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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| taketray |
2004 ZH validation |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| The most functional pocket ashtray solves litterling. | |||
| TEIL.style |
2020 BE validation |
[ clothes ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| TEIL - the open closet in Bern and alternative to todays clothing consumption. Sustainability, variety and style are possible when we borrow more and own less. | |||
| Terapet |
2019 GE validation |
[ Healthcare ] | Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Proton therapy is the most precise radiotherapy for cancer treatment. However, monitoring the doses during treatments remains a guessing game based on simulations. Terapet SA, a CERN startup, develops a novel medical device which enables medical doctors for the first time to monitor the delivered proton dose inside the patients during cancer treatment: in-vivo, non-invasive, in 3D and real-time. This solution ensures that every patient receives the right dose, every time. | |||
| testmate |
2020 VD validation |
[ Healthcare ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Physical & chemical & nano technologies, Wearable devices or apps |
| The wait-time for test results identifying the four most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is three to seven days. Testmate Health is the first rapid at home self-test that provides results in minutes, in an anonymous, convenient and easy manner. Results are scanned and uploaded to a paired app that guides patients towards appropriate follow-up if necessary. | |||
| Loopia |
2019 ZH validation |
[ Information technology ] | Wearable devices or apps |
| We are Thingsy, a young start-up with a big vision: to move away from the throwaway society towards the circular economy. Thingsy is here to help you manage your warranty receipts, when one of your products breaks down, or when you want to donate, share or resell a device. In order to develop the best app for you, we are expanding and optimizing our offer step by step. You can find out more about us on our website. Thingsy - Extending the life of Things | |||
| tropfbox |
2022 SO validation |
Production of eco friendly products [ Bodycare, Trade and Retail ] | |
| Tropfbox is an online platform for all things to do with periods. It offers access to sustainable menstrual products that can be purchased by subscription. | |||
| Unbound Potential |
2023 validation |
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| Designing and building a new type of redox flow battery | |||
| UNIWASTEC |
2021 ZG validation |
[ climate carbon removal, Waste & recycling ] | Filters & Membranes, Hydrogen technology and fuel cells, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| UNIWASTEC is a technology company that operates in the field of waste-to-energy production. We have combined the most innovative and greenest waste-to-energy technologies to produce Green Hydrogen, Synthetic liquids and gases, electricity and drinking water. | |||
| Vegipack |
2021 VD validation |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| An ecological water bottle made from sugar cane, which is also compostable at the end of its life. Veganbottle is a positive alternative to global plastic pollution. | |||
| VEIU Tech |
2022 ZH validation |
[ Electricity grids & flexibility, Resource efficiency ] | e-vehicle charging, Fleet management, Smartgrid |
| Charge management solution that leverages E-Fleet operation data to unleash full flexibility potential and create value to grids and EV owners | |||
| Voliro |
2019 ZH validation |
[ Construction of buildings, Construction of infrastructure (roads, bridges ..), Energy Production ] | Drone & flight, Sensors |
| Drones as flying inspection robot The robots are capable of performing in-depth structural integrity assessments using advanced inspection technologies. | |||
| Volumina Medical |
2018 VD validation |
[ Healthcare ] | New chemical materials, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Reconstructive surgery after breast cancer is currently costly, risky, highly invasive and results are temporary or don't look natural. EPFL spinoff Volumina Medical created AdiPearl, an injectable implant with the capacity to regenerate damaged tissues for breast reconstruction in a single minimally invasive procedure. AdiPearl will improve the quality of life by bringing to breast cancer survivors a safe, effective, quality, and cost efficient breast reconstruction solution. | |||
| washo |
2022 ZG validation |
[ Cleaning ] | |
| Washo is the environmentally friendly alternative to conventional detergents: Ecologically clean, practical and pre-dosed. | |||
| Circulago (WWZ) |
2016 ZG validation |
[ Electricity, Energy Production ] | Cooling technology, Heat Exchanger, Heating in buildings |
| Circulago is a WWZ AG project for the supply of Zug and Baar-Süd with environmentally friendly heating and cooling energy. It is obtained from the water of the Zugersee. | |||
| Xilva |
2021 ZH validation |
[ climate carbon removal, Forestry ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Xilva is a digital platform where one can invest in regenerative forests. Sourcing, screening and funding are all part of the process through which Xilva enables the support of forest projects all around the globe. | |||
| Yoordi |
2021 ZH validation |
[ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Wearable devices or apps |
| Digital self-ordering solution: Yoordi's web app can be used to digitally handle ordering and payment services at events with multiple food and beverage providers. | |||
| Yuxi |
2022 ZH validation |
[ Energy efficiency ] | Enabling technologies, IT data usage, IT Software |
