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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UrbanMetrix |
2021 TI Validation |
Energy & Power Systems [ Building Technologies, Data Platforms & Solutions ] | Smart: Measuring & monitoring, Smart: Sensors |
| UrbanMetrix is a 3D site-analysis software that allows inverting the design-process of urban architecture by starting it from the local environmental resources. Our USP is based on an inverted volumetric approach backed by a set of innovative filtering, combination, and transformation features. The generated solutions pre-empt environmental performance producing an economic value increase in the range of 5%. | |||
| Urstamm |
2021 AR Formation |
[ Forestry & Restauration & Land Use ] | None |
| We enable and promote sustainable timber, forest management and regionality through transparency and efficient processes with digital proof of origin on the wood. | |||
| use again (sumami) |
2021 SO Validation |
Components: Resource or material optimisation | |
| Sumami records materials in buildings and uses them to create component catalogs for its customers. In this way, they record which components can be reused economically and ecologically in a construction project. With the USEAGAIN app, Sumami also offers a marketplace that connects reuse stakeholders. | |||
| Va-loo.ch |
2021 ZH Formation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Components: Construction - Advanced materials & energy optimization, Components: Resource or material optimisation, Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use, Environment: Water conservation |
| The VaLoo association was founded on World Toilet Day 2021 with the aim "to create value from what ends up in the Loo". Our 44 founding members from 18 different organisations are a heterogeneous group of start-up entrepreneurs, associations, researchers, students and other interested parties. | |||
| Voltiris |
2022 VD Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Energy Production & Supply, Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Components: Construction - Advanced materials & energy optimization, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech |
| Founded in 2022 and based in Lausanne, Voltiris develops the first solar modules specifically designed to be compatible with greenhouse agriculture and crops. Using spectral filtering technology, Voltiris allows essential light wavelengths for photosynthesis to pass through to the plants, while redirecting the unused wavelengths to generate solar energy. This breakthrough enables greenhouse growers to transform their vast surfaces—over 60,000 hectares worldwide, representing a CHF 50 billion opportunity—into sources of clean, competitive, and independent energy, helping them move away from fossil fuels and accelerate the transition to carbon-free electrification. | |||
| Xilva |
2021 ZH Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards,Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Agricultural Finance & Insurance, Data Platforms & Solutions, ESG Reporting & Compliance, Financial Services ] | IT: AI Artificial intelligence, IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Xilva is a Swiss-based climate investment platform that connects investors with sustainable forestry and nature-based projects. The company provides due diligence, impact assessment and investment structuring services to facilitate capital allocation into natural climate solutions. By combining financial expertise with environmental impact analysis, Xilva supports the development of long-term, sustainable forest and land-use projects. | |||
| Yoordi |
2021 ZH Validation |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| Digital self-ordering solution: Yoordi's web app can be used to digitally handle ordering and payment services at events with multiple food and beverage providers. | |||
| Yumame Foods |
2021 ZH Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Alternative Proteins, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Protection, Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Yumame Foods produces delicious, healthy, and sustainable food products based on fungi and fermentation, working toward a more sustainable food future. | |||
| Zélo |
2021 VD Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| 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. | |||
| batterylog |
2022 BE Formation |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Battery, IT: IOT Internet of Things |
| Batterylog provides data and software driven solutions for the monitoring of electrical batteries. Based on a digital twin, our customers get an insight in the state of each individual battery and a quick overview to the whole battery fleet. We build customer specific dashboards or integrate our backend to an existing IT system. | |||
| CalandaAir (Arve) |
2023 GR Growth |
[ Air Quality Management ] | Smart: Home & building |
| ARVE helps you monitor the risk of virus transmission in your space by measuring key air quality factors such as CO2, PM, VOCs, temperature, and humidity. It calculates the concentration of airborne viruses and tracks your cumulative exposure over time. | |||
| 2050 materials |
2022 ZH Sold but still independently active |
[ Building Technologies ] | Components: Resource or material optimisation |
| 2050 Materials offers a platform that simplifies the process of comparing product sustainability, focusing on locally-sourced sustainable products. Their centralized data system helps teams understand the environmental impacts of design decisions quickly and effectively. By providing tools for design interpretation, product specification, and procurement, 2050 Materials aims to transform the way businesses approach sustainable product sourcing and design. | |||
| Airfix |
2023 ZH Formation |
[ Carbon Removal & Storage ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Building a Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage market. Airfix, a new subsidiary of South Pole, combines decades of climate finance and carbon project development expertise with a vision for a scalable Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage market in Switzerland and beyond. | |||
| alphornventures |
2022 TG Formation |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Alphorn Venture Partners is a global growth equity food tech company that combines the advantages of PE stability and VC growth to enable food tech innovators to develop breakthrough technologies. This is to be achieved through "the Forge". A scale-up space and innovation center in the north of Zurich, Switzerland. | |||
| Biosimo |
2022 ZH Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Circular Economy ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| We are a chemical engineering start-up aiming to develop and operate processes to produce bio-based platform chemicals. Our customers are chemical, industrial and consumer goods producers looking for ways to manufacture their products without using oil-based materials. With our bio-based chemicals, every-day products like textiles, glues, and films can become greener without changing design, supply chain, or market price. | |||
| Bottle+ |
