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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solarfreeze |
2012 BS Growth |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | None |
| The Solarfreeze association supports projects, feasibility studies, demand analyses, etc. on how to use the sun as an energy source for ecological and affordable cooling in developing and emerging countries. We promote technologies and system availability in the low-tech/low-cost sector, which also have a chance for widespread use in countries with lower incomes, and also specifically promote the specialised training of young people on site with additional added value. | |||
| Solar Manager |
2020 AG Growth |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, IT: IOT Internet of Things, IT: Software, Mobility: E-car, Mobility: Electric, Smart: Device, Smart: Grid, Smart: Home & building |
| With rising electricity prices and higher electricity usage (heat pumps, e-mobility) it became a need of each owner of a photovoltaic (PV) system to optimally distribute the produced PV power. Therefore, we developed Solar Manager – a system that is simple to install and fun to use through a beautiful app. We are a software company building an internet of energy platform. We are using a B2B2C model. Solar Manager is sold and installed by photovoltaic installers with the option of white labeling. | |||
| Solarstream |
2024 ZG Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions, Energy Production & Supply ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software |
| Solarstream is a Swiss project management and process solution built exclusively for energy installation companies, connecting planning software, ERP systems and grid registration portals in one platform to eliminate duplicate data entry and document chaos. | |||
| Soleco |
2018 ZH Growth |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Heating in buildings, Energy: Storage other than batteries, Mobility: E-vehicle charging, Smart: Device, Smart: Home & building |
| Energy management System of the next Generation considering the building as storage, weather forecast and a powerful optimisation algorithm including machine learning. This leads to a saving of energy and lower cost. We control and optimize heat pumps, heating distribution, charging stations, battery storage and household appliances in conjunction with the electricity generated by the photovoltaic system and have implemented and successfully tested variable grid tariffs. | |||
| sustainaccount |
2021 ZH Growth |
Buildings & Construction,Financials & Information Technology [ Data Platforms & Solutions, ESG Reporting & Compliance, Risk Prevention ] | IT: AI Artificial intelligence, IT: Data usage, IT: Software |
| Sustainaccount is a Swiss provider of digital solutions to make the built environment more resilient to climate change. Their cutting-edge technology analyzes climate risks, performs scenario analysis and provides optimization pathways to real estate developers, investors, and businesses. This helps reduce consequences of climate risks, increase resilience and preserve asset value. Leveraging advanced data analytics and AI, the SaaS solution performs forward-looking scenario analysis aligned with EU Taxonomy, TCFD, and CSRD frameworks. | |||
| Swiss Vault Systems |
2018 BS Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | Components: Resource or material optimisation, Energy: Cooling tech, IT: Software, Other: Enabling tech |
| Swiss Vault is building computer systems like an energy efficient data server in a small, quiet package. Through a desktop computer unit for high-end data processing and analysis, their system reduces the data-carbon footprint with energy & space efficient data management solutions. The patented system allows for more data storage within a smaller form factor. It’s not only energy efficient but it also takes up less space in your data center. | |||
| Synature |
2024 VD Growth |
[ Biodiversity & Ecosystem Protection ] | Other: Unknown |
| Fully automated biodiversity measurements through the analysis of ambient noise. | |||
| TALPA Inspection |
2025 ZH Growth |
[ Building Technologies ] | Mobility: Drone & flight, Smart: Sensors |
| Talpa inspects retaining walls with an innovative and non-destructive approach to identify corrosion in the rear bending reinforcement of horizontal construction joints in retaining walls. | |||
| Zwartekoffie |
2023 LU Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Zwartekoffie partners directly with coffee farmers in Costa Rica and Uganda, ensuring fair pay and sustainable practices without intermediaries. This direct trade model guarantees 100% traceability and transparency, providing a fair and high-quality coffee experience from bean to cup. | |||
| Hempfy |
2013 VD Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Hempfy, which is created by Tellement Facile, focuses on innovative food and beverages, based on proprietary cold infusion technology for harvesting and processing THC-free hemp plants, compliant with Swiss legislation. | |||
| terralayr |
2022 ZG Growth |
[ Electricity Grids & Flexibility, Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Storage other than batteries, Smart: Grid |
