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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| foodward |
2013 ZH Established |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| The expert network of the food industry, Academy for industry & company representatives from the agro-food environment. foodward - the food business academy - serves as a platform and interface. | |||
| 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. | |||
| SwissShrimp |
2013 AG Growth |
[ Alternative Proteins ] | Other: Low tech |
| Swiss Shrimp Breeding | |||
| Hempfy |
2013 VD Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: 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. | |||
| Wildbiene + Partner |
2013 ZH Established |
[ Biodiversity & Ecosystem Protection ] | Other: Low tech |
| Wildbiene + Partner aims at the promotion of wild bees by developing and offering bee-promoting products, planning and implementing large-scale wild bee habitats and educational work at public and private events. In addition, specific wild bees are actively propagated by society and offered for pollination in agriculture. | |||
| 2em |
2014 FR Growth |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Mobility: Fleet management |
| 2EM wurde 2012 in Freiburg gegründet. Mit einer Flotte von über 2000 Fahrzeugen ist 2EM die führende private Autovermietungsplattform der Schweiz und ermöglicht Tausenden von Mitgliedern die Teilnahme an der kooperativen Wirtschaft. Die Wahl einer alternativen Art des Konsums bedeutet, Teil der Generation des Social Car Sharing zu sein! | |||
| 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. | |||
| Aitonomi (TeleRetail) |
2014 VS develops elsewhere |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Autopilot Software and Autonomous Transport System developer and elf-driving robots to automate logistics and to minimize the ecological footprint of transportation. The company’s award-winning Aito AutoPilot Software platform drives robots of almost any size autonomously while reducing the energy consumption, emissions, and space requirements of transport by up to 90%. Beyond industrial, urban and rural logistics automation, the Aito AutoPilot Software and system is also used for self-driving probe and beacon robots that autonomously monitor 5G networks and infrastructure. | |||
| AquAero GmbH |
2015 AG Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Energy Efficiency ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Heat industrial usage |
| AquAero has developed a drying technology able to reduce energy consumption by up to 70% and to eliminate the CO2 emissions almost completely while maintaining high product quality and productivity. The green technology is scalable to any size and can be adapted for all materials not sensitive to temperatures above 100°C, e.g. food, pet food, ceramics, and biomass. | |||
| Aventor |
2014 BE Formation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Energy: Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid), Mobility: E-car, Mobility: Electric |
| Efficient racing cars : nearly 100% recyclable, light-weighed (300kg), low maintenance costs .LCA is used to reduce impact. | |||
| Bogga |
2014 VD Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Wind |
| Bogga serves owners and operators of Commercial & Industrial facilities to: i) Reduce electricity cost by securing price visibility & stability; ii) Improve the reliability and self-security of electricity supply by integrating energy storage solutions; iii) Reach renewable energy targets by reducing greenhouse gas emissions & dependency on fossil fuel. | |||
| carpasus |
2014 ZH Growth |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | Other: Low tech |
| CARPASUS combines sustainability with quality, style and coolness. Our mission is to provide you with quality shirts that will make you feel good, accompany you for a long time, and underline your individual style. The CARPASUS shirts are now available in stores in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Sweden and are enjoying growing popularity. CARPASUS will continue to work for a more resource-efficient fashion industry in the future. The journey continues. | |||
| ChemAlive |
2017 VD Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Software driven by machine learning that allows the chemical industry to model chemistry, improve yield and generate new chemical leads. The ChemAlive platform is designed for cheaper and faster access to computed chemical data with no expertise, hardware or software barrier through a SaaS model executable by any chemist on-line. Our system brings machine learning and big data to the chemical and Pharma industry who have a need for accurate reaction metrics to design, predict and understand chemical processes. The efficiency and reliability of our approach opens up new markets where interactive accurate data can be used as a sales, marketing and R&D tool. | |||
| dokspot |
2014 ZH Growth |
[ Resource Efficiency ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Dokspot allows manufacturers to manage and distribute their product instructions online. Our platform provides instructions at the right time, for the right product, in the right language, and in the right version. We enable manufacturers to reduce their CO₂ footprint, simplify their operations, and increase their profit margins, all the while making life easier for the end-user. | |||
| eaternity |
2014 ZH Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Food Safety & Quality ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Eaternity has developed innovative software for private and professional use. It is based on an easy to understand and yearly reviewed live cycle analysis (LCA-database. This is currently the largest and most comprehensive database for carrying out environmental calculations for menus. With Eaternity, we offer everyone the opportunity to make a sustainable choice when selecting their everyday food. | |||
| eMonitor |
2014 SG Established |
[ Building Construction ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Digitise rental processes simply and efficiently. We make your letting process simple and efficient and help you to find the right tenant for your flat. Our comprehensive data supports you in developing the right projects at the right location. | |||
| EveryCook |
2014 ZH restructuring, on hold, no development |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Smart: Device |
| Production of a smart pan that cooks the meals in an easier and more energy efficient way. With the connection to your smartphone, tablet, PC or Mac, the EveryCook links up to our online recipe database, offering you an endless support of ideas for your meal. | |||
| Fagus Suisse |
2014 JU Growth |
[ Building Construction ] | Biological: Wood or forest tech, Components: Resource or material optimisation |
