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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| smartToni |
2019 VD Growth |
[ Restaurants ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software |
| The smartTONi backbone offers the entire IT solutions for running a restaurant: From purchasing to kitchen production to payment by the guest, all functionalities are integrated. The system breaks down recipes and processes into individual steps, continuously calculates the optimal workflow and transmits necessary information to the right place at the right time. | |||
| smartYes |
2015 SG Validation |
Culture, Education & Media [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| smartYes, as a regional supplier specialized in POS Communication and Live-Marketing. We provide customers with quality displays and marketing tools. We ensure that your company or brand promotion stands out where it really matters. We have the right and unique solution for every Point-Of-Sale, event or exhibition. | |||
| SNAQ |
2017 ZH Growth |
[ Health Solutions ] | Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| SNAQ helps estimate the carbohydrate, protein and fat content of meals and shows the impact on blood glucose progression. SNAQ connects to popular blood glucose sensors. First, take a picture of your meal to record the nutritional values. second, learn how different meals affect your blood sugar. third, recognize patterns from past meals to improve your blood sugar. | |||
| snäx |
2019 ZH Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| We supply our Smart Fridges with exciting dishes, made from natural ingredients and prepared by hand. And because we love our food, we gather daily in our own break room to test the latest creations from our chefs. | |||
| Solar21 |
2003 ZH |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| Solar21 is an independent energy and utility supplies company solely focusing on renewable energy sources. In particular we cooperate with real estate owners, analyse the solar energy potential and take charge from planning the PV-installation all the way to managing the energy supply to the end users in the buildings. The real estate owner gets a gull service PV-roll-out with guaranteed double digit returns and the the end user of the electricity gets clean energy to lower prices! | |||
| 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. | |||
| Ecotoilet (Solarmobility) |
2019 VD Validation |
[ unknown ] | Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Sanisphère - eco-responsible public toilets. Self-contained - odorless - waterless - easy to maintain. | |||
| Solarspar |
1991 BL Established |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Solarthermal |
| In 1991, the year it was founded, Solarspar came up with a brilliant idea to help the sun achieve a breakthrough in Switzerland: By subscribing to share certificates, everyone could participate in the construction of solar power plants. The idea was well received. In the meantime, more than 100 photovoltaic plants in villages and towns, in the mountains and on farms harvest sunshine and supply enough electricity for more than 4000 households. | |||
| Solarstream |
2024 ZG Growth |
None | |
| 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. | |||
| Soledor |
2019 BL Established |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Today, we can offer a portfolio of nutritional supplement products. In the wellness equipment segment, products from brands such as "miha bodytec" or "BodyAnalyzer" are added. And for the beauty from the outside we provide the cosmetic line GUAM. | |||
| Solergy |
2021 AG Validation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Solergy brings together real estate owners, tenants and investors and provide a model where everybody benefits from new solar installation. So you become part of the fight against the climate change, by investing in roof solar, or providing a roof or buying solar electricity from the roof. | |||
| SolidWatts |
2022 VD Validation |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Environment: Climate tech |
| SolidWatts is a Swiss cleantech startup developing high-efficiency solid-state radio frequency heating systems that electrify industrial process heat. Their modular RF generators enable industries to replace fossil fuel-based heating with cleaner, more efficient electric solutions, helping reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions across industrial sectors | |||
| somebodyelse |
2021 ZH Formation |
Culture, Education & Media [ Behavioural Change ] | IT: Gamification |
| Somebodyelse creates embodied experiences in VR to help people to understand an issue in an immersive, educational and playful way to raise awareness and enable positive behavioural change. In 2015, the United Nations all agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which are part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. But social, cultural, and environmental problems still seem to be accumulating worldwide; sustainable cities and communities, access to health and therapy, or social wellbeing are still huge problems to tackle. People are still not sufficiently aware of the underlying problems, cannot understand, imagine, or relate to them, and therefore, will not change them either. Digital technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR) allow a wide range of people to experience abstract content appealingly. And, today we know that people can better understand and emphasize through a self-made bodily experience. | |||
| Sonnenpool |
2017 ZH Validation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Photovoltaics |
| We finance and build solar systems, smart meters, and everything else to get clean power from your roof and the grid. | |||
| Spacetek |
2018 BE Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Efficiency Solutions, Engineering & Industrial Design, Environmental Monitoring, Resource Efficiency ] | Components: Optic devices, IT: Software, Smart: Measuring & monitoring, Smart: Sensors |
| Spacetek Technology AG is a 2018 spin-off from the University of Bern's Institute of Space Research and Planetary Sciences. The team combines 50+ years of collective expertise in space exploration and planetary sciences, having developed instruments for ESA/NASA missions (Rosina/Rosetta, IBEX, BELA, JUICE, CaSSIS/Mars). They commercialized compact, robust time-of-flight mass spectrometers originally designed for space missions for industrial applications. The company focuses on semiconductor manufacturing, providing real-time gas analysis for process control, reducing waste, and increasing efficiency. | |||
| Spirecut |
2020 FR Validation |
[ Health Solutions ] | Other: Low tech |