| Terralayr is a company focused on supporting the transition to 100% renewable energy by addressing the challenges of variable energy supply and demand. They specialize in battery energy storage systems (BESS), which help stabilize power grids by storing excess renewable energy and supplying it when needed. By partnering with landowners, suppliers, and communities, Terralayr aims to make renewable energy more reliable. They are also developing a cloud platform to provide scalable, on-demand energy flexibility, enabling businesses to adopt clean energy more easily and efficiently. | |||
| Tesla Transfers |
2015 VS Growth |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Mobility: Electric |
| Providing eco friendly transport for people visiting the ski resort of Verbier. Using Tesla vehicles only. | |||
| #tide |
2019 BL Growth |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Using plastic collected from the ocean, #tide produces a recycled versatile granular material which can be used to produce a variety of products. They have developed a scientific based mechanical recycling process to regenerate the molecular chains of ocean-bound plastic. Thorugh this process it is possible to transform single-use plastic into raw material. In addition #tide has produced its own series of ocean products. | |||
| Too Good To Go |
2022 ZH Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Waste Management & Recycling ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Too Good To Go is a social impact company on a mission to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together with an APP, which is the world's largest marketplace for surplus food. It helps users rescue good food from going to waste, offering great value for money at local stores, cafes and restaurants. | |||
| UpGrain |
2021 AR Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Food Systems & Food Tech, Resource Efficiency, Waste Management & Recycling ] | Biological: Food tech, Components: Resource or material optimisation, Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| UpGrain transforms side streams from breweries into valuable raw materials through Upcycling. In other words, we rescue spent grains from the brewing process to produce protein- and fiber-rich ingredients for a variety of applications in the food industry. | |||
| Vege'tables |
2022 NE Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Vege’tables is a Smart Food consulting company offering concrete solutions to organisations, collective and commercial catering and individuals enabling them unlock their full potential and perform better, while doing their part for the planet. | |||
| Voltiris |
2022 VD Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Energy Production & Supply, Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Components: Construction - Advanced materials & energy optimization, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech |
| Founded in 2022 and based in Lausanne, Voltiris develops the first solar modules specifically designed to be compatible with greenhouse agriculture and crops. Using spectral filtering technology, Voltiris allows essential light wavelengths for photosynthesis to pass through to the plants, while redirecting the unused wavelengths to generate solar energy. This breakthrough enables greenhouse growers to transform their vast surfaces—over 60,000 hectares worldwide, representing a CHF 50 billion opportunity—into sources of clean, competitive, and independent energy, helping them move away from fossil fuels and accelerate the transition to carbon-free electrification. | |||
| vyzn |
2022 ZH Growth |
[ Building Construction, Building Technologies ] | IT: AI Artificial intelligence, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| vyzn is a leading AI-driven software platform for optimizing new-build and renovation projects based on 3D and BIM data. It enables construction professionals to design sustainable, cost-efficient buildings with unprecedented ease and precision. | |||
| WeatherXM |
2022 ZG Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Climate Technologies, Data Platforms & Solutions, Disaster Risk & Hazard Prevention, Environmental Monitoring ] | IT: Blockchain or algorithms, IT: Data usage, IT: IOT Internet of Things, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| WeatherXM builds the world's largest decentralized weather network, combining IoT hardware with Web3 incentives. Community members deploy affordable weather stations, earn $WXM tokens, and contribute hyperlocal climate data that is openly accessible. With 5,000+ stations in 80+ countries, WeatherXM serves agriculture, energy, insurance and climate adaptation sectors. Through its ImpactXM initiative, it accelerates climate data infrastructure deployment in vulnerable regions, making trusted weather data universally accessible. The company raised $12.7M in funding (Series A led by Lightspeed Faction) and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland with operations in Athens, Greece. | |||
| Wild Foods |
2020 BE Growth |
[ Alternative Proteins ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Vegan alternative to salmon from smoked organic carrots. Plant-Based from the Bernese Oberland. | |||
