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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| H2 ENERGY |
2014 ZH Stagnant |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards,Mobility & Transport [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Renewable tech |
| H2 Energy wants to make hydrogen a cornerstone of the energy system. They see themselves as business innovators for renewable energies. Refining electricity into hydrogen enables the power companies to stand out from the crowd and regulate their production. Hydrogen can be used in a variety of ways, offering consumers some relevant and enhanced alternatives. | |||
| Hegias |
2017 ZH Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Building Technologies ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| The world’s first automated and browser-based content management system (CMS) solution for visualizing and communicating with virtual reality (VR) for the construction and real estate industry. HEGIAS VR lets your customer walk thru an unbuilt house, re-furniture it by his touch and buy it having seen and felt it. | |||
| Hivoduct |
2020 ZH Validation |
[ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | Components: Geophysical |
| Hivoduct presents pressurized air cables for medium and high voltage power transmission and related services at the booth. Pressurized air cables are a new technology which are based on traditional GIL design but use pressurized air as main insulation medium and a new, proprietary pipe fitting. Hivoduct "pressurized air cables" transmit more power, use less space, exhibit lower electromagnetic fields, offer best fire protection, and highest efficiency in operation. Pressurized air cables replace overhead lines, XLPE cables, GIS busbars, and high-current busbars to create a more sustainable and efficient future power grid. Specific applications as wall bushings as well as HV lab equipment for high-current connections are similarly viable. Hivoduct pressurized air cables benefit system integrators, grid operators, the environment and neighbourhoods. | |||
| Houzy |
2017 ZH Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Building Construction ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Houzy is a young PropTech start-up and offers innovative tools and a strong network of experts for homeowners on its open MyHouzy platform. | |||
| Huxley Design (Elephbo) |
2016 ZH Established |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Fashion & Apparel ] | Other: Low tech |
| We recycle cement bags in Cambodia in order to assemble them to high quality fashion products and create thereby sustainable working environments. | |||
| iCEEP (Innovopolis) |
2020 ZH Formation |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Innovopolis offers a decentralized waste management service that contains waste within the built areas of the community and turns it into energy at the point where it is generated: a self-sufficient service which eliminates the need for waste collection, waste incineration and waste landfilling. Our solution can be applied to any community, from rural communities like islands to large multi-complex properties such as high-rise buildings and by doing so we reduce the annual carbon footprint of every inhabitant by 1 tonnes of CO2. | |||
| InstaHeat |
2019 ZH restructuring, on hold, no development |
Energy & Power Systems,Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Energy: Heat industrial usage, Energy: Heating in buildings |
| InstaHeat is a technology-based Company located in Zürich. We develope a new kind of heating device being able to heat any conductive fluid instantly and precisely to the desired temperature with very high efficiency. The device generates the heat directly within the fluid, eliminating the need for a heating element. The technology allows a compact design so that it fits into various machines, like food heating systems. | |||
| Inyova |
2017 ZH Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Financial Services ] | Other: Low tech |
| Yova is a digital platform for investing with a sustainability impact. Yova customers invest directly into companies that help solve global challenges and make a difference in topics they care about. Renewable energies, gender equality, circular economy – they can decide which topics they want to invest in. All investments are tailored to the customer’s needs and values. At the same time, they are professionally diversified and designed for long-term returns. The customers get both: sustainability impact and financial return. With the Yova platform, everyone can become an impact investo. | |||
| Koa-Impact |
2017 ZH Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| At Koa, we redefine the perception of value creation in the cocoa value chain of rural West Africa. By utilising the so far discarded cocoa pulp, we increase the farmer’s income by 30% and reduce food waste by 40%. The new technology is carbon neutral and solar powered. Thanks to the decentral extraction, we can directly work with more than 1’000 farmers. Koa’s 100% traceable and modularly scalable operations enhance livelihood in rural communities significantly while carrying a delicious and exotic flavour into the world. | |||
| Kolbev |
2020 ZH Validation |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| Kolbev is a Swiss startup developing autonomous mobile EV charging robots powered by renewable energy. Our solution addresses the growing need for flexible, scalable EV charging infrastructure in urban areas, where fixed chargers are often difficult or impossible to install due to regulatory, technical, or cost barriers. Our target market includes real estate owners, parking operators, and businesses with large parking areas—especially in dense city centers, heritage sites, or locations with fluctuating demand. We also collaborate with energy providers to support the energy transition. What makes us unique is our combination of mobile robotics, second-life EV batteries, and intelligent fleet management software, enabling charging on demand exactly where it’s needed—without costly infrastructure upgrades. We don’t compete with fixed charging networks—we complement them, making EV charging accessible in places where today’s solutions fall short. Kolbev makes EV charging smarter, greener, and more flexible—accelerating the shift to sustainable mobility. | |||
| Kompotoi |
2016 ZH Growth |
Buildings & Construction [ Waste Management & Recycling ] | None |
| Kompotoi rents, designs and sells composting toilets. Kompotoi toilets not only look good, they are environmentally friendly and absolutely odorless. We turn "human output" into a soil conditioner, closing an important natural cycle. | |||
