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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildbiene + Partner |
2013 ZH Established |
[ Biodiversity & Ecosystem Protection ] | Other: Low tech |
| Wildbiene + Partner aims at the promotion of wild bees by developing and offering bee-promoting products, planning and implementing large-scale wild bee habitats and educational work at public and private events. In addition, specific wild bees are actively propagated by society and offered for pollination in agriculture. | |||
| Winduction |
2024 ZH Formation |
Energy & Power Systems [ Energy Efficiency, Fleet & Mobility Management, Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Renewable tech, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| Winduction is developing a dynamic wireless power transfer system for electric vehicles, enabling real-time charging while driving. By integrating energy receivers into vehicle wheels and ground-based transmitters powered by local renewable sources (e.g., solar panels), the system allows efficient energy transfer without relying heavily on grid storage. The approach supports decentralized energy supply, fractional infrastructure ownership, and monetization for energy producers and street owners. Winduction originated from a thesis at ETH Zurich, with a prototype achieving 81% transfer efficiency. The company aims to reduce fossil fuel reliance and enhance renewable energy usage in road transport. | |||
| Wonderfill |
2023 ZH Formation |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Wonderfill enables people to consume personalised beverages without the plastic waste by simply refilling reusable bottles & glasses. Our commitment to reducing waste and fostering a more sustainable society is the driving force behind our daily efforts. Join us on our journey to reduce millions of PET-bottles. | |||
| Xilva |
2021 ZH Validation |
[ Carbon Removal & Storage ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Xilva is a digital platform where one can invest in regenerative forests. Sourcing, screening and funding are all part of the process through which Xilva enables the support of forest projects all around the globe. | |||
| Xilva |
2021 ZH Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards,Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Agricultural Finance & Insurance, Data Platforms & Solutions, ESG Reporting & Compliance, Financial Services ] | IT: Artificial intelligence AI, IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Xilva is a Swiss-based climate investment platform that connects investors with sustainable forestry and nature-based projects. The company provides due diligence, impact assessment and investment structuring services to facilitate capital allocation into natural climate solutions. By combining financial expertise with environmental impact analysis, Xilva supports the development of long-term, sustainable forest and land-use projects. | |||
| Yoordi |
2021 ZH Validation |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| Digital self-ordering solution: Yoordi's web app can be used to digitally handle ordering and payment services at events with multiple food and beverage providers. | |||
| Yumame Foods |
2021 ZH unknown |
[ Biodiversity & Ecosystem Protection ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Yumame Foods produces delicious, healthy and sustainable food based on fungi and fermentation. | |||
| Yuxi |
2022 ZH Validation |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Software, Other: Enabling tech |
| Yuxi leverages data from Building Management Systems to optimize the building's energy consumption and indoor quality. | |||
| Zum guten Heinrich |
2020 ZH Stagnant |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Sustainable catering delivered by Food-Bike fight Food-Wast; uses high quality and shapeless fruit and vegetables that cannot be sold - because they are not of the standard size. This reduces the amount of fruit and vegetables that remain in the fields with the farmers or end up in the biogas plant. | |||
| Zurich Soft Robotics |
2022 ZH Formation |
[ Building Technologies ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Zurich Soft Robotics produces a novel adaptive solar façade named Solskin. It increases photovoltaic energy production compared to conventional methods. Furthermore, the façade offers additional solar protection through AI-controlled shading. | |||
| RemoteScout |
2021 Validation |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Software |
| RemoteScout creates software solutions for remote and hybrid companies. | |||
| AITHON |
Validation |
[ Building Technologies, Efficiency Solutions ] | None |
| Access worksites like never before. Get close with your asset while keeping workers safe. Whatever needs to be done. | |||
| Azra Advanced Materials |
2021 Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards,Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Carbon Removal & Storage, Climate Technologies, Maritime & Waterway Transport ] | Components: New chemical materials, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Environment: Climate tech |
| Azra Advanced Materials AG develops durable, ultra-low-friction, biocide-free nanotechnology-based hull coatings for ships. The patented coating system reduces hull friction, lowers fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions, and eliminates the release of toxic substances into the marine environment. Since 2021, the technology has contributed to saving over 20,000 tonnes of CO₂ on commercial fleets worldwide. The company is a Swiss subsidiary of Azra Tech Inc. (USA), an industrial IP and technology holding with global presence | |||
| catchfree |
Formation |
[ Alternative Proteins ] | Biological: Food tech |
| 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. | |||
| Dimarjan |
Validation |
[ Regenerative Agriculture & Soil ] | None |
| Dimarjan is not just about planting trees, it’s about regenerative agroforestry, a model that restores degraded land, enhances biodiversity, and provides long-term benefits for both the planet and the people who depend on it. | |||
| FarmAid |
2025 Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Disaster Risk & Hazard Prevention, Food Safety & Quality, Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, IT: Internet of Things IOT, Smart: Sensors |
