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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun-Ways |
2023 VD validation |
[ Energy Production ] | Photovoltaics |
| Sun-Ways develops, manufactures and sells technical devices that enable the installation of removable solar power plants between the rails of a railroad track. | |||
| Be the change |
2012 SG validation |
Health & House & Body Care [ Food production & retail, Sport ] | food tech |
| The production of food, vital substances and sports nutrition is their passion, they work strictly according to Swiss food law and the Swissness regulation of the Swiss Confederation. | |||
| Swissponic |
2021 TI validation |
[ Farming & agriculture ] | agricultural technologies |
| Swissponic has developed an automated system for growing vegetable hors-sols at home. The system consists of a hydroponic structure, a control unit with dedicated software and a cloud connection for remote culture management at any time. | |||
| taketray |
2004 ZH validation |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| The most functional pocket ashtray solves litterling. | |||
| TEIL.style |
2020 BE validation |
[ clothes ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| TEIL - the open closet in Bern and alternative to todays clothing consumption. Sustainability, variety and style are possible when we borrow more and own less. | |||
| Terapet |
2019 GE validation |
[ Healthcare ] | Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Proton therapy is the most precise radiotherapy for cancer treatment. However, monitoring the doses during treatments remains a guessing game based on simulations. Terapet SA, a CERN startup, develops a novel medical device which enables medical doctors for the first time to monitor the delivered proton dose inside the patients during cancer treatment: in-vivo, non-invasive, in 3D and real-time. This solution ensures that every patient receives the right dose, every time. | |||
| testmate |
2020 VD validation |
[ Healthcare ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Physical & chemical & nano technologies, Wearable devices or apps |
| The wait-time for test results identifying the four most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is three to seven days. Testmate Health is the first rapid at home self-test that provides results in minutes, in an anonymous, convenient and easy manner. Results are scanned and uploaded to a paired app that guides patients towards appropriate follow-up if necessary. | |||
| Loopia |
2019 ZH validation |
[ Information technology ] | Wearable devices or apps |
| We are Thingsy, a young start-up with a big vision: to move away from the throwaway society towards the circular economy. Thingsy is here to help you manage your warranty receipts, when one of your products breaks down, or when you want to donate, share or resell a device. In order to develop the best app for you, we are expanding and optimizing our offer step by step. You can find out more about us on our website. Thingsy - Extending the life of Things | |||
| tropfbox |
2022 SO validation |
Production of eco friendly products [ Bodycare, Trade and Retail ] | |
| Tropfbox is an online platform for all things to do with periods. It offers access to sustainable menstrual products that can be purchased by subscription. | |||
| Unbound Potential |
2023 validation |
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| Designing and building a new type of redox flow battery | |||
| UNIWASTEC |
2021 ZG validation |
[ climate carbon removal, Waste & recycling ] | Filters & Membranes, Hydrogen technology and fuel cells, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| UNIWASTEC is a technology company that operates in the field of waste-to-energy production. We have combined the most innovative and greenest waste-to-energy technologies to produce Green Hydrogen, Synthetic liquids and gases, electricity and drinking water. | |||
| Vegipack |
2021 VD validation |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| An ecological water bottle made from sugar cane, which is also compostable at the end of its life. Veganbottle is a positive alternative to global plastic pollution. | |||
| 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 | |||
| Voliro |
2019 ZH validation |
[ Construction of buildings, Construction of infrastructure (roads, bridges ..), Energy Production ] | Drone & flight, Sensors |
| Drones as flying inspection robot The robots are capable of performing in-depth structural integrity assessments using advanced inspection technologies. | |||
| Volumina Medical |
2018 VD validation |
[ Healthcare ] | New chemical materials, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Reconstructive surgery after breast cancer is currently costly, risky, highly invasive and results are temporary or don't look natural. EPFL spinoff Volumina Medical created AdiPearl, an injectable implant with the capacity to regenerate damaged tissues for breast reconstruction in a single minimally invasive procedure. AdiPearl will improve the quality of life by bringing to breast cancer survivors a safe, effective, quality, and cost efficient breast reconstruction solution. | |||
