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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Coffee |
2016 BS Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| We want to build bridges: between coffee drinkers here in Switzerland and coffee farmers in Ethiopia. With coffee that represents your values. Better than organic. More than fair. CO2 neutral. | |||
| Distran |
2013 ZH Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Efficiency Solutions ] | Components: Acoustic materials & tech, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| Distran is a spin-off from the Autonomous System Lab, ETH Zurich, developing advanced acoustic sensors for industrial applications. Distran's goal is to reduce risks for industrial workers and the environmental impact of the industry through the use of sound sensing and technology. | |||
| dizmo |
2013 ZH Established |
[ Building Technologies ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software |
| Dizmo, The Interface of Things, is a software platform for fast integration and interactive use of data, services and processes. With dizmo as workspace, otherwise complex tasks of data management become simple and technology is rendered humanly intuitive. Gartner calls this new digitally connected world “Integration Platform as a Service” (iPaaS). | |||
| DM-Green |
2017 VD Validation |
[ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Other: Low tech |
| We are a company specialized in the marketing and distribution of innovative solutions in the fields of recovery, sorting and recycling of waste, such as presses, interior and exterior containers or automated sorting robots. Our desire is to optimize resources in a sustainable and responsible manner, as well as reducing waste and CO2 emissions. | |||
| dokspot |
2014 ZH Growth |
[ Resource Efficiency ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Dokspot allows manufacturers to manage and distribute their product instructions online. Our platform provides instructions at the right time, for the right product, in the right language, and in the right version. We enable manufacturers to reduce their CO₂ footprint, simplify their operations, and increase their profit margins, all the while making life easier for the end-user. | |||
| drivemycar |
2020 ZH Formation |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | Mobility: Fleet management |
| The innovative automated Swiss Vehicle Sharing Platform for P2P, B2B and B2C for private and companies. | |||
| droople |
2018 VD Growth |
[ Water Management ] | IT: Internet of Things IOT, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| We provide businesses with retrofit solution to efficiently manage their fleet of water-driven assets and buildings. | |||
| DSPlus |
2003 VS restructuring, on hold, no development |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Lighting, Other: Enabling tech |
| DSPlus designs, develops and markets electronic light dimmers that integrate into public lighting systems. Thus contributes to reducing energy consumption and light pollution. DSPlus is a Swiss high-tech company, founded in 2004 as a spin-off of HES-SO Valais. | |||
| Dufour Aerospace |
2017 VS Growth |
[ Air Transport ] | Mobility: Drone & flight |
| Dufour Aerospace develops efficient and sustainable aircraft for patient and passenger transport, logistics and public safety. It uses distributed electric propulsion and a hybrid module to be able to meet today's helicopter market and Advanced Air Mobility requirements. | |||
| EATbyalex |
2018 ZH Stagnant |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| We empower people to clean eating with weekly ready-to-eat meal plans. There is no need to plan, cook or shop, all our freshly prepared and balanced meals are delivered to you once a day. We only use organic and whole food ingredients. | |||
| eaternity |
2014 ZH Growth |
Financials & Information Technology [ Food Safety & Quality ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Eaternity has developed innovative software for private and professional use. It is based on an easy to understand and yearly reviewed live cycle analysis (LCA-database. This is currently the largest and most comprehensive database for carrying out environmental calculations for menus. With Eaternity, we offer everyone the opportunity to make a sustainable choice when selecting their everyday food. | |||
| eCarUp |
2017 ZG Growth |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | Mobility: E-car, Mobility: Electric, Mobility: E-vehicle charging, Smart: City |
| With our solution, we maximise returns from under-utilised charging stations for electric cars at offices, hotels, retail centres or apartment complexes – and transform payments with our intuitive app. | |||
| ECCO2 Solutions |
2019 FR Growth |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Device |
| We make buildings intelligent to save CO2. With AI, predictive heating control and high-precision energy measurement. Smart sensors in your building provide millions of data points for our AI to “learn” your building and systematically adapt the heating path: Automated data analysis will allow you to better understand your portfolio’s energy performance and monitor and document your CO2-reduction plan. | |||
| ECHOJAZZ |
2015 LU Growth |
[ Building Technologies ] | Components: Acoustic materials & tech, Components: New chemical materials |
| We provide high-performance acoustic absorbers for offices, retail, restaurants, hotels, gyms, pools etc. to improve speech intelligibility, wellbeing, concentration and performance. | |||
| ecovolta (ecocoach) |
2020 SZ Established |
