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 Phase | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIRO Analytical Technologies |
2018 ZH growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ Resource efficiency ] | Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data, Sensors |
| MIRO Analytical Technologies has been founded as an Empa spinoff to bring the latest mid-infrared gas sensing technology based on quantum cascade lasers (QCL) to the market. Measures simultaneously up to 10 most important green-house gases and pollutants and allows easy use through an intuitive interface on a 7 " touch screen display. | |||
| Misurio (energyon) |
2008 VS established |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity, Energy efficiency, Information technology, Many fields ] | Battery, Enabling technologies, Hydro energy, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Smartgrid |
| Software and consulting for optimizing economic decisions around utility investments in capacity, storage and grid. | |||
| Mithras Technology |
2018 GR validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), [ Electricity ] | Battery, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Mithras Technology is an Energy startup based in Switzerland. We are developing Thermoelectric Generators (TEGs) to harvest the human body heat and turn it into electricity. | |||
| Mondays |
2018 ZH growth |
Health & House & Body Care, [ Healthcare ] | Low technology |
| Mondays is a Femtech company, an online subscription for environmentally friendly, plastic free period products. At Mondays we know shopping for periods products is a hassle no one needs. And making environmentally friendly choices when buying period products, simply takes up too much time for most people to bother. Mondays allows women to purchase sustainable, 100% plastic free period products, have none of the guilt and save time in the process. A one-time registration and your period products will arrive on your doorstep in time every month. | |||
| MOOST |
2016 SG growth |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction,Construction & buildings [ Energy efficiency, Energy management solutions, Heating and cooling energy, Information technology ] | Cooling technology, Heating in buildings, Internet of Things, IT data usage, IT Software, Sensors, Smart device, Smarthome & building |
| MOOST is a B2B SaaS solution for companies with a Home Energy Management offering. We enable our customers to offer personalized digital assistants that help users save up to 25% of a household’s total energy. | |||
| Mootral |
2018 VD validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Farming & agriculture ] | agricultural technologies, Climate technologies |
| Mootral is a British-Swiss company that develops innovative, scalable and sustainable solutions for the agricultural systems of tomorrow. MOOTRAL is an AgriTech company based in Switzerland that develops innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agricultural sector. Mootral Ruminant is a natural feed supplement that significantly reduces methane emissions from ruminants. It is based on a proprietary combination of organosulfur compounds from garlic and bioflavonoids extracted from citrus. By using Mootral Ruminant, customers can benefit from tradable carbon credits issued under Verra's VCS scheme. | |||
| MoSan GmbH |
2016 LU validation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management, [ Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| Mosan is a rapid-deployable sanitation solution for challenging environments as slums and refugee camps. It contains a urine-divertig dry toilet and ecological system that consideres human excreta as a valuable ressource. | |||
| MPower Ventures AG |
2017 ZH growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Electricity, Energy storage, Financing and financial services, Information technology ] | Battery, Photovoltaics |
| 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 ZH established |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management, [ Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| 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 | |||
| Muntagnard |
2018 GR validation |
Clothes, Textiles, Wearables devices or apps, [ clothes ] | Low technology |
| online shop with very sustainable new clothes and Rethinking products from material to functionality without bias in order to develop the best possible version. Advancind sustainable innovations to equip the urban pathfinder. Our T-Shirt Legna and jacket is specially produced for the brand. One part is entirely made from wood-based fibres. More breathable and softer than cotton. Less odor-sensitive than synthetics. The first guaranteed plastic-free garment in the world. | |||
| myCamper |
2015 BS established |
Transport & Mobility, Recreation, hotels & restaurants [ Information technology, Mobility & Fleet management ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| MyCamper - the sharing platform for camping vehicles in Switzerland | |||
| MyFoodways |
2018 BE growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Food production & retail, Waste & recycling ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| MyFoodways gets to know what you love - and what you don’t - and offers you personalised recipe recommendations. You can search for a specific item or swap and switch the ingredients in one of your favourite recipes. All MyFoodways recipes are flexible and adapt what you have at home. | |||
| mygrid |
2023 AG validation |
Transport & Mobility, | |
| mygrid offers charging systems for electric vehicles for apartment buildings and companies with an easy and transparent user experience for all parties involved. | |||
| 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. | |||
| MyOldtimer |
2020 AG growth |
Transport & Mobility, [ Road vehicles and transport ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| MyOldtimer.fun is the sharing platform that allows you to share classic cars, modern classic and other unique vehicles. | |||
| MyStrom |
2011 BE established |
Production of eco friendly products, 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 |
