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).
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| Company Name | Founding year Canton Phase | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate services |
2013 FR growth |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ Environmental monitoring ] | Climate technologies |
| Climate Services offers tools and support to help companties and other organizations to manage risk and identify opportunities related to climate change. The company owns the online www.CO2-Platform.ch to quantify CO2 emissions and identify the most attractif projects. | |||
| Distran AG |
2013 ZH validation |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Natural hazards & catastrophe prevention & protection, Resource efficiency ] | Acoustic materials & technologies e.g. noise, vibration mitigation, Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data |
| 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 growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Information technology ] | 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). | |||
| Embotech |
2013 ZH validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Transport & Mobility [ Energy efficiency, Engineering ] | Enabling technologies, IT Software, 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. | |||
| Energiewendegenossenschaft (e-wende.ch) |
2013 BE growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Construction of infrastructure (roads, bridges ..), Energy Production ] | Construction : Increase efficiency or renewable energy use., Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies |
| The Energy Turnaround Cooperative is committed to ensuring that every homeowner can realize a solar installation. Thanks to our new, innovative concept, solar power will be almost free and the investment should no longer be an obstacle for anyone. We are convinced that we can trigger a real solar boom and make a big contribution to the energy transition. | |||
| Essento |
2015 ZH established |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Food production & retail, Restaurants ] | Low technology |
| Essento is a company that specializes in edible insects. We develop, produce and market various specialities based on edible insects for the retail trade as well as the catering trade. Essento is a food-tech startup that provides the European and Swiss market with a locally produced, delicious and sustainable source of animal protein in the form of insects. | |||
| Exlterra |
2013 GE growth |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Resource sufficiency, Water Management ] | Enabling technologies |
| At Exlterra we invent better ways to combat major challenges affecting our environment and civilization. Our disruptive technologies generate significant economic, environmental, and social value. Our first invention, patented in 2010, is called EGRP®. Thanks to its energy-passive, soil moisture management design, the EGRP revolutionizes the way to address many water issues. In 2017, we introduced an innovative and versatile light-weight drill rig HAZL, and in 2018 we announced our Nutrient Enrichment Passive System or NEPS. Which reinvigorates failing trees, and is already storming the fields of urban forestry, landscaping and commercial farming. Today, we continue working on improving our existing technology while continuing to pursue new projects and ideas. It is in our DNA to invent and market sustainable environmental technologies. | |||
| Fairpower |
2013 ZH growth |
Behavioural change, Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Electricity ] | Enabling technologies, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Renewable technologies |
| Fairpower is an independent electricity supplier and service provider with a focus on renewable energies.They provide an online platform for selling green certificates and the electricity label "Fair Power". | |||
| FAIRTIQ |
2013 BE growth |
Transport & Mobility [ Rail transport, Road vehicles and transport ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| We are an innovative, dynamic company that makes travelling by public transport easier than ever before. The FAIRTIQ app offers the simplest, most cost-effective tickets - for travellers, transport authorities and public transport operators. After a greatly successful launch in Switzerland, we are now expanding into new markets. Our ultimate goal is to simplify sustainable mobility internationally. | |||
| UniqueTrace (FairTrace) |
2013 VS growth |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) | Enabling technologies |
| FairTrace developed FairTrace Traceability Tool. It's an effective, innovative and patented computer software solution which ensure traceability of goods, ingredients and guarantee their origin. | |||
| Gartengold |
2013 SG growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry [ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| 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. | |||
| Go Electric |
2013 FR established |
Transport & Mobility [ Road vehicles and transport, Trade and Retail ] | e-mobility |
| Go Electric offers advice on clean mobility and selling/ retail of electric vehicles of all brands and at the lowest prices in Switzerland. The vehicles offered benefit from a manufacturer's warranty and are generally recent or even very recent vehicles. | |||
| gr3n |
2013 TI formation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Waste & recycling ] | Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| gr3n developed an innovative process, based on a new application of microwave technology to a well known chemical reaction which provides for the first time with an economically efficient chemical recycling process of PET (Polyethylene Terephtalate) and allows an industrial implementation of this recycling method. This new process can potentially change how PET is recycled worldwide with a huge financial benefit for the recycling industry. | |||
| greenmatch |
2013 BL growth |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Financing and financial services ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Finance modelling tool for renewable energy projects and matchmaking plattform to find investors for green projects. Assess and structure renewable energy projects reliabily. | |||
