, autonomous driving, drones and robotics. | |||
| Adaptricity |
2014 ZH established |
[ Electricity grids & flexibility ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Smartgrid |
| Adaptricity develops simulation and optimization software tools for adapting the electricity distribution grid for the transition towards renewable energies. Products help distribution grid operators in gaining an enhanced overview over their system and evaluating a large set of possible SmartGrid. | |||
| Aginova |
2005 VD established |
[ Electricity efficiency, Information technology ] | Smart device |
| Aginova Inc. provides affordable, low power Wi-Fi sensor network solutions that make a ubiquitous sensing world come alive by providing customers actionable feedback. Aginova’s products bring the sensor world to the internet using web services. The company has 3 lines of product including (i) Temperature and Humidity monitoring in the health care and cold chain applications, (ii) Energy monitoring in a myriad of application and (iii) Infrastructure monitoring with emphasis on condition based maintenance applications in industrial and the defense markets. | |||
| Alaya (Share A Dream Solutions ) |
2016 VD established |
[ Service pooling ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Alaya is a leader in employee volunteering and corporate giving, enabling employees to choose their way of contributing and providing a powerful tool to analyse the impact created by an entire company. Global brands as well as small and medium enterprises rely on Alaya’s platform to drive their social responsibility and engagement programs. Alaya was founded in January 2018 from the merger of two major employee volunteering and corporate giving actors, Share a Dream and Hope it up. Our team believes that companies and their employees have a remarkable potential to create change. So we are committed to helping non-profit organisations around the world have access to funds, volunteers, knowledge and skills | |||
| Allani Sunlife Holding |
2008 FR established |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ Electricity, Resource efficiency ] | Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies, Smarthome & building |
| Sunlife consists of a group of enterprises, formed into a Holding that promotes and develops original ideas and concepts to evolve solar technology and products into economic structures capable of generating a revenue. E.g. Solar Tourism, Solar agriculture. | |||
| Allthings Technologies |
2013 BS established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency, Energy efficiency, Information technology, Service pooling ] | Communication, Enabling technologies, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Smart device, Smarthome & building |
| Communication platform between owner, landlord and renter to integrate services including smart home services. | |||
| airlite (AM Technology) |
2016 TI established |
[ Building technology ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Wall colours that clean the air we breathe, remove bacteria from homes, offices and hospitals, and reduce energy consumption. | |||
| aquama |
2013 VD established |
[ Cleaning, Resource efficiency ] | Bio technologies, New chemical materials |
| aquama® offers a comprehensive approach to cater for cleaning & disinfection needs of any surface in any business sector. Our best of breed water electrolysis technology allows us to offer you smart solutions that are efficient, economical and ecological. Our business model is tailor-made to adapt to the most demanding needs, in cleaning & sanitizing, and across all industries and business areas, while proposing a profitable yet affordable solution. | |||
| ImmoSparrow (Ascarix) |
2012 ZH established |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Building technology, Construction of buildings, Information technology ] | IT data usage, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| How do you like the idea of having all the information about the latest real estate events in one tool? You no longer have to do any tedious research and can acquire potential customers while your competitors are still browsing through the conventional portals with ineffective software. Thanks to ImmoSparrow, you can devote yourself to the customer without missing anything. The information in our database is constantly updated, combined to a clear overall picture and delivered to you (on request) anytime, anywhere. In this way, you gain maximum transparency about the property market. | |||
| e-covoiturage.ch |
2005 VD established |
[ Mobility & Fleet management, Road vehicles and transport ] | e-mobility |
| The e-covoiturage.ch association aims to put users in contact with each other, in order to develop carpooling as an alternative way of transport. The association is non-profit and exists thanks to subsidies and support of its partners. Personalized carpooling solutions are offered to companies and administrations at the best rates. Contact us for further information about our made-to-measure service. | |||
| AVA Biochem (5-hmf) |
2015 BS established |
Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..) | |
| AVA Biochem produce chemical compounds from waste. They have developed, piloted and patented a fully water-based process for the conversion of industrial sugars into the 100% bio-based molecule 5-HMF. This platform chemical is ideally positioned to advantageously replace petroleum-sourced chemicals in various mass-market applications, due to its versatility, non-toxicity and bio-sourcing. Targeted applications include biopolymers as well as resins and adhesives. | |||
