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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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| The problem with Smart Homes: they are either expensive, complicated, fragile and quickly out of date or filled with gadgets with limited applications.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. | |||
| IRISgo (previously ConceptIris) |
2020 LU validation |
[ Food production & retail, Recreation, Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| They developed and created the best and most convenient reusable cup. | |||
| iWin |
2019 TI validation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction,Construction & buildings [ Electricity, Energy Production ] | Photovoltaics |
| We patented an innovative window solution to integrate flexible thin film photovoltaic cells into windows blinds without compromising the design and the operation of the system. With iWin you can first protect your house from overheating in summer, reducing the energy bill and second it produces renewable electricity. iWin has reached the Proof of Concept (PoC) stage and now we are building the large size prototype. Participation: iWin turns high-rise and fully glazed buildings into power plants through an innovative window solution that integrate flexible thin film photovoltaic cells into windows blinds without compromising the design and the operation of the system. | |||
| Joulia |
2010 BE established |
Health & House & Body Care [ Building technology, Energy efficiency, Energy management solutions, Heating and cooling energy, Hotel, Sport ] | Enabling technologies, Heating in buildings |
| Invisibly integrated in a slim shower channel, Joulia-Inline recovers heat efficiently from the warm used shower water as it goes down the drain. Thanks to simple cold water diversion, the heat recovery unit saves up to 42% energy. Participation: Invisibly integrated in a slim shower channel, Joulia-Inline and Joulia-Twinline recover heat efficiently from the warm used shower water as it goes down the drain. Thanks to simple cold water diversion, the heat recovery unit saves up to 60% energy. | |||
| Juice Technology |
2014 ZG established |
Battery, e-mobility, e-vehicle charging | |
| Development and manufacture of charging infrastructure, charging stations, chargers, charging cables and electrical components for e-mobility. | |||
| 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. | |||
| KITRO |
2017 VD growth |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management,Recreation, hotels & restaurants [ Resource efficiency, Restaurants, Waste & recycling ] | Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data |
| Measuring and reducing food waste in restaurants and canteens with user-friendly solution that reduces cost and wasted resources. | |||
| Koa-Impact |
2017 ZH growth |
[ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail, Resource efficiency ] | Low technology |
| At Koa, we redefine the perception of value creation in the cocoa value chain of rural West Africa. By utilising the so far discarded cocoa pulp, we increase the farmer’s income by 30% and reduce food waste by 40%. The new technology is carbon neutral and solar powered. Thanks to the decentral extraction, we can directly work with more than 1’000 farmers. Koa’s 100% traceable and modularly scalable operations enhance livelihood in rural communities significantly while carrying a delicious and exotic flavour into the world. | |||
| Kolbev |
2020 ZH formation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production),Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Energy efficiency, Energy sufficiency ] | e-vehicle charging, Renewable technologies |
| Kolbev is a stealth mode startup, established to provide consumers our planet's environmentally friendly energy and make it universally accessible and useful. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Kompotoi |
2016 ZH growth |
Construction & buildings [ Waste & recycling ] | |
| Kompotoi rents, designs and sells composting toilets. Kompotoi toilets not only look good, they are environmentally friendly and absolutely odorless. We turn "human output" into a soil conditioner, closing an important natural cycle. | |||
| Koord |
2016 FR validation |
Drone & flight, Motor & actuator | |
| KOORD provides customized mechatronic solutions optimized for the needs of companies as well as research and development offices. Our multidisciplinary know-how in the fields of mechanics, electronics and software offers you a complete support for the development of your products, from the feasibility study to the production of series. | |||
| kWIQly |
2008 BE validation |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity efficiency, Financing and financial services ] | Climate technologies, IT data usage, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| kWIQly interprets automatic meter reading data and identifies energy waste. Online discovery of energy saving opportunities from consumption data; kWIQly distils actionable insights from energy metering and weather data for energy managers. This allows energy retailers to support clients, ease acquisition, improve retention and drive cross-sales. | |||
| La Petite Epicerie |
2018 VD growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| La Petite Epicerie is a new way of getting local supplies. It is a room filled with products from local producers with free access 24-7 using our mobile application. It's not only the tool that lets you do your shopping anytime, but it's also a source of information on how and who produces what you eat. | |||
| LavaConcept Switzerland |
2013 AI stagnant |
[ Engineering, Resource sufficiency ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Geothermal energy |
