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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Translation-X |
2026 BS Formation |
[ Health Solutions, Risk Prevention ] | Biological: Bio tech, IT: Data usage, Other: Enabling tech |
| Translation-X is developing selective MNK inhibitor compounds that regulate mRNA translation to address core symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Pre-clinical biotech spinoff from the Biozentrum, University of Basel. https://www.cbinsights.com/company/translation-x | |||
| Energie Zukunft Schweiz |
2006 BS Established |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Heating in buildings, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Solarthermal, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-vehicle charging, Smart: City, Smart: Device, Smart: Grid, Smart: Home & building |
| As one of the driving forces we are commited to a sustainable energy future in Switzerland. | |||
| Abhati Suisse |
2013 AI Established |
[ Health Solutions ] | Other: Low tech |
| An ethically-minded skincare brand based in Switzerland, boasting deeply rooted Indian heritage. Its mission is to bring together the therapeutic virtues of Swiss botanicals and Ayurvedic plants from organic farms, to create a range of luxurious, sustainable and fair-trade beauty products. | |||
| b-science.net |
2018 AI Stagnant |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| We improve decision making quality in the energy storage community based on patent literature analysis, which allows for the anticipation of future technology trends. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Lookthrough |
2017 AR Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Software, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| Lookthrough provides tools to streamline the collection and organization of bulk investment data. Fueling ESG reporting on non-public assets for better and more socially responsible investing. From investment due diligence and reporting to task delegation and automation. With a full audit trail to assure individual and corporate responsibility with limited liability. | |||
| UpGrain |
2021 AR Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Food Systems & Food Tech, Resource Efficiency, Waste Management & Recycling ] | Biological: Food tech, Components: Resource or material optimisation, Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| UpGrain transforms side streams from breweries into valuable raw materials through Upcycling. In other words, we rescue spent grains from the brewing process to produce protein- and fiber-rich ingredients for a variety of applications in the food industry. | |||
| Urstamm |
2021 AR Formation |
[ Forestry & Restauration & Land Use ] | None |
| We enable and promote sustainable timber, forest management and regionality through transparency and efficient processes with digital proof of origin on the wood. | |||
| SwissGeoPower Engineering |
2010 AG Formation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Geothermal |
| SwissGeoPower Engineering AG constructs, operates, rents and sells power plants nationally and internationally for the production of primarily electricity and secondarily heat from deep geothermal energy. These are closed petro-geo-energy power plants, which produce electricity and heat in a clean, sustainable and self-sufficient manner, which guarantees autonomy. | |||
| AquAero GmbH |
2015 AG Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Energy Efficiency ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Heat industrial usage |
| AquAero has developed a drying technology able to reduce energy consumption by up to 70% and to eliminate the CO2 emissions almost completely while maintaining high product quality and productivity. The green technology is scalable to any size and can be adapted for all materials not sensitive to temperatures above 100°C, e.g. food, pet food, ceramics, and biomass. | |||
| Cymmersion |
2016 AG Stagnant |
[ Media & Communications ] | IT: Gamification, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Our main focus is on the development of immersive applications, especially Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. | |||
| Electrojoule |
2017 AG Growth |
[ Building Technologies ] | Energy: Geothermal, Energy: Heating in buildings, Energy: Renewable tech, Smart: Home & building |
| We plan, install and maintain sofisticated renewable heating and cooling systems für mid-sized buildings, all out of one hand, including continuous optimization. | |||
| e-netz |
2010 AG Growth |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Communication |
| e-Netz AG is an independent planning, engineering and consulting company specialising in technical and energy issues in the energy sector. e-Netz AG unites independent experts for networks, engineering and the energy industry under one roof. | |||
| Equigy |
2020 AG Growth |
[ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | IT: Blockchain or algorithms |
| A SWISSGRID Project. The «crowd balancing platform» is an innovative solution in the control energy market. The shift in electricity generation towards a large number of smaller generators with volatile production is presenting new challenges for transmission system operators. | |||
| Explosion Power |
2009 AG Established |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Components: Filters & membranes, Energy: Heat industrial usage, Other: Enabling tech |
| Small explosion generator to clean heat pump tubes of industrial processes Participation: Online cleaning technology with Shock Pulse Technology to remove deposits on heat exchanger surfaces, e.g. membrane walls and tube bundles for large boiler plants (waste to energy, biomass, industrial heat recovery eg.) | |||
| mygrid |
2023 AG Growth |
Buildings & Construction [ Energy Management & Use, Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software, Mobility: E-vehicle charging |
