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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| carpasus |
2014 ZH Growth |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | Other: Low tech |
| CARPASUS combines sustainability with quality, style and coolness. Our mission is to provide you with quality shirts that will make you feel good, accompany you for a long time, and underline your individual style. The CARPASUS shirts are now available in stores in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Sweden and are enjoying growing popularity. CARPASUS will continue to work for a more resource-efficient fashion industry in the future. The journey continues. | |||
| CEEX |
2021 ZH Validation |
[ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | IT: Artificial intelligence AI, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| CEEX is an exchange platform for renewable Energy like an eBay for power. A new business model with peer-to-peer exchange has been developed together with the ETH Zurich in a scientific project. In 2015 a fellowship of the ImpactHUB Zurich was won for the innovative idea. It is realtime, peer-to-peer, machine 2 machine | |||
| Chimpy (Batte.re) |
2013 ZH Growth |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Renewable tech |
| Solar power compensated battery for small electronics; Battere offers the most convenient solution for people on the go to recharge their smartphone. Users pick up a pre-charged power bank, charge their smartphone on the go and return the power bank at any other point of sale. Available at 1000 PoS | |||
| Circle Soaps |
2018 ZH Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Cleaning Services ] | None |
| Circle Soaps produces handmade, cold made soaps with organic and herbal ingredients. We are an ethical company and strive to be as environmentally friendly as possible and to minimize our waste. | |||
| Clemap |
2017 ZH Growth |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Smart: Home & building |
| Energy monitoring and disaggregation sensor for housholdes. Disaggregation service for electricity providers. The products helps to use electric tools more efficiently. | |||
| ClimateRe |
2015 ZH Validation |
Other: Low tech | |
| ClimateRe promotes and facilitates innovative risk management approaches and develops appropriate insurance solutions to strengthen the resilience of climate-vulnerable communities. | |||
| Climeworks |
2009 ZH Growth |
[ Carbon Removal & Storage ] | Environment: Climate tech |
| Climeworks develops, builds and operates direct air capture machines. With our technology we capture carbon dioxide directly from the air. The air-captured carbon dioxide can either be recycled and used as a raw material, or completely removed from the air by safely storing it. Our machines consist of modular CO₂ collectors that can be stacked to build machines of any size. Climeworks direct air capture machines are powered solely by renewable energy or energy-from-waste. | |||
| Codingmind AG |
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. | |||
| Correntics |
2021 ZH Formation |
[ Risk Prevention ] | None |
| With our data-driven approach and a deep understanding of risk, we help our clients to future-proof their supply chains and improve their resilience in the face of climate change and emerging risks while ensuring the sustainability of business activities. | |||
| Decentlab GmbH |
2008 ZH Established |
Buildings & Construction,Circular Economy, Waste & Resources,Food, Agriculture & Forestry,Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Environmental Monitoring ] | Other: Enabling tech |
| Decentlab GmbH has developed a measurement and monitoring system that delivers data to the computer without cabling. Data on the condition of bridges or trees, for example. Participation: Decentlab is a Swiss company providing wireless sensor devices and services for distributed, cost-effective monitoring solutions. The sensor devices communicate wirelessly over LoRaWAN® and are designed for ultra low power consumption, capable of operating on batteries for several years. The devices are built for industrial applications and are ready to be deployed in any harsh indoor or outdoor environment. The service framework provides convenient access to measurement data and enables seaml | |||
| Futuricum (Designwerk Products) |
2017 ZH Growth |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Energy: Battery, Mobility: E-cargo, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| electric trucks are a solution not an alternative. Performance, ecology and economy combined. | |||
| Designwerk Technologies |
2009 ZH Established |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: E-car, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| Designwerk sells charging stations (mobile and fix) and specialized in the development of electric vehicle and truck systems and battery. On clients behalf, they develop complete systems from the study to the prototype with regard to mechanics, electronics, software. | |||
| digitalSTROM |
2008 ZH Established |
Financials & Information Technology [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Lighting, IT: Internet of Things IOT, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Home & building |
| digitalSTROM AG offers a Smart Home Technology for every home connecting all electronic systems for optimizing use. Its application is intuitive and easy to install, the technology communicates via the existing power lines and networks all electronic devices and well as broad-band devices. | |||
| dimpora AG |
2019 ZH Validation |
[ Engineering & Industrial Design ] | Biological: Material based on biomass, Components: Filters & membranes, Components: New chemical materials, Components: Resource or material optimisation, Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use, Other: Enabling tech |
| We produce eco-friendly functional membranes for the outdoor textile industry. Our 2D products involve a conventional lamination of the dimpora membrane onto a textile. The waterproof fluorine-free membrane is mainly based on polyurethane and undergoes our template removal approach to create the necessary porosity, thus achieving an excellent breathability. We are also currently scaling up our first biodegradable membrane. | |||
| Distran |
2013 ZH Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Acoustic materials & tech, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| Distran is a spin-off from the Autonomous System Lab, ETH Zurich, developing advanced acoustic sensors for industrial applications. Distran's goal is to reduce risks for industrial workers and the environmental impact of the industry through the use of sound sensing and technology. | |||
| dizmo |
2013 ZH Established |
[ Building Technologies ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software |
| Dizmo, The Interface of Things, is a software platform for fast integration and interactive use of data, services and processes. With dizmo as workspace, otherwise complex tasks of data management become simple and technology is rendered humanly intuitive. Gartner calls this new digitally connected world “Integration Platform as a Service” (iPaaS). | |||
