Discover startups and projects in the environment and energy sectors filtered by business area and technology.
This list includes high potential projects and companies based and working primarily in Switzerland, founded or active since 2000 and still operational, and range from an initial concept up to those that are trying to capture a larger market space.
If your startup or project is missing or if you would like more information, please get in touch and we would be happy to assist you.
| Company Name | Founding year / Canton | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| v-locker | 2019 | Transport & Mobility [ Construction of infrastructure (roads, bridges ..), Road transport ] | e-bike |
| ZH | V-Locker is a very compact, automatic parking and storage system that allows e-bikes and bicycles to be parked on the smallest possible space requirements. | ||
| Voltitude | 2011 | Transport & Mobility [ Energy efficiency ] | e-bike, e-mobility |
| VD | Voltitude is a Swiss innovation company developing and manufacturing luxury folding e-bikes designed for urban mobility. | ||
| vorteco | 2012 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | Hydro energy, Renewable technologies |
| AG | Water vortex side of river power production. | ||
| VortexPower | 2011 | Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Resource efficiency ] | Hydro energy |
| ZH | VortexPower AG is specialized in the development and the sales of highly efficient products for water recovery thru natural swirling. | ||
| vRbikes.ch | 2012 | Transport & Mobility [ Road transport ] | e-motorbike, e-motorcycle, e-scooter |
| ZG | Electric three wheel vehicles for transport, business and also private use. The innovative tilting technology ensures an unbeatable feeling with maximum riding safety at the same time. 80 cm track width guarantees stable conditions, but still fits in (almost) every narrow parking space. Single seater, maximum 45 km/h, A1 driver's licence required – two electric motors, each with 2 Kw power, single-wheel drive for maximum safety and riding dynamics, 3 disc brakes, up to 130 km range, turning circle below 4.5 metres, 18 cm ground clearance and climbing performance of 25%. | ||
| Vuna | 2016 | Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Waste & recycling ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Filters & Membranes |
| ZH | VUNA designs & implements specialised sanitation systems to: - recover nutrients & water - save water - avoid costly sewers | ||
| Wafe Technology (chili feet) | 2011 | Clothes, Textiles, Wearables devices or apps [ Functional clothes ] | Wearable devices or apps |
| ZH | Chili-feet warming soles convert pressure directly in heat when walking. They are suitable for men and women and give a pleasant wearing comfort thanks to microfiber surface. chili-feet is the combination of Swiss inventive talent, engineering performance and high-tech material for pleasantly warm feet. | ||
| Waste Allocation Systems | 2016 | Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Waste & recycling ] | |
| VD | Manual waste compactor (reduces 60 liters of waste in 17 liters) named e-crush for households and SMEs. Can be used for all types of waste: household, PET bottles, aluminum or cardboard. | ||
| WATALUX (OOLUX) | 2014 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | Lighting, Photovoltaics |
| GE | With only salt and water, WATA technology produces locally and at low cost, active chlorine solution that can be used to treat drinking water or disinfect any objects or surfaces. | ||
| Wattelse | 2012 | Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity efficiency, Energy efficiency ] | Smarthome & building |
| ZG | Identify energy demand and points for reduction and optimizing building management. | ||
| WAWWE (Zuerichips) | 2019 | Food, Farming or Forestry [ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| ZH | Zuerichips fights foodwastse with deecious chips backed from rescued local bread. The Chips can be ordered online or bought via distribution partners. | ||
| WayRay | 2014 | Transport & Mobility [ Engineering, Games, Information technology ] | e-mobility |
| VD | With an in-house R&D center, a prototyping factory, and a team of 170 professionals, WayRay is a developer of complex AR hardware and software for creating True Augmented Reality. Our production assets and facilities enable us to independently complete the full cycle of product prototype production, without outsourcing any steps. | ||
| Wayste | 2019 | Food, Farming or Forestry [ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Innovative Zero Waste delivery system to make sure that there are no disposable single-use shipping materials used. Easy online order and delivery of local and organic products unpackaged. | |||
| WeACT | 2014 | Behavioural change, Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Many fields ] | Gamification, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| ZH | WeAct engages people through gamification & team dynamics with online solutions. | ||
| Webmodus (SUN-D) | 2008 | Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency ] | Lighting |
| AG | We design and produce an exclusive, flexible and naturally adapting lighting system beyond comparison. The backbone of all our products is the same basic principle of redirecting light. SUN-Displays find their use as high standard, aesthetic eye catchers in foyers and entrance halls as well as part of exhibitions and events providing high flexibility for utilisation and a unique fusion of information and light. Whenever the backside of the screen is illuminated the frontside starts to shine. It doesn’t matter what light source you use. | ||