| Construction materials made from volcanic lava residues, with very good heat properties. | |||
| LEDCity |
2017 ZH growth |
[ Construction of buildings, Electricity efficiency ] | LED, Lighting |
| LEDCity develops autonomous lights with various integrated sensors to let them decide by itself if and how much light is needed. Savings up to 90% are possible. | |||
| LEDsafari |
2016 VD established |
[ Electricity, Energy Production ] | Enabling technologies, LED, Photovoltaics, Sensors |
| LEDsafari is a clean-tech social start-up based in Lausanne, Switzerland that develops innovative digital products to help solar companies and organisations to manage their staff and assets. LEDsafari addresses three types market: Innovative solar kits for education in schools, Online digital platform for staff and channel partner (HelioLearn©) and Low cost & Plug and Play IoT sensor for online monitoring of the solar devices (HelioHealth©). | |||
| LENR Cars |
2012 VD restructuring, on hold, no development |
[ Electricity, Engineering, Heating and cooling energy ] | 3D Printing, Battery, e-car, e-mobility, e-vehicle charging, Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution |
| LENR Cars is developing mobile electric generators based on LENR technology to power electric vehicles or provide heat and electric power to regular vehicles. There is no working prototype, yet. | |||
| 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. | |||
| L.E.S.S. |
2012 VD established |
[ Electricity efficiency, Resource efficiency ] | Lighting |
| Our goal is to design and develop effective and innovative lighting solutions to ensure reliable, sustainable and competitive systems. LED small scale lighting systems. | |||
| REACTIS SA (previously Le Thiec ASD) |
2018 VD growth |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| Innovative solutions for more recycling like foldable, light bins, compressing rubbish, new materials etc. | |||
| Libattion |
2018 ZH validation |
[ Energy storage ] | |
| Libattion is an innovative lithium battery provider accelerating the global shift to a more sustainable energy storage technology. | |||
| Librec |
2021 SO formation |
[ Energy storage, Waste & recycling ] | Battery, e-mobility, Physical & chemical & nano technologies, Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Collection and "closed-loop" recycling of all components of lithium-ion batteries from e-mobility | |||
| Limoo |
2021 VD validation |
[ Catering, Restaurants ] | Unknown |
| When you order from Limoo, you can order with the same excitement, assurance and peace of mind that come with dining out at any top-quality restaurant establishment. Our Chefs are professional private chefs or small family businesses traiteurs which comply with local food safety regulations and Limoo’s highest food standards. Limoo’s expert food tasters will also sample every single chef dish to ensure they’re amazing in flavor and value before adding it to our menus and reaching you! | |||
| 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. | |||
| Live Track |
2019 SG validation |
Transport & Mobility [ Environmental monitoring, Information technology, Resource efficiency, Transport & logistics of goods, Waste & recycling ] | Fleet management, Internet of Things, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Sensors, Smartcity, Waste management technologies, Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| SMART. INTELLIGENT. AND EFFICIENT. Live Track AG reinvents the management of silos and containers and the associated disposal and supply logistics. Thanks to an open platform that is independent of hardware manufacturers and the intelligent analytic of real-time data, we optimise the frequencies, routes and loading of vehicles. This solution saves you time and money and significantly reduces CO2 emissions | |||
| Locatee |
2014 ZH validation |
[ Construction of buildings ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Locatee is the leading workplace analytics solution that empowers workplace leaders to make fact-based decisions about their real estate portfolio by transforming complex data into space utilization insights. By leveraging various IT data sources, Locatee transforms information into actionable insight, thereby shaping the way employees interact with the workplace and making office buildings truly human-centric. | |||
| Lookthrough |
2017 AR validation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ Environmental monitoring, Information technology ] | IT data usage, IT Software, Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data |
| Lookthrough provides tools to streamline the collection and organization of bulk investment data. Fueling ESG reporting on non-public assets for better and more socially responsible investing. From investment due diligence and reporting to task delegation and automation. With a full audit trail to assure individual and corporate responsibility with limited liability. | |||
| Loriot |
2015 ZH growth |
IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals | |
| Internet platform for hosting IoT solution, focus can be on energy efficiency in buildings | |||
| lowimpact food |
2021 VD validation |
[ Food production & retail, Resource sufficiency ] | |
| Lowimpact food provides a concrete solution to the problem of feeding the planet in 2050. We revalue co-products from various local beer and fruit juice producers through the breeding of edible insects. Thanks to its low ecological impact and high bioconversion, insect breeding is part of sustainable production. The breeding is carried out in a controlled environment and devoid of invasive treatment. These insects are then transformed into an ultra protein flour which can be easily integrated into different foods (eg: cereal bars or protein pastes). | |||