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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ecovolta (ecocoach) |
2020 SZ established |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Energy storage ] | Battery, e-mobility |
The Swiss ecovolta produces customised high-capacity battery systems and e-mobility solutions. The company’s patented design enables the fully automated series production of high-current capable batteries which do not need active cooling. Battery and drive solutions are developed and tested in the in-house research and development area. | |||
La Corde à Linge |
2018 GE growth |
[ Bodycare ] | Low technology, Material & Products based on biomass |
Prendre soin de son linge, de sa peau & de l'environnement avec les lessives locales, sans colorant, ni conservateur & biodégradables de LA CORDE À LINGE. | |||
E-Man |
2018 NW stagnant |
[ Construction of infrastructure (roads, bridges ..), Electricity efficiency, Energy sufficiency, Engineering ] | Battery, e-mobility, Smart device, Smartgrid, Smarthome & building |
Consulting, sale of HW and SW for Energy Metering (Smart Meter, electric, heat, cold, water, gas) for whole house of area (micro grid). Taking the whole system in operation and optionally also doing maintenance and prepare Energy invoice for all tenants. | |||
EnergyXploit |
2018 ZH formation |
[ Heating and cooling energy ] | Cooling technology, Geothermal energy, Heating in buildings |
EnergyXploit macht Ihre Gebäudefundation zur ökologischen und effizienten Energielösung. Ein weltweit einzigartiges Gesamtsystem kombiniert Fundierungspfähle mit innovativen Wärmetauschern und ermöglicht so das ölunabhängige wärmen und kühlen von Gebäuden. Qualitativ hochwertige Komponenten von renommierten Partner garantieren hohe Betriebssicherheit und geringe Unterhaltskosten. Wir entwickeln eine auf Ihre Liegenschaft zugeschnittene Lösung und begleiten Sie während des gesamten Bauprozesses mit unserer Erfahrung und Expertise. So bauen wir mit am Fundament für eine ökologische und wirtschaftliche Energie der Zukunft. | |||
Enoki |
2018 FR validation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Construction of buildings, Engineering, Resource efficiency ] | Renewable technologies |
We are a start-up of architects and engineers which aims to imagine, build and activate the sustainable city of tomorrow. | |||
ExerGo |
2018 VS growth |
[ Energy management solutions, Energy Production, Information technology ] | Cooling technology, Heating in buildings, IT Software |
We develop an innovative concept of smart heating and cooling low temperature thermal network. | |||
Exomotion |
2018 GE validation |
e-motorbike, e-motorcycle, e-scooter | |
At Exomotion we are re-imagining transportation and creating a more inclusive approach for mobility services. Our mission to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities and provide inclusion to simply enable users to have equal chance for enjoying their lives on the go. | |||
Fireforce Technology |
2018 VD validation |
[ Heating and cooling energy ] | Heat industrial usage, Heating in buildings |
Fireforce Technology develops clean and effective biomass combustion processes that emits ultra-low pollutant levels. We develop our own models of wood burners adapted to your application. | |||
FlatMan |
2018 TI growth |
[ Construction of buildings ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
FlatMan is a web platform with a dedicated smartphone application that allows real estate agencies and property owners to communicate with tenants and craftsmen faster and more efficiently, eliminating redundancies and optimizing the whole process of property management. | |||
FOODOO |
2018 BE growth |
[ Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
With a mobile kitchen and voluntary helpers we produce high quality and marketable products to fight against food waste and its consequences for the environment. The products produced at our FOODOO FACTORY Parties are distributed on foodoo.world and through its partners throughout Switzerland. The main product is FOODOO GEMÜSEBOUILLON PASTE. | |||
GEOEG |
2018 VD validation |
[ Energy management solutions, Engineering, Environmental monitoring ] | Communication, Low technology |
At GEOEG, we foster the multiple roles of the underground, a spatial, material and resourceful medium that can support and host structures and infrastructures, as well as provide renewable energy. From this perspective, we developed a multidisciplinary approach allowing to plan, design, and manage it in the most integrated way. | |||
eTriBike (HCP SWISS) |
2018 SG validation |
[ Mobility & Fleet management, Transport & logistics of goods ] | e-bike |
We engineer high-quality eTriBikes for different applications, such as: transportation of handicapped people, with or without wheelchair, cargo bikes, special custom designs. | |||
Inergio |
2020 VD formation |
[ Energy storage ] | Battery, Hydrogen technology and fuel cells |
INERGIO develops low-cost decentralized energy solution serving consumer, security, off-grid industry and robotic systems. Their lightweight fuel cell power packs are operating based on widely available butane/propane providing a reliable, lightweight and eco-friendly solution at high autonomy. | |||
dingz (iolo) |
2018 FR growth |
[ Energy management solutions, Information technology ] | Internet of Things |
The problem with Smart Homes: they are either expensive, complicated, fragile and quickly out of date or filled with gadgets with limited applications. That's why we invented dingz: a Smart Home should be easy to install and even easier to use. It doesn't need to cost too much and has to remain open to future developments. We think we did it. What might just look like an elegant light switch is nothing less than the bridge from traditional living towards the standard of the future. | |||
Kido Dynamics |
2018 VD validation |
Transport & Mobility [ Many fields, Mobility & Fleet management, Road vehicles and transport ] | IT blockchain or algorithms, Smartcity |
Kido Dynamics provides tools for companies to deeply understand people’s mobility patterns. Our technology provides exhaustive, contextual analytics for people mobility patterns. Demand for such tools is very broad all over the world, including segments such as transportation, out-of-home marketing, tourism, events, and smart cities. | |||
Komp-ACT |
2018 VD growth |
Transport & Mobility [ Energy efficiency ] | Motor & actuator |
At KOMP-ACT, we manufacture the industry’s most compact, lightweight, cost-efficient electric actuators, grippers and accessories destined for the motion automation market. Our patented electric solutions designed for maximum reliability and performance can be easily integrated onto new machinery or retrofitted onto virtually any existing machinery where traditional pneumatic actuators are used. Our products are designed and manufactured in Switzerland. | |||
