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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EvidenceReady |
2026 Formation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Building Technologies, ESG Reporting & Compliance ] | IT: AI Artificial intelligence, IT: Software |
| EvidenceReady is an AI-powered readiness layer for sustainability certification and ESG evidence in buildings, helping owners, project teams and auditors reduce rework, manual coordination and delays by making evidence review-ready earlier. | |||
| Chichery |
2021 ZH Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Chickpeas are a superfood - rich in protein, fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals. Chichery produces various snacks from chickpeas. Their products do not contain any artificial ingredients. Because the chickpeas are roasted extremely gently, they are already very tasty by themselves. | |||
| Evolium Technologies SA |
2024 VS Validation |
[ Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage ] | Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Evolium Technologies accelerates battery circularity by transforming used micromobility batteries into reliable, modular energy storage systems for renewable energy. Our innovative process combines robot-assisted disassembly, autonomous AI-driven testing, and scalable reassembly to unlock the full potential of second-life batteries—reducing electronic waste and the environmental footprint of storage. We serve renewable energy producers, off-grid infrastructure, and SMEs seeking affordable, sustainable energy storage. Our subscription-based model guarantees performance while significantly lowering CAPEX. What sets Evolium apart is our proprietary technology in intelligent testing and modular reassembly, enabling cost-effective, scalable reuse. Our batteries are repairable, traceable, and adapted to diverse use cases, positioning us as pioneers in sustainable, distributed storage solutions. | |||
| Fabas (fyn foods) |
2021 ZH Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| We produce the first 101% Swiss organic hummus in close cooperation with our farmers: vegetable, protein-rich, healthy and super tasty! | |||
| cine.equipment |
2019 BE Validation |
[ Media & Communications ] | IT: Video & Film |
| CINE.EQUIPMENT is an online marketplace where you can offer film and photo equipment and / or rent it from other users. | |||
| Faircustomer |
2007 ZH Validation |
Culture, Education & Media,Health, Wellness & Care [ Circular Economy ] | Other: Low tech |
| Faircustomer.ch is an internet marketplace where traders can independently offer and / or purchase goods and / or services. The dealers are Swiss suppliers who value sustainability: facilities for people with disabilities, designers of ecological solutions, integration projects, cooperatives from the countries of the south and Swiss importers of fairly traded articles. Pictures, texts and videos show where and by whom the articles were made. | |||
| fairpicture |
2021 BE Growth |
[ Media & Communications ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Photographs, video footage, fully-produced videos - all fairly produced by local visual creators. Fairpicture delivers you fair and outstanding content and offers consulting services for innovative visual communication. | |||
| Fair Voyage |
2017 ZH Stagnant |
[ Tourism Services ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Fair Voyage helps you find and customize your best conscious travel experience in Africa and developing regions. They are building an ethical and sustainable booking platform that exclusively promotes verified responsible tour operators. Through their direct relationships with local leaders in sustainability, they can offer you highest quality at best prices. | |||
| FarmAid |
2025 TI Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Disaster Risk & Hazard Prevention, Food Safety & Quality, Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, IT: IOT Internet of Things, Smart: Sensors |
| FarmAid offers IoT solutions for crop protection. The patented modular FarmAid™ device deploys protective nets and covers in seconds via a smartphone app or autonomously, shielding crops from hail, rain, frost, excessive heat, fungi and parasites. https://farmaid.ch/en | |||
| Farmer Connect |
2019 GE Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | None |
| farmer connect is an innovative supply chain technology provider, driven to empower and grow the entire supply chain. farmer connect works with government, industry, technology companies, and service providers to help farmers, consumers, and everyone in between live better, more profitable, and more informed lives. | |||
| Felfel |
2013 ZH Growth |
Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality [ Restaurants ] | Other: Low tech |
| Felfel provides the right catering for every company. | |||
| fgen |
2011 BS Validation |
[ Circular Economy ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| FGen is a Swiss start-up company founded 2011 in Basel as a spin-off from the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering of the ETH Zurich. As a contract research organization we collaborate with partners from Biotech, Life Sciences, Agribusiness, and Pharma in order to develop microbes, cells, chemicals, and proteins for various applications. | |||
| Fiaxell |
2018 VD Established |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Other: Enabling tech |
| A global solution for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC), electrolyser (SOEC) & high temperature electrochemical devices Over the past nine years, Fiaxell has developed processes for cell fabrication, specialty screen printing inks, flexible testing devices for high temperature measurements and has now provided customers worldwide. To complement our core competences, we identified highly skilled manufacturers of electronics (power supply & EIS), kilns, gas control, liquid management, gas detection, hydrogen generators and are working closely with them. | |||
| Field Food AG (eggfield) |
2022 ZH Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| EggField produces a new generation of natural, plant-based egg alternatives. EggField Basic Aquafaba, EggField One and EggField Plus replace Whole Egg, Egg White and Egg Yellow out of natural ingredients without additives. | |||
| FireDrone |
2025 ZH Validation |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Disaster Risk & Hazard Prevention, Technical Risk Prevention ] | Mobility: Drone & flight, Smart: Measuring & monitoring, Smart: Robotic |
| FireDrone develops autonomous drone systems engineered to operate in extreme heat up to 200°C, using patented polyimide aerogel insulation and integrated thermal management. The technology provides real-time visual and thermal situational awareness to firefighters and industrial operators in environments where conventional drones cannot survive. | |||
| Firefly Fusion |
