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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hoyou |
2022 ZG Validation |
[ Building Technologies ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| The first Swiss real estate exchange platform. House against house, flat against flat, small against large, country against city: hoyou offers searchers a simple platform where they can present their current home and find a new home at the same time. | |||
| Keller Technologies |
2000 ZG Established |
Energy & Power Systems [ Building Construction ] | Smart: Home & building |
| Plan, design and build to level, environmentally friendly buildings, neighbourhoods with interessting architecture in China | |||
| Mybacs |
2018 ZG Growth |
[ Health Solutions ] | Biological: Bio tech, Biological: Food tech |
| Mybacs aims to revolutionize the healthcare sector around the human microbiome. With their formulation of specially selected bacteria cultures (probiotics), prebiotics as well as minerals and vitamins, the company focuses on synbiotic dietary supplements, which are tailored to the individual needs and areas of application of its customers. | |||
| Open Forest Protocol |
2021 ZG Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Environmental Monitoring, ESG Reporting & Compliance, Financial Services ] | Environment: Climate tech, IT: Artificial intelligence AI, IT: Blockchain or algorithms, IT: Software |
| Open Forest Protocol (OFP) enables, validates, and delivers high quality carbon credits. Forest projects of any size anywhere on earth can measure, report, and verify their progress with no up-front costs. From large government initiatives to small landowners and indigenous communities who have been classically left behind by legacy systems, we provide the tools to demonstrate the impact of their land restoration or reforestation efforts, opening access to long-term financing with innovative, intuitive technology. | |||
| Previse Systems |
2019 ZG Established |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Software |
| We offer a highly performant SaaS solution for electricity, natural gas and certificates trading – combining modern software architecture with the latest available tools and technology. | |||
| Recommerce |
ZG Established |
[ Circular Economy ] | Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Recommerce AG extends the lifespan of mobile devices and reduces the production of new devices through a buy-and-sell platform and a repair center. With the Trade-In program, old devices can be exchanged. Recommerce AG promotes the circular economy for mobile devices. Through our buy-and-sell platform, repair center, and innovative Trade-In programs, we aim to extend the lifespan of devices and reduce new production. | |||
| Sasit Lab |
2021 ZG Validation |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Hydrogen tech and fuel cells, Energy: Storage other than batteries |
| Advanced Solid State Hydrogen Storage Materials | |||
| Sedimentum |
2019 ZG Validation |
[ Health Solutions ] | Smart: Device, Smart: Home & building |
| Every year, more than 16 million people worldwide fall at home and therefore require rapid medical attention. 82% of falls among older people occur when they are alone at home. Although some of them already have an emergency call system, this is not actively used in 8 out of 10 cases: Those affected are either unconscious after a fall, can no longer get up or cannot reach the button. In most cases, it is not only the fall itself that is dangerous, but also the time it takes for help to arrive. Rapid medical care can not only prevent serious complications such as thrombosis or muscle and tissue damage, but also minimize long-term damage or even save lives. | |||
| Sundust |
2017 ZG Validation |
[ Building Technologies, Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Photovoltaics |
| The company offers solar, battery, and charging station contracting with a comprehensive, worry-free package: from planning and financing to installation, maintenance, operation, and dismantling. All investments and risks are covered. Customers benefit from lower energy costs and the option to purchase their system at any time. | |||
| terralayr |
2022 ZG Growth |
[ Electricity Grids & Flexibility, Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Storage other than batteries, Smart: Grid |
| Terralayr is a company focused on supporting the transition to 100% renewable energy by addressing the challenges of variable energy supply and demand. They specialize in battery energy storage systems (BESS), which help stabilize power grids by storing excess renewable energy and supplying it when needed. By partnering with landowners, suppliers, and communities, Terralayr aims to make renewable energy more reliable. They are also developing a cloud platform to provide scalable, on-demand energy flexibility, enabling businesses to adopt clean energy more easily and efficiently. | |||
| UNIWASTEC |
2021 ZG Validation |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Components: Filters & membranes, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Hydrogen tech and fuel cells |
| UNIWASTEC is a technology company that operates in the field of waste-to-energy production. We have combined the most innovative and greenest waste-to-energy technologies to produce Green Hydrogen, Synthetic liquids and gases, electricity and drinking water. | |||
| UpGrid |
2024 ZG Validation |
[ Electricity Grids & Flexibility, Energy Management & Use, Energy Sufficiency ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software, Smart: Grid |
| UpGrid is building the platform infrastructure for local energy communities. We enable private households, SMEs, and municipalities to co-own, share, and consume renewable electricity, even if they can’t install solar themselves. Our marketplace connects producers of solar energy with nearby consumers, allowing for direct sales at lower prices while producers earn more than from traditional feed-in tariffs. With the 2025 regulatory shift in Switzerland, local electricity communities (LEGs) can share electricity via the public grid and benefit from reduced grid tariffs. UpGrid provides a fully digital onboarding, billing, and visualization solution for LEGs, integrating smart metering and dynamic tariffing. Our USP is a plug and play platform tailored to the Swiss legal framework and optimized for multi-actor settings such as producers, tenants, energy utilities, and landlords. Unlike traditional utilities or isolated rooftop solutions, UpGrid offers end to end tools for transparent, fair, and profitable local energy exchange. | |||
| washo |
2022 ZG Validation |
[ Cleaning Services ] | None |