| Why ! open computing | 2013 | Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas), Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Resource efficiency, Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| VD | why! open computing SA is a very young company that focuses on sustainable computing by providing computing systems pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux for end users and a community based support model that ensures a longer, useful, life time of the machines, past the manufacturer's warranty. | ||
| wick upcycling (wiederverwerkle) | 2018 | Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| ZH | The aim of the Wiederverwerkle association is to reuse residual materials for something new. It collects residual wood and metal from local industrial and craft enterprises. The material is processed, sorted and offered for sale at a reasonable price. | ||
| Wildbiene + Partner | 2013 | Food, Farming or Forestry [ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection ] | Low technology |
| ZH | Wildbiene + Partner aims at the promotion of wild bees by developing and offering bee-promoting products, planning and implementing large-scale wild bee habitats and educational work at public and private events. In addition, specific wild bees are actively propagated by society and offered for pollination in agriculture. | ||
| Wingtra | 2016 | Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis, Transport & Mobility [ Information technology ] | Drone & flight, Robotic, Video and Film |
| ZH | Wingtra builds aerial robots which combine the advantages of fixed-wing airplanes and multicopters. | ||
| WormUp | 2017 | Food, Farming or Forestry, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| ZH | Recycle your kitchen scraps at home, Compact. Odorless. Elegant. WormUp HOME is the first ceramic Worm Bin that produces compost from kitchen waste. | ||
| Xemtec | 2001 | Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency ] | Enabling technologies |
| VD | Add-on smart units to existing meters for monitoring. Xemtec is an important player in digitalization of information for electricity, gas and water markets. Our system provides a comprehensive and centralised flow management for the industrial and residential sectors. | ||
| XFarm | 2018 | Food, Farming or Forestry [ Farming & agriculture ] | e-mobility, Fleet management, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Wearable devices or apps |
| TI | xFarm is a digital platform helping the farmers to manage their activities. It is composed of a cloud-based field management software, IoT field sensors gathering meteorological and environmental data, and an open app store for decision support services. | ||
| Xperience GmbH (snowXpark) | 2008 | Recreation, hotels & restaurants [ Sport ] | e-mobility |
| OW | Rent an electro-powered snowmobile and discover your limits, while drifting and jetting around the tight curves on the market track with help of a lot of bodywork. The snowXpark is the highlight of every winter trip with its unique driving fun and the exciting racing atmosphere. | ||
| XyloPower | 2008 | Construction & buildings, Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Electricity, Heating and cooling energy, Resource efficiency ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Hydro energy |
| ZH | systems for generating electricity and heat from wood; Xylo supplies turnkey systems for environmentally friendly and sustainable energy supply. By thermo-chemical conversion of organic energy sources, a synthesis gas for decentralized applications is generated in the DC fixed-bed gasification plant | ||
| Yaksha | 2018 | Food, Farming or Forestry [ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| VD | Yaksha is an organic and fair trade spice from a single source, and together we are starting an innovative concept based on ethical values. | ||
| yamo | 2016 | Food, Farming or Forestry [ Food production & retail ] | Bio technologies, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| ZG | Ecological, healthy baby food sterilized with a new pressure method to keep vitamines, color etc. | ||
| YouMo | 2013 | Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Transport & Mobility [ Energy efficiency, Engineering ] | e-bike, e-mobility |
| SG | More than just an E-bike. | ||
| Younergy | 2013 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | Photovoltaics |
| AG | Solar power subscription for homes with no up-front cost.Solar installation. Financing of solar installations. | ||
| youtrition | 2018 | Food, Farming or Forestry [ Farming & agriculture ] | Resource saving agricultural technologies |
| BS | youtrition deals with the recycling of nutrients from human urine in order to achieve sustainability for food production | ||
| Yova | 2017 | Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Financing and financial services ] | Low technology |
| ZH | Yova provides a digital impact investing platform for sustainable investments. Investors' perferences are taken into account to generate personalised portfolios that have a positive effect on sustainability. Investments are possible starting at CHF 100 as monthly deposits. | ||