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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| kickbag |
2020 SG Validation |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Other: Low tech |
| Online shopping without packaging waste. The foldable shipping bag made of recycled PET is a first in Switzerland: reusable up to 30 times and 100% climate-neutral. | |||
| Wheycation |
2018 SG Growth |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Biological: Food tech |
| We don’t see waste products, but new and valuable raw materials: We develop healthy and tasty food by upgrading (upcycling) side streams of food production. Therefore, they process whey to high quality products. | |||
| LUUUP |
2021 SG Formation |
[ Circular Economy ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| LUUUP is a recycling company that uses a chemical process to dissolve cellulose-based fibres to generate feedstock for yarn production. It is working on improved circularity of textile waste to reduce its ecological impact | |||
| Mastercoldbrewer (re-coffee) |
2017 SG Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Coffee - Drinks that are manufactured without the effects of heat. This lead to preserved aromas and vitamines. The products are fair and mostly organic. | |||
| matriq |
2019 SG Validation |
[ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Other: Enabling tech |
| matriq offers innovative solutions for the part-indiviual marking of plastic components of all kinds. With the DynamicMold technology, marking takes place directly in the manufacturing machine, whether in injection molding, blow molding or thermo forming. Besides the application for traceability, the DynamicMold technology also offers the possibility to integrate anticounterfeiting features for brand protection. | |||
| MycoSolutions |
2016 SG Stagnant |
[ Regenerative Agriculture & Soil ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| Development and production of fungal formulations for biological plant protection and plant strengthening | |||
| OekoSolve |
2014 SG Growth |
[ Resource Efficiency ] | Components: Filters & membranes |
| OekoSolve produces electrostatic precipitators that offers technical solutions in the area of micro-dust emission reduction. They also develop custom made solutions. | |||
| Openly |
2008 SG Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Building Construction, Building Technologies, Carbon Removal & Storage ] | Biological: Material based on biomass, Components: Construction - Advanced materials & energy optimization |
| Globally scalable construction systems that turn buildings into carbon sinks rather than CO2 emitters - by using other building materials - minimal building technology - new construction processes - renewable and/or radically circular (C2C). | |||
| smartYes |
2015 SG Validation |
Culture, Education & Media [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| smartYes, as a regional supplier specialized in POS Communication and Live-Marketing. We provide customers with quality displays and marketing tools. We ensure that your company or brand promotion stands out where it really matters. We have the right and unique solution for every Point-Of-Sale, event or exhibition. | |||
| SurroundPower |
2024 SG Validation |
Energy & Power Systems [ Building Technologies ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Smart: Home & building |
| SurroundPower develops a patented power rail system for flexible electricity anywhere in the room, at home or in the office. It's flexible, safe, and cheaper than a standard socket installation. The system originated from an industry project at a Swiss university of applied sciences. | |||
| Be the change |
2012 SG Validation |
Health, Wellness & Care [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: 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. | |||
| YUKKA |
2023 SG Validation |
[ Building Technologies, Information Technology ] | IT: AI Artificial intelligence |
| YUKKA Lab Insights AG is a Swiss company based in Goldach, active in the IT services sector. It specializes in providing services related to software operations, semantic and sentiment analysis, advanced internet search technologies, and innovative search tools for market research, PR monitoring, media impact analysis, and financial market insights. The company focuses on collecting, analyzing, and using data—both raw and refined—to support decision-making and offers related products and services such as data acquisition, analysis, and distribution. | |||
| Smart Visions |
2015 TG Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Building Technologies ] | IT: Data usage |
| We design and develop digital and fully automated services for real estate companies. Analysing existing processes, significantly optimising known procedures and saving time and costs at the same time. | |||
| alphornventures |
2022 TG Formation |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Alphorn Venture Partners is a global growth equity food tech company that combines the advantages of PE stability and VC growth to enable food tech innovators to develop breakthrough technologies. This is to be achieved through "the Forge". A scale-up space and innovation center in the north of Zurich, Switzerland. | |||
| Da Vinci Olivenöl |
2013 TG Established |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Da Vinci offers impeccable, high quality olive oil from selected producers for everyone. Especially for those who care about health aspects in the diet. | |||
| Ensoy |
2021 TG Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| We produce sustainable tofu for your kitchen from organic soy from Thurgau. With the use of Thurgau organic soy, our tofu becomes even more regional. A sign of a Swiss quality product. | |||
| KEMARO |
2016 TG Growth |