| Xilva |
2021 ZH Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards,Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Agricultural Finance & Insurance, Data Platforms & Solutions, ESG Reporting & Compliance, Financial Services ] | IT: AI Artificial intelligence, IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Xilva is a Swiss-based climate investment platform that connects investors with sustainable forestry and nature-based projects. The company provides due diligence, impact assessment and investment structuring services to facilitate capital allocation into natural climate solutions. By combining financial expertise with environmental impact analysis, Xilva supports the development of long-term, sustainable forest and land-use projects. | |||
| yamo |
2016 ZG Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Bio tech, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Ecological, healthy baby food sterilized with a new pressure method to keep vitamines, color etc. | |||
| Yeastup |
2020 AG Growth |
[ Alternative Proteins, Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Yeastup gives spent brewer's yeast a second life through the production of high-quality ingredients that promote human health and well-being while contributing to the circular economy. | |||
| Zélo |
2021 VD Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Zélo is a zero-waste supermarket that offers a home delivery service by cargo bike, with the particularity that all products are delivered with the “zero waste” concept, i.e., packed in reusable containers. | |||
| Zizania |
2020 VS Growth |
[ Circular Economy ] | Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| ZiZAN!A transforms plant residues into high-quality cosmetic products through an upcycling process, thereby minimizing food waste. The cosmetic line is characterized by natural, sustainable ingredients and formulations. | |||
| 3rd-eyes analytics |
2015 ZH Established |
[ Financial Services ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Software |
| 3rd-eyes analytics is the software partner for banks, insurance companies and investment advisors for the implementation of digital, goal-based investment advice. The software solution combines a financial planning module with a stochastic procedure that determines an optimal investment allocation based on the customer's goals and allocates funds and ETF's to these using an algorithm. When selecting products, the system takes into account individual criteria for the preferred investment style as well as the client's personal values such as environmental and social aspects. | |||
| Abhati Suisse |
2013 AI Established |
[ Health Solutions ] | Other: Low tech |
| An ethically-minded skincare brand based in Switzerland, boasting deeply rooted Indian heritage. Its mission is to bring together the therapeutic virtues of Swiss botanicals and Ayurvedic plants from organic farms, to create a range of luxurious, sustainable and fair-trade beauty products. | |||
| ActLight |
2011 VD Established |
Energy & Power Systems,Health, Wellness & Care,Mobility & Transport [ Wearable Devices ] | Components: Optic devices, Components: Resource or material optimisation, Energy: LED, Energy: Photovoltaics, IT: IOT Internet of Things, Mobility: Drone & flight, Smart: Sensors, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| ActLight focuses on the field of CMOS photonics by developing a new type of photodetector, the Dynamic PhotoDiode (DPD). Being a fabless company, ActLight specializes in the Intellectual Property (IP) of this area and operates primarily in the IP licensing business model. The mission is: Invent innovative semiconductor solutions. The patented CMOS-based photonics technology allows the substantial improvement of the efficiency and accuracy of various light sensing applications, such as Time-Of-Flight (TOF) based range meters, vital signs monitoring, 3D/2D cameras and much more. ActLight operates in the Internet of Things (IoT) market, with a focus on mobile and wearable devices, healthcare/medtech, autonomous driving, drones and robotics. | |||
| Aginova |
2005 VD Established |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Smart: Device |
| Aginova Inc. provides affordable, low power Wi-Fi sensor network solutions that make a ubiquitous sensing world come alive by providing customers actionable feedback. Aginova’s products bring the sensor world to the internet using web services. The company has 3 lines of product including (i) Temperature and Humidity monitoring in the health care and cold chain applications, (ii) Energy monitoring in a myriad of application and (iii) Infrastructure monitoring with emphasis on condition based maintenance applications in industrial and the defense markets. | |||
| Allani Sunlife Holding |
2008 FR Established |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Smart: Home & building |
| Sunlife consists of a group of enterprises, formed into a Holding that promotes and develops original ideas and concepts to evolve solar technology and products into economic structures capable of generating a revenue. E.g. Solar Tourism, Solar agriculture. | |||