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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edison |
2019 ZH Stagnant |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Wind, IT: Network |
| Management and engineering consultancy, in particular in the area of project management, contract management, operational excellence, sales, patents, product certification, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, as well as research and development of new products and processes mainly in the power industry and in renewable and marine renewable energy industry. | |||
| E-Man |
2018 NW Stagnant |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Battery, Mobility: Electric, Smart: Device, Smart: Grid, Smart: Home & building |
| Consulting, sale of HW and SW for Energy Metering (Smart Meter, electric, heat, cold, water, gas) for whole house of area (micro grid). Taking the whole system in operation and optionally also doing maintenance and prepare Energy invoice for all tenants. | |||
| ENSY |
2010 GR Stagnant |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Hydro (small scale) |
| ENSY AG manifactures plans, installs and manages Drinking Water Turbines to produce electricity in small communities. | |||
| Gartengold |
2013 SG Stagnant |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Use of apples from private gardens in Switzerland for the manufacturing of apple juice and cider, creating jobs for people with disabilities involved in juice production and harvesting. | |||
| gateway.uno |
2016 SG Stagnant |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Heating in buildings, Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Gateway.uno is an easy-to-use online tool for energy accounting. With gateway.uno, energy and water consumption can be recorded and evaluated. The comprehensible evaluation supports the presentation of the consumption values, the systematic analysis of the energy data, the planning of measures and the success control. The energy accounting with gateway.uno can be used for a single building as well as for entire building parks, for example for municipal buildings. | |||
| H2 ENERGY |
2014 ZH Stagnant |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards,Mobility & Transport [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Renewable tech |
| H2 Energy wants to make hydrogen a cornerstone of the energy system. They see themselves as business innovators for renewable energies. Refining electricity into hydrogen enables the power companies to stand out from the crowd and regulate their production. Hydrogen can be used in a variety of ways, offering consumers some relevant and enhanced alternatives. | |||
| HQ Energie |
2012 BS Stagnant |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| HQ Energie AG is an engineering company in the energy sector with a focus on renewable energies and efficient building technology. They create turnkey photovoltaic systems. | |||
| LavaConcept Switzerland |
2013 AI Stagnant |
[ Building Technologies ] | Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..), Energy: Geothermal |
| Construction materials made from volcanic lava residues, with very good heat properties. | |||
| OHANA Move |
2018 ZH Stagnant |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use, Other: Low tech |
| OHANA Move is an environmentally friendly active wear label from Switzerland. We produce sportswear that consists of almost 80% recycled PET bottles. For one leggings from our production 25 PET bottles are needed. It is OHANA Move's highest concern to design trendy clothing that breaks new and environmentally conscious ground. Our reversible two-in-one clothing can be worn on both sides and is therefore doubly individual. | |||
| Power-Blox |
2015 AG Stagnant |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Power-Blox develops and distributes an innovative solar battery system for off-grid applications that allows to easily build up decentralized energy systems based on a swarm" principle." Easy to scale. | |||
| Quartierstrom |
2017 ZH Stagnant |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Blockchain or algorithms, Smart: City |
| blockchain based peer to peer energy (physical and Go) community (www.quartier-strom.ch) | |||
| reech |
2012 GR Stagnant |
Buildings & Construction [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech |
| Renewable energy engeineering, with main focus on photovoltaics; As an innovative Company for Photovoltaic, they combine R&D, analytics, maintenance and consulting | |||
| rSupply Solutions |
2014 ZG Stagnant |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | None |
| rSupply specializes in streamlining the recycling flow between recycling plants and suppliers at every step of the recycling chain. Contacts are peer to peer based, ensuring direct transactions whenever possible. rSupply allows recycling plants to outsource their complete supply management, gives expanded sales opportunities to suppliers and assists investors as they enter the recycling market. | |||
| SIGMAtools |
2018 ZH Stagnant |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Other: Low tech |
| SIGMAtools GmbH is a high-tech Startup. With the special measuring technique, analytic process and improvement-knowhow we have majored in Energy- and Resourceefficiency in the production. | |||
| Social Fabric |