| FAGUS SUISSE AG is the Swiss specialist for beech processing and stands for innovative spirit in constructive timber construction. They manufactures elements for structural timber construction and semi-finished products as well as glued wood panels for furniture and interior design. | |||
| Farmy |
2014 ZH Established |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Farmy is the online shop for regional and organic products. | |||
| Flimatec |
2014 LU Growth |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Heat industrial usage, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| Flimatec offers comprehensive services in the field of thermal energy technology. Key elements include analysis of thermal energy requirements and holistic energy optimization of industrial processes using pinch analysis. | |||
| Flyability |
2014 VD Established |
Buildings & Construction,Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Engineering & Industrial Design ] | Mobility: Drone & flight, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Sensors |
| Flyability is a Swiss company building safe drones for inaccessible places. By allowing drones to be used safely inside cities, inside buildings, and in contact with people, it enables new interactions and services with UAVs and solving the two most critical issues of one of the fastest growing industries: collision and injury risks. The company’s first market is in industrial inspection where it avoids sending people in dangerous and confined spaces for the inspection of Energy, Oil & Gas or transport infrastructure. It is also active in Search & Rescue and security to assess emergency situations without putting humans at risk. | |||
| Food-Wear |
2014 NE Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Circular Economy ] | Other: Low tech |
| By using 3 of our bags for your weekly purchases of fruit, vegetables and bread, instead of disposable plastic bags, the pollution of 150 plastic bags will be avoided thanks to you. | |||
| Fotokite (Perspective Robotics) |
2014 ZH Growth |
Mobility & Transport [ Disaster Risk & Hazard Prevention ] | Mobility: Drone & flight |
| Fotokite designs, manufactures, and supports tethered aerial video streaming systems for Public Safety teams to gain situational awareness in firefighters and first responder teams. | |||
| H2 ENERGY |
2014 ZH Stagnant |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards,Mobility & Transport [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Renewable tech |
| H2 Energy wants to make hydrogen a cornerstone of the energy system. They see themselves as business innovators for renewable energies. Refining electricity into hydrogen enables the power companies to stand out from the crowd and regulate their production. Hydrogen can be used in a variety of ways, offering consumers some relevant and enhanced alternatives. | |||
| Hydromea |
2014 VD Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Environmental Monitoring ] | Mobility: Drone & flight, Other: Enabling tech |
| Hydromea SA is a deeptech start-up from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, with the goal to bring the latest advanced technology from microengineering and robotics to the environmental water quality market. By leveraging automation, data management and multi-robot systems with AI, Hydromea aims to provide high-resolution in-situ data (which to date cannot be obtained by other means), cost-effectively and fast. The high-resolution and real-time data obtained simultaneously across a defined volume of water brings unparalleled value to numerous industries – from mapping the extent of an oil spill or turbidity profiles during delta works and port construction to nitrate plume detection, closed space surveys and management of bath and potable water | |||
| ID-Gene Ecodiagnostics |
2014 GE Growth |
[ Environmental Monitoring ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| ID-GENE provides fast, sensitive and reliable genetic tests for environmental bioassessment and biomonitoring from all types of environmental samples: water, sediment, soil. We cover all habitats from terrestrial and freshwater to coastal marine and deep-sea settings. Our versatile analytical tools are appropriate for all types of organisms from bacteria to protists, plants and animals. | |||
| Juice Technology |
2014 ZG Established |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Energy: Battery, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| Development and manufacture of charging infrastructure, charging stations, chargers, charging cables and electrical components for e-mobility. | |||
| LEDsafari |
2016 VD Established |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: LED, Energy: Photovoltaics, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Sensors |
| LEDsafari is a clean-tech social start-up based in Lausanne, Switzerland that develops innovative digital products to help solar companies and organisations to manage their staff and assets. LEDsafari addresses three types market: Innovative solar kits for education in schools, Online digital platform for staff and channel partner (HelioLearn©) and Low cost & Plug and Play IoT sensor for online monitoring of the solar devices (HelioHealth©). | |||
| Locatee |
2014 ZH Validation |
[ Building Technologies ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Locatee is the leading workplace analytics solution that empowers workplace leaders to make fact-based decisions about their real estate portfolio by transforming complex data into space utilization insights. By leveraging various IT data sources, Locatee transforms information into actionable insight, thereby shaping the way employees interact with the workplace and making office buildings truly human-centric. | |||
| MeteoViva Schweiz |
2014 BS Growth |
[ Building Technologies ] | Energy: Renewable tech, IT: Data usage |
| MeteoViva Climate's predictive optimisation process MeteoViva is the future of building management: forward-looking, self-learning, with over 3 million operating hours of experience in buildings worldwide. The patented, model-based process creates an ers of commercial building portfolios. Whether new construction, existing buildings or retrofitting - MeteoViva Climate makes every building smart and connects it to the future.optimised indoor climate and at the same time significantly reduces operating and energy costs as well as C02 emissions. MeteoViva Climate is the intelligent solution for owners, facility managers and usMeteoViva Climate is the intelligent solution for owners, facility managers and users of commercial building portfolios. Whether new construction, existing buildings or retrofitting - MeteoViva Climate makes every building smart and connects it to the future. | |||