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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Retailer Systems |
2019 BE Formation |
[ Trade & Retail Solutions ] | IT: Network, Mobility: Automated or self driving, Smart: City |
| Our deep tech turns points-of-sale (POS) into Autonomous Store with a superior shopping experience that makes people come back. Our promise to retailers is a solution with minimal POS retrofitting & highest accuracy. | |||
| Apolo |
2019 VD Growth |
None | |
| We help design, build and scale digital startups. | |||
| CARIFY |
2019 SO |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Your favourite car as a monthly subscription. Includes insurance, coverage, maintenance and more all in one fixed monthly price. | |||
| catch-e |
2019 SG Stagnant |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | Mobility: E-car, Mobility: Electric |
| catch-e offers test drives with electric vehicles over several days to test how suitable an electric car is. catch-e stands not only for test drives with electric cars and two-wheelers, but above all for stable information and professional help in the field of electric mobility and a well-rounded project for all employee levels. Based on the infrastructure, catch-e will work out a recommendation for the appropriate investment program in the company. | |||
| Circleg |
2022 ZH Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Wearable Devices ] | None |
| Project Circleg is a Swiss-East African social enterprise endorsing a holistic approach in the development of appropriate lower-limb prosthetic systems for people living in low- to middle-income countries. Locally and readily available plastics are transformed into affordable high-quality prosthetics through innovative circular manufacturing processes. | |||
| diePROJEKTFABRIK |
2019 LU Validation |
[ Building Construction ] | None |
| Our passion is the realization of innovative projects. With enthusiasm and a strong sense for what is feasible, we accompany our customers in this process from the analysis of the project idea to the "commissioning" of the project. | |||
| E2S Power |
2019 AG Growth |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Storage other than batteries |
| The company is set to develop a Long Duration Energy Storage using innovative travelling wave energy storage technology, a joint venture between SS&A power development AG and WIKA AG. Main aim is to repurpose and decarbonize fossil fuel power plants globally. | |||
| Empti.Me |
2019 ZH Validation |
None | |
| Empti is Swiss environment focused startup. It helps to reduce single use plastics by incentivizing using reusable containers. | |||
| Energy Web |
2019 ZG Validation |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Building operation systems for energy grids, based on open-source, decentralized technologies to enable development and deployment of decentralized applications for the energy sector and beyond. | |||
| cine.equipment |
2019 BE Validation |
[ Media & Communications ] | IT: Video and Film |
| CINE.EQUIPMENT is an online marketplace where you can offer film and photo equipment and / or rent it from other users. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Ganzohni |
2019 SG Growth |
[ Hospitality Services ] | Other: Low tech |
| Ganzohni is a store that avoids packaging. | |||
| Genknowme |
2019 VD Growth |
[ Health Solutions ] | Biological: Bio tech, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| We provide a novel blood test to support healthcare professionals while they coach their patients into making healthy lifestyle changes. Genknowme measures the impact of your lifestyle at DNA level by determining your biological age with epigenetic assessment. | |||
| Grassrooted |
2019 ZH Validation |
[ Restaurants ] | Other: Low tech |
| food cooperative - a counter-model to the supermarket. | |||
| greenmodul.ch |
2019 SH Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech |
| Container with hydroponic plant growth and with a potentiated light well, daylight is reflected and distributed into the interior of the greenmodul, allowing vegetables and plants to grow on multiple levels. With additional LED light during the night, the seedlings grow in the hydroponic method (substrate-free cultivation with nutrient solution) under ideal conditions and without stress. The plants grow 24 hours, 365 days, with about 90% less water and free of any micro-civilization residues in water and air. | |||
| Help'n'Trade |
2019 BS Validation |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Help’n’Trade is a technology startup, which builds next generation marketplace application for small local businesses and consumers. We build solutions so that we can help local economy, communities and the environment. | |||
| Green Mountain (Hilcona AG) |
2019 GR Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| Swiss vegetarian food production with tasty products without meat. | |||
| Hydrospider |
2019 SO Growth |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Hydrogen tech and fuel cells, Energy: Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid) |
| Hydrospider produces, trades and distributes green hydrogen for the mobility | |||
| Impact Acoustic |
2019 LU Established |
Health, Wellness & Care [ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| We are firmly convinced that we humans can only be successful if we also care for the environment. That's why we develop not only beautiful and functional, but also environmentally compatible acoustic solutions in the heart of Switzerland. Always with an eye on global trends and a focus on the requirements of the ever-changing architecture and design industry. | |||
| kaiosID |
2019 VD Validation |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Blockchain or algorithms |
| Counterfeiting and grey markets pose two growing challenges for brands. kaiosID fights counterfeiting and illicit trade by covering the product's packaging with invisible patterns that can be easily identified by an intuitive smartphone app. Once printed on the packaging, the random patterns become the fingerprint of the product and allow for product authentication (genuine/fake) and identification (traceability), thus restoring trust in brands and logistics. | |||
| Légumes Perchés |
2020 VD Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | None |
| The purpose of the company is to design, carry out and support urban and peri-urban agriculture projects | |||
| Madame Frigo |
2019 LU Growth |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Other: Low tech |
| To save as much food as possible from going to waste, publicly accessible refrigerators are set up throughout Switzerland and operated by volunteers. | |||
| matriq |
2019 SG Validation |
[ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Other: Enabling tech |
| matriq offers innovative solutions for the part-indiviual marking of plastic components of all kinds. With the DynamicMold technology, marking takes place directly in the manufacturing machine, whether in injection molding, blow molding or thermo forming. Besides the application for traceability, the DynamicMold technology also offers the possibility to integrate anticounterfeiting features for brand protection. | |||
| Microcaps |
2019 ZH Growth |
[ Health Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| At Microcaps we developed a technology that enables the size control of the microcapsules with Swiss precision, hence they all behave exactly the same. This means we can directly tailor and predict the release profile of a drug. Our solution is also highly relevant for fragrances, flavors and probiotics. | |||
| Micropow |
2019 ZH Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| MicroPow encapsulates valuable ingredients enabling timed release and preservation, which allows to drastically reduce losses during production and adding value to end products. microPow powders can be tailored to a broad range of food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical applications, without relying on any added artificial ingredients. | |||
| Mycrobez |
2019 BS Formation |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Circular Economy ] | Components: New chemical materials, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| MYCROBEZ is based on the insight that it is more efficient to change material instead of changing behavior patterns. In the face of increasing consumption and globalization, Mycrobez does not seek to stop throwaway culture culture, but works to make packaging products disposed of in nature packaging products disposed of in nature are fully degradable and sustainable. The vision, then, is to replace the status quo of petroleum-based packaging products such as Styrofoam in the marketplace and establish a new, circular material standard in the packaging and construction industries. | |||
| Sqin Tea |
2019 GE Established |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Our innovative supplements are a powerful combination of active natural ingredients, Swiss organic alpine herbs and selected premium tea leaves to nourish, protect and repair your skin. | |||
| 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. | |||