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 |
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Selfrag |
2006 FR growth |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
Selfrag aims to reduce the CO2 emissions on our planet by transforming waste to value. They do this by processing slag from waste incineration using high-voltage machines to extract resources such as heavy metals. This way up to 50% of the treated slag can be recovered. | |||
smartToni |
2019 VD growth |
[ Catering, Restaurants ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, IT Software |
The smartTONi backbone offers the entire IT solutions for running a restaurant: From purchasing to kitchen production to payment by the guest, all functionalities are integrated. The system breaks down recipes and processes into individual steps, continuously calculates the optimal workflow and transmits necessary information to the right place at the right time. | |||
SNAQ |
2017 ZH growth |
[ Healthcare ] | Wearable devices or apps |
SNAQ helps estimate the carbohydrate, protein and fat content of meals and shows the impact on blood glucose progression. SNAQ connects to popular blood glucose sensors. First, take a picture of your meal to record the nutritional values. second, learn how different meals affect your blood sugar. third, recognize patterns from past meals to improve your blood sugar. | |||
snäx |
2019 ZH growth |
[ Catering ] | Low technology |
We supply our Smart Fridges with exciting dishes, made from natural ingredients and prepared by hand. And because we love our food, we gather daily in our own break room to test the latest creations from our chefs. | |||
Solarfreeze |
2012 BS growth |
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The Solarfreeze association supports projects, feasibility studies, demand analyses, etc. on how to use the sun as an energy source for ecological and affordable cooling in developing and emerging countries. We promote technologies and system availability in the low-tech/low-cost sector, which also have a chance for widespread use in countries with lower incomes, and also specifically promote the specialised training of young people on site with additional added value. | |||
Solar Manager |
2020 AG growth |
[ Energy management solutions ] | Battery, e-car, e-mobility, Internet of Things, IT Software, Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies, Smart device, Smartgrid, Smarthome & building |
With rising electricity prices and higher electricity usage (heat pumps, e-mobility) it became a need of each owner of a photovoltaic (PV) system to optimally distribute the produced PV power. Therefore, we developed Solar Manager – a system that is simple to install and fun to use through a beautiful app. We are a software company building an internet of energy platform. We are using a B2B2C model. Solar Manager is sold and installed by photovoltaic installers with the option of white labeling. | |||
Soleco |
2018 growth |
[ Energy management solutions ] | e-vehicle charging, Heating in buildings, Smart device, Smarthome & building, Storage other than batteries |
Energy management System of the next Generation considering the building as storage, weather forecast and a powerful optimisation algorithm including machine learning. This leads to a saving of energy and lower cost. We control and optimize heat pumps, heating distribution, charging stations, battery storage and household appliances in conjunction with the electricity generated by the photovoltaic system and have implemented and successfully tested variable grid tariffs. | |||
Stash |
2020 ZH growth |
[ Trade and Retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Wearable devices or apps |
STASH delivers everything you need by bike: groceries, beverages, tobacco, household products, etc. in less than 10 minutes. | |||
SwissFleet Services (Velobility) |
2016 ZH growth |
[ Mobility & Fleet management ] | e-bike, e-mobility |
Velobility is your partner for Bike-Sharing. Thanks to our bike and e-bike models which are engineered to be shared. And thanks to our tried-and-tested Ridebox® technology. The result is a triple benefit: higher efficiency, better security, longer durability. | |||
SwissShrimp |
2013 AG growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
Swiss Shrimp Breeding | |||
Swiss Vault Systems |
2018 BS growth |
Construction: Resource or material optimisation, Cooling technology, Enabling technologies, IT Software | |
Swiss Vault is building computer systems like an energy efficient data server in a small, quiet package. Through a desktop computer unit for high-end data processing and analysis, their system reduces the data-carbon footprint with energy & space efficient data management solutions. The patented system allows for more data storage within a smaller form factor. It’s not only energy efficient but it also takes up less space in your data center. | |||
Hempfy |
2013 VD growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | food tech |
Hempfy, which is created by Tellement Facile, focuses on innovative food and beverages, based on proprietary cold infusion technology for harvesting and processing THC-free hemp plants, compliant with Swiss legislation. | |||
#tide |
2019 BL growth |
Production of eco friendly products [ Waste & recycling ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
Using plastic collected from the ocean, #tide produces a recycled versatile granular material which can be used to produce a variety of products. They have developed a scientific based mechanical recycling process to regenerate the molecular chains of ocean-bound plastic. Thorugh this process it is possible to transform single-use plastic into raw material. In addition #tide has produced its own series of ocean products. | |||
Vege'tables |
2022 NE growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
Vege’tables is a Smart Food consulting company offering concrete solutions to organisations, collective and commercial catering and individuals enabling them unlock their full potential and perform better, while doing their part for the planet. | |||
VegiPass |
2018 FR growth |
[ Restaurants ] | |