| dokspot |
2014 ZH Growth |
[ Resource Efficiency ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Dokspot allows manufacturers to manage and distribute their product instructions online. Our platform provides instructions at the right time, for the right product, in the right language, and in the right version. We enable manufacturers to reduce their CO₂ footprint, simplify their operations, and increase their profit margins, all the while making life easier for the end-user. | |||
| drivemycar |
2020 ZH Growth |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management, Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: Fleet management |
| drivemycar AG is a Swiss mobility startup offering a modular platform for vehicle sharing, fleet management, and multimodal mobility. We serve businesses, cities, real estate developers, and mobility providers aiming to optimize the use of vehicles, chargers, and parking spaces. Our white-label software enables easy booking, access, billing, and data insights – for cars, e-bikes, scooters, and more. We help clients turn underused assets into shared, revenue-generating solutions. Our USP: fast deployment, full flexibility, and complete data ownership – with no dependence on proprietary hardware. | |||
| EATbyalex |
2018 ZH Stagnant |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| We empower people to clean eating with weekly ready-to-eat meal plans. There is no need to plan, cook or shop, all our freshly prepared and balanced meals are delivered to you once a day. We only use organic and whole food ingredients. | |||
| eaternity |
2014 ZH Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Food Safety & Quality ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Eaternity has developed innovative software for private and professional use. It is based on an easy to understand and yearly reviewed live cycle analysis (LCA-database. This is currently the largest and most comprehensive database for carrying out environmental calculations for menus. With Eaternity, we offer everyone the opportunity to make a sustainable choice when selecting their everyday food. | |||
| Ecospeed |
2002 ZH Established |
[ Climate Technologies ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| ECOSPEED provides web-based software solutions and consulting services for the energy and climate accounting of public authorities, companies and private individuals. Since 2002 they develop Software programs for energy balance, energy efficiency, and energy use. | |||
| Edison |
2019 ZH Stagnant |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Wind, IT: Network |
| Management and engineering consultancy, in particular in the area of project management, contract management, operational excellence, sales, patents, product certification, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, as well as research and development of new products and processes mainly in the power industry and in renewable and marine renewable energy industry. | |||
| ElectricFeel |
2012 ZH Growth |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Communication, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Mobility: Electric, Other: Enabling tech |
| The leading technology for your shared micromobility service ElectricFeel provides the most intelligent platform available to build, run and scale shared electric mobility systems in the urban habitat; ElectricFeel's Platform is a full solution for any shared electric mobility service (End-user Application, Management Software, Analytics Portal) | |||
| Embotech |
2013 ZH Growth |
Mobility & Transport [ Energy Efficiency ] | IT: Software, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Sensors |
| Embotech is a leading developer of cutting-edge decision-making software. Our embeddable software empowers autonomous systems to make decisions by solving complex optimization problems in milliseconds, bringing significant improvements in safety, productivity and energy efficiency. | |||
| EnergyXploit |
2018 ZH Formation |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Cooling tech, Energy: Geothermal, Energy: Heating in buildings |
| EnergyXploit macht Ihre Gebäudefundation zur ökologischen und effizienten Energielösung. Ein weltweit einzigartiges Gesamtsystem kombiniert Fundierungspfähle mit innovativen Wärmetauschern und ermöglicht so das ölunabhängige wärmen und kühlen von Gebäuden. Qualitativ hochwertige Komponenten von renommierten Partner garantieren hohe Betriebssicherheit und geringe Unterhaltskosten. Wir entwickeln eine auf Ihre Liegenschaft zugeschnittene Lösung und begleiten Sie während des gesamten Bauprozesses mit unserer Erfahrung und Expertise. So bauen wir mit am Fundament für eine ökologische und wirtschaftliche Energie der Zukunft. | |||
| Entracers |
2020 ZH Formation |
[ Environmental Monitoring ] | Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| It's an Eawag-Spinoff that provides services with a focus on the consulting for gas monitoring/screening strategies as well as on the implementation of such strategies. Additionally, the company performs gas sampling in the field and conducts measurements within the frame of its own analytical capabilities. The services provided by Entracers GmbH are mainly (but not exclusively) addressed to private associations/companies and to research organizations. | |||
| enviBee |
2019 ZH Validation |
[ Environmental Monitoring ] | IT: Data usage |
| The company develops software solutions for data analysis for mass spectrometric long-term monitoring of organic micropollutants in aquatic systems. | |||
| Essento |
2015 ZH Established |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Essento is a company that specializes in edible insects. We develop, produce and market various specialities based on edible insects for the retail trade as well as the catering trade. Essento is a food-tech startup that provides the European and Swiss market with a locally produced, delicious and sustainable source of animal protein in the form of insects. | |||
| ethec |
2017 ZH Validation |
Energy & Power Systems [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-motorbike, e-scooter |
| We are a team consisting of 10 students and 5 supervisors of ETH Zurich and ZHdK. As part of a focus-project, we are developing a prototype of an electric motorcycle with two-wheel drive. Our main goal is to have a driving range of 250 km using braking energy recuperation at both wheels and latest battery technologies. | |||
| EveryCook |
2014 ZH restructuring, on hold, no development |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Smart: Device |
| Production of a smart pan that cooks the meals in an easier and more energy efficient way. With the connection to your smartphone, tablet, PC or Mac, the EveryCook links up to our online recipe database, offering you an endless support of ideas for your meal. | |||