| No skin incision, Safe surgery, Better outcomes We commercialise Sono-Instruments® to treat carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger. | |||
| MILKIT (Sport Components) |
2016 ZH Established |
[ Bicycles & E-Bikes ] | Components: Pump |
| The founder, product development engineer and mountain biker Pius Kobler decided to solve this problem and invented milKit. Together with a team of biking enthusiasts and experienced entrepreneurs Pius founded the company Sport Components Ltd. Their aim is to ease the everyday lives of mountain bikers, cyclists and other athletes with innovative products, and to become a leading provider of smart bicycle solutions. Not content to rest on their laurels, the next product, the milKit Booster for more efficient tire inflation, won a Eurobike Award in September 2019. In 2020 milKit was crowned the Test Winner in sealants by Mountain Bike Magazin. milKit products make your tubeless life easier.A Swiss precision designed product, with the customary Swiss cleanliness and effectiveness, using the highest quality materials. To guarantee a high product quality and offer short delivery times milKit products are manufactured in Germany – right in the heart of Europe | |||
| Fair Recycling (fondation) |
2008 ZH Stagnant |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Other: Low tech |
| Fair Recycling is the first organisation worldwide to combine climate protection with recycling. In Brazil, where the Swiss foundation's pioneering project is located, it recycles old refrigerators containing CFCs in cooperation with its local partner Indústria Fox, thus making an important contribution to climate protection. On the basis of this verification report, an independent registration body issues climate protection certificates, which the Foundation offers to Swiss partners. Fair Recycling is proud to be the climate partner of numerous companies that reduce a large part of their CO2 emissions with their own measures and only offset unavoidable emissions with climate protection certificates. | |||
| myclimate |
2003 ZH Established |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Climate Technologies ] | Environment: Climate tech, IT: Data usage |
| myclimate is a partner for effective climate protection – both locally and globally. The Swiss Non-Profit Organisation wants to shape the future together with its partners through consultation, education and climate protection projects. myclimate pursues this as a science-based and business-orientated non-profit organisation. | |||
| storra |
2025 ZH Formation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Carbon Removal & Storage, Energy Storage ] | Environment: Climate tech, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| storra develops cost-effective software for real-time monitoring of subsurface processes in environmental projects. The solution combines geomechanical simulation, probabilistic inversion, and geological modeling to track pressure and temperature in reservoirs—particularly for hydrogen and CO₂ storage—helping reduce the high costs and risks of gas leakage. | |||
| streamwise |
2010 ZH Established |
Energy & Power Systems,Mobility & Transport [ Engineering & Industrial Design ] | IT: Data usage, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| Fluid sensor: innovation and problem-tailored advice in thermodynamics and fluid dynamics. Data analytics is the logical consequence of our work as engineers. Wireless sensor solutions. | |||
| SUIND |
2020 ZH Formation |
[ Air Transport ] | IT: IOT Internet of Things, Mobility: Drone & flight |
| Enabling drone companies to unlock the full potential of drones by providing them with state of the art safety solution. | |||
| sulytics |
2017 ZH Established |
Financials & Information Technology [ Climate Technologies, Data Platforms & Solutions, ESG Reporting & Compliance ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Software |
| Sulytics is a sustainability consulting and software company based in Zurich. With over 20 years of experience in GHG emissions calculation and climate strategies, Sulytics supports national and international companies and SMEs. The SulyticsTool is a web-based platform for sustainability data management, enabling carbon footprinting, science-based target setting (SBTi), and regulatory reporting (CSRD, GRI, CDP, TCFD). Sulytics combines software with expert consulting to deliver tailored sustainability solutions. | |||
| Sunaxer (Solaxer) |
2023 VD Formation |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage ] | Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Solarthermal |
| Solaxer helps industries cut reliance on fossil fuels by delivering a new method of heat harvesting. This next generation technology delivers solar receivers with high performance but with significantly reduced environmental impact and at lower cost. | |||
| Sundust |
2017 ZG Validation |
[ Building Technologies, Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Photovoltaics |
| The company offers solar, battery, and charging station contracting with a comprehensive, worry-free package: from planning and financing to installation, maintenance, operation, and dismantling. All investments and risks are covered. Customers benefit from lower energy costs and the option to purchase their system at any time. | |||
| SunFlower Grid |
2025 VD Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility, Energy Management & Use, Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software |
| SunFlower Grid is a digital platform that helps property owners, municipalities, and energy professionals create and manage collective self-consumption groups (RCP – Regroupements à Consommation Propre) to share locally produced solar energy across Switzerland. https://www.sunflowergrid.ch/en | |||
| Sunstyle |
2012 BE Established |
Buildings & Construction [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Produces solar roof shingles / tiles in different colors. With the SUNSTYLE® solar roof we have developed a versatile solution that is both a roofing material and a power plant. Thanks to the new color technology, SUNSTYLE® photovoltaic shingles can be produced in a variety of colors and surface structures. The roof as an architectural design element makes optimum use of the built-up areas for the production of valuable solar power. | |||
| SurroundPower |
2024 SG Validation |
Energy & Power Systems [ Building Technologies ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Smart: Home & building |
| SurroundPower develops a patented power rail system for flexible electricity anywhere in the room, at home or in the office. It's flexible, safe, and cheaper than a standard socket installation. The system originated from an industry project at a Swiss university of applied sciences. | |||