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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workspace2go |
2016 ZH Established |
[ Building Technologies ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Workspace2go is a platform for meeting rooms, workstations and seminar rooms that can be booked by the hour or by the day. Suppliers can use the platform to provide unused workspace, which guests can book for their meeting or workshop. | |||
| WormUp |
2017 ZH Growth |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Other: Low tech |
| Recycle your kitchen scraps at home, Compact. Odorless. Elegant. WormUp HOME is the first ceramic Worm Bin that produces compost from kitchen waste. | |||
| Yasai |
2020 ZH Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, Biological: Bio tech, Environment: Waste recovery, recycling and re-use, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Yasai offers Farming as a Service with Vertical Farms based on circular economy within Smart Cities | |||
| Zarawind |
2017 ZH Formation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Wind |
| Our Lighter-Than-Air wind power system is designed compact, cost-effective and eco-friendly to be used in remote off-grid locations. For the installation of the wind power system at that altitude, the use of a buoyant gas aerostat allows the user to carry an electrical generator | |||
| 2nd Peak |
2020 ZH Validation |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | None |
| 2nd Peak buys and sells second-hand, high-quality outdoor clothing. As good as new - only cheaper and more sustainable. 2nd Peak kauft und verkauft gebrauchte, hochwertige Outdoorbekleidung. So gut wie neu – nur günstiger und nachhaltiger. | |||
| 4QT |
2020 ZH Validation |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | Energy: Battery |
| 4QT produces high power electricity drives specifically for the heavy equipment industry. Through those drives producers of heavy polluters like excavators and dozers can begin to electrify their fleets with a reduction of environmental fines and improvement of their unit cost in mind. By implementing no rare-earth permanent magnets in their motor it is not only cheaper in unit economics in scale but also recyclable by design. | |||
| Acodis (turicode) |
2016 ZH Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Data usage |
| turicode is a young technology company located in Winterthur. We are experts in extracting unstructured information from documents, and making it available for analytics or use in further automated processing. | |||
| act cleantech Agentur Schweiz |
2015 ZH Established |
[ Energy Efficiency ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| act cleantech Agentur coordinates and supports the Swiss network of energy specialists and partners in support of their customers. We enable communication with the federal government, maintain specialised web tools and ensure legal conformity. It is our concern to help your company to achieve a breakthrough in energy efficiency so that you can reduce your costs and make an important contribution to climate protection. | |||
| ting (Agentur für Weiterentwicklung) |
2019 ZH Validation |
None | |
| Ting builds collective wealth with monthly contributions that are available to all members as a temporary income. We share money, invest in people, create time, advocate for opportunity, and shape the future. | |||
| Agilery |
2021 ZH Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Agilery helps manufacturing food products in small to medium scale quantities for quick launches in a fully collaborative model through a network of partners. it therefor helps to speed up the innovation process and the market introduction and testing of new producs. | |||
| AGITEC |
2011 ZH Established |
[ Building Technologies ] | Components: Resource or material optimisation |
| We have been THE competence center for aerogel products in Switzerland and Liechtenstein for years. Aerogel high-performance thermal insulation materials are flexible, robust and easy to process. They offer a solution wherever there is little space for thermal insulation. With sensationally low thermal conductivity, the required or desired insulation values can be achieved even with extremely thin layers. | |||
| aikemy |
2020 ZH Validation |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Environment: Water pollution abatement, Smart: Sensors |
| The World's Smallest Nutrient Composition Analyzer. Our technology uses novel accurate portable NIR sensors, AI, and digital intelligence for animal nutrition. The application tracks the data on feed cost savings and sustainability indicators. | |||
| algrano |
2016 ZH Established |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Food tech |
| Algrano connects coffee producers directly with roasters through an online platform, providing transparency in the coffee supply chain. Founded in 2015, they handle logistics, quality assurance, and financing, aiming to modernize the industry with technology. | |||
| Alivion |
2020 ZH Growth |
[ Health Solutions ] | Smart: Sensors |
| ALIVION empowers people to use wearable electronic devices to detect chemicals that our nose cannot smell. This way, the food we eat and the air we breathe can be screened for toxic pollutants, and a single exhale could soon be enough to tell you more about your health. | |||
| Amplo |
2020 ZH |
[ Financial Services ] | IT: Software |
| The journey to predictive maintenance is not easy. We help you to figure out how to improve customer satisfaction and increase your service margins with the newest technologies. | |||
| am-tec switzerland |
2011 ZH restructuring, on hold, no development |
Energy & Power Systems [ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, Other: Enabling tech |
| Consultants for electricity grid management; Core competencies: asset management and infrastructure management. We offer consulting, services and software for strategic and operational asset management (standardized entry-level projects for electricity, water and gas distribution) | |||
| Anevo |
ZH Formation |
None | |
