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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floating Robotics |
2023 ZH Validation |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Smart: Robotic |
| We automate harvesting and de-leafing in greenhouses with an integrated robotic and AI solution that easily adapts to existing standards. | |||
| mygrid |
2023 AG Growth |
Buildings & Construction [ Energy Management & Use, Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| mygrid offers a modular platform for operating and billing charging infrastructure, (v)ZEV and energy solutions in buildings. Whether for rental properties, building owners, corporate sites, or operator models, mygrid automates processes, ensures transparency, and integrates seamlessly into existing systems. The platform is hardware-agnostic, scalable, and available as a white-label solution. Our target market includes energy utilities, installation companies, and real estate managers with multi-site portfolios. These stakeholders face rising complexity and demand for digital energy services. mygrid helps manage and monetize infrastructure across charging, metering, and production assets all on one platform. What sets us apart: mygrid combines the depth of a full-featured backend for EV charging with the flexibility to support ZEV billing and energy communities. Our focus is on simplicity and automation. The system supports dynamic pricing, real-time data, and ERP/EDM integration. Customers can run operations autonomously or outsource onboarding, billing or support. Well-known clients like SBB, SWL, Pestalozzi, Thomson Reuters and leading housing cooperatives already rely on our platform. mygrid simplifies energy operations – simple, automated, and flexible. | |||
| SOORT |
2023 ZH Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources,Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Fashion & Apparel ] | IT: Artificial intelligence AI, IT: Communication, IT: Software |
| AI shopping concierge helping consumers choose smarter, inspiring circular economy across Europe. | |||
| Sun-Ways |
2023 VD Validation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Sun-Ways is developing a technology that exploits the space between the rails of a railroad track to mechanically install removable solar power plants. A special railway machine can install up to 150 solar panels per hour. | |||
| Arrhenius |
2023 LU Validation |
[ Climate Technologies ] | Biological: Bio tech, Environment: Carbon capture and storage |
| Arrhenius operates a negative emission technology to mitigate global warming.by growing and burying microalgae. | |||
| BCHAR |
2023 ZH Growth |
Energy & Power Systems [ Carbon Removal & Storage, Regenerative Agriculture & Soil, Waste Management & Recycling ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, Environment: Carbon capture and storage, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| BCHAR provides a fully automated, turn-key system for biochar production, transforming agricultural biomass into biochar in a transparent and efficient way. The solution includes integrated MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification) software to support carbon credit generation. A pilot project in Thailand using coconut husks demonstrated the system’s effectiveness in carbon removal and soil health improvement. | |||
| Borobotics |
2023 ZH Validation |
[ Building Technologies, Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Heating in buildings, Smart: Robotic |
| The team at Borobotics has developed an autonomomous compact drilling robot which can be used to extract geothermal energy. The main advantages of using their borerobot "Grabowski" are, that it is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than previous drilling methods. In addition the robot is more compact. This way drilling can also be carried out in places where this was not possible before. | |||
| BTRY |
2023 ZH Formation |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery |
| With their reliable solid-state Li-ion battery, which can be charged in one minute, BTRY tries to revolutionize the energy storage industry. By stacking their thin shape thin-film solid-state batteries on top of eachother fast charging and high energy storage tailored to meet the customers needs are enabled. BTRYs innovative vacuum manufacturing process is better for the planet because it is completly solvent-free | |||
| climate landscaping |
2023 ZH Growth |
[ Regenerative Agriculture & Soil ] | None |
| This company provides solutions for adapting landscapes to climate change by developing techniques and measures for agriculture. Through the integration of agroforestry systems, regenerative farming methods, and innovative approaches in animal husbandry, it assists farmers in dealing with increased drought periods and heavy rainfall, while also maintaining soil fertility. | |||
| Climartis |
2023 ZG Growth |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Cooling tech, Energy: Heating in buildings, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech |
| Climartis is building in Switzerland the most attractive and customer-friendly portfolio of SME companies for the implementation and acceleration of the Energy Strategy 2050 and the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies. | |||
| Cotierra |
2023 ZH Growth |
[ Carbon Removal & Storage ] | Environment: Carbon capture and storage |
| Cotierra AG leads decentralized biochar production, collaborating with leading coffee companies to advance global regenerative agriculture. Its innovative method sequesters carbon, enhances soil health, and increases farmer profits by converting coffee waste into biochar on-site. | |||
| Demetrics |
2023 NE Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Data Platforms & Solutions, ESG Reporting & Compliance, Financial Services ] | IT: Artificial intelligence AI, IT: Data usage, IT: Software |
| Demetrics is a green fintech startup that leverages AI to help businesses integrate unstructured sustainability data into their financial accounting systems. The platform facilitates accurate emission calculations and ensures traceable, auditable compliance with climate regulations such as CSRD/ESRS and IFRS S1&S2. | |||
| Dyneo Technologies |
2023 GE Validation |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | IT: Blockchain or algorithms, IT: Data usage, IT: Internet of Things IOT, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software, Smart: Home & building, Smart: Sensors |
| Dyneo provides District Heating and Cooling network operators with a data-driven solution to reduce the carbon footprint of their infrastructures. Its data-driven solution seamlessly integrates with existing networks, reducing heat losses and increasing their share of renewables. Dyneo is already supporting operators with a combined installed capacity of over 300 MW and is determined to reinforce both domestic and international footprint. Dyneo’s unique value proposition is twofold. First, its technology can connect to any thermal network, regardless of their digital maturity and equipment modernity. This provides a unified solution without the need for expensive and time-consuming modernization. Second, its data-driven approach allows for a fully automated modelling of the infrastructures that does not require manual configuration. This enables a fast deployment with minimal client efforts. This allows operators to achieve significant efficiency gains at scale, across large networks with minimal complexity and cost. | |||
| Emissium |
2023 VD Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | IT: Blockchain or algorithms |
| Emissium brings reliable, transparent and actionable electricity emissions data | |||
| Fungusto |
2023 ZG Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| fungusto specialises in the development, trade and production of fungal food and nutritional supplements as well as the management of a mycotheque. | |||
| GoNina |
2023 ZH Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Food Systems & Food Tech, Waste Management & Recycling ] | IT: Artificial intelligence AI, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| GoNina is a Swiss platform tackling food waste by connecting consumers with local restaurants, bakeries, and supermarkets offering discounted surplus food. Using AI-powered demand forecasting, GoNina helps reduce excess while enabling users to reserve and collect “Wonder Bags” filled with unsold items. The user-friendly app promotes sustainability, offers flexible pricing, and supports a growing community focused on minimizing environmental impact. | |||
| irmos |
2023 ZH Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Maximize the value and safe life of your assets. Irmos enables owners of buildings, bridges and critical infrastructure to manage risks, optimize costs, and minimize carbon emissions for structural maintenance. | |||
| Kohlenkraft |
2023 ZH Formation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Building Technologies ] | Components: Resource or material optimisation, Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..), Environment: Carbon capture and storage |
| KohlenKraft develops, designs and produces climate positive building materials. Their plaster and insulation are made out of charcoal. The insulation stores carbon from the atmosphere and can be reused, recycled, landfilled or composted after its use. | |||
| miniloop |
2023 AG Growth |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | None |
| Mycostrat |
2023 LU Validation |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Biological: Food tech, Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Fungi and fungal mycelia are their specialty. Mycostrat analyzes, researchs, develops, processes and tests how building materials can be produced from fungi. They use various fungal threads, known as mycelia, as well as other natural, rapidly renewable raw materials. These can be returned to the raw material cycle for building materials in various upcycling processes. | |||
| Nala Earth |
2023 ZH Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Behavioural Change, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Protection, Climate Technologies, Environmental Monitoring ] | Environment: Climate tech, IT: Artificial intelligence AI, IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software |
| Nala Earth is the nature and biodiversity management platform for businesses. It enables companies to measure, improve, and report their impacts on nature and biodiversity while mitigating nature-related risks. The platform supports compliance with leading regulations (CSRD) and frameworks (TNFD, SBTN, GRI). Trusted by BASF, Volkswagen, Continental, HiPP, and MVV Energie. Founded in 2023, Nala raised €5.55M in total funding. | |||
| niatsu |
2023 Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Carbon Removal & Storage ] | Biological: Food tech, Environment: Climate tech, IT: Software |
| Niatsu provides a carbon footprint framework to enable their customers to automate the CO2-Calculation of their food products. | |||
| NRG Solutions |
2023 LU Growth |
[ Energy Efficiency, Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Storage other than batteries |
| Leading provider of sustainable energy solutions in Switzerland, offering EPCM services, building-integrated photovoltaics, battery storage systems, and grid infrastructure for residential, commercial, and utility projects | |||
| openversum |
2023 ZH Growth |
[ Water Management ] | Components: Filters & membranes |
| Openversum produces a low cost all-in-one water filter for the removal of pathogens, pesticides, heavy metals and micropollutants. Using their online platform local entrepreneurs can get the necessary knowhow to micro franchise the filters around the globe. | |||
| ProSeed |
2023 VS Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech, Waste Management & Recycling ] | Biological: Food tech |
| ProSeed's mission is to reduce the negative impact of the food system by preserving wet biomass from Food & Beverage producers and funneling it into the production of innovative new food containing these "waste" products. | |||
| Panneaux Solaires |
2023 VD Growth |
[ 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. | |||
| RECOAL |
2023 ZH Validation |
[ Carbon Removal & Storage ] | Energy: HTC Hydrothermale Carbonisierung, Energy: Pyrolyse |
| 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. | |||
| Remotecoders |
2023 BE Growth |
[ Education & Learning, Information Technology ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Remotecoders is revolutionizing how European companies access tech talent. At the heart of their impact initiative, they handpick Egypt’s most skilled developers to serve their clients and to guide their training programs. As their talents complete their career-entry internships, they are presented with dual opportunities: to either advance within their remote teams serving European companies or transition into roles with local Egyptian firms. | |||
| Round Rivers |
2024 ZH Validation |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | Environment: Water pollution abatement |
| We clean the Limmat river in Zurich from plastic waste and turn it into flakes, granules, yarns, textiles and into upcycled clothing. | |||
| sallea |
2023 ZH Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Cultivated meat |
| sallea develops platform technology for producing edible scaffolds used in the cultivation of structured, lab-grown meat and fish. Their solution enables the creation of whole cuts that replicate traditional taste, texture, and nutritional value, aiming to offer a sustainable and ethical alternative to conventional livestock farming. | |||