A micro team of foodies who want to change the world. Our mission is to find you the best offers to discover the vegi-vegan world and its lifestyle. Enjoy exclusive discounts at over 270 partners and discover a healthy and respectful lifestyle with the VegiPass! | |||
Wild Foods |
2020 BE growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | food tech |
Vegan alternative to salmon from smoked organic carrots. Plant-Based from the Bernese Oberland. | |||
yamo |
2016 ZG growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | Bio technologies, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
Ecological, healthy baby food sterilized with a new pressure method to keep vitamines, color etc. | |||
Zélo |
2021 VD growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Trade and Retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
Zélo is a zero-waste supermarket that offers a home delivery service by cargo bike, with the particularity that all products are delivered with the “zero waste” concept, i.e., packed in reusable containers. | |||
9T Labs |
2018 ZH validation |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Building technology ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
9T Labs advances lightweight design by simplifying the use of high-performance materials with 3D Printing using industry grade carbon fiber composites | |||
Aeler Technologies |
2018 VD validation |
Internet of Things | |
AELER is an AI-powered, logistics technology company. We make next-gen shipping containers which bring full in-transit visibility. | |||
Agile Wind Power |
2010 ZH validation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Electricity, Resource efficiency ] | Renewable technologies, Wind energy |
Agile Wind Power develops technology solutions for energy production from wind energy. It develops a vertically-rotating wind turbine which is able to reduce maintenance costs, and increase profitability and efficiency. | |||
AgroSustain |
2018 VD validation |
[ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | agricultural technologies, Bio technologies, Waste management technologies |
AgroSustain develops plant-based antifungal solutions to stop the development of molds on fruits and vegetables, extending food shelf-life and reducing wastage for food distributors & retailers, leading to significant reduction in CO2 emissions. Participation: AgroSustain replaces chemicals on biological fungicides, providing crop protection without negative impact on the environment. | |||
AIPHA |
2018 ZH validation |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Electricity grids & flexibility, Forestry, Information technology, Natural hazards & catastrophe prevention & protection ] | IT data usage, IT Software |
AIPHA GmbH provides Deep Learning based tools to automatically identify vegetation based threats to power lines. The main focus are grow-in, fall-in and forest fire threats. For this purpose, Geodata like Satellite images or Point Clouds from Drones or Airborne Laserscanning are evaluated. | |||
AirBie (Smart Bike Lock) |
2018 ZH validation |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Information technology, Mobility & Fleet management ] | e-bike, Internet of Things, IT blockchain or algorithms |
AirBie proposes smart bike locks for bikes, through the installation of the AirBie App. This allows companies to monitor their fleet with smary city analytics software. | |||
aliunid |
2018 ZG validation |
Internet of Things, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals | |
Aliunid's mission is to provide real-time data from the energy grid and to develop smart solutions for a secure energy future and a successful energy transition. | |||
Anerdgy |
2012 ZH validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production),Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Construction of buildings, Electricity, Energy efficiency ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies, Wind energy |
With ANERDGY you take the step into a sustainable and economical roof future. As an expert partner for innovative roof design with many years of experience, we also actively involve ourselves in your project in order to design an optimally usable and sustainable roof in coordination with the architectural vision and structural framework. Roof ecosystem Elements of success for multifunctional roofs. | |||
apilio |
2019 ZH validation |
[ Building technology ] | Internet of Things, IT Software |
Apilio connects devices and services to create smarter, low-maintenance, reliable logic for your home. | |||
AquAero GmbH |
2015 AG validation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Electricity efficiency, Energy efficiency, Energy management solutions, Engineering, Resource efficiency, Water Management ] | Heat industrial usage, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
AquAero has developed a drying technology able to reduce energy consumption by up to 70% and to eliminate the CO2 emissions almost completely while maintaining high product quality and productivity. The green technology is scalable to any size and can be adapted for all materials not sensitive to temperatures above 100°C, e.g. food, pet food, ceramics, and biomass. | |||
Arc Power |
2016 ZH validation |
Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution | |
ARC-Power performs design and production of custom DC/DC converters, power distribution and switching boards, electronic motor drivers, filters and harness for space application. | |||
autoSense |
2018 ZH validation |
[ Mobility & Fleet management ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Sensors |
autoSense is a Swiss start-up with headquarters in Zurich. Its vision is to create an open, Swiss ecosystem that totally disrupts the connection between driver and vehicle. To this end, the company develops and offers services for private individuals and fleet managers in the field of intelligent networking of cars. At the heart of the system is an app and an adapter that provides users with a digital assistant for their cars and access to the growing ecosystem. This already includes new models for car insurance, a digital payment function when refuelling, a tax-compliant logbook, active warning messages in the event of vehicle malfunctions and much more. |