Energy & Power Systems [ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, Mobility: Electric |
| The Swiss ecovolta produces customised high-capacity battery systems and e-mobility solutions. The company’s patented design enables the fully automated series production of high-current capable batteries which do not need active cooling. Battery and drive solutions are developed and tested in the in-house research and development area. | |||
| ecocoach (ecoenergy systems) |
2018 SZ Established |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Photovoltaics, Mobility: Electric, Smart: Grid, Smart: Home & building |
| App for smart home automation managing PV, heating, security and other devices. Battery development and modification. Participation: Digtial Energy and Building technology combined. A unique Swiss system that uses renewable energies to reduce emissions and costs, provide comfort and simplify property management. For all types of buildings. Flexibly expanded at any time. Safe, easy to install and open to technology. | |||
| La Corde à Linge |
2018 GE Growth |
[ Circular Economy ] | Biological: Material based on biomass, Other: Low tech |
| Prendre soin de son linge, de sa peau & de l'environnement avec les lessives locales, sans colorant, ni conservateur & biodégradables de LA CORDE À LINGE. | |||
| ecoRobotix |
2011 VD Growth |
[ Smart Farming & Agritech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, Energy: Photovoltaics, Mobility: Automated or self driving, Smart: Measuring & monitoring |
| ecorobotix develops, produces and sells innovative farming machines that require low energy and that reduce the negative ecological impact of modern agriculture, while keeping costs competitive. | |||
| Ecosapin |
2012 VD Established |
[ Forestry & Restauration & Land Use ] | Other: Low tech |
| EcoSapin delivers a Christmas tree in a pot for Christmas. After the end of the year holidays, the professionals of the company come to recover the tree which is then brought back to nature or the tree nursery. | |||
| Ecospeed |
2002 ZH Established |
[ Climate Technologies ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| ECOSPEED provides web-based software solutions and consulting services for the energy and climate accounting of public authorities, companies and private individuals. Since 2002 they develop Software programs for energy balance, energy efficiency, and energy use. | |||
| 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-Durable |
2016 VD Validation |
[ Information Technology ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| e-Durable is the leading IT service provider in French-speaking Switzerland which places Sustainable Development at the heart of its activities. | |||
| EH Group Engineering |
2017 VD Growth |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: Hydrogen tech and fuel cells, Energy: Storage other than batteries |
| Develops a new fuels cell and is an engineering and consulting firm based in Switzerland. We offer a unique strategic, technical and business consulting service in the area of energy with a focus on fuel cells, system management, engineering, prototype development and the application of various methodologies such as Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and Design for Excellence (DfX).d | |||
| ElectricFeel |
2012 ZH Growth |
[ Fleet & Mobility Management ] | IT: Communication, IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Mobility: Electric, Other: Enabling tech |
| The leading technology for your shared micromobility service ElectricFeel provides the most intelligent platform available to build, run and scale shared electric mobility systems in the urban habitat; ElectricFeel's Platform is a full solution for any shared electric mobility service (End-user Application, Management Software, Analytics Portal) | |||
| 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-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. | |||
| Embion Technologies |
2019 VD Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Bio tech, Components: New chemical materials |
| EMBION catalyzes the future of #nutrition by introducing a portfolio of sophisticated, complex EMBION-BIOACTIVES with expanded prebiotic properties. EMBION innovates with brilliant #plant-based technologies that customize unique nutrition in exceptional speed and are surprisingly affordable. | |||
| Embotech |
2013 ZH Growth |
Mobility & Transport [ Energy Efficiency ] | IT: Software, Other: Enabling tech, Smart: Sensors |
| Embotech is a leading developer of cutting-edge decision-making software. Our embeddable software empowers autonomous systems to make decisions by solving complex optimization problems in milliseconds, bringing significant improvements in safety, productivity and energy efficiency. | |||
| eMonitor |
2014 SG Established |
[ Building Construction ] | IT: Data usage, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Digitise rental processes simply and efficiently. We make your letting process simple and efficient and help you to find the right tenant for your flat. Our comprehensive data supports you in developing the right projects at the right location. | |||
| Enairys Powertech |
2008 VD Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Renewable tech |
| Enairys offers a wide range of innovative and clean energy storage & management solutions, based on its proprietary hydro-pneumatic and power electronic technologies. These solutions enhance the exploitation of intermittent renewable sources like wind and solar sources, and enable electricity consumers and producers to improve their energy efficiency or autonomy while preserving the environment. | |||