| LEDCity |
2017 ZH Growth |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: LED, Energy: Lighting |
| LEDCity develops autonomous lights with various integrated sensors to let them decide by itself if and how much light is needed. Savings up to 90% are possible. | |||
| Libattion |
2018 ZH Validation |
[ Energy Storage ] | None |
| Libattion is an innovative lithium battery provider accelerating the global shift to a more sustainable energy storage technology. | |||
| LINIA |
2018 ZH Validation |
Buildings & Construction [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | Mobility: Drone & flight |
| Our software LINIAair enables power grid operators to acquire a huge amount of data of infrastructure fast and autonomous with drones. Our cloud based platform LINIAgrid processes, visualizes and analyzes data with AI-algorithms, to find damage or threats to power lines. Benefits: The reliable data base and sophisticated analytics result in increased security of supply and less power outage for customers. | |||
| Loriot |
2015 ZH Growth |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Internet platform for hosting IoT solution, focus can be on energy efficiency in buildings | |||
| Cook Eat |
2021 ZH Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Communication, Other: Low tech |
| Cook Eat mediates home-cooked food from private to private on the online community marketplace. It closes the gap between expensive restaurants and time-consuming self-catering. Wherever our members register, culinary diversity is created around the clock. | |||
| Mirai Foods |
2019 ZH Validation |
[ Alternative Proteins ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| We are developing real meat - cultivated directly from animal cells | |||
| Microlino |
2017 ZH Validation |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: E-car |
| Realization of small and light cars that are at the same time protected from the weather and that have enough space for groceries shopping. Production is scheduled to start in 2021. | |||
| Mondays |
2018 ZH Growth |
[ Health Solutions ] | Other: Low tech |
| Mondays is a Femtech company, an online subscription for environmentally friendly, plastic free period products. At Mondays we know shopping for periods products is a hassle no one needs. And making environmentally friendly choices when buying period products, simply takes up too much time for most people to bother. Mondays allows women to purchase sustainable, 100% plastic free period products, have none of the guilt and save time in the process. A one-time registration and your period products will arrive on your doorstep in time every month. | |||
| MPower Ventures AG |
2017 ZH Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Photovoltaics |
| MPower Ventures finances and distributes affordable solar systems to a market of 1.3 bn potential customers in emerging markets. MPower enables them to power their homes and businesses independently from the electricity grid or fossil fuel-based electricity production systems. | |||
| Mr. Green Recycling-Service |
2010 ZH Established |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Other: Low tech |
| The start-up company Mr. Green spares people in Zurich the walk to the collection point: they pick up glass, aluminum cans, pet and batteries from home and dispose of them | |||
| myNewEnergy |
2013 ZH Validation |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Internet platform for buying ecological added value of electricity products or switching to high quality products with the own provider. | |||
| nanoleq |
2017 ZH Growth |
[ Wearable Devices ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| we help people reconnect to themselves and listen to their bodies through monitoring technology that is integrated into daily clothes. | |||
| NewGreenTec |
2015 ZH Validation |
Mobility & Transport [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Wind |
| Small wind and photovoltaic tower for homes or farms, easy to use and scalable. Bike-Parking Systems (V-Locker) and consulting on the installation of renewables, like wind and PV. | |||
| Novamem (DrinkPure) |
2013 ZH Growth |
[ Resource Efficiency ] | Components: Filters & membranes, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Novamem is the first company to use state-of-the-art technology to produce micro- to nanofiltration flat sheet membranes made from almost any polymer. Since 2018 a water filter is produced, which cn fit on any tab, to provide drinking water | |||
| Novaton |
2010 ZH Established |
Mobility & Transport [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Environment: Climate tech |
| NOVATON builds sea worthy NOVA Solar Islands of various sizes - floating solar islands, rotate for optimal sunlight to industrial energy production; In addition they devloped NOVACAT, a solar operated autonomous surface vehicle to navigate autonomously on high seas and other water surfaces | |||
| OHANA Move |
2018 ZH Stagnant |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use, Other: Low tech |
| OHANA Move is an environmentally friendly active wear label from Switzerland. We produce sportswear that consists of almost 80% recycled PET bottles. For one leggings from our production 25 PET bottles are needed. It is OHANA Move's highest concern to design trendy clothing that breaks new and environmentally conscious ground. Our reversible two-in-one clothing can be worn on both sides and is therefore doubly individual. | |||
| onCyt Microbiology |
2017 ZH Validation |
Health, Wellness & Care [ Engineering & Industrial Design ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| Our hard- and software add-ons turn the bench-top flow cytometer that you already own and trust, or the one that will meet your needs best into a fully automated on-line sampling and measurement device. We combine the best of two worlds by providing smart automation add-ons to established flow cytometers with known high performance. | |||
| oxara |
2019 ZH Formation |
[ Building Technologies ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Components: Resource or material optimisation, Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Oraxa produces sustainable, cement-free concrete. The ETH-Spin-off is developing healthy and affordable floors for the more than 75% of the local Rwandan families living in dirty homes due to lack of good floors. | |||
| Oxygen at Work |
2017 ZH Growth |
Energy & Power Systems [ Building Technologies ] | IT: Data usage |
| Oxygen at Work GmbH helpd companies reduce health care and energy costs by using data analytics and specific plants to improve office indoor air quality. | |||