LES BATOILLES |
2019 FR growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
A reusable bag from recycled material produced locally for vegetables and other shoppings to replace plastic bags and an online shop to sell locally made items. | |||
Libattion |
2018 ZH validation |
[ Energy storage ] | |
Libattion is an innovative lithium battery provider accelerating the global shift to a more sustainable energy storage technology. | |||
LINIA |
2018 ZH validation |
Construction & buildings [ Electricity ] | Drone & flight |
Our software LINIAair enables power grid operators to acquire a huge amount of data of infrastructure fast and autonomous with drones. Our cloud based platform LINIAgrid processes, visualizes and analyzes data with AI-algorithms, to find damage or threats to power lines. Benefits: The reliable data base and sophisticated analytics result in increased security of supply and less power outage for customers. | |||
lunchidee |
2018 BE validation |
Health & House & Body Care [ Food production & retail, Healthcare, Resource efficiency, Restaurants ] | Low technology |
Lunchidee is a three-year pilot project that promotes a sustainable and healthy eating culture and serves enjoyable lunch menus and inspiring ideas that stimulate reflection and action. They also offer an attractive platform for information, inspiration and exchange: for guests, restaurateurs and the public. | |||
MIRO Analytical Technologies |
2018 ZH growth |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ Resource efficiency ] | Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data, Sensors |
MIRO Analytical Technologies has been founded as an Empa spinoff to bring the latest mid-infrared gas sensing technology based on quantum cascade lasers (QCL) to the market. Measures simultaneously up to 10 most important green-house gases and pollutants and allows easy use through an intuitive interface on a 7 " touch screen display. | |||
Mithras Technology |
2018 GR validation |
[ Electricity ] | Battery, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
Mithras Technology is an Energy startup based in Switzerland. We are developing Thermoelectric Generators (TEGs) to harvest the human body heat and turn it into electricity. | |||
Mondays |
2018 ZH growth |
[ Healthcare ] | Low technology |
Mondays is a Femtech company, an online subscription for environmentally friendly, plastic free period products. At Mondays we know shopping for periods products is a hassle no one needs. And making environmentally friendly choices when buying period products, simply takes up too much time for most people to bother. Mondays allows women to purchase sustainable, 100% plastic free period products, have none of the guilt and save time in the process. A one-time registration and your period products will arrive on your doorstep in time every month. | |||
Muntagnard |
2018 GR validation |
[ clothes ] | Low technology |
online shop with very sustainable new clothes and Rethinking products from material to functionality without bias in order to develop the best possible version. Advancind sustainable innovations to equip the urban pathfinder. Our T-Shirt Legna and jacket is specially produced for the brand. One part is entirely made from wood-based fibres. More breathable and softer than cotton. Less odor-sensitive than synthetics. The first guaranteed plastic-free garment in the world. | |||
MyFoodways |
2018 BE growth |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
MyFoodways gets to know what you love - and what you don’t - and offers you personalised recipe recommendations. You can search for a specific item or swap and switch the ingredients in one of your favourite recipes. All MyFoodways recipes are flexible and adapt what you have at home. | |||
NaturaYuva |
2018 BS validation |
[ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Bodycare, Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail ] | Bio technologies |
NaturaYuva aims to rejuvenate agriculture by developing organic farming protocols of medicinal and aromatic plants and subsequent ecological extraction processes to produce niche natural ingredients used in varied end segments such as nutraceuticals, flavors, cosmetics, pharma. | |||
OHANA Move |
2018 ZH stagnant |
[ Functional clothes, Waste & recycling ] | Low technology, Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
OHANA Move is an environmentally friendly active wear label from Switzerland. We produce sportswear that consists of almost 80% recycled PET bottles. For one leggings from our production 25 PET bottles are needed. It is OHANA Move's highest concern to design trendy clothing that breaks new and environmentally conscious ground. Our reversible two-in-one clothing can be worn on both sides and is therefore doubly individual. | |||
Olanga ( previously myFoodWaste ) |
2020 AG validation |
[ Catering, Environmental monitoring, Farming & agriculture, Resource efficiency, Restaurants, Waste & recycling ] | Internet of Things |
Olanga is the Swiss solution for sustainable food consumption and Food Waste reduction in the gastronomy. It allows to preorder food with an app at company retaurants et university to personalize the diet plan and gives planning security to the restaurants. Olanga leads to sustainable cost savings and Food Waste reduction and helps to protect natural resources. Olanga can reduce the costs in canteens by up to 3% and significantly increase customers satisfaction. | |||
Oturb |
2018 NE formation |
[ Electricity, Energy storage ] | Hydrogen technology and fuel cells |
OTurb oil-free turbomachinery OTurb is a spin-off from the Laboratory for Applied Mechanical Design (LAMD) which is based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland and part of the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). This recirculator is designed and optimized to enhance Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SFOCs). Details on this recirculator technology are published in the Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage. | |||
SAMAWATT |
2018 VD growth |
[ Energy management solutions, Information technology ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, IT blockchain or algorithms, IT data usage |
SAMAWATT helps wind and solar park operators manage the market risk efficiently by providing pertinent solutions such as accurate production and price forecast, spot market trading strategies, battery storage optimization, and peer-to-peer energy exchange using modern technology and powerful algorithms. |