Discover startups and projects in the environment and energy sectors filtered by business area and technology.
This list includes high potential projects and companies based and working primarily in Switzerland, founded or active since 2000 and still operational, and range from an initial concept up to those that are trying to capture a larger market space.
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| Company Name | Founding year / Canton | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| MPower Ventures AG | 2017 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity, Energy storage, Financing and financial services, Information technology ] | Electric batteries, Photovoltaics |
| ZH | Participation: MPower Ventures finances and distributes affordable solar systems to a market of 1.3 bn potential customers in emerging markets. MPower enables them to power their homes and businesses independently from the electricity grid or fossil fuel-based electricity production systems. | ||
| Mr. Green Recycling-Service | 2010 | Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Waste & recycling ] | low technology |
| ZH | The start-up company Mr. Green spares people in Zurich the walk to the collection point: they pick up glass, aluminum cans, pet and batteries from home and dispose of them | ||
| myCamper | 2015 | Recreation, hotels & restaurants, Transport & Mobility [ Mobility & Fleet management ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| BS | MyCamper - the sharing platform for camping vehicles in Switzerland | ||
| MycoSolutions | 2004 | Food, Farming or Forestry [ Forestry ] | Bio technologies |
| SG | Custom made biological fungi products to enhance growth for trees and other plants. | ||
| myNewEnergy | 2013 | Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| ZH | Internet platform for buying ecological added value of electricity products or switching to high quality products with the own provider. | ||
| MySollars | 2012 | Behavioural change, Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Games, Information technology ] | enabling technologies, gamification, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| VD | MySollars enables socially and environmentally responsible companies to directly engage with consumers, thus improving the effectiveness of their CSR initiatives - via mobile app; gamified and competitive way to earn real carbon credits (Sollars) to offset energy intensive behaviour. | ||
| MyStrom | 2011 | Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency, Energy efficiency ] | enabling technologies, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, LED, lighting, smart device, Wearable devices or apps |
| BE | myStrom (by Swisscom AG) provides Smart Home products like smart plugs, WiFi Switch, WiFi Blub to create digitalized house (via App) | ||
| myStromer | 2010 | Transport & Mobility [ Electricity efficiency ] | e-bike, e-mobility |
| BE | myStromer AG develops and markets innovative e-bikes. | ||
| mywatt | 2015 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity, Energy efficiency ] | Photovoltaics |
| VD | Wattable product, solar panel table. | ||
| nanio (Pickwings) | 2012 | Transport & Mobility [ Resource efficiency, Transport & logisticsof goods ] | e-cargo, e-mobility, fleet management, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| VS | Pickwings is the largest transport network in Switzerland. | ||
| NEEO | 2014 | Communication, Media, Education or Games, Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Games, Heat energy, Information technology, Media, Services pooling ] | communication, enabling technologies, Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, heating in buildings, lighting, smart device, Smarthome & building |
| SO | Multi-device remote for controlling all digitized elements of a smart home; TV, lighting, heating and more | ||
| Neo Technologies | 2004 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity, Information technology ] | data usage |
| VD | neo technologies is a leading Swiss SAP consulting company focusing on the energy supply and public administration sectors | ||
| Nereid | 2005 | Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Electricity efficiency, Resource sufficiency ] | Filters, Photovoltaics |
| GE | Nereid SA is a Swiss company involved in innovative technologies for the production of seawater desalination and water treatment systems. | ||
| Neuron | 2013 | 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 |
| AG | 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.. | ||
| neverain | 2017 | Clothes, Textiles, Wearables devices or apps, Transport & Mobility | e-bike, e-mobility |
| ZH | Thanks to a multifunctional overall, cycling should in future be a pleasure regardless of the weather. | ||
| NewGreenTec | 2015 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Transport & Mobility [ Electricity, Energy efficiency ] | Renewable technologies, Wind energy |
| ZH | Small wind turbine developer and consultants for hybrid electricity systems | ||
| NISPERA | 2015 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Energy efficiency, Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| ZH | Renewable energy production portfolio management tool and support; - Performance Monitoring System; Asset Management; Wind Power Forecast; Perfromance Audit | ||
| notime | 2014 | Transport & Mobility [ Transport & logisticsof goods ] | e-cargo, e-mobility |
| ZH | a swiss technology company that develops transport solutions for and together with customers. | ||
| Novaccess | 2011 | Construction & buildings, Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency, Information technology ] | lighting, smartcity, smart device |
| VD | Novaccess masters all the technology layers needed for developing complete Industrial Internet of Things solutions especially for smart cities and smart buildings. | ||
| Novamem | 2013 | Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management | Filters |
| ZH | 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. | ||
| Novamet | 2014 | Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity efficiency, Energy efficiency, Information technology, Waste & recycling ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| GE | Novamet provides customized software based solutions to enhance productivity and to reduce energy consumption of major industrial installations (reduce Co2 emmisions); Data-Driven Aluminium Recycling | ||
| novatlantis | 2017 | Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Resource efficiency ] | |
| AG | Novatlantis aims for energy system transformation, resource efficiency, renewable energies and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. It analyses data, developments of information, knowledge and strategies, empowers customers to take concrete action, and provides scientific services. | ||
| Novaton | 2010 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Transport & Mobility [ Electricity, Engineering ] | Climate technologies, Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies |
| ZH | NOVATON builds sea worthy NOVA Solar Islands of various sizes - floating solar islands, rotate for optimal sunlight to industrial energy production; In addition they devloped NOVACAT, a solar operated autonomous surface vehicle to navigate autonomously on high seas and other water surfaces | ||
| NovaVolt (ZapCharger Pro) | 2017 | Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Transport & Mobility [ Mobility & Fleet management ] | e-mobility, E-vehicle charging |
| ZH | apCharger Pro solution is specially designed for smart EV charging in housing cooperatives, multi-unit dwellings and large parking facilities.CHARGE OVER 100 EVS ON A SINGLE 63A CIRCUIT | ||
| NVTerra | 2010 | Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Resource efficiency, Waste & recycling ] | Filters, Physical or chemical technologies |
| VS | NVterra S.A. is a Swiss based technology company specialized in water purification with clean technologies, such as electrolysis, which are often combined with other physic-chemical and biological treatments. | ||
| OekoSolve | 2014 | Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Energy efficiency, Waste & recycling ] | |
| SG | The company OekoSolve offers technical solutions and ideas in the area of micro-dust emission reduction. | ||
| one2seven (Shrebo) | 2011 | Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis, Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Information technology ] | enabling technologies |
| ZH | Analytical technology for mobile sharing and booking applications. | ||
| onlog | 2006 | Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Electricity efficiency, Many fields ] | LED, lighting |
| TI | onlux by onlog Suisse: LEDs and network intergation systems | ||
| Open Stratosphere (Solar.Aero) | 2015 | Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management | drone & flight, enabling technologies |
| VD | OpenStratosphere is an independent pure play company. We operate flexible Near Space platforms with the highest safety and efficiency. We offer rapid mission deployment for your earth observation applications, environmental intelligence or communication infrastructure. | ||
| Optical Additives | 2006 | Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity ] | Photovoltaics, Solarthermal energy |
| BE | Optical Additives GmbH's product ZeoFRET® is a brand new, revolutionary additive for transparent polymers. These polymers then serve as a light harvester. The harvested light is transferred to a solar cell and transformed into electricity. | ||