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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solaxess |
2015 NE Established |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Solaxess provides a nano technology film to produce colored or white photovoltaic solar panels. They support architects, promoters, installers, and planners in their projects. | |||
| SOLIDpower (Htceramix) |
2000 VD Sold but still independently active |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Battery |
| HTceramix SA (HTc) is a dynamic and dedicated SME specialized in high-temperature electro-ceramic applications for energy and gas conversion. With high temperature membrane reactors as core competence, the company works as SOLIDpower’s innovation center. Located in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, the company cooperates with many industrial and academic partners. | |||
| Soobr |
2020 BE Formation |
[ Cleaning Services ] | IT: Internet of Things IOT, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Soobr AG is a technology company that is driving the digitalization of the cleaning industry. Our product enables to clean in the right place at the right time. To reduce costs, improve quality and increase transparency. Based on real time data and artificial intelligence. | |||
| SOORT |
2023 ZH Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources,Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Fashion & Apparel ] | IT: Artificial intelligence AI, IT: Communication, IT: Software |
| AI shopping concierge helping consumers choose smarter, inspiring circular economy across Europe. | |||
| Space4Impact |
2021 VD Formation |
[ Behavioural Change ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Space4Impact wants to maximize the positive impact of Space technologies on Earth by linking New Space companies to non-space markets. The goal is to internationally boost the growing New Space Economy in line with the UN SDGs. It created a digital ecosystem platform to help corporates, investors and organisations, who want to integrate disruptive solutions, innovate and accelerate their impact sustainably by learning, conducting open innovation challenges and initiating pilot projects with startups and News Space companies. | |||
| SpectroPlast |
2018 ZH Growth |
[ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Resource or material optimisation |
| Spectroplast AG offers On-Demand Manufacturing of Silicone end-use products that meet industrial and medical standards with respect to precision, performance and price. All without the use of molds, saving costs and time and at zero waste | |||
| Sponti-Car |
2016 ZH Validation |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Sponti-Car brings electric mobility to swiss rural communities, by providing a electric car to share and organizing everythings around it, like the neccessary charging stations. | |||
| SRM Swiss Renewables Marketplace |
2013 ZH Stagnant |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| SRM Swiss Renewables Marketplace AG specialises in increasing the competitiveness of natural power plants. We reduce their operating costs, secure electricity marketing and thus make them competitive in the low-price electricity market in the long term. We offer suitable services and workshops for power plant-owners and -operators throughout Switzerland. Every year, we also identify, bundle and sell entire plant packages if you want to sell your plants and maximise the proceeds and probability of sale. | |||
| StadtOase |
2021 SH Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, Biological: Bio tech, Biological: Fertilizers from wastewater, waste or other sources, Other: Low tech |
| StadtOase produces and sells automated planting systems, allowing the users to easily grow their own food and have a steady supply of fresh and healthy vegetables with minimal effort. | |||
| Starlac Energy |
2013 VD Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Smart: Grid, Smart: Home & building |
| Consultants for developing 100% autonomous and renewable energy concepts, that are highly profitable solutions and investment, in the goal of ridding completly houses and commerces of fossil energy. | |||
| stemys |
2011 JU Growth |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Internet of Things IOT, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Other: Enabling tech |
| stemys.io is an Internet Of Things (IoT) solution that provides an innovative way to connect physical things on a common web platform. | |||
| SteriLux |
2014 VD Growth |
[ Health Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| The Vaud Medtech SteriLux has developed a device which allows sterilization at low temperature of medical devices made up of all types of materials with very low energy consumption and therefor reducing waste. | |||
| Stignergy |
2012 VD Validation |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Smart: Grid |
| Stignergy developed and commercializes Smart Energy Management System (SEMS), an innovative solution for the management of the electrical energy demand. SEMS is also able to manage the storage of the local production energy, and provide prediction charge to the SmartGrid for the balance of Demand/Response. | |||
| Stonestep |
2012 ZG Growth |
[ Insurance & Risk Management ] | None |
| Swiss-based insurtech firm that is changing how insurance is delivered in emerging markets. Microinsurance as a Service platform | |||
| STRIDE Learning |
2016 ZH restructuring, on hold, no development |
[ Education & Learning ] | IT: Communication, Other: Low tech |
| Our mission is to support personal, social and environmental transformations that lead us towards more sustainable and equitable societies as well as meaningful and fulfilling lives. Through action research, collaboration as well as STRIDE’s unSchooling approach to learning, we strengthen the capacity of individuals, organizations, cities, and sectors to develop impactful solutions to complex problems. | |||