Buildings & Construction [ Cleaning Services, Data Platforms & Solutions, Efficiency Solutions ] | Mobility: Automated or self driving, Smart: Robotic, Smart: Sensors |
| KEMARO AG develops, manufactures and sells autonomous dry-cleaning robots for industrial and logistics environments. The robots remove dust, production dirt, wood residues and small parts without water or chemicals, and are complemented by the cloud platform Sphere for fleet management and operating data. The company designs and produces its robots at its site in Eschlikon and sells them worldwide through its own sales team and distribution partners. | |||
| Renergon International |
2010 TG Growth |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Biological: Bio tech, Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..), Energy: Renewable tech |
| RENERGON extracts value from organic waste in creating valuable, sustainable products such as biofuel, biogas, renewable energy, compost, fertilizer, & biochar - always combineRenergon International AG with global social and environmental responsibility. | |||
| Salat.ch |
2016 TG Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| From the farm directly to your home - thus we guarantee first-class quality and fair prices for you as a consumer. | |||
| Rohstoffboerse (Sanvitafood) |
2016 TG Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Food Packaging Distribution & Access, Waste Management & Recycling ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| With the raw materials exchange, Rohstoffboerse connects companies that have raw materials to spare with companies that can purchase and utilize these raw materials at a greatly reduced price. Rohstoffboerse offers efficient processing from ordering and collection to delivery. | |||
| MODUVO (TROBART) |
2022 TG Validation |
[ Building Construction, Waste Management & Recycling ] | None |
| Room separation in transition: Separate for the future, think circularly. | |||
| WeNurse |
2022 TG Validation |
[ Efficiency Solutions, Health Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Specialist service redefined - with entrepreneurial spirit and passion for sustainable quality! | |||
| BePooler |
2015 TI Growth |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| BePooler was born in Switzerland in 2015 from the simple but innovative idea of providing companies and individual users with a fast and safe way to share the trip to their workplace, thus reducing traffic, expenses, the use of private vehicles and urban pollution. The Lugano-based startup company has developed an innovative system for carpooling through a web platform and related app and has managed to entice none other than the Italian city of Milan. | |||
| Energy Vault |
2017 TI Validation |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Storage other than batteries |
| The Energy Vault storage solution operates with bricks that are lifted to create a tower causing the energy to be stored in the elevation gain, when the bricks are then returned to the ground the kinetic energy from the falling brick is turned back into electricity. Specially engineered control software is used to ensure the bricks are placed in exactly the right location each time. The system is modular and flexible with each plant having a capacity of between 10 and 35MWh and a power output of between 2 and 5MW. The system is ideally suited to longer duration storage but with very fast response times can also be used to deliver short and medium term. | |||
| FlatMan |
2018 TI Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| FlatMan is a web platform with a dedicated smartphone application that allows real estate agencies and property owners to communicate with tenants and craftsmen faster and more efficiently, eliminating redundancies and optimizing the whole process of property management. | |||
| gr3n |
2013 TI Validation |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| gr3n developed an innovative process, based on a new application of microwave technology to a well known chemical reaction which provides for the first time with an economically efficient chemical recycling process of PET (Polyethylene Terephtalate) and allows an industrial implementation of this recycling method. This new process can potentially change how PET is recycled worldwide with a huge financial benefit for the recycling industry. | |||
| heatneutral |
2016 TI Formation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..) |
| HeatNeutral produces the worlds most efficient, cost effective and scalable heating system for homes and industry. We also produce and supply the CO2 neutral fuels with these two technologies we help users meet their climate neutrality ambitions. | |||
| Hive Power |
2019 TI Validation |
[ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | IT: Blockchain or algorithms |
| Hive Power provides a SaaS for Smart Grid Analytics, to help Energy Suppliers and Grid Operators in optimising their operations and asset management. The solution includes tools for the forecasting of energy demand, scheduling of hydropower plant, designing new tariff schemes, and optimal management of energy communities and aggregated flexible loads. | |||
| Innovida Swiss Technology |
2016 TI Validation |
Energy & Power Systems,Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Resource Efficiency ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Innovida produces high efficiency and silent heat pumps for pools and building heating, based on an innovative Platform, patented worldwide.Innovida Swiss Technology SA mission is to develop new ideas and innovative technologies to create products that effectively meet these heating needs, while respecting the environment. | |||
| iWin |
2019 TI Validation |
Buildings & Construction,Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: 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. | |||