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).
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| Company Name | Founding year Canton Phase | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projets 21 |
2019 FR growth |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction | |
| Projets 21 measures the CO2 balance of your activity, analyzes how companies can minimize their CO2 emissions, takes steps to obtain 14001 certification. | |||
| Riedo Networks |
2005 FR established |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity, Electricity efficiency, Information technology, Resource efficiency ] | Smart device, Smartgrid |
| Riedo Networks Ltd develops, manufactures and distributes energy monitoring & control solutions that help customers to reduce costs for electricity and maintenance while improving monitoring and security of installations in Datacenters, buildings and large facilities. The E3METER® intelligent power distribution units measure energy consumption on all stages within a datacenter and communicate over extremely robust narrowband Powerline communication (PLC) which minimizes installation time and cost. | |||
| ACUBE Technology |
2017 BE validation |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis | IT data usage |
| The startup ACUBE intends to revolutionize the field of acess and identification of people by using the smartphone instead of other objects used today. | |||
| agrarpiloten |
2018 BE growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ 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. | |||
| Agrinium Technologies |
2020 BE formation |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail ] | Bio technologies, Low technology |
| Agrinium develops an automated system to harvest button mushrooms 24 hours a day – 355 days per year without affecting the quality of the mushrooms picked (no marks, no diseases transmitted). | |||
| Aventor |
2014 BE formation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Transport & Mobility [ Energy efficiency, Engineering ] | e-car, e-mobility, Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid) |
| Efficient racing cars : nearly 100% recyclable, light-weighed (300kg), low maintenance costs .LCA is used to reduce impact. | |||
| Barto |
2017 BE validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Farming & agriculture ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Barto is a portal for digital collection and networking of farm and production data all in one portal. The farmer saves time and maintains an overview of the company's documentation and planning at all times. | |||
| Battery Consult |
2008 BE growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity, Energy storage, Resource efficiency, Resource sufficiency ] | Electric batteries, Renewable technologies |
| BATTERY CONSULT develops salt battery cells (Ni/NaCl) and batteries to the prototype stage, performs simulation and testing of cells and components and assists in production planning. The team has a comprehensive experience in technology transfer to customers. | |||
| Blockstrom |
2017 BE growth |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Photovoltaics |
| Blockstrom enables real estate investors to supply rooftop solar power to the inhabitants of their buildings. We measure the electricity consumption and supply complete metering and billing data to property managers. Our web portal makes the management of energy consumption communities easy and efficient. We support self consumption communities. | |||
| carvolution |
2018 BE validation |
Transport & Mobility [ Mobility & Fleet management, Road vehicles and transport ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| The basis of Carvolution are Mobility as a service, hand in hand with a sophisticated vehicle fleet. The combination of service and technology creates a new approach to mobility and provides the foundation for a sustainable mobility development. Different cars are available on a subscription model: One monthly price for car, fully comprehensive insurance, taxes and registration. | |||
| Choba Choba |
2015 BE growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| A chocolate brand in which farmers no longer are mere raw material suppliers. Instead, they have a direct stake in the company and its success. | |||
| CLEVERON |
2017 BE validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Energy management solutions ] | Smarthome & building |
| CLEVERON is a Swiss Startup that invented an intelligent heating system for radiators, in order to regulate the temperature in your building optimally. We combine technology and ecology with the objective of reducing our CO2 and saving energy in a simple and economical way. | |||
| COCOBOARDS |
2019 BE validation |
Construction & buildings, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Building technology, Resource efficiency ] | |
| Cocoboards is a novel, complete natural product, designed in Switzerland and manufactured in the Philippines. It allows to transform agricultural byproducts into sustainable and affordable bio-based materials, replace wood-based panels in the furniture and construction industry, make sustainability available and affordable to everyone, and integrate the local rural communities in the value chain. | |||
| co-kitchen |
2018 BE formation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, Health & House & Body Care [ Food production & retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Co-kitchen began as a small vegan gastronomy business offering caterings,workshops and event organization based in Bern, Switzerland. Through these experiences, Kremena, the founder of co-kitchen, realized her passion lies in inspiring and empowering people to take charge of their home kitchens by cooking everyday meals which are healthy for themselves, other beings and the planet as a whole. | |||
| Energie hoch drei |
2017 BE growth |
Construction & buildings, Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Construction of buildings ] | Low technology |
| Energie hoch drei AG stands for the 3 elements of the energy future - efficiency, consistency and sufficiency. Their core competencies are energy concepts and sustainability consulting in the building sector and in spatial planning from the idea to the implementation. They offer their services to a broad clientele ranging from building owners and planning teams to various institutions. | |||
| Energiewendegenossenschaft (e-wende.ch) |
2013 BE growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Construction of infrastructure (roads, bridges ..), Energy Production ] | Construction : Increase efficiency or renewable energy use., Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies |
| The Energy Turnaround Cooperative is committed to ensuring that every homeowner can realize a solar installation. Thanks to our new, innovative concept, solar power will be almost free and the investment should no longer be an obstacle for anyone. We are convinced that we can trigger a real solar boom and make a big contribution to the energy transition. | |||