| FarmAid offers IoT solutions for crop protection. The patented modular FarmAid™ device deploys protective nets and covers in seconds via a smartphone app or autonomously, shielding crops from hail, rain, frost, excessive heat, fungi and parasites. https://farmaid.ch/en | |||
| Firefly Fusion |
2024 Formation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Environment: Climate tech |
| Firefly Fusion aims to accelerate the commercialization of fusion energy by building a compact tokamak using proven technologies. Leveraging 60 years of tokamak science and supported by a network of global experts and institutions, the company focuses on rapid, cost-effective deployment. Its team includes leading figures from CERN, IRFM, and ITER, and it operates in the heart of Europe's fusion ecosystem. | |||
| Food Brewer |
2021 Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Alternative Proteins, Food Systems & Food Tech, Precision Fermentation & Nutrition ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, Biological: Bio tech, Biological: Food tech |
| Food Brewer produces cultivated cocoa and coffee. Expert in plant cellular agriculture, the vision is to secure food resources by providing food companies an alternative supply to tropical crops using plant cell culture in bioreactors. | |||
| fortyfour |
2025 Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards,Energy & Power Systems [ Carbon Removal & Storage, Energy Production & Supply, Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Energy: Renewable tech, Environment: Carbon capture and storage, Environment: Climate tech |
| fortyfour develops modular, fully electric Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere and supply it to greenhouses on-site. Replaces fossil CO₂ supply while enabling carbon sequestration at agricultural scale. https://fortyfour.earth/ | |||
| kuafu |
2025 Formation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Artificial intelligence AI, IT: Software, Smart: Grid |
| kuafu is an AI-powered grid-edge orchestration hub enabling electrical grid operators to use local distributed resources (EVs, batteries, heat pumps) to manage grid congestion. Connects grid operators and energy management system providers via a neutral platform. https://kuafu.ch/ | |||
| Mikujy |
2022 Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Data Platforms & Solutions, Efficiency Solutions, Environmental Monitoring, ESG Reporting & Compliance, Financial Services ] | Environment: Climate tech, IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software |
| MIKUJY offers CircularIT, a SaaS platform for measuring and reducing corporate IT environmental footprints, combined with Green IT consulting services. The solution enables organizations to lower emissions, reduce IT costs, and meet sustainability compliance requirements. Named most promising GreenTech startup at Mobile World Congress 2024. | |||
| MIKUJY Sàrl |
2022 Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Data Platforms & Solutions, Efficiency Solutions, ESG Reporting & Compliance ] | Environment: Waste management tech, IT: Data usage, IT: Software |
| MIKUJY is a pioneering Swiss Green IT company providing consulting and a SaaS platform (CircularIT) to help organizations measure, predict and reduce their digital/IT environmental footprint. Recognized as the most promising GreenTech startup at MWC 2024, MIKUJY supports companies with auditing, strategy, employee gamification, and Sustainable IT certification. With 60+ customers and 6 employees, it is a reference for Green IT in Switzerland and Europe. | |||
| mycosuisse |
2022 Validation |
Buildings & Construction [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Bio tech |
| Mycosuisse develops various applications based on different fungal mycelia, e.g. insulation & packaging material, cleaning agents based on mycoremediation, fungal mycelia-based auxiliaries for plant cultivation | |||
| Nanas Lunchbox |
Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Unknown |
| Nana's Lunchbox gives families in difficult times a moment of normality with a delicious family meal. In this way, we make their everyday lives easier and allow their worries and fears to fade into the background for a moment. | |||
| 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. | |||
| NovaMea |
2023 Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Climate Technologies, Energy Production & Supply, Energy Storage ] | Components: Filters & membranes, Components: New chemical materials, Energy: Hydrogen tech and fuel cells |
| NovaMea produces next-generation anion exchange membranes (Branion™), ionomers and precious-metal-free catalysts for efficient green hydrogen production via water electrolysis. Raised USD 9M Series A (May 2025). | |||
| Nuré Nutrition |
Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Nuré Nutrition is the first natural kids' supplement brand, free from controversial additives. Crafted with premium bioavailable ingredients, their supplements fill nutritional gaps to support the child's immunity, growth, and well-being. | |||
| Opendata.ch |
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[ Financial Services ] | None |
| OptiZone |
2025 Formation |
Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality [ Health Solutions, Sports & Recreation, Wellness & Preventive Care ] | IT: Software, Smart: Measuring & monitoring, Smart: Sensors |
| OptiZone develops a sensor-based athletic management system that tests ground force and knee alignment to detect ACL injury risk, identify causes, and provide personalized training recommendations for high-level athletes. https://optizone.ch/ | |||
| Planetary Group |
2021 Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards,Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Alternative Proteins, Food Systems & Food Tech, Precision Fermentation & Nutrition ] | Biological: Bio tech, Biological: Food tech, IT: Artificial intelligence AI |
| planetary builds, owns, and operates a global network of fermentation facilities to produce bio-based products at scale using its proprietary BioBlocks™ platform, enabling precision fermentation, biomass fermentation (mycoprotein), and bio-based materials production. | |||