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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimarjan |
Validation |
[ Regenerative Agriculture & Soil ] | None |
| Dimarjan is not just about planting trees, it’s about regenerative agroforestry, a model that restores degraded land, enhances biodiversity, and provides long-term benefits for both the planet and the people who depend on it. | |||
| DNAir |
2025 ZH Validation |
None | |
| Companies in land-intensive sectors such as mining, utilities and construction have legal obligations to monitor and manage biodiversity through the lifecycle of operations. Beyond legal requirements, the global trend towards natural capital accounting and nature risk management means companies are also beginning to recognise the strategic value of nature and biodiversity for value chain management, access to capital and market positioning. Still, companies lack access to timely and comprehensive data about biodiversity. Without high-quality data companies cannot measure the exact extent of their biodiversity impact and dependency, and therefore struggle to develop effective strategies to manage it. DNAir has developed a purpose-built air eDNA sampler capable of collecting high-quality air eDNA at scale. Instead of sending a team of ecological experts into the field, DNAir sensors continuously and reliably collect high-quality air eDNA, which after a standard laboratory extraction process is converted into granular biodiversity data. Beyond the clear use case of biodiversity monitoring, the same data that DNAir collects can eventually be leveraged across other sectors e.g. for managing agricultural pests and invasive species, protecting rare and threatened species, as well as tracking antibiotic resistance genes. It also has potential applications in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, such as novel protein discovery from the genetic sequences of newly detected species. | |||
| Dyneo Technologies |
2023 GE Validation |
None | |
| Dyneo provides District Heating and Cooling network operators with a data-driven solution to reduce the carbon footprint of their infrastructures. Its data-driven solution seamlessly integrates with existing networks, reducing heat losses and increasing their share of renewables. Dyneo is already supporting operators with a combined installed capacity of over 300 MW and is determined to reinforce both domestic and international footprint. Dyneo’s unique value proposition is twofold. First, its technology can connect to any thermal network, regardless of their digital maturity and equipment modernity. This provides a unified solution without the need for expensive and time-consuming modernization. Second, its data-driven approach allows for a fully automated modelling of the infrastructures that does not require manual configuration. This enables a fast deployment with minimal client efforts. This allows operators to achieve significant efficiency gains at scale, across large networks with minimal complexity and cost. | |||
| lalana |
2021 SO Validation |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | Other: Low tech |
| High quality and 100% recycled textile yarn for your next project. Inspiration for #knitting #crochet or #macramé. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Emissium |
2023 VD Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | IT: Blockchain or algorithms |
| Emissium brings reliable, transparent and actionable electricity emissions data | |||
| Empti.Me |
2019 ZH Validation |
[ Circular Economy ] | None |
| Empti is Swiss environment focused startup. It helps to reduce single use plastics by incentivizing using reusable containers. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Energy Web |
2019 ZG Validation |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Building operation systems for energy grids, based on open-source, decentralized technologies to enable development and deployment of decentralized applications for the energy sector and beyond. | |||
| Enlightra |
2017 VD Validation |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | Components: Optic devices |
| Optical microresonator offer a unique solution to the ever increasing demand for more telecommunications bandwidth and many other areas of use like Optical References, Low Noise Microwave .. | |||
| Aquazoom |
2015 ZG Validation |
[ Biodiversity & Ecosystem Protection ] | Energy: Hydro |
| AquaZoom removes barriers to fish migration while producing power - economically restoring rivers everywhere. We strive for electricity production in complete harmony with nature. Therefore, we grew to leading pioneers in micro hydropower and aim to share our patented water vortex technology worldwide. | |||
| Entomos |
2009 VD Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| the world's first 50/50 flexi-burger made with 50% organic Swiss mealworms and 50% Swiss beef | |||
| eRevo |
2020 LU Validation |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Combustion tech & combined heat and power, Energy: Hydrogen tech and fuel cells, Energy: Storage other than batteries |
| eRevo AG is dedicated to the energy revolution of building energy by means of H₂ and thus contributes an approach to the decarbonization of our living spaces. | |||
| Evaarist |
2024 VS Validation |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery |
| Evaarist is a Swiss company based in Sion, specializing in renewable energy and energy self-sufficiency solutions enabling autarci through batteries. The company develops network platforms that optimize energy production, storage, and consumption, enabling businesses and communities to achieve greater energy independence. | |||
| Evolium Technologies SA |
2024 VS Validation |
[ Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage ] | Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Evolium Technologies accelerates battery circularity by transforming used micromobility batteries into reliable, modular energy storage systems for renewable energy. Our innovative process combines robot-assisted disassembly, autonomous AI-driven testing, and scalable reassembly to unlock the full potential of second-life batteries—reducing electronic waste and the environmental footprint of storage. We serve renewable energy producers, off-grid infrastructure, and SMEs seeking affordable, sustainable energy storage. Our subscription-based model guarantees performance while significantly lowering CAPEX. What sets Evolium apart is our proprietary technology in intelligent testing and modular reassembly, enabling cost-effective, scalable reuse. Our batteries are repairable, traceable, and adapted to diverse use cases, positioning us as pioneers in sustainable, distributed storage solutions. | |||
| cine.equipment |
2019 BE Validation |
[ Media & Communications ] | IT: Video and Film |
| CINE.EQUIPMENT is an online marketplace where you can offer film and photo equipment and / or rent it from other users. | |||
| Faircustomer |
2007 ZH Validation |
Culture, Education & Media,Health, Wellness & Care [ Circular Economy ] | Other: Low tech |
| Faircustomer.ch is an internet marketplace where traders can independently offer and / or purchase goods and / or services. The dealers are Swiss suppliers who value sustainability: facilities for people with disabilities, designers of ecological solutions, integration projects, cooperatives from the countries of the south and Swiss importers of fairly traded articles. Pictures, texts and videos show where and by whom the articles were made. | |||
| fgen |
2011 BS Validation |
[ Circular Economy ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| FGen is a Swiss start-up company founded 2011 in Basel as a spin-off from the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering of the ETH Zurich. As a contract research organization we collaborate with partners from Biotech, Life Sciences, Agribusiness, and Pharma in order to develop microbes, cells, chemicals, and proteins for various applications. | |||
| Field Food AG (eggfield) |
2022 ZH Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| EggField produces a new generation of natural, plant-based egg alternatives. EggField Basic Aquafaba, EggField One and EggField Plus replace Whole Egg, Egg White and Egg Yellow out of natural ingredients without additives. | |||
| flowbone |
2020 VD Validation |
[ Health Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| In our aging society, fracture prevention in the elderly is an urgent topic. Hip fractures are the most costly and devastating, with a 1-year mortality of a staggering 20%. Drugs are inefficient for the hips and surgical techniques too invasive. EPFL spinoff flowbone developed a new generation of biomaterial that can be injected into the hips in a simple ambulatory procedure to locally restore bone strength in hips before they break. | |||
| fungi futuri |
2021 BE Validation |
[ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| Growing and researching edible mushrooms and fungi | |||
| Fungusto |
2023 ZG Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| fungusto specialises in the development, trade and production of fungal food and nutritional supplements as well as the management of a mycotheque. | |||
| Gaia Tech |
2021 BE Validation |
[ Resource Efficiency ] | Biological: Material based on biomass |
| Gaia Tech upcycles ingredients from agricultural sidestreams. By sourcing the waste of those sidestreams and processing them, they deliver natural compounds for cosmetics, food and feed industries. This way agricultural producers and local communities profit by not having to get rid of the waste in a often environmentally harmful and costly way. | |||
| Kaleio |
2020 BS Validation |
[ Education & Learning, Media & Communications ] | Other: Unknown |
| We encourage girls to go their own way. According to their personal interests and strengths. And we are committed to a society without restrictive gender stereotypes. So that girls can grow up without making themselves small. | |||
| posmo |
2020 ZH Validation |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Software |
| Posmo is a data cooperative for mobility data. Through the self-determined collection of mobility data, the basis for sustainable mobility is to be created. | |||
| go clear |
2020 BL Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Other: Low tech |
| go clear makes it easy for you to fill up your car with wiper water. Fill up your car with the required amount of wipe water without spilling, directly from the go clear petrol pump. Afterwards, pay for the filled up wipe cleaner directly at the cash register. | |||
| Grassrooted |
2019 ZH Validation |
[ Restaurants ] | Other: Low tech |
| food cooperative - a counter-model to the supermarket. | |||
| greenmodul.ch |
2019 SH Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech |
| Container with hydroponic plant growth and with a potentiated light well, daylight is reflected and distributed into the interior of the greenmodul, allowing vegetables and plants to grow on multiple levels. With additional LED light during the night, the seedlings grow in the hydroponic method (substrate-free cultivation with nutrient solution) under ideal conditions and without stress. The plants grow 24 hours, 365 days, with about 90% less water and free of any micro-civilization residues in water and air. | |||
| GreenState |
2021 ZH Validation |
[ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech |
| GreenState AG specializes in indoor cultivation in modular and vertical farms with which resources and costs are to be saved. They plan plan on operating several farms in Switzerland, the USA and the EU. In addition, they offer for sale the necessary hardware and software solutions to build and operate modular and vertical farms. | |||
| Grensol |
2021 ZH Validation |
[ Circular Economy, Waste Management & Recycling ] | Environment: Climate tech, Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Grensol AG, a Zurich-based cleantech startup founded in 2021, is revolutionizing waste management by transforming mixed waste from end-of-life vehicles, appliances, electronic scrap, and demolition into valuable raw materials for a circular economy. Its patented photolysis technology uses high-intensity light powered by renewable energy to break down hydrocarbons in seconds, recovering emissions-free hydrogen and carbon black—key feedstocks for new polymers—while avoiding toxic emissions. | |||