2022 SG Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Resource Efficiency ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Bottle+ launches the reusable water bottle that allows you to make sparkling water anytime, anywhere - designed in Switzerland and completely plastic-free. | |||
| Callirius |
2022 SZ Validation |
Financials & Information Technology [ Carbon Removal & Storage, Financial Services ] | Environment: Carbon capture and storage, IT: AI Artificial intelligence, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Callirius operates a digital marketplace connecting enterprises and investors with high-quality, nature-based carbon removal projects (wetland, soil & agriculture, forest, ocean), enabling data-driven, science-backed financing of climate projects and access to curated carbon credits. | |||
| Capt'n Greenfin |
2022 BE Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Circular Economy, Waste Management & Recycling ] | Biological: Material based on biomass, Components: New chemical materials, Environment: Water pollution abatement |
| Capt'n Greenfin develops sustainable alternatives for predatory fish angling: plastic-free protein soft baits and lead-free jig weights made in Europe. The materials are designed to biodegrade if lost in the water, reducing plastic and lead pollution in lakes and rivers while still delivering strong catch results. | |||
| Carbon Removal Partners |
2022 ZH Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Carbon Removal & Storage, Financial Services ] | None |
| Specialists in Carbon Removal Investments Supporting Companies working on reversing Climate Change. | |||
| CLIMADA |
2022 ZH Growth |
[ Environmental Monitoring ] | IT: Software |
| Using state-of-the-art probabilistic modelling, CLIMADA allows to estimate the expected economic damage as a measure of risk today, the incremental increase from economic growth and the further incremental increase due to climate change. | |||
| cluster food & nutrition |
2022 FR Formation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| The Food & Nutrition Cluster is an association that has been active in the food sector since 2015. As a networking and intermediary platform at regional and national level, the Food & Nutrition Cluster aims to strengthen cooperation between the various players in the food ecosystem and support them in their innovation efforts. It combines food processing expertise with know-how on nutrition, health and new technologies, always taking into account sustainability and the principle of the circular economy. More than 80 members and partners from the food, agriculture, packaging and distribution sectors, as well as research and educational institutions, the public sector and trade associations are currently part of the Food & Nutrition Cluster network. | |||
| Construct202 (Bavox) |
2022 ZH Validation |
[ Building Technologies, Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Bavox is the pioneering construction management tool for architects, construction and specialist site managers and tradespeople. Bavox relies on intelligent voice assistants to record and assign tasks at lightning speed. | |||
| Crosstown H2R |
2022 AG Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards,Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Climate Technologies, Energy Efficiency ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Combustion tech & combined heat and power, Energy: Hydrogen tech and fuel cells |
| Crosstown H2R develops patented zero-carbon burner technology (H2R® Burner) enabling existing and new gas turbines to operate on any fuel blend from 100% natural gas to 100% hydrogen, eliminating CO₂ emissions and reducing NOx by up to 85%. The retrofit solution is designed to decarbonise gas turbine infrastructure without costly full-system replacement. | |||
| databaum |
2022 VD Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions, Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech |
| Smarter farming through better predictions with disease management tools for successful and healthy farming. Work less, increase your yield and save on pesticides. | |||
| Divea |
2024 VS Validation |
[ Carbon Removal & Storage, Climate Technologies ] | Environment: Carbon capture and storage, Environment: Climate tech |
| Divea is a Swiss climate-tech startup developing ultra-thin graphene membrane systems that selectively capture CO₂ directly from industrial flue gases. By avoiding heat or chemical solvents, the solution reduces energy consumption and operating costs compared to traditional capture methods. With demonstrators deployed in industrial settings, Divea aims to provide a scalable decarbonization pathway for hard-to-abate sectors. | |||
| Doppl |
2022 VD Growth |
[ Health Solutions ] | None |
| Doppl SA is a Swiss biotech company specializing in the development of standardized organoids for disease modeling and personalized medicine. Founded in 2022 as an ETH Zurich spin-off, it is headquartered in the EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne. The company focuses on creating organoid-based solutions for oncology, inflammatory diseases, rare diseases, and drug testing. | |||
| eightinks |
2022 ZH Validation |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery |
| Eightinks manufactures and designs lithium ion solid-state batteries. By regarding industrial production at an industrial scale their technology is suitable for large scale productions. By implementing a recyclable fast-charging cell design the batteries are more efficient to produce and more eco-friendly. | |||
| Enchar |
2022 ZH Validation |
[ Circular Economy ] | Biological: Material based on biomass, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Enchar is the first comprehensive B2B biochar market platform. With the help of their expertise and their biochar database Enchar helps customers pick the right form of biochar for their endeavor. For suppliers the platform offers an easy and risk free way to sell their produce. | |||
| Enshift |
2022 ZG |
None | |
| enshift AG is a Swiss energy solutions provider enabling the decarbonisation of large residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. The company develops, finances, implements, and operates integrated renewable energy systems, including photovoltaic installations, battery storage, heat pumps, electric mobility infrastructure, and intelligent energy management solutions. By combining technical expertise, digital monitoring, and flexible financing models, enshift supports property owners and portfolio managers in reducing carbon emissions, increasing energy efficiency, and optimising the long-term economic performance of their real estate assets. | |||
| FlexBase |
2022 AG Formation |
Buildings & Construction [ Data Platforms & Solutions, Electricity Grids & Flexibility, Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, IT: AI Artificial intelligence, Smart: Grid |
| FlexBase is building the Technology Center Laufenburg (TZL), set to house the world's largest redox flow battery storage system alongside a sovereign AI data center. The project strengthens European energy security, supports the integration of renewable energies, and will supply district heating to the surrounding region. | |||