| Anevo offers a unified energy data platform designed for real estate companies to standardize utility data, automate energy reporting, and optimize asset performance. By integrating directly with utility providers and smart meters, Anevo simplifies access to granular consumption data, enabling compliance reporting, CO₂ tracking, and benchmarking without manual processing. The platform supports seamless integration with existing workflows and third-party systems, enhancing data quality, reducing costs, and accelerating sustainability efforts across real estate portfolios. | |||
| Ässbar |
2013 ZH Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| It all began as a simple idea. Yesterday's bread and baked goods were to be given a second life. And instead of ending up in the garbage can, they were to be consumed. The Äss-Bar project is still considered a pioneer in the field of the anti-foodwaste movement in Switzerland. | |||
| Avientus |
ZH Formation |
None | |
| Avientus is developing a sustainable, autonomous drone delivery network for Just-in-Time B2B logistics across Europe. Their electric VTOL drones and smart base stations enable fast, flexible, and zero-emission transport of time-critical goods, outperforming conventional logistics by speed and accessibility. The system supports deliveries up to 25 kg within a 20 km range and operates fully autonomously, eliminating the need for manual intervention. It is designed to improve logistics in both industrial and remote regions, including underserved healthcare areas in emerging markets. Avientus’ solution aims to revolutionize short-range transport through cost-efficiency, environmental responsibility, and accessibility in challenging terrains. | |||
| BCHAR |
ZH Formation |
None | |
| BCHAR provides a fully automated, turn-key system for biochar production, transforming agricultural biomass into biochar in a transparent and efficient way. The solution includes integrated MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification) software to support carbon credit generation. A pilot project in Thailand using coconut husks demonstrated the system’s effectiveness in carbon removal and soil health improvement. | |||
| Belair Solutions |
2008 ZH unknown |
Energy & Power Systems [ Building Technologies ] | Other: Enabling tech |
| Toilet ventilation system specifically for energy savings. | |||
| Biosimo |
2022 ZH Validation |
Climate, Sustainability & Hazards [ Circular Economy ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| We are a chemical engineering start-up aiming to develop and operate processes to produce bio-based platform chemicals. Our customers are chemical, industrial and consumer goods producers looking for ways to manufacture their products without using oil-based materials. With our bio-based chemicals, every-day products like textiles, glues, and films can become greener without changing design, supply chain, or market price. | |||
| Boostbar |
2020 ZH Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| Boostbar provides a completely modular and fully-personalized tech-enabled food & beverage solution. | |||
| Borobotics |
2023 ZH Validation |
[ Building Technologies, Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Heating in buildings, Smart: Robotic |
| The team at Borobotics has developed an autonomomous compact drilling robot which can be used to extract geothermal energy. The main advantages of using their borerobot "Grabowski" are, that it is cheaper and more environmentally friendly than previous drilling methods. In addition the robot is more compact. This way drilling can also be carried out in places where this was not possible before. | |||
| Bring! |
2015 ZH Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions, IT: Software |
| Bring! simplifies grocery shopping for millions of people. With shared shopping lists, integrated recipes, online shopping, local offers and loyalty cards, Bring! app combines every step along the shopping process. | |||
| BTRY |
2023 ZH Formation |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery |
| With their reliable solid-state Li-ion battery, which can be charged in one minute, BTRY tries to revolutionize the energy storage industry. By stacking their thin shape thin-film solid-state batteries on top of eachother fast charging and high energy storage tailored to meet the customers needs are enabled. BTRYs innovative vacuum manufacturing process is better for the planet because it is completly solvent-free | |||
| buildup |
2013 ZH Established |
Financials & Information Technology [ Building Technologies ] | IT: Data usage |
| We create potential for better building: We believe that the availability, comparability and networking of information and actors can unlock this potential. buildup provides all players in the Swiss construction industry with an independent online platform with the central database for construction products, the SwissBIMLibrary. We are inspired by the desire to promote cooperation between the players and network them with each other. This increases productivity and creates the conditions for better building. We offer decision-makers, planners, suppliers, manufacturers and associations the opportunity to make their information, services and products available to a wide audience. The creation and exchange of results- and performance-oriented construction tenders is made easier for all parties involved. | |||
| Calspak |
ZH Formation |
None | |
| Calspak is a clean-tech startup from ETH Zurich developing ultra-low-carbon cement with exceptionally fast setting times. Their patented material significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions—by up to 50%—and production costs, while boosting productivity by 50%. Calspak’s technology replaces up to 80% of traditional cement, using widely available, low-emission raw materials and custom chemical admixtures. The solution is suitable for diverse construction applications. | |||
| candi |
2018 ZH Growth |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech |
| candi offers companies of all sizes the simplest, most efficient way to take advantage of solar power for their business, by planning and (partly) financing the solar installation. | |||
| kooky |
2021 ZH Validation |
Tourism, Leisure & Hospitality [ Behavioural Change ] | Other: Low tech |
| Kooky is the first reusable system for take-away drinks including its own return infrastructure. | |||