2016 ZH Stagnant |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | Other: Low tech |
| Social Fabric is a ecological and social sustainable textile center based in Zurich. We use textiles with a small ecological and positive social footprint. We run a program that aims to empower refugees in our local community through textile work. | |||
| SRM Swiss Renewables Marketplace |
2013 ZH Stagnant |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| SRM Swiss Renewables Marketplace AG specialises in increasing the competitiveness of natural power plants. We reduce their operating costs, secure electricity marketing and thus make them competitive in the low-price electricity market in the long term. We offer suitable services and workshops for power plant-owners and -operators throughout Switzerland. Every year, we also identify, bundle and sell entire plant packages if you want to sell your plants and maximise the proceeds and probability of sale. | |||
| Swisspreneur |
2020 ZH Stagnant |
[ Education & Learning ] | Other: Low tech |
| We are a nonprofit on a mission to promote and advance entrepreneurship in Switzerland. | |||
| TwistOut |
2017 SG Stagnant |
[ Cleaning Services ] | Other: Low tech |
| TwistOut is an innovative drain rod made of 100% beech wood. The rough, spiral surface texture of the wooden stick in combination with the manual rotation allows the blockage (mostly hair) to adhere to the stick. The TwistOut can be easily pulled out of the siphon and disposed of. Why complicated when it's easy? With TwistOut we solve a common drainage problem in a functional and simple way - without chemicals, completely natural and hygienical. | |||
| varionix |
2012 ZG Stagnant |
[ Air Quality Management ] | Components: Filters & membranes |
| Manufacturer and supplier of precision instruments for the measurement of air ions and electrostatics for the environmental analysis, process-engineering and science. Apps: odor neutralisation, degradation of pollutans, sterilisation and refreshment of air and water. | |||
| Wafe Technology (chili feet) |
2011 ZH Stagnant |
Fashion, Lifestyle & Wearables [ Wearable Devices ] | Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| Chili-feet warming soles convert pressure directly in heat when walking. They are suitable for men and women and give a pleasant wearing comfort thanks to microfiber surface. chili-feet is the combination of Swiss inventive talent, engineering performance and high-tech material for pleasantly warm feet. | |||
| wick upcycling (wiederverwerkle) |
2018 ZH Stagnant |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Other: Low tech |
| The aim of the Wiederverwerkle association is to reuse residual materials for something new. It collects residual wood and metal from local industrial and craft enterprises. The material is processed, sorted and offered for sale at a reasonable price. | |||
| Zenna |
2012 SG Stagnant |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Services for solar power supply chain. | |||
| Emovemotorstore (Emove) |
2012 ZH Stagnant |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-motorbike, e-scooter |
| Emovemotorstore GmbH was founded in 2012 with the aim of offering clean, efficient, reliable and affordable mobility in the high-end field of electric mobility. | |||
| Fair Voyage |
2017 ZH Stagnant |
[ Tourism Services ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Fair Voyage helps you find and customize your best conscious travel experience in Africa and developing regions. They are building an ethical and sustainable booking platform that exclusively promotes verified responsible tour operators. Through their direct relationships with local leaders in sustainability, they can offer you highest quality at best prices. | |||
| foodroots. |
2019 SZ Stagnant |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| foodroots stimulates your employees’ culinary skills in order to create social and ecological values within your organisation. Our common mission consists in promoting responsible human action through food culture. With a balanced diet, we create added value for your company and our society. | |||
| Hello Vegan |
2012 ZH Stagnant |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Online store for vegan products (food, cosmetics, household products). | |||
| magnes |
2016 ZH Stagnant |
[ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| Magnes has extensive know-how and engineering capabilities to develop tailor-made magnetic materials that meet the highest customer-specific requirements. The scalability of the manufacturing process enables small series up to mass production. | |||
| MycoSolutions |
2016 SG Stagnant |
[ Regenerative Agriculture & Soil ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| Development and production of fungal formulations for biological plant protection and plant strengthening | |||
| novatlantis |
2017 ZH Stagnant |
[ Resource Efficiency ] | IT: Communication, Other: Low tech |
| Novatlantis aims for energy system transformation, resource efficiency, renewable energies and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. It analyses data, developments of information, knowledge and strategies, empowers customers to take concrete action, and provides scientific services. | |||
| 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. | |||