| washo |
2022 ZG validation |
[ Cleaning ] | |
| Washo is the environmentally friendly alternative to conventional detergents: Ecologically clean, practical and pre-dosed. | |||
| Circulago (WWZ) |
2016 ZG validation |
[ Electricity, Energy Production ] | Cooling technology, Heat Exchanger, Heating in buildings |
| Circulago is a WWZ AG project for the supply of Zug and Baar-Süd with environmentally friendly heating and cooling energy. It is obtained from the water of the Zugersee. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Yoordi |
2021 ZH validation |
[ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 1H2O3 |
2018 LU growth |
[ Water Management ] | Water pollution abatement |
| Water Treatment Package - All in one package that makes wastewater treatment affordable and easy. | |||
| 2em |
2014 FR growth |
[ Road vehicles and transport ] | Fleet management, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| 2EM wurde 2012 in Freiburg gegründet. Mit einer Flotte von über 2000 Fahrzeugen ist 2EM die führende private Autovermietungsplattform der Schweiz und ermöglicht Tausenden von Mitgliedern die Teilnahme an der kooperativen Wirtschaft. Die Wahl einer alternativen Art des Konsums bedeutet, Teil der Generation des Social Car Sharing zu sein! | |||
| agrarpiloten |
2018 BE growth |
[ Farming & agriculture ] | Drone & flight |
| Agrarpiloten GmbH has set itself the goal of revolutionising work in agriculture in a targeted manner. We have a large pool of different pilots from all over Switzerland. Our multicopters can be used in a variety of ways and are fast and efficient in their execution. Through a mobile charging system, we are able to recharge the mobile batteries and thus do our work quickly and efficiently. | |||
| Akenza (former Hivemind) |
2017 ZH growth |
[ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Akenza IoT Platform, provides all key middleware capabilities needed to build sophisticated End-2-End IoT application ecosystems. | |||
| Alera energies AG |
2015 LU growth |
Construction & buildings [ Energy efficiency, Engineering, Heating and cooling energy ] | Heat industrial usage, Heating in buildings, Smarthome & building |
| Our customers rank from private households to large companies for whom we have successfully accompanied and supported projects like the optimisation of heat pumps in family homes to the development of power plants and energy centres. | |||
| Alver (Golden Chlorella) |
2015 VD growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | Bio technologies |
| Alver is a new food company producing everyday foods that are based on Golden ChlorellaTM. This nutrient-dense micro-algae is a truly sustainable source of protein, something which the planet needs if we are to be able to feed the ever-increasing world population. We have launched with our 100% natural EASY PROTEIN powder and three different Golden Chlorella packed biscuits. We are developing soups and sauces. | |||
| Amphasys |
2012 LU growth |
[ Farming & agriculture ] | Bio technologies |
| Amphasys provides a label-free solution for analysis of single cell characteristics such as cell size and morphology, viability (apoptosis), or cell differentiation. The patented, chip-based technology eliminates time-consuming, complex sample preparation steps like cell labelling and the need of expensive laboratory infrastructure. | |||
| Amphiro |
2009 ZH growth |
Behavioural change,Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management,Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Electricity efficiency, Resource sufficiency ] | Enabling technologies, Hydro energy (small scale), IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Amphiro develops intelligent systems that indicate the energy consumption when using hot water - and motivate a conscious use of energy. amphiro displays the water and energy consumption directly when showering and thus promotes a conscious use of hot water. | |||
| Assaia International |
2018 ZH growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Airplanes & transport, Information technology ] | IT data usage |
| We provide an Artificial Intelligence solution that watches turnarounds in real time to understand what is happening and offers predictive analysis to better manage operations. | |||
| Aurora's Grid |
2016 VD growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity grids & flexibility, Energy storage ] | Smartgrid |
| Aurora's Grid develops an ageing-aware and eco-friendly energy management software for electrochemical batteries in smart building and/or electric vehicle reducing the ageing of the battery up to 45% compared to non ageing aware management batteries. | |||