| myStrom AG provides Smart Home products like WiFi smart plugs, WiFi Buttons to create digitalized house (via App) and to save energy, in houses. Customers are mostly private households but they also sell to other companies. | |||
| myStromer |
2010 BE established |
Transport & Mobility, [ Electricity efficiency ] | e-bike, e-mobility |
| myStromer AG develops and markets innovative e-bikes. The strength of the company lies in the development of and mechanical components, electric components, software, and the complete system integration. | |||
| naanu |
2020 ZH validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Food production & retail, Healthcare ] | Bio technologies |
| Vegan supplement alternatives that are simple, enjoyable and healthy. HappyBites provide 100% daily needs of Vitamin B12, Vitamin D and Omega 3, and provide a high source of Calcium, Iron and Zinc. | |||
| uGreen |
2016 BS validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Electricity, Electricity grids & flexibility ] | Grid: Efficient power transmission or distribution, Smartgrid |
| Data service for load shifting and power supply system stability, Smart household appliances run when reneweable energy available. Development of efficient and flexible products and services. | |||
| Nagi Bioscience |
2019 VD growth |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Environmental monitoring, Healthcare ] | Bio technologies |
| Nagi Bioscience is an innovative high-tech startup operating in the BioTech field, located in the heart of the Swiss "Health Valley". Nagi Bioscience revolutionizes the way toxic and beneficial effects of substances are tested today, with the first “Organism-on-Chip” technology: ethical alternative to animal testing and key to boost innovation and efficiency in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and chemical industries. | |||
| Nanogence SA |
2017 VD growth |
Construction & buildings, [ Building technology, Construction of infrastructure (roads, bridges ..) ] | Construction : Increase efficiency or renewable energy use., Construction: Resource or material optimisation, New chemical materials, Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| Nanogence develops smart nanoadditives for construction sector allowing cost and carbon footprint reduction. The products are integrated directly into current cement and concrete manufacturing processes. | |||
| nanoleq |
2017 ZH growth |
Clothes, Textiles, Wearables devices or apps, [ Functional clothes ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| we help people reconnect to themselves and listen to their bodies through monitoring technology that is integrated into daily clothes. | |||
| NaturaYuva |
2018 BS validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Bodycare, Farming & agriculture, Food production & retail ] | Bio technologies |
| NaturaYuva aims to rejuvenate agriculture by developing organic farming protocols of medicinal and aromatic plants and subsequent ecological extraction processes to produce niche natural ingredients used in varied end segments such as nutraceuticals, flavors, cosmetics, pharma. | |||
| COCOBOARDS (NaturLoop) |
2020 BE validation |
Construction & buildings, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Building technology, Resource efficiency ] | Material & Products based on biomass |
| Cocoboards is a novel, complete natural product, designed in Switzerland and manufactured in the Philippines. It allows to transform agricultural byproducts into sustainable and affordable bio-based materials, replace wood-based panels in the furniture and construction industry, make sustainability available and affordable to everyone, and integrate the local rural communities in the value chain. | |||
| NeoCarbons |
2019 VD formation |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, [ air quality ] | Air pollution abatement, Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Carbon capture and storage |
| We fight against global warming by removing excess CO2 from the atmosphere. We do this in a clever way so that carbon chains built from CO2 are competitive with fossil-based substitutes (oil, gas, coal ). NeoCarbons™ provides industrial solutions for the effective remediation of effluent CO2 and/or for the economic production of high value added chemicals via the generation of micro-algae biomass. Targeted industries that will benefit from NeoCarbons™ technology include pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, energy and transportation. | |||
| ECO-TSAPI (Neotex Concept) |
2017 FR growth |
Clothes, Textiles, Wearables devices or apps, | Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| eco-tsapi consists of a fabric impregnated with beeswax and organic jojoba oil. Called wrap in English or bees wrap in the jargon of consum'actors, it allows you to pack food in a simple and 100% natural way. The advantage: it is reusable because it is washable! | |||
| Nereid |
2005 GE formation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management, [ Electricity efficiency, Resource sufficiency ] | Filters & Membranes, Photovoltaics |
| Nereid SA is a Swiss company involved in innovative technologies for the production of seawater desalination and water treatment systems. | |||
| Netto Null Kollektiv |
2020 BE validation |
Construction & buildings, [ Building technology, Construction of buildings ] | Smarthome & building |
| We are aiming for zero. When you think of building renovation, do you also think of solar power, heat pumps and the energy future? Then we should get to know each other: we are Netto Null, the collective that makes building renovation efficient, ecological and profitable. We work together towards a big zero: zero emissions. Ready? | |||
| 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.. | |||
| Neustark |
2019 BE growth |
Construction & buildings, [ climate carbon removal, Construction of buildings, Construction of infrastructure (roads, bridges ..) ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Climate technologies, Construction: Resource or material optimisation |
| neustark removes CO2 from the atmosphere permanently stores it in recycled concrete and cuts new emissions by reducing the use of cement. | |||