| mygrid offers a modular platform for operating and billing charging infrastructure, (v)ZEV and energy solutions in buildings. Whether for rental properties, building owners, corporate sites, or operator models, mygrid automates processes, ensures transparency, and integrates seamlessly into existing systems. The platform is hardware-agnostic, scalable, and available as a white-label solution. Our target market includes energy utilities, installation companies, and real estate managers with multi-site portfolios. These stakeholders face rising complexity and demand for digital energy services. mygrid helps manage and monetize infrastructure across charging, metering, and production assets all on one platform. What sets us apart: mygrid combines the depth of a full-featured backend for EV charging with the flexibility to support ZEV billing and energy communities. Our focus is on simplicity and automation. The system supports dynamic pricing, real-time data, and ERP/EDM integration. Customers can run operations autonomously or outsource onboarding, billing or support. Well-known clients like SBB, SWL, Pestalozzi, Thomson Reuters and leading housing cooperatives already rely on our platform. mygrid simplifies energy operations – simple, automated, and flexible. | |||
| MyOldtimer |
2020 AG Growth |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| MyOldtimer.fun is the sharing platform that allows you to share classic cars, modern classic and other unique vehicles. | |||
| Neuron |
2013 AG Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Lighting, IT: Communication, IT: Network, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: City, Smart: Device, Smart: Grid, Smart: Home & building |
| Neuron offers innovative products, platforms and services to facilitate last-mile (EDGE) IoT using powerline communication technology. With customer spread across 19 countries and 4 continents, our technologies are most used in SmartGrid and SmartCity domains.. | |||
| NIKIN GmbH |
2017 AG Growth |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | Biological: Wood or forest tech |
| NIKIN is a sustainable clothing brand from Switzerland that plants a tree for each product. Our mission: We want to support global reforestation by planting one tree for every product sold. Here on our Linkedin page you will find regular information about NIKIN, inspiration for a sustainable lifestyle or how the NIKIN family works every day. Join us on our journey and help to make the world a greener place. | |||
| Oxoia (former myFacility) |
2020 AG Growth |
Buildings & Construction [ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: IOT Internet of Things |
| Oxoia offers automated energy optimization and simple building control for public, commercial and industrial buildings | |||
| 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. | |||
| Room Estate |
2014 AG Growth |
[ Building Construction ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Room Estate is an established and rapidly growing provider of furnished rooms in shared flats throughout Switzerland. The company now offers a wide range of furnished rooms in the main Swiss cities. The offer is tailored to the fast and independent lifestyle of young and ambitious people. All rental processes are fully digitalised and make life easier for tenants. | |||
| swiss chips (BanChips) |
2018 AG Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| swiss banana chips | |||
| Virtual Global Trading AG |
2018 AG Growth |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Solarthermal, IT: IOT Internet of Things, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software, Mobility: Electric, Smart: Grid |
| We are a digital Energy Supplying Company and we build the power market of tomorrow. We build the biggest P2P Energy Trading Platform on the World. | |||
| Webmodus (SUN-D) |
2008 AG Established |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Lighting |
| We design and produce an exclusive, flexible and naturally adapting lighting system beyond comparison. The backbone of all our products is the same basic principle of redirecting light. SUN-Displays find their use as high standard, aesthetic eye catchers in foyers and entrance halls as well as part of exhibitions and events providing high flexibility for utilisation and a unique fusion of information and light. Whenever the backside of the screen is illuminated the frontside starts to shine. It doesn’t matter what light source you use. | |||
| Younergy |
2013 AG Established |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Solar power subscription for homes with no up-front cost.Solar installation. Financing of solar ans battery installations. | |||
| AlphaSYNT |
2020 AG Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Energy Production & Supply, Energy Storage, Resource Efficiency ] | Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..), Energy: Hydrogen tech and fuel cells, Energy: Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid) |
| AlphaSYNT develops modular Power-to-X systems that convert CO2 from biogas, wastewater treatment, or industrial sources into renewable synthetic methane (SNG) and e-fuels using patented fluidized bed methanation technology licensed from the Paul Scherrer Institute. Its systems enable seasonal energy storage and decarbonization of existing gas infrastructure. | |||
| Caminada Energy Technologies |
2008 AG Formation |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | None |
| The environmentally friendly vegetable oil (Pöl) burner makes your oil heating CO2 neutral. Manly used oil should be used. | |||
| Carbon Standards International |
2021 AG Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Carbon Removal & Storage, Climate Technologies, Environmental Monitoring ] | Environment: Carbon capture and storage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Carbon Standards International develops reliable solutions for the production of certified biochar and for delivering credible climate services. Our innovative standards are designed for global application. The company is headquartered in Switzerland. By bringing together all key players, we provide a strong foundation for meaningful climate action. | |||
| CO2 Energie |
2021 AG Validation |
[ Carbon Removal & Storage, Waste Management & Recycling ] | Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..), Environment: Carbon capture and storage, Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| CO2 Energie AG operates a CO2 liquefaction plant in Nesselnbach. During the biogas production process, the resulting CO2 is captured and liquefied. CO2 Energie AG operates a CO2 liquefaction plant in Nesselnbach. During the biogas production process, the resulting CO2 is captured, liquefied, and is thus available as an industrial gas for further use. and is thus available as an industrial gas for further use. | |||