| Ström (ATSHOME) |
2017 BE Growth |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Smart: Device, Smart: Home & building |
| ATSHOME AG is providing solar and heat pump system that allows a positive financial and ecological return on investment. | |||
| Swiss-9 |
2011 BE Formation |
Energy & Power Systems [ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| SwiSS-9, GmbH is in business of development, production and commercialization of surface functionalization products. | |||
| Sulzer & Schmid Laboratories |
2018 ZH Growth |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Video and Film, Mobility: Drone & flight, Smart: Robotic |
| Sulzer Schmid is an independent Swiss technology company and innovator of next-generation technology for the inspection of rotor blades. Our digital end-to-end process employs autonomous drones and incorporates cutting-edge image analysis tools. Reports are generated at the push of a button and are highly customizable. All the data is stored and made accessible via secure cloud services and is available for further analysis and benchmarking. | |||
| sun2wheel |
2020 LU Formation |
Energy & Power Systems | IT: Software, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| The intelligent storage and charging system for the electromobility of the future The number of electric vehicles is increasing rapidly - and so is the need for charging facilities. At sun2wheel, we don't just want to charge electric vehicles, we want to fully exploit their potential, e.g. bidirectional use. Because the battery in the vehicles makes it possible to optimise your entire self-consumption and revolutionise the energy future. | |||
| SUNCAR HK |
2015 ZH Growth |
Buildings & Construction,Energy & Power Systems [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Components: Construction - Advanced materials & energy optimization, Energy: Battery, Mobility: Automated or self driving, Mobility: E-cargo, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-vehicle charging, Smart: City |
| We are a start-up company of the ETH Zurich and a subsidiary of Huppenkothen. SUNCAR HK specializes in the electrification of construction machines, utility and municipal vehicles. Electrical machines and vehicles which are powered by solar or another renewable energy have significant ecological and economic advantages compared to machines and vehicles powered with diesel. | |||
| Sun-Ways |
2023 VD Validation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Sun-Ways is developing a technology that exploits the space between the rails of a railroad track to mechanically install removable solar power plants. A special railway machine can install up to 150 solar panels per hour. | |||
| Swiss Birdradar Solution |
2013 BE Growth |
[ Environmental Monitoring ] | Smart: Measuring & monitoring, Smart: Sensors |
| Swiss Birdradar Solution AG is specialized in radar remote sensing products and services for the study of bird and bat movements. The focus is on long-term monitoring as well as environmental impact assessment with respect to infrastructure constructions and wind farms. | |||
| Swisscharge.ch |
2014 SG Growth |
Buildings & Construction,Energy & Power Systems [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| Platform and App to share, find and use e-Charging Stations. | |||
| swiss chips (BanChips) |
2018 AG Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| swiss banana chips | |||
| SwissDeCode |
2016 VD Growth |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| SwissDeCode was founded in 2016 to build trust and secure the global food supply chain. Spin-off of the University of Geneva, our patented tools and processes are recognized by the Swiss Commission for Technology and Innovation (InnoSuisse) and independently validated by Swiss Federal Laboratories. We are based in Renens (Lausanne, VD), Switzerland. | |||
| SwissDrones |
2013 ZH Growth |
[ Engineering & Industrial Design ] | Mobility: Drone & flight |
| SwissDrones is a Swiss aviation company specializing in development, manufacturing, and operation of long-range unmanned helicopter systems for commercial and public safety applications. | |||
| Swiss Eco Line |
2015 GR restructuring, on hold, no development |
[ Resource Efficiency ] | Other: Enabling tech |
| Swiss Eco Line AG develops and markets water efficient, energy sustainable bathroom products designed to maximize the use of water, energy and other natural resources. | |||
| Swisseldex |
2018 BE Validation |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Data usage |
| Swisseldex AG is an association of Swiss distribution system operators and the initiator of the industry solution. We cover a quarter of all metering points in the Swiss electricity grid. Together with Supercomputing Systems we develop and operate the central data exchange platform. | |||
| Swiss Fresh Water |
2008 VD Established |
[ Water Management ] | Components: Filters & membranes, Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Swiss Fresh Water (SFW) develops a low cost and decentralized water treatment system, working thanks to solar energy or to the grid. The maintenance is furthermore supported by an Online service platform on Internet. | |||
| Swiss Hydrogen |
2008 FR Growth |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Hydro, Energy: Hydro (small scale), Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| Swiss Hydrogen SA develops clean energy solutions for a variety of applications. The common factor is hydrogen! When produced using renewable energy, hydrogen becomes the ultimate clean energy vector, permitting zero-loss storage, simple scalability, and zero-emission electricity production. At Swiss Hydrogen, we strive to deliver tailor-made, turn-key solutions. | |||