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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Hängry |
2022 ZH formation |
[ Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
Ready to eat dishes from food waste, delivered to you. | |||
hoyou |
2022 ZG validation |
[ Building technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
The first Swiss real estate exchange platform. House against house, flat against flat, small against large, country against city: hoyou offers searchers a simple platform where they can present their current home and find a new home at the same time. | |||
mycosuisse |
2022 validation |
Construction & buildings,Food, Farming or Forestry [ Construction of buildings, Farming & agriculture, Waste & recycling ] | Bio technologies |
Mycosuisse develops various applications based on different fungal mycelia, e.g. insulation & packaging material, cleaning agents based on mycoremediation, fungal mycelia-based auxiliaries for plant cultivation | |||
neuraVOLT |
2022 ZH validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity grids & flexibility ] | Battery, e-mobility, IT Software, Smartgrid |
euraVOLT enables EV Charging infrastructure to become a key component of an interconnected energy world backed by it’s AI-driven digital ecosystem with data-driven intelligence. | |||
Nutrai |
2016 ZH formation |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Healthcare ] | Smart device |
We discover the how, when, & why of food consumption patterns that are affecting patients health | |||
OPTIML |
2022 ZH validation |
[ Construction of buildings, Energy management solutions, ESG Reporting, Information technology ] | IT Software |
OPTIML is the next generation of AI-based software for intelligent cost and CO₂-conscious decision support and asset management in the building sector. | |||
Rheiazymes |
2022 validation |
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Rheiazymes is a Swiss biotech company on a mission to keep fashion’s high-value polymers in a YARN-TO-YARN® loop using its proprietary Molecular Bio-Recycling. By harnessing natural enzymes, we separate materials at the molecular level back into their main raw components. This reclaimed raw material can then be sold back to industry to make new products. Our first industry application is developing the technology to recover Polyamide from Polyamide-Elastane (PA/EA) blends. | |||
Share.P |
2022 ZH validation |
Construction & buildings,Transport & Mobility [ Electricity efficiency, Mobility & Fleet management ] | e-vehicle charging |
Share.P is an innovative plug-and-play system that digitizes existing parking infrastructure and solves car parking and electric vehicle charging problems. Share.P solutions reduce traffic and air pollution by enabling building owners to rent out parking spaces and charging stations for electric vehicles in a convenient, fully automated and customizable way. | |||
Airfix |
2022 ZH formation |
[ climate carbon removal ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
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. | |||
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. | |||
VEIU Tech |
2022 ZH validation |
[ Electricity grids & flexibility, Resource efficiency ] | e-vehicle charging, Fleet management, Smartgrid |
Charge management solution that leverages E-Fleet operation data to unleash full flexibility potential and create value to grids and EV owners | |||
viboo |
2022 ZH |
[ Building technology, Heating and cooling energy ] | IT Software |
Reduce building energy consumption by 20-40% with self-learning predictive control. viboo offers self-learning predictive control on the basis of physics-informed Machine Learning as a cloud service to smart-thermostat and building automation companies. | |||
washo |
2022 ZG validation |
[ Cleaning ] | |
Washo is the environmentally friendly alternative to conventional detergents: Ecologically clean, practical and pre-dosed. | |||
Xilva |
2021 ZH validation |
[ climate carbon removal, Forestry ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
Xilva is a digital platform where one can invest in regenerative forests. Sourcing, screening and funding are all part of the process through which Xilva enables the support of forest projects all around the globe. | |||
Yuxi |
2022 ZH validation |
[ Energy efficiency ] | Enabling technologies, IT data usage, IT Software |
Yuxi leverages data from Building Management Systems to optimize the building's energy consumption and indoor quality. | |||
Zurich Soft Robotics |
2022 ZH formation |
[ Building technology, Energy Production ] | Photovoltaics |
Zurich Soft Robotics produces a novel adaptive solar façade named Solskin. It increases photovoltaic energy production compared to conventional methods. Furthermore, the façade offers additional solar protection through AI-controlled shading. | |||
Floating Robotics |
2023 ZH validation |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Engineering, Farming & agriculture, Information technology, Resource efficiency ] | Robotic |
We automate harvesting and de-leafing in greenhouses with an integrated robotic and AI solution that easily adapts to existing standards. | |||
mygrid |
2023 AG validation |
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mygrid offers charging systems for electric vehicles for apartment buildings and companies with an easy and transparent user experience for all parties involved. | |||
Borobotics |
2023 ZH formation |
[ Engineering ] | Robotic |
The team at Borobotics has developed an autonomomous compact drilling robot which can be used to extract geothermal energy. The main advantages of using their borerobot "Grabowski" are, that it is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than previous drilling methods. In addition the robot is more compact. This way drilling can also be carried out in places where this was not possible before. | |||
BTRY |
2023 ZH formation |
[ Energy storage ] | Battery |
With their reliable solid-state Li-ion battery, which can be charged in one minute, BTRY tries to revolutionize the energy storage industry. By stacking their thin shape thin-film solid-state batteries on top of eachother fast charging and high energy storage tailored to meet the customers needs are enabled. BTRYs innovative vacuum manufacturing process is better for the planet because it is completly solvent-free | |||
Dyneo Technologies |
2023 validation |
[ Building technology, Energy efficiency, Heating and cooling energy, Information technology ] | Internet of Things, IT blockchain or algorithms, IT data usage, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, IT Software, Sensors, Smarthome & building |
Dyneo develops data acquisition, processing and analysis technologies to support the energy transition of thermal networks. | |||
Emissium |
2023 VD validation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ Electricity grids & flexibility ] | IT blockchain or algorithms |
Emissium brings reliable, transparent and actionable electricity emissions data | |||
Fountain |
2023 ZH formation |
[ Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | food tech |
Fountain created a zero-waste beverage vending machine. The drinks are made out of natural essences which the machine directly adds to tap water. The beverages can be personalized and poured directly into a reusable bottle or a glass. | |||
Fungusto |
2023 validation |
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fungusto specialises in the development, trade and production of fungal food and nutritional supplements as well as the management of a mycotheque. | |||
Kohlenkraft |
2023 ZH formation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ climate carbon removal ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Carbon capture and storage, Construction: Resource or material optimisation |
KohlenKraft develops, designs and produces climate positive building materials. Their plaster and insulation are made out of charcoal. The insulation stores carbon from the atmosphere and can be reused, recycled, landfilled or composted after its use. | |||
niatsu |
2023 validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Environmental monitoring, Food production & retail ] | Climate technologies, food tech, IT Software |
Niatsu provides a carbon footprint framework to enable their customers to automate the CO2-Calculation of their food products. | |||
openversum |
2023 ZH growth |
[ Water Management ] | Filters & Membranes |
Openversum produces a low cost all-in-one water filter for the removal of pathogens, pesticides, heavy metals and micropollutants. Using their online platform local entrepreneurs can get the necessary knowhow to micro franchise the filters around the globe. | |||
RECOAL |
2023 validation |
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RECOAL AG, a Swiss company, has developed a cutting-edge carbon removal technology that transforms waste biomass into Negative Emission Coal, providing a reliable, permanent and easy-to-scale solution that securely stores CO2 underground. | |||
Unbound Potential |
2023 validation |
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Designing and building a new type of redox flow battery | |||
fungi futuri |
2021 validation |
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Growing and researching edible mushrooms and fungi |