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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| terrabiom |
2019 ZH formation |
[ Farming & agriculture ] | Bio technologies |
| Terrabiom is on a mission to create sustainable agriculture and community through nature, by improving soil with microbiobes | |||
| uzufly |
2020 VD formation |
Drone & flight, IT Software | |
| Uzufly, based at the EPFL Innovation park, generates 2D and 3D digital models with its drones. These models will be used by project owners and the various technical trades. This innovation allows optimal planning of a construction project. Uzufly uses the latest drones on the market to cover buildings to entire cities. | |||
| Zarawind |
2017 ZH formation |
[ Electricity ] | Wind energy |
| Our Lighter-Than-Air wind power system is designed compact, cost-effective and eco-friendly to be used in remote off-grid locations. For the installation of the wind power system at that altitude, the use of a buoyant gas aerostat allows the user to carry an electrical generator | |||
| ZeroGeo Energy |
2022 ZG formation |
[ Energy Production ] | Geothermal energy |
| European geothermal development and project management company with great experience in geothermal technologies | |||
| AI Retailer Systems |
2019 BE formation |
[ Trade and Retail ] | Automated or self driving, IT network, Smartcity |
| Our deep tech turns points-of-sale (POS) into Autonomous Store with a superior shopping experience that makes people come back. Our promise to retailers is a solution with minimal POS retrofitting & highest accuracy. | |||
| alphornventures |
2022 TG formation |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Financing and financial services, Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| Alphorn Venture Partners is a global growth equity food tech company that combines the advantages of PE stability and VC growth to enable food tech innovators to develop breakthrough technologies. This is to be achieved through "the Forge". A scale-up space and innovation center in the north of Zurich, Switzerland. | |||
| Borobotics |
2023 ZH formation |
[ Engineering ] | 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 ] | 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 | |||
| Caminada Energy Technologies |
2008 AG formation |
[ Energy efficiency ] | |
| The environmentally friendly vegetable oil (Pöl) burner makes your oil heating CO2 neutral. Manly used oil should be used. | |||
| catchfree |
formation |
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| Catchfree develops ecologically sustainable and nutritionally beneficial seafood alternatives using a scalable technological platform. Their focus is on co-creating recipes and applications with specialty restaurants in Switzerland before expanding to the broader European market and eventually retail and online sales channels. | |||
| Circular Food Solutions |
2020 SG formation |
[ Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| They developed an innovative upcycling technology to recover proteins & fibers from food side streams and to create healthy & unique food products. | |||
| Clesana |
2015 SG formation |
[ Waste & recycling, Water Management ] | Enabling technologies |
| The Clesana toilet does not require a single drop of water. Also no chemicals or other pollutants, which are used in other camper toilets and pollute the environment. The Clesana toilet seals all waste after each use, odourless and leakproof. Through this consistent waterless solution we protect rivers, lakes and seas from unnecessary pollution. | |||
| cluster food & nutrition |
2022 FR formation |
[ Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| The Food & Nutrition Cluster is an association that has been active in the food sector since 2015. As a networking and intermediary platform at regional and national level, the Food & Nutrition Cluster aims to strengthen cooperation between the various players in the food ecosystem and support them in their innovation efforts. It combines food processing expertise with know-how on nutrition, health and new technologies, always taking into account sustainability and the principle of the circular economy. More than 80 members and partners from the food, agriculture, packaging and distribution sectors, as well as research and educational institutions, the public sector and trade associations are currently part of the Food & Nutrition Cluster network. | |||
| Croply |
2020 SZ formation |
[ Trade and Retail, Transport & logistics of goods ] | Internet of Things, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Our goal is to empower farmers, food businesses, and local communities around the world with the tools required to develop more sustainable practices, working towards circular economies that can provide viable futures for everyone, everywhere. Our work focuses primarily on open access systems, built to dismantle the inequality that is present in such an economy driven industry. | |||
| duramon |
2021 formation |
[ Construction of infrastructure (roads, bridges ..) ] | Sensors |
| Structural health corrosion monitoring solutions. To build and maintain smarter, cost-effective, safer, and more sustainably. Our solution is an embeddable multifunctional sensors in selected representative locations in concrete structures. | |||