| Yuxi leverages data from Building Management Systems to optimize the building's energy consumption and indoor quality. | |||
| Agrinorm |
2020 ZH formation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | IT data usage |
| AgriNorm is a Swiss based deep-tech startup leveraging scientific advances in plant genetics, biochemistry and machine learning techniques for the optimization of perishable fruits supply chain. AgriNorm is developing an AI-powered cloud-based system for predicting the expected quality properties and shelf-life of perishable fruits at the farm gate. This will allow our customers to: 1. Improve margins through optimization of sales channels via smart allocation of the right products to the right clients. 2. Save costs via waste reduction, prevention of claims and avoidance of freights expenditures. | |||
| AICA |
2019 VD formation |
IT Software | |
| am develops custom software and intuitive user interfaces for industrial and consumer applications. We help make robotic applications more accessible to you. | |||
| Akksel |
2021 BS formation |
[ Energy management solutions ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| We reduce environmental pollution, costs and exploitation of people and nature by linking producers and consumers of limited resources through a circular economy multi-sided platform for batteries used in Electric Vehicles and large-scale battery storage systems. We are connecting buyers with suppliers through an exponentially growing value network to guarantee added value with each transaction. | |||
| SwissGeoPower Engineering |
2010 AG formation |
[ Electricity, Heating and cooling energy ] | Geothermal energy |
| SwissGeoPower Engineering AG constructs, operates, rents and sells power plants nationally and internationally for the production of primarily electricity and secondarily heat from deep geothermal energy. These are closed petro-geo-energy power plants, which produce electricity and heat in a clean, sustainable and self-sufficient manner, which guarantees autonomy. | |||
| aQuaTox Solutions |
2016 ZH formation |
[ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Environmental monitoring ] | Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data |
| aQuaTox-Solutions GmbH, an Eawag spinoff, offers services in the field of aquatic ecotoxicology, in particular the assessment of water quality and environmental risk assessment of chemicals. The main focus is on alternatives to conventional animal tests, using fish cells and fish embryos as test models. | |||
| Aventor |
2014 BE formation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ Energy efficiency, Engineering ] | e-car, e-mobility, Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid) |
| Efficient racing cars : nearly 100% recyclable, light-weighed (300kg), low maintenance costs .LCA is used to reduce impact. | |||
| batterylog |
2022 BE formation |
[ Energy management solutions, Energy storage ] | Battery, Internet of Things |
| Batterylog provides data and software driven solutions for the monitoring of electrical batteries. Based on a digital twin, our customers get an insight in the state of each individual battery and a quick overview to the whole battery fleet. We build customer specific dashboards or integrate our backend to an existing IT system. | |||
| Beyond Scroll |
2023 VD formation |
[ Energy efficiency, Energy Production, Energy storage, Heating and cooling energy, Road vehicles and transport ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Cooling technology, e-car, Geothermal energy, Heat Exchanger, Heat industrial usage, Heating in buildings, Hydrogen technology and fuel cells, Pump, Storage other than batteries |
| At Beyond Scroll we sell Oil-free compressor for medical, AC for E-car & Hydrogen Fuel Stations | |||
| BluAct Technologies |
2016 ZH formation |
[ Water Management ] | Filters & Membranes, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| BluAct membranes can be used effectively as an integral step in the purification of drinking water, as well as for the treatment of all types of wastewater. It can also serve as a method of reclaiming valuable metal ions from water such as gold, palladium, and platinum. | |||
| Brainwhere |
2018 ZH formation |
[ Electricity ] | Drone & flight, Wind energy |
| Brainwhere envisions to satisfy the energy needs of tomorrow by the next generation airborne wind turbine solution. The Brainwhere Airborne Wind Turbine system operates at high altitudes in confined airspace. The IP protected energy conversion system is self-supportive, scalable and secure. The platform can also be used as a sensing and comminication platform. Customers will be existing wind park owners as well as remote operations for Governments, NGOs, islands as well as oil, gas and mining asset operators. | |||
| co-kitchen |
2018 BE formation |
Health & House & Body Care [ Food production & retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Co-kitchen began as a small vegan gastronomy business offering caterings,workshops and event organization based in Bern, Switzerland. Through these experiences, Kremena, the founder of co-kitchen, realized her passion lies in inspiring and empowering people to take charge of their home kitchens by cooking everyday meals which are healthy for themselves, other beings and the planet as a whole. | |||
| Correntics |
2021 ZH formation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ ESG Reporting ] | |
| 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. | |||
| DePoly |
2020 VS formation |
[ Waste & recycling ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| DePoly has developed a novel solution allowing the chemical recycling of PET plastic. They won the venture competition in 2019 and are in the process of founding. | |||