| enersis suisse |
2011 BE established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency, Information technology ] | Enabling technologies, Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Smartgrid |
| Enersis focuses on Visual Energy Analytics, with special competences in the areas of energy / utilities, Big Data, Data Science and Analytics. They offer a cloud-based software platform and applications along the complete energy value chain to utilities, smart cities and energy-intense companies. The solution turns data into assets by connecting and visualizing existing customer and additional external data leading to the information platform vision of the Digital Energy Boardroom. | |||
| Enuu |
2018 BE growth |
Transport & Mobility [ Mobility & Fleet management, Road vehicles and transport ] | e-mobility |
| Enuu is the first free* LEV sharing service that redefines urban mobility. Enuu is based on an intelligent and highly efficient light electric vehicle. It allows you to avoid being stuck in traffic jams and has a very low carbon footprint. | |||
| FAIRTIQ |
2013 BE growth |
Transport & Mobility [ Rail transport, Road vehicles and transport ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| We are an innovative, dynamic company that makes travelling by public transport easier than ever before. The FAIRTIQ app offers the simplest, most cost-effective tickets - for travellers, transport authorities and public transport operators. After a greatly successful launch in Switzerland, we are now expanding into new markets. Our ultimate goal is to simplify sustainable mobility internationally. | |||
| FOODOO |
2018 BE growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| With a mobile kitchen and voluntary helpers we produce high quality and marketable products to fight against food waste and its consequences for the environment. The products produced at our FOODOO FACTORY Parties are distributed on foodoo.world and through its partners throughout Switzerland. The main product is FOODOO GEMÜSEBOUILLON PASTE. | |||
| geoimpact |
2017 BE validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Geoimpact runs the web-based platform Swiss Energy Planning which can be used throughout Switzerland. Energy potential can be detected at any location based on intuitive apps and intelligent services. Planning becomes digital, collaborative and simple. geoimpact focus on making the models of the future transparent with intuitive applications in the fields of energy, smart city and geoinformation. An agile approach enables efficient development processes and rapid implementation of complex requirements. | |||
| Gjosa |
2016 BE growth |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Energy efficiency, Resource efficiency ] | Hydro energy (small scale), Water conservation |
| Gjosa technology, inspired by Icelandic geysers, lies in the patented design of the shower head, which by splitting the flow, increasing the power of the jet and profiling fine droplets, reduces the flow of water to 2 litres per minute, compared to an average of 11 litres with ordinary equipment. | |||
| Green-Y Energy |
2020 BE validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity grids & flexibility, Energy efficiency, Energy management solutions, Energy Production, Energy storage, Energy sufficiency, Heating and cooling energy ] | Construction : Increase efficiency or renewable energy use., Cooling technology, Energy storage other than batteries, Heat industrial usage, Heating in buildings |
| Green-Y revolutionizes the energy sector: The combination of an electricity storage together with a heating and cooling unit in one decentralized device makes the integration of renewable energy on a large scale possible. An affordable and efficient system with unrivalled low amortization periods below 4 years results. Besides that, Green-Y is eco-friendly by using only air and water as working fluids. | |||
| Grundstock |
2019 BE validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Platform for locally produced food | |||
| Innovenergy |
2013 BE established |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity, Energy storage ] | Electric batteries |
| innovenergy's compact and robust salt battery storage systems enable a future-oriented energy supply. The product portfolio ranges from 7 kWh to well into the megawatt range. | |||
| Joulia |
2010 BE established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Health & House & Body Care [ Building technology, Energy efficiency, Energy management solutions, Heating and cooling energy, Hotel, Sport ] | Enabling technologies, Heating in buildings |
| Invisibly integrated in a slim shower channel, Joulia-Inline recovers heat efficiently from the warm used shower water as it goes down the drain. Thanks to simple cold water diversion, the heat recovery unit saves up to 42% energy. Participation: Invisibly integrated in a slim shower channel, Joulia-Inline and Joulia-Twinline recover heat efficiently from the warm used shower water as it goes down the drain. Thanks to simple cold water diversion, the heat recovery unit saves up to 60% energy. | |||
| kWIQly |
2008 BE validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity efficiency, Financing and financial services ] | Climate technologies, IT data usage, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| kWIQly interprets automatic meter reading data and identifies energy waste. Online discovery of energy saving opportunities from consumption data; kWIQly distils actionable insights from energy metering and weather data for energy managers. This allows energy retailers to support clients, ease acquisition, improve retention and drive cross-sales. | |||
| lunchidee |
2018 BE validation |
Health & House & Body Care, Recreation, hotels & restaurants [ Food production & retail, Healthcare, Resource efficiency, Restaurants ] | Low technology |
| Lunchidee is a three-year pilot project that promotes a sustainable and healthy eating culture and serves enjoyable lunch menus and inspiring ideas that stimulate reflection and action. They also offer an attractive platform for information, inspiration and exchange: for guests, restaurateurs and the public. | |||
| Mein-Küchenchef |
2015 BE established |
Food, Farming or Forestry, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management, Recreation, hotels & restaurants [ Catering, Food production & retail, Restaurants, Waste & recycling ] | Enabling technologies |
| The company sells ready-to-serve meals that vary seasonally and can be preserved for up to four weeks by the Sousvide type of preparation without artificial preservatives. The aspect of No food waste and regional production runs through the entire value chain of Mein-Küchenchef. | |||
| MyFoodways |
2018 BE growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| MyFoodways gets to know what you love - and what you don’t - and offers you personalised recipe recommendations. You can search for a specific item or swap and switch the ingredients in one of your favourite recipes. All MyFoodways recipes are flexible and adapt what you have at home. | |||