Discover startups and projects in the environment and energy sectors filtered by business area and technology.
This list includes high potential projects and companies based and working primarily in Switzerland, founded or active since 2000 and still operational, and range from an initial concept up to those that are trying to capture a larger market space.
If your startup or project is missing or if you would like more information, please get in touch and we would be happy to assist you.
| Company Name | Founding year / Canton | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webmodus | 2008 | Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency ] | lighting |
| AG | Whenever the backside of the screen is illuminated the frontside starts to shine. It doesn’t matter what light source you use. | ||
| WeCharge | 2016 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity, Energy storage ] | Electric batteries |
| BE | WeCharge, a smart internet enabled power socket lets people share energy and charge their electric vehikel at every corner. | ||
| Why ! open computing | 2013 | Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas), Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Resource efficiency, Waste & recycling ] | low technology |
| VD | Sale of electronic products (laptops, hard disks, tablets, etc.) chosen for their quality and ecological characteristics (low consumption, labeling, repairability), support services for customers. | ||
| wiederverwerkle | 2015 | Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Waste & recycling ] | |
| ZH | The aim of the Wiederverwerkle association is to reuse residual materials for something new. It collects residual wood and metal from local industrial and craft enterprises. The material is processed, sorted and offered for sale at a reasonable price. | ||
| World Climate Credit (MySollars) | 2010 | Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction | gamification, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| VD | MySollars enables socially and environmentally responsible companies to directly engage with consumers, thus improving the effectiveness of their CSR initiatives. | ||
| WormUp | 2014 | Food, Farming or Forestry [ Food production & retail, Forestry, Waste & recycling ] | |
| ZH | todo Participation: WormUp strives to avoid burning biogenic waste. Therefore a practical and aesthetic composting system was developped. If we allow worms to convert our biogenic waste odourlessly into effective fertilizer, the cicle of nature closes and our waste turns again into our food. | ||
| Xemtec | 2001 | Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency ] | enabling technologies |
| VD | Add-on smart units to existing meters for monitoring. | ||
| Xperience | 2008 | Transport & Mobility [ Energy efficiency, Engineering ] | e-bike, e-mobility |
| OW | „Green energy is the future!“e-Xperience stands for innovative high-quality e-mobility products. | ||
| XyloPower | 2008 | Construction & buildings, Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Electricity, Heat energy, Resource efficiency ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Hydro energy |
| ZH | systems for generating electricity and heat from wood; Xylo supplies turnkey systems for environmentally friendly and sustainable energy supply. By thermo-chemical conversion of organic energy sources, a synthesis gas for decentralized applications is generated in the DC fixed-bed gasification plant | ||
| yamo | 2016 | Food, Farming or Forestry [ Food production & retail ] | Bio technologies, Physical or chemical technologies |
| ZG | Ecological, healthy baby food sterilized with a new pressure method to keep vitamines, color etc. | ||
| YouMo | 2010 | Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Transport & Mobility [ Energy efficiency, Engineering ] | e-bike, e-mobility |
| SG | More than just an E-bike. | ||
| Younergy | 2013 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | Photovoltaics |
| AG | Solar power subscription for homes with no up-front cost.Solar installation. Financing of solar installations. | ||
| Yova | 2017 | Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Financing and financial services ] | low technology |
| ZH | The purpose of the Company is to provide investment advisory, asset management and investment advisory services, to provide information, in particular in the field of electronic media, to provide support services in the field of general financial and investment consulting and related activities. | ||
| Zaphiro Technologies | 2017 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity, Electricity efficiency ] | Smartgrid |
| VD | SynchroGuard is a new smart solution for electrical grid monitoring and automation. Thanks to its advanced sensing infrastructure, SynchroGuard has the outstanding feature to combine in a single solution real-time grid monitoring, optimal control of grid resources, and smart fault management. | ||
| Zarawind | 2017 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | Wind energy |
| ZH | Our Lighter-Than-Air wind power system is designed compact, cost-effective and eco-friendly to be used in remote off-grid locations. For the installation of the wind power system at that altitude, the use of a buoyant gas aerostat allows the user to carry an electrical generator | ||
| Zenna | 2012 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity, Energy efficiency ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Photovoltaics |
| SG | Services for solar power supply chain. | ||
| Z Institute | 2015 | Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Transport & Mobility [ Electricity, Energy efficiency ] | e-bike, e-mobility |
| ZG | A novel electric motor that can be attached to any wheel. | ||
| zoë circular building | 2017 | Construction & buildings [ Construction of buildings, Resource efficiency, Resource sufficiency ] | |
| ZH | Building with natural, untreated and local materials: healthy, sustainable and affordable. | ||