2024 Formation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Environment: Climate tech |
| Firefly Fusion aims to accelerate the commercialization of fusion energy by building a compact tokamak using proven technologies. Leveraging 60 years of tokamak science and supported by a network of global experts and institutions, the company focuses on rapid, cost-effective deployment. Its team includes leading figures from CERN, IRFM, and ITER, and it operates in the heart of Europe's fusion ecosystem. | |||
| FlexBase |
2022 AG Formation |
Buildings & Construction [ Data Platforms & Solutions, Electricity Grids & Flexibility, Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, IT: AI Artificial intelligence, Smart: Grid |
| FlexBase is building the Technology Center Laufenburg (TZL), set to house the world's largest redox flow battery storage system alongside a sovereign AI data center. The project strengthens European energy security, supports the integration of renewable energies, and will supply district heating to the surrounding region. | |||
| flowbone |
2020 VD Validation |
[ Health Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| In our aging society, fracture prevention in the elderly is an urgent topic. Hip fractures are the most costly and devastating, with a 1-year mortality of a staggering 20%. Drugs are inefficient for the hips and surgical techniques too invasive. EPFL spinoff flowbone developed a new generation of biomaterial that can be injected into the hips in a simple ambulatory procedure to locally restore bone strength in hips before they break. | |||
| Flowconverter Energy |
2007 ZH Formation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Hydro (small scale) |
| The company aims to develop, manufacture and operate innovative environmental technologies. The main produkt is the FLOWCONVERTER™, an innovative flow generator for the generation of electric current. The fields of application of FLOWCONVERTER™ are brooks, rivers, canals and ocean currents, where it can be installed without a negative impact on fish or the waters natural behaviour. | |||
| Flux Mobility |
2021 ZH Formation |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: E-cargo, Mobility: Electric |
| The start-up develops and builds high-quality e-transporters based on a modular platform concept. | |||
| Hofladen Express |
2009 FL Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Save time and choose a bag already prepared by us. With one click you can then customize it to your needs, removing products from the bag and adding new ones, just as you need. We will then deliver your order. | |||
| Food Brewer |
2021 ZH Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Alternative Proteins, Food Systems & Food Tech, Precision Fermentation & Nutrition ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, Biological: Bio tech, Biological: Food tech |
| Food Brewer produces cultivated cocoa and coffee. Expert in plant cellular agriculture, the vision is to secure food resources by providing food companies an alternative supply to tropical crops using plant cell culture in bioreactors. | |||
| foodroots. |
2019 SZ Stagnant |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| foodroots stimulates your employees’ culinary skills in order to create social and ecological values within your organisation. Our common mission consists in promoting responsible human action through food culture. With a balanced diet, we create added value for your company and our society. | |||
| foodward |
2013 ZH Established |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| The expert network of the food industry, Academy for industry & company representatives from the agro-food environment. foodward - the food business academy - serves as a platform and interface. | |||
| fortyfour |
2025 SG Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards,Energy & Power Systems [ Carbon Removal & Storage, Energy Production & Supply, Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Energy: Renewable tech, Environment: Carbon capture and storage, Environment: Climate tech |
| fortyfour develops modular, fully electric Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere and supply it to greenhouses on-site. Replaces fossil CO₂ supply while enabling carbon sequestration at agricultural scale. https://fortyfour.earth/ | |||
| Barney (F&P Robotics AG) |
2014 ZH Growth |
[ Hospitality Services ] | Smart: Robotic, Smart: Sensors |
| Barney Bar is a fully autonomous robotic bar that serves cocktails, soft drinks, mocktails, beer and prosecco in a very efficient and entertaining way. Barney Bar can run a bar by himself or work together with a human barkeeper. | |||
| Fresh Cube |
2014 VD Formation |
[ Food Packaging Distribution & Access ] | Other: Low tech |
| Fresh Cube SA operates local points of sale offering a diverse range of fresh, artisanal products, including fruits, vegetables, dairy, meats, bakery items, beverages, and ready-to-eat foods. Committed to promoting healthy, local, and seasonal eating, Fresh Cube emphasizes sustainability through short supply chains and biodiversity. Their mission is to provide gourmet, eco-friendly food options that benefit both consumers and the planet. | |||
| Frigg |
2022 ZG Growth |
Energy & Power Systems [ ESG Reporting & Compliance, Financial Services ] | IT: AI Artificial intelligence, IT: Blockchain or algorithms, IT: IOT Internet of Things, IT: Software |
| Frigg is a Zug-based SaaS marketplace connecting renewable energy developers with institutional investors. The platform streamlines financing for small and mid-sized projects (0.5-50 MW) through AI-powered analysis, blockchain tokenization, and IoT monitoring. Founded in 2022, Frigg has facilitated EUR 12 million in investments across 174 projects worth EUR 760 million, addressing the funding gap in climate infrastructure. | |||
| FrostForge |
2024 GE Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Climate Technologies, Disaster Risk & Hazard Prevention, Energy Efficiency ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Cooling tech, Energy: Solarthermal |
| FrostForge delivers off-grid, solar-powered ice makers in containerized units that provide zero-emission refrigeration for cold chain operations in regions without reliable electricity, reducing CO₂ emissions by 40% compared to diesel-based systems. | |||
| Fuchs & Igel |
2021 ZH Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Behavioural Change, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Protection, Landscape & Habitat Conservation ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, Environment: Climate tech, Other: Low tech |
| Fuchs & Igel GmbH is a Zurich-based nature-friendly garden design and maintenance company that promotes local biodiversity by combining clients' needs with ecological principles. Using cargo bikes and emission-free equipment, they minimise environmental impact while offering services to private households, companies and institutions. | |||