| Avrios |
2015 ZH established |
e-mobility, Fleet management, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals | |
| The Avrios Business Intelligence Platform helps operators of commercial vehicles utilize their assets as efficient as possible. All information about your fleet is structured on an intuitive platform (Fleet logistics). | |||
| Baabuk |
2017 VD established |
[ clothes ] | Unknown |
| Sneakers that mix tradition and innovation. We use the traditional methods of shepherds who have worked wool for centuries. Through the use of renewable resources and environmentally friendly methods for the creation of our felted wool slippers, we try to reduce our ecological footprint as much as possible. We use local and sustainable materials. Production is done on site and efficiently manages natural resources. | |||
| Bcomp |
2011 FR established |
[ Engineering ] | Material & Products based on biomass, New chemical materials |
| Under the tagline “play naturally smart”, Bcomp has defined what looks like a paradox at first sight as its mission: designing and marketing sustainable intermediate goods with no compromise on performance. Bcomp replace aluminum, carbon- or glass fibre composites and make structures more efficient in terms of weight, resistance, rigidity, shock absorption, and damping. Bcomp serves different industries such as sports & leisure, motorsports and automotive, as well as aerospace. | |||
| Beelong |
2014 VD established |
Behavioural change,Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction,Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Catering, Environmental monitoring, Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail, Resource efficiency, Restaurants ] | Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data |
| The Beelong indicator aims to reduce the impact of our food on the environment by providing practical keys to the restaurant industry. Beelong thus makes it possible to assess the environmental impact of food and drink purchases, by rating a product, a dish or even the entire food purchase of a kitchen from A to G. The main evaluation criteria are the origin of the food, the season, the production method, the degree of processing, and the impact on climate and resources. This indicator is an initiative of the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne. Participation: The Beelong Eco-score provides a simple information on the sustainability of food products, thanks to a unique methodology. It helps restaurants and caterers reduce their environmental impact, as well as brands and food industries to be transparent with their consumers. | |||
| BEN Energy |
2011 ZH established |
Behavioural change,Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Electricity efficiency, Energy efficiency ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| BEN Energy develops and operates Europe's leading Energy Analytics Platform. The platform combines big data analytics and behavioural science to predict relevant customer behaviour. Also is used to optimize customer portfolio and processes and conduct potential analysis of commodity and products | |||
| Biocom Energy |
2009 VD established |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..) |
| development and promotion of new renewables energies, in particular the production and the distribution of biomass. Biocom Energy is specialized in the recycling of vegetables waste in biofuels mainly coming from plant shells and stones. | |||
| bNovate Technologies |
2011 VD established |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Engineering, Healthcare, Water Management ] | Bio technologies, Optic devices |
| Fully automated online detection of bacteria in drinking water in 20 minutes. | |||
| bs2 |
2004 ZH established |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction,Construction & buildings,Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production),Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Construction of buildings, Electricity, Electricity efficiency, Energy efficiency, Heating and cooling energy ] | Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies, Smartgrid, Smarthome & building, Solarthermal energy |
| New components for buildings, focusing on zero emission, lowEx (saving high quality energy). | |||
| Decentlab GmbH |
2008 ZH established |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction,Construction & buildings,Food, Farming or Forestry,Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas),Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ air quality, Building technology, Energy efficiency, Environmental monitoring, Farming & agriculture, Water Management ] | Enabling technologies |
| Decentlab GmbH has developed a measurement and monitoring system that delivers data to the computer without cabling. Data on the condition of bridges or trees, for example. Participation: Decentlab is a Swiss company providing wireless sensor devices and services for distributed, cost-effective monitoring solutions. The sensor devices communicate wirelessly over LoRaWAN® and are designed for ultra low power consumption, capable of operating on batteries for several years. The devices are built for industrial applications and are ready to be deployed in any harsh indoor or outdoor environment. The service framework provides convenient access to measurement data and enables seaml | |||