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 Phase | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| BE WTR |
2020 VD growth |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| BE WTR is a Swiss company specializing in sustainable, locally filtered water solutions. Using patented Swiss technology, BE WTR provides high-quality still and sparkling water directly on-site, reducing the need for single-use plastic bottles and minimizing environmental impact. | |||
| Boostbar |
2020 ZH growth |
[ Catering ] | Low technology |
| Boostbar provides a completely modular and fully-personalized tech-enabled food & beverage solution. | |||
| cellvie |
2020 ZH validation |
[ Healthcare ] | Bio technologies |
| When the blood flow to a part of the body is interrupted, cells get damaged or die, even if blood flow is restored. Such cell injuries manifest themselves for example in heart atacks and strokes, killing millions of people every year. cellvie transplants viable mitochondria, the cell's powerhouse, into distressed cells. It's like jump-starting a car, allowing the cells to re-establish their energy metabolism and survive. The Harvard spinoff's mitochondria therapy will first be applied in organ transplant patients. | |||
| CerQlar |
2020 validation |
None | |
| CerQlar is a SaaS platform in the environmental commodities space, which enables teams to collaboratively manage Guarantees of origin (GOs) and other Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs). | |||
| Chopf-Nuss |
2020 ZH validation |
[ Food production & retail ] | food tech, Low technology |
| The vegetable alternative to grated cheese. Nut mesan from Chopf-Nuss is suitable for pasta dishes and more. | |||
| Circular Food Solutions |
2020 SG formation |
[ Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| They developed an innovative upcycling technology to recover proteins & fibers from food side streams and to create healthy & unique food products. | |||
| Croply |
2020 SZ formation |
[ Trade and Retail, Transport & logistics of goods ] | Internet of Things, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Our goal is to empower farmers, food businesses, and local communities around the world with the tools required to develop more sustainable practices, working towards circular economies that can provide viable futures for everyone, everywhere. Our work focuses primarily on open access systems, built to dismantle the inequality that is present in such an economy driven industry. | |||
| deli social |
2020 VD growth |
[ Restaurants ] | Low technology |
| Café and creative culinary space Open to all, Deli Social is a store, a lunch counter and a space for experimentation around food. We host the association Mise en Place which runs two culinary residency programs. Deli Social is a project of the convivial design studio Cocktail Sandwich. | |||
| Enerphy Suisse |
2022 ZH formation |
[ Energy management solutions ] | IT blockchain or algorithms, Smartcity, Smarthome & building |
| Installation of renewable energy, mainly solar systems. Service from initial consultation and design, to construction and maintenance. | |||
| eRevo |
2020 LU validation |
[ Energy management solutions ] | Efficient combustion technologies e.g. combined heat and power, Hydrogen technology and fuel cells, Storage other than batteries |
| eRevo AG is dedicated to the energy revolution of building energy by means of H₂ and thus contributes an approach to the decarbonization of our living spaces. | |||
| flowbone |
2020 VD validation |
[ Healthcare ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| 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. | |||
| posmo |
2020 ZH validation |
None | |
| Posmo is a data cooperative for mobility data. Through the self-determined collection of mobility data, the basis for sustainable mobility is to be created. | |||
| go clear |
2020 BL validation |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management | Low technology |
| go clear makes it easy for you to fill up your car with wiper water. Fill up your car with the required amount of wipe water without spilling, directly from the go clear petrol pump. Afterwards, pay for the filled up wipe cleaner directly at the cash register. | |||
| greenpick (Green Now) |
2020 ZH formation |
Behavioural change,Communication, Media, Education or Games,Construction & buildings [ Energy sufficiency, Trade and Retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| GreenPick is your sustainability compass. With GreenPick, you can find sustainable alternatives in your region in no time and get tips for your everyday life. GreenPick makes local change pioneers from over 50 areas of life visible in an instant, such as nutrition, living, circular economy, health or doing good. | |||
| Groupe Curie |
2020 ZH established |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production),Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ climate carbon removal, Energy efficiency, Energy Production, Engineering ] | Climate technologies, Hydro energy, Hydrogen technology and fuel cells, Photovoltaics, Physical & chemical & nano technologies, Wind energy |
| Consulting, developing and operating of green infrastructures for chemical products using CleanTech processes and developing of Cleantech Innovations. Developing alternative sustainable materials for the industry. | |||
| ID Watch |
2020 GE growth |
Clothes, Textiles, Wearables devices or apps [ Resource efficiency ] | Unknown |
| ID Watches produce customizable watches out of recycled materials. Aditionally the packaging is fully compostable. | |||
| IRÄYE |
2020 ZH |
[ Bodycare, Healthcare ] | Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| IRÄYE is the first skincare to actively support the activity and condiction of the skin's lymphatic syste, - a system that is key to skin health. IRÄYE products are thoughtfully designed to reduce single-use plastics, deliver reusable componentry for our custom refillable packaging. And when that’s all over — Our products are fully recyclable too. | |||
| kickbag |
