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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brainwhere |
2018 ZH formation |
[ 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. | |||
| carvolution |
2018 BE growth |
[ Mobility & Fleet management, Road vehicles and transport ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| The basis of Carvolution are Mobility as a service, hand in hand with a sophisticated vehicle fleet. The combination of service and technology creates a new approach to mobility and provides the foundation for a sustainable mobility development. Different cars are available on a subscription model: One monthly price for car, fully comprehensive insurance, taxes and registration. | |||
| Caulys |
2019 VD growth |
[ Farming & agriculture ] | agricultural technologies |
| The Caulys Farm brings fresh and healthy products into the city, with cultivation methods suitable for the urban environment. Our project falls within a perspective of a sustainalbe production and consumption and is like an urban greenhouse. | |||
| Circle Soaps |
2018 ZH growth |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Bodycare, Waste & recycling ] | |
| Circle Soaps produces handmade, cold made soaps with organic and herbal ingredients. We are an ethical company and strive to be as environmentally friendly as possible and to minimize our waste. | |||
| ClearSpace |
2018 VD growth |
[ Prevention of or protection from technical risks ] | |
| ClearSpace develops in-orbit service missions to enable a vibrant, resilient, and sustainable space industry. | |||
| co-kitchen |
2018 BE formation |
Health & House & Body Care [ Food production & retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Co-kitchen began as a small vegan gastronomy business offering caterings,workshops and event organization based in Bern, Switzerland. Through these experiences, Kremena, the founder of co-kitchen, realized her passion lies in inspiring and empowering people to take charge of their home kitchens by cooking everyday meals which are healthy for themselves, other beings and the planet as a whole. | |||
| Corintis |
2022 VD validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Energy efficiency, Heating and cooling energy ] | Cooling technology |
| We are a provider of breakthrough semiconductor cooling solutions. Our solution utilizes a network of microscopically small cooling channels embedded inside the chip, which enables us to extract 10 times more heat compared to the current leading market alternatives, and extract this heat over 50x more energy efficiently. This enables the powerful integrated circuits of the future to break thermal limitations in a sustainable manner. | |||
| Daphne Technology |
2017 VD validation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ Maritime and waterways transport, Transport & logistics of goods ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Daphne Technology SA is developing a catalyst-free scrubber technology to help the petrochemical, power and transportation industries to reduce air emissions to the levels required by international and national regulations. Daphne Technology’s patented nanotechnology based solutions can be miniaturized and is especially well-suited to meet the requirements of marine vessels. | |||
| EATbyalex |
2018 ZH stagnant |
[ Food production & retail, Healthcare, Recreation ] | Low technology |
| We empower people to clean eating with weekly ready-to-eat meal plans. There is no need to plan, cook or shop, all our freshly prepared and balanced meals are delivered to you once a day. We only use organic and whole food ingredients. | |||
| 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. | |||