| Washo is the environmentally friendly alternative to conventional detergents: Ecologically clean, practical and pre-dosed. | |||
| WeatherXM |
2022 ZG Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Climate Technologies, Data Platforms & Solutions, Disaster Risk & Hazard Prevention, Environmental Monitoring ] | IT: Blockchain or algorithms, IT: Data usage, IT: Internet of Things IOT, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| WeatherXM builds the world's largest decentralized weather network, combining IoT hardware with Web3 incentives. Community members deploy affordable weather stations, earn $WXM tokens, and contribute hyperlocal climate data that is openly accessible. With 5,000+ stations in 80+ countries, WeatherXM serves agriculture, energy, insurance and climate adaptation sectors. Through its ImpactXM initiative, it accelerates climate data infrastructure deployment in vulnerable regions, making trusted weather data universally accessible. The company raised $12.7M in funding (Series A led by Lightspeed Faction) and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland with operations in Athens, Greece. | |||
| Circulago (WWZ) |
2016 ZG Validation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Cooling tech, Energy: Heat Exchanger, Energy: Heating in buildings |
| Circulago is a WWZ AG project for the supply of Zug and Baar-Süd with environmentally friendly heating and cooling energy. It is obtained from the water of the Zugersee. | |||
| yamo |
2016 ZG Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Bio tech, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Ecological, healthy baby food sterilized with a new pressure method to keep vitamines, color etc. | |||
| 3rd-eyes analytics |
2015 ZH Established |
[ Financial Services ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Software |
| 3rd-eyes analytics is the software partner for banks, insurance companies and investment advisors for the implementation of digital, goal-based investment advice. The software solution combines a financial planning module with a stochastic procedure that determines an optimal investment allocation based on the customer's goals and allocates funds and ETF's to these using an algorithm. When selecting products, the system takes into account individual criteria for the preferred investment style as well as the client's personal values such as environmental and social aspects. | |||
| 9T Labs |
2018 ZH Validation |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| 9T Labs advances lightweight design by simplifying the use of high-performance materials with 3D Printing using industry grade carbon fiber composites | |||
| ADE photonExa |
2014 ZH Stagnant |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: LED, Energy: Lighting |
| LED lighting solutions (spinoff); Swiss manufacturer and specialist for high-performance LEDs, lighting systems, OEM LED modules, LED LightEngines and LED retrofit - with LED products for architects, lighting planners, lighting designers, communities and private individuals with high demands. | |||
| Agile Wind Power |
2010 ZH Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Wind |
| 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. | |||
| Agrinorm |
2020 ZH Formation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Data usage |
| AgriNorm is a Swiss based deep-tech startup leveraging scientific advances in plant genetics, biochemistry and machine learning techniques for the optimization of perishable fruits supply chain. AgriNorm is developing an AI-powered cloud-based system for predicting the expected quality properties and shelf-life of perishable fruits at the farm gate. This will allow our customers to: 1. Improve margins through optimization of sales channels via smart allocation of the right products to the right clients. 2. Save costs via waste reduction, prevention of claims and avoidance of freights expenditures. | |||
| ailean |
2020 ZH Validation |
[ Building Technologies ] | IT: Software |
| Coding Mind AG develops and programs solutions for a more efficient, resource-saving and customer-friendly marketing of real estate. --- In addition to SAM - the world's first inspection robot for the real estate industry, Coding Mind also offers products such as REMOTELY360°, which adds new functions to existing 360° tours, exploiting the full potential for digital inspections in a scalable way. | |||
| AIPHA |
2018 ZH Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | 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 |
Financials & Information Technology [ Bicycles & E-Bikes ] | IT: Blockchain or algorithms, IT: Internet of Things IOT, Mobility: E-bike |
| 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. | |||
| Akenza (former Hivemind) |
2017 ZH Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Akenza IoT Platform, provides all key middleware capabilities needed to build sophisticated End-2-End IoT application ecosystems. | |||
| Amphiro |
2009 ZH Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources,Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Hydro (small scale), IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Other: Enabling tech |
| Amphiro develops intelligent systems that indicate the energy consumption when using hot water - and motivate a conscious use of energy. amphiro displays the water and energy consumption directly when showering and thus promotes a conscious use of hot water. | |||
| Anerdgy |
2012 ZH Validation |
Energy & Power Systems [ Building Technologies ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Wind |
| 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. | |||
| antavi |
2015 ZH Stagnant |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Managing safety at mega events requires agility, efficiency and team play. Antavi supports safety providers with a app-based solution to manage teams at highest precision and reduced costs. Teams can be formed quickly and coordinated efficiently. Made for crowd and disaster management, the system can be learned quickly and be operational within minutes from any mobile phone, tablet or web browser on your desktop. | |||
| apilio |
2019 ZH Validation |
[ Building Technologies ] | IT: Internet of Things IOT, IT: Software |
| Apilio connects devices and services to create smarter, low-maintenance, reliable logic for your home. | |||
| aQuaTox Solutions |
2016 ZH Formation |
[ Environmental Monitoring ] | Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| aQuaTox-Solutions GmbH, an Eawag spinoff, offers services in the field of aquatic ecotoxicology, in particular the assessment of water quality and environmental risk assessment of chemicals. The main focus is on alternatives to conventional animal tests, using fish cells and fish embryos as test models. | |||