2020 SG validation |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| Online shopping without packaging waste. The foldable shipping bag made of recycled PET is a first in Switzerland: reusable up to 30 times and 100% climate-neutral. | |||
| Kokojoo |
2020 BS growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| With KOKOJOO, we make two important contributions: On the one hand, we contribute to a reduction of resource waste. On the other hand, we contribute to the creation of value in Africa (Ivory Coast). | |||
| Kyburz battery recycling |
1991 ZH formation |
[ Energy storage, Waste & recycling ] | Battery, Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| The e-mobility pioneer KYBURZ is breaking new ground in battery recycling: The Zurich-based company has put an innovative in-house system into operation - the first of its kind in Switzerland. The recycling process developed in collaboration with Empa is environmentally friendly and offers potential beyond the company's own electric vehicle production lines. KYBURZ has deliberately not patented the process and makes the know-how available to all interested parties. The entire basic research and all process steps of the own recycling plant are made transparent. | |||
| Lieferdienst Seetal |
2020 LU growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| As a delivery service Seetal we run the webshop with mostly regional products. Since many markets were canceled in the last two years, there were few opportunities for producers and manufacturers, including many family businesses, to sell their products. Therefore we decided to expand our webshop for beeswax cloths with high quality, fresh food from the region and to offer a delivery service. The region of Seetal and its surroundings has many innovative producers, whose products are made with the greatest care, and who are often not known. The delivery service Seetal wants to make these producers better known and act as a distribution channel for family businesses. We offer our customers a wide range of products, delivered fresh to your doorstep by our own delivery service. With every order you make an important contribution to the added value in the region. | |||
| Loonawell |
2020 ZH growth |
[ Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| Loonawell stands for healthy dog living. Our organic dog treats are made with premium, hand-picked ingredients, of human-grade quality and tailored to your dog's nutritional needs. In a Loonawell treat, every single ingredient adds value to its nutritional content. | |||
| Lumiphase |
2020 ZH growth |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency, Engineering ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Our world is becoming increasingly digital and data traffic is exploding. The infrastructure behind data centers and telecom networks is hitting a wall, and the industry needs a disruptive solution. Lumiphase develops novel optical communicatiion chips that are very inexpensive, super compact and highly efficient. They allow the industry to replace today's costly and power-hungry connections with a new generation of electro-optical links, ultimately enabling a new paradigm in datacenters' architecture and leadin to more flexible, efficient and sustainable use of computing resources. | |||
| Lynus |
2020 SZ growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity efficiency ] | Battery, IT Software, Photovoltaics |
| Lynus is a technology company focused on open software development and batteries for renewable energy systems. All energy components of buildings can be connected on one platform. By using machine learning the platform can help to reduce the CO2-emissions and energy production costs of buildings and generators by predicting weather changes and adjusting accordingly. | |||
| Esomoto Zürich (Gülbey) |
2020 ZH formation |
[ Road vehicles and transport ] | e-motorbike, e-motorcycle, e-scooter |
| affordable electromobility and advice for everyone | |||
| mobileup.ch (MobilePower) |
2020 BE growth |
[ Waste & recycling ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Mobileup buys old smartphones and tablets from private customers and their partners to then refurbish them. By selling those refurbished devices on their online sales platform, mobileup helps to advance the circular economy. | |||
| MobyFly |
2020 VS validation |
[ Maritime and waterways transport ] | Shipping |
| MobyFly produces zero-emission hydrofoil boats which make use of computer controlled flight systems. These boat are made for passenger transports at speeds of up to over 70 km/h while using 70% less energy than existing diesel ferries. | |||
| myfeld |
2020 AG validation |
[ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail, Gardening ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| MyFeld.ch brings your own garden into your living room. And this in a digital and playful way. Customers can plant vegetables, fruits and herbs online and then it will be planted on the farm and is delivered to the customer. They can choose from over 30 varieties to plant their own 16 square meter field. The growth can be watched via webcam. MyFeld farmers and gardeners take care of the maintenance. As soon as your harvest is ripe, we deliver it conveniently to their home. | |||
| nematx |
2020 ZH formation |
[ Building technology ] | 3D Printing |
| At NematX, we develop an industrial 3DP platform based on our proprietary «Nematic 3DP Technology». We are the pioneering company to make liquid crystal polymers available for AM. In combination with proprietary part design algorithms and high-precision 3DP hardware, we can offer the combination of part performance & manufacturing precision required for industrial production. | |||
| NutriFly |
2020 FL validation |
[ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| NutriFly produces high quality products for animals and plants from insects. In our production process, we exclusively process regionally available by-products from the agricultural and food industries into high-protein animal feed and nutrient-rich fertilizers. | |||