| Imperix |
2013 VS established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity, Electricity efficiency, Electricity grids & flexibility ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Smartgrid |
| Imperix develops high-end control equipment and prototyping hardware for power electronics, drives, smart grids and related topics. Its products are designed to enable cutting-edge innovation in corporate and academic environments. They are especially valued for their ability to accelerate the implementation of laboratory-scale power converters and facilitate the derivation of high quality experimental results. | |||
| INNOmaterials |
2013 JU growth |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Engineering ] | Acoustic materials & technologies e.g. noise, vibration mitigation, Material & Products based on biomass, New chemical materials, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| INNOmaterials is a very new company, based in Switzerland and Luxembourg, whose concept is to help industries solve their technical problems. We also offer them new materials, using our extensive professional experience gained in industry. We also organize external developments through an international R & D network, possibly supported by local or international subsidies. | |||
| Innovenergy |
2013 BE growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity, Energy storage ] | Electric batteries |
| Intermediate salt battery system between prosumers and grid, for example IndieWatt mobile salt battery for farmers in the alps. | |||
| LavaConcept Switzerland |
2013 AI growth |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Engineering, Resource sufficiency ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Geothermal energy |
| Construction materials made from volcanic lava residues, with very good heat properties. | |||
| myNewEnergy |
2013 ZH validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Internet platform for buying ecological added value of electricity products or switching to high quality products with the own provider. | |||
| Neuron |
2013 AG growth |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity efficiency, Information technology ] | Communication, Enabling technologies, IT network, Lighting, Smartcity, Smart device, Smartgrid, Smarthome & 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.. | |||
| Novamem (DrinkPure) |
2013 ZH growth |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management | Filters & Membranes, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Novamem is the first company to use state-of-the-art technology to produce micro- to nanofiltration flat sheet membranes made from almost any polymer. Since 2018 a water filter is produced, which cn fit on any tab, to provide drinking water | |||
| POWERGIA |
2013 ZH growth |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity efficiency ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| POWERGIA GmbH provides access to an liberalised electricity market for large consumers | |||
| ECCO2 (Pronoo) |
2013 FR established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Energy efficiency, Information technology ] | Enabling technologies, Smart device |
| EcoBITs stands for predictive regulatory optimization and automated reporting. We thus enable automated and cost-effective energy controlling Pronoó can benefit from data from all existing measuring devices as well as from external data sources and thus create greater added value. | |||
| Proxipel |
2013 VD validation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Waste & recycling ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..) |
| Proxipel is an innovative concept for the production of pellets. It consists of a pellet production line mounted on a truck trailer. Proxipel can granulate biomass wherever it is. | |||
| rqmicro |
2013 ZH validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Healthcare ] | Bio technologies |
| Next generation microbiology for water and food safety | |||
| Samro Technik |
2013 BE growth |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Cleaning ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Samro Technik AG has been dealing with the electrolysis of water by means of boron doped diamond electrodes for years. The resulting change in the water (ECA water) and the generation of other compounds allow a wide range of applications. | |||
| SEAS SOCIÉTÉ DE L'EAU AÉRIENNE SUISSE |
2013 TI established |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Resource efficiency ] | Filters & Membranes, Hydro energy, Renewable technologies |
| SEAS manufactures integrated systems and machines of air to water machines in order to produce high-quality drinking water for human consumption. A by-product of the above systems is thermal energy, which can be reused for heating, ventilation, conditioning, and dehumidification purposes. | |||
| Sharely |
2013 ZH growth |
Behavioural change, Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Resource sufficiency, Service pooling, Waste & recycling ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Plattform to enable local community sharing all kinds of products, online plateform. | |||
| SIGMAtools |
2018 ZH validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency ] | Low technology |
| SIGMAtools GmbH is a high-tech Startup, founded in Zurich in 2013. With the special measuring technique, analytic process and improvement-knowhow we have majored in Energy- and Resourceefficiency in the production. | |||
| Skypull |
2013 TI formation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity, Energy efficiency, Engineering, Resource efficiency ] | Drone & flight, Wind energy |
| Skypull is developing an altitude wind power system based on a fully autonomous drone that captures the energy from the strong, abundant and constant altitude winds through a ground-based generator. Skypull has proprietary, high-efficiency and resilient airframe that makes it more deployable and versatile than its competitors. | |||