| eMobilityLab |
2021 BE formation |
[ Road vehicles and transport ] | e-car, e-mobility, e-vehicle charging |
| Advice and transfer of practical knowledge in the areas of electromobility and charging infrastructure | |||
| Enerphy Suisse |
2022 ZH formation |
[ Energy management solutions ] | IT blockchain or algorithms, Smartcity, Smarthome & building |
| Installation of renewable energy, mainly solar systems. Service from initial consultation and design, to construction and maintenance. | |||
| Enlightware |
2017 ZH formation |
[ Games ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Video and Film |
| Empowering Humans at the Age of Artificial Intelligence. We pursue the mission to foster autonomy, creativity and collaboration skills of each individual through digital products. For more information, read our social impact description. | |||
| Epios |
2021 GE formation |
[ Healthcare ] | Sensors, Smart device, Wearable devices or apps |
| The Epios system comprises a series of thin leads incorporating sensing electrodes and a miniature implant, inserted beneath the skin. The neural signals are wirelessly transmitted to an external receiver held in place on the skin directly over the implant with a magnet, and from there are conveyed to a wearable data processor and are finally securely stored in the Epios Cloud. | |||
| Flatev |
2012 ZH formation |
[ Engineering, Food production & retail ] | food tech, Robotic |
| Flatev describes itself as a Nespresso machine for flatbreads. The Flatev dough-pods are filled with nothing but natural, whole ingredients, made with the body and brain in mind. | |||
| Flowconverter Energy |
2007 ZH formation |
[ Electricity ] | Hydro energy (small scale) |
| The company aims to develop, manufacture and operate innovative environmental technologies. The main produkt is the FLOWCONVERTER™, an innovative flow generator for the generation of electric current. The fields of application of FLOWCONVERTER™ are brooks, rivers, canals and ocean currents, where it can be installed without a negative impact on fish or the waters natural behaviour. | |||
| Flux Mobility |
2021 ZH formation |
[ Road vehicles and transport ] | e-cargo, e-mobility |
| The start-up develops and builds high-quality e-transporters based on a modular platform concept. | |||
| Fountain |
2023 ZH formation |
[ Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | food tech |
| Fountain created a zero-waste beverage vending machine. The drinks are made out of natural essences which the machine directly adds to tap water. The beverages can be personalized and poured directly into a reusable bottle or a glass. | |||
| Graphene filter carbon capture |
2021 VS formation |
Climate technologies | |
| Chemical engineers at EPFL have developed a graphene filter for carbon capture that surpasses the efficiency of commercial capture technologies, and can reduce the cost carbon capture substantially. | |||
| greenpick (Green Now) |
2020 ZH formation |
Behavioural change,Communication, Media, Education or Games,Construction & buildings [ Energy sufficiency, Trade and Retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| GreenPick is your sustainability compass. With GreenPick, you can find sustainable alternatives in your region in no time and get tips for your everyday life. GreenPick makes local change pioneers from over 50 areas of life visible in an instant, such as nutrition, living, circular economy, health or doing good. | |||
| Hängry |
2022 ZH formation |
[ Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| Ready to eat dishes from food waste, delivered to you. | |||
| Kohlenkraft |
2023 ZH formation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ climate carbon removal ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Carbon capture and storage, Construction: Resource or material optimisation |
| 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. | |||
| Kyburz battery recycling |
1991 ZH formation |
[ Energy storage, Waste & recycling ] | Battery, Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| The e-mobility pioneer KYBURZ is breaking new ground in battery recycling: The Zurich-based company has put an innovative in-house system into operation - the first of its kind in Switzerland. The recycling process developed in collaboration with Empa is environmentally friendly and offers potential beyond the company's own electric vehicle production lines. KYBURZ has deliberately not patented the process and makes the know-how available to all interested parties. The entire basic research and all process steps of the own recycling plant are made transparent. | |||
| LUUUP |
2021 SG formation |
[ clothes ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| LUUUP is a recycling company that uses a chemical process to dissolve cellulose-based fibres to generate feedstock for yarn production. It is working on improved circularity of textile waste to reduce its ecological impact | |||
| Esomoto Zürich (Gülbey) |
2020 ZH formation |
[ Road vehicles and transport ] | e-motorbike, e-motorcycle, e-scooter |
| affordable electromobility and advice for everyone | |||