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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composite Recycling |
2021 VD growth |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management, Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas) [ Engineering, Waste & recycling ] | Physical & chemical & nano technologies, Waste recovery, recycling and re-use |
| Composite Recycling has developed a unique process to recover glass fibers from composite material in an economically viable way. Together with the Laboratory of Advanced Composites of EPFL, we are scaling up our process to treat composite waste that is piling up: boats, wind turbine blades etc. | |||
| CoolTEC |
2007 VD growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction,Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption,Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Electricity, Energy efficiency, Resource efficiency ] | Heating in buildings, Photovoltaics, Solarthermal energy |
| Low-cost solutions for high energy efficiency. CoolTec help to find the best solution for you in the field of renewable energy , like solar panels for heat or power production. KnowHow about Thermal DrainBack Systems. | |||
| Cormo |
2013 VS growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Waste & recycling ] | Bio technologies, Material & Products based on biomass |
| Cormo AG offers new sustainable solutions from Corn. The company developed and patented the process for turning corn-field waste into a 100% sustainable peat moss substitute (TEFA) for the agricultural industry and foam products (BABS) for material science use such as air filters. | |||
| Cotierra |
2023 ZH growth |
Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction, Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ climate carbon removal ] | Carbon capture and storage |
| