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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaex |
2016 ZH Established |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Health Solutions ] | Biological: Food tech |
| KAEX reload provides the energy you need to give you the best possible recovery through targeted replenishment of nutrient stores. | |||
| Picterra |
2016 VD Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Environmental Monitoring ] | IT: Artificial intelligence AI, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Picterra provides a cloud-based platform for geospatial analysis, leveraging AI and machine learning. Their solutions enable businesses to process and analyze satellite, drone, and aerial imagery to extract actionable insights. Serving industries such as agriculture, mining, and infrastructure, Picterra helps companies make data-driven decisions for operational efficiency and sustainability. | |||
| Pingen |
2010 ZH Growth |
[ Resource Efficiency ] | Other: Enabling tech |
| Pingen is a web based service to automate the process of sending electronic documents as postal letters. By partnering with professional print companies distributed across various markets, Pingen achieves faster deliveries, cheaper prizes while even reducing the carbon footprint. | |||
| Piss & Love |
2021 VD Validation |
[ Cleaning Services ] | None |
| Piss & love design, produce and offers innovating dry toilets which are movable without machines and customizable. Furthermore, we aim to transform human waste into valuable nutrients for plants or energy. | |||
| Pleasant Plants |
2021 ZH Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | None |
| Grow your own organic herbs and vegetables at home, with little work and little waste! Our automated systems save you time, water, nutrients and pesticides, and deliver fresh ingredients every day. | |||
| PLUG'N ROLL (Repower) |
2012 GR Established |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| PLUG'N ROLL offers the perfect infrastructure for your e-mobility experience; from compact wallboxes for the home and public charging stations to robust charging stations for businesses with appropriate management software. | |||
| Power Plant and Marine emission control |
2011 ZH restructuring, on hold, no development |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | None |
| Competence and competitiveness in emission control for diesel engines is that we focus only on marine and power plant applications. | |||
| prelovedREVOLUTION (Flowconverter Energy) |
2018 ZH Growth |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| prelovedREVOLUTION is the first green marketplace to buy and sell vintage, preloved and socio-ecofriendly, high quality fashion and design articles. Both individuals and firms can use ithe platform. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Procsea |
2016 VD Established |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Business-to-business seafood marketplace. We specalise in the trade of traceable wild and farmed seafood, connecting buyers and sellers together in real time. You have access to a multitude of carefully selected suppliers, directly from the European ports, without the middle man. | |||
| Projets 21 |
2019 FR Growth |
[ Carbon Removal & Storage ] | None |
| Projets 21 measures the CO2 balance of your activity, analyzes how companies can minimize their CO2 emissions, takes steps to obtain 14001 certification. | |||
| property captain |
2016 ZH Established |
[ Building Technologies ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Property Captain Tech AG is a proptech of the real estate and financing specialist Avobis Group AG. On its Property Captain® platform, which is open to third-party providers, the company offers tenants and owners products and services related to housing and home financing. At the heart of Property Captain is an intelligent property search engine based on the DreamScore® matchmaking technology, which matches users with properties that are optimally suited to their needs and financial possibilities. | |||
| Panneaux Solaires |
2023 VD Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| PS Panneaux Solaires SA is a Swiss company specializing in turnkey photovoltaic installations. As a subsidiary of the GEFISWISS Energy Transition Fund, it focuses on developing and operating solar energy projects for private homeowners, condominium associations, public entities, and real estate developers across Switzerland. The company manages the entire process, from planning and installation to maintenance, aiming to facilitate the country's energy transition. | |||
| qCella |
2023 ZH Formation |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Biological: Material based on biomass |
| By impregnating natural fibers with copper qCella developped a more energy-efficient heating mats compared to commercially available heating wires. By having a proper electical resistance across the entire structure the heating mats heat homogenously and can be cut into any desired form. By eliminating the need for a heat-losing upholstering layer energy consumption can be reduced. | |||
| QuerDenkFabrik |
2014 BE Formation |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Motor & actuator |
| Development and improvement of high-pole electric motors. The first prototyps are promising. Using the new Soft Magnetic Composite Material | |||
| QWSTION |
2011 ZH Established |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | Biological: Bio tech, Biological: Material based on biomass |
| Swiss backpack brand QWSTION is known for combining design and functionality with sustainability. Since 2008 the design studio has been developing versatile carry solutions for everyday use – with an understated look and a low environmental footprint. | |||
| Ranas |
2020 ZH Growth |
None | |
| We are a behaviour change consultancy, offering support, data collection tools, data analysis, training, research, communication and behaviour change design. We work in a wide variety of fields and behaviours, with a strong experience in water-related topics, public health, disease prevention and sustainability, mostly in development cooperation. | |||
| Ranas Mosler |
2020 ZH Validation |
[ Behavioural Change ] | None |
| RanasMosler's vision as pioneers in behavior change is good health and a sustainable environment for all. RANAS stands for Risks, Attitudes, Norms, Abilities, and Self-regulation. It’s a scientifically proven method that enables you to understand and measure the psychosocial factors underlying behavior. | |||
| RAPHAËL DOMJAN |
2013 VD Established |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Education & Learning ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Raphaël is an eco-explorer and speaker who is committed, through his PlanetSolar foundation, to promoting solar energy in order to combat climate change. | |||
| RB2 Robotics |
2017 VD Formation |
[ Engineering & Industrial Design ] | None |
| We are a spin-off from the HEIG-VD Intelligent Data Analysis Laboratory based at the EPFL innovation park. We are developing state of the art deep learning models that enable robots to make smart and secure decisions only based on what they see just like humans do. | |||
| RECOAL |
2023 ZH Validation |
None | |
| RECOAL AG, a Swiss company, has developed a cutting-edge carbon removal technology that transforms waste biomass into Negative Emission Coal, providing a reliable, permanent and easy-to-scale solution that securely stores CO2 underground. | |||
| Recommerce |
ZG Established |
None | |
| Recommerce AG extends the lifespan of mobile devices and reduces the production of new devices through a buy-and-sell platform and a repair center. With the Trade-In program, old devices can be exchanged. Recommerce AG promotes the circular economy for mobile devices. Through our buy-and-sell platform, repair center, and innovative Trade-In programs, we aim to extend the lifespan of devices and reduce new production. | |||
| REEcover |
2024 Formation |
None | |
| At REEcover, we take advantage of a unique patented technology which allows us to recover these elements from electronic waste. Our first proof of concept concerns the recycling of Europium and Yttrium from energy saving lamps, with a separation factor 10 times superior to existing technologies. We want to take advantage of the well-established recycling scheme to decrease this dependance on minerals which are mined thousands of kilometers away. | |||
| Remretech |
2021 AG Validation |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Components: New chemical materials |
| REMRETEch exploits the unique know-how in rare metals characterization, process developments from primary, secondary, e-waste resources, market and circular economy-related prospects | |||
| Renergon International |
2010 TG Growth |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Biological: Bio tech, Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..), Energy: Renewable tech |
| RENERGON extracts value from organic waste in creating valuable, sustainable products such as biofuel, biogas, renewable energy, compost, fertilizer, & biochar - always combineRenergon International AG with global social and environmental responsibility. | |||
| Resilio |
2022 VD Validation |
[ Resource Efficiency ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software |
| Resilio helps organizations reduce the environmental impact of their IT infrastructure, websites, and digital services. They offer a SaaS platform, Resilio Tech, for assessing the ecological footprint of IT products and services, alongside consulting, training, and sustainability strategies. Targeting both private and public organizations, Resilio is committed to promoting sustainable digital practices and supporting clients like LVMH, ABB, and the European Commission. | |||
| Restor Eco |
2020 ZH Validation |
[ Biodiversity & Ecosystem Protection ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Restor is the world's largest network of restoration and conservation sites. It aims to connect projects and people with scientific data, financial resources, monitoring tools and each other. This is to accelerate projects and increase the and impact and scale. Restor gives information about projects all around the world. | |||
| Retreeva |
2021 VD Formation |
[ Circular Economy ] | Components: New chemical materials |
| Retreeva's patented high-tech sponge selectively captures precious metals from industrial waste streams in trace concentrations and record time. Recycling these valuable resources in a green manner ultimately helps reducing carbon emissions, energy loss and dependence of industry on virgin mines, thus contributing towards a more responsible future. Ultimately, with its adsorbents, Retreeva aims to aid access to drinkable water in underdeveloped regions. | |||
| ReWorks |
2020 LU Validation |
None | |
| ReWorks manufactures products from 100% recyclable material. For this they make use of honeycomb cardboard. Reworks products are especially suitable for events, the retail sector and as decorations. | |||
| Rheiazymes |
2022 ZH Validation |
None | |
| Rheiazymes is a Swiss biotech company on a mission to keep fashion’s high-value polymers in a YARN-TO-YARN® loop using its proprietary Molecular Bio-Recycling. By harnessing natural enzymes, we separate materials at the molecular level back into their main raw components. This reclaimed raw material can then be sold back to industry to make new products. Our first industry application is developing the technology to recover Polyamide from Polyamide-Elastane (PA/EA) blends. | |||