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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
| Raptrac |
2024 UR Validation |
[ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Energy: Renewable tech |
| Raptrac is developing a fully electric, lightweight and multifunctional implement carrier that reduces the workload for farmers and protects the soil – whether in organic or conventional vegetable cultivation. | |||
| Realcycle |
2022 ZH Growth |
[ Circular Economy ] | Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| realcycle GmbH advises companies on systemic circular economy, develops scientifically-based system solutions with industrial partners, and provides studies, training, and workshops. As the successor to REDILO GmbH, the company builds on two decades of pioneering work in plastics recycling. | |||
| RealWear Switzerland (Almer Technologies) |
2021 BE Validation |
Culture, Education & Media [ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| Almer is the first company to provide both hardware and software as a service. By developing compact and lightweight Augmented Reality glasses, we deliver efficient technology for frontline workers with excellent image quality and specialized remote assistance software. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Recommerce |
ZG Established |
[ Circular Economy ] | Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| 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. | |||
| Red drop LAB |
2024 VD |
[ Health Solutions ] | Other: Unknown |
| Stay informed about your health with our convenient and non-invasive menstrual blood screening. Access lab reports and personalized health data from home. | |||
| REEcover |
2024 Formation |
[ Circular Economy ] | 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. | |||
| 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. | |||
| 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 unknown |
[ 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. | |||
| rezonanz |
2024 ZH Validation |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions, ESG Reporting & Compliance ] | IT: Artificial intelligence AI, IT: Data usage, IT: Software |
| Rezonanz is a fintech platform using NLP and ML to bring transparency to institutional proxy voting and engagement. It provides the first behavioral benchmark for sustainability-aligned voting and collaborative engagement analytics used by investors managing over $5 trillion. | |||
| Rheiazymes |
2022 ZH Validation |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| 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. | |||
| Riedo Networks |
2005 FR Established |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Smart: Device, Smart: Grid |
| Riedo Networks Ltd develops, manufactures and distributes energy monitoring & control solutions that help customers to reduce costs for electricity and maintenance while improving monitoring and security of installations in Datacenters, buildings and large facilities. The E3METER® intelligent power distribution units measure energy consumption on all stages within a datacenter and communicate over extremely robust narrowband Powerline communication (PLC) which minimizes installation time and cost. | |||
| Riverkin |
2024 ZH Validation |
Energy & Power Systems,Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Biodiversity & Ecosystem Protection, Environmental Monitoring, Water Management ] | IT: Artificial intelligence AI, Smart: Measuring & monitoring, Smart: Sensors |
| Riverkin builds Water Data Ecosystems (WDEs) with ML-enabled smart sensors for real-time freshwater monitoring. Measures flow, temperature, sediment and conductivity. Raised CHF 1.7M; shipped over 60 sensors globally to hydropower, manufacturing and agricultural clients. https://www.riverkin.com/ | |||
| 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. | |||
| RTDT |
2022 ZH Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Energy Management & Use, Energy Production & Supply, Environmental Monitoring ] | IT: Artificial intelligence AI, Smart: Measuring & monitoring, Smart: Sensors |
| RTDT Laboratories develops the Aerosense wireless ultra-thin blade sensor and a SaaS platform for real-time structural health monitoring and power performance optimization of wind turbines using digital twins and physics-based AI models. https://rtdt.ai/ | |||
| Rüedu |
2020 BE Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| "Rüedu" is your neighborhood store where you can get local and seasonal food every day. The neighborhood stores are 18 square meter wooden containers. | |||
| SAGANÀ |
2014 ZH Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| SAGANÀ offers high quality, Swiss-EU certified organic, sustainable, fair and 100% natural ingredients in retail or bulk from the Philippines into Switzerland whilst directly supporting rural community livelihoods of our partner farmers. Products are coconut blossom nectar, single-origin Trinitario cacao beans and nibs with low cadmium levels and cold-pressed Virgin Coconut Oil as a healthier and sustainable natural oil alternative. | |||
| Salat.ch |
2016 TG Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| From the farm directly to your home - thus we guarantee first-class quality and fair prices for you as a consumer. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Saniswiss |
2006 GE Established |
[ Cleaning Services ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Ecological alternative to disinfectants and chemical antimicrobial cleaners. | |||
| Rohstoffboerse (Sanvitafood) |
2016 TG Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Food Packaging Distribution & Access, Waste Management & Recycling ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| With the raw materials exchange, Rohstoffboerse connects companies that have raw materials to spare with companies that can purchase and utilize these raw materials at a greatly reduced price. Rohstoffboerse offers efficient processing from ordering and collection to delivery. | |||
| Sasit Lab |
2021 ZG Validation |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Hydrogen tech and fuel cells, Energy: Storage other than batteries |
| Advanced Solid State Hydrogen Storage Materials | |||
| Scandens |
2021 ZH Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards,Energy & Power Systems [ Building Technologies, Climate Technologies, Energy Efficiency, Engineering & Industrial Design ] | Energy: Heating in buildings, IT: Artificial intelligence AI, IT: Software, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| Scandens is an ETH Zurich spin-off providing AI-powered software for building renovation planning and decarbonization. The platform enables real estate consultants and owners to create feasible, profitable and 1.5°C-compliant renovation plans using digital twins, energy modeling, and life cycle cost calculations. Scandens has analyzed over 6,000 properties, optimizing more than 700 structures. Supported by the Migros Pioneer Fund, Scandens is expanding into Germany and Austria. | |||
| ScanTrust |
2014 VD Established |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Internet of Things IOT, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Scantrust is a connected goods platform for companies that depend on selling physical products in a connected world. A key result of implementing our solution is unit-level product digitalisation to drive digital transformation within supply chains and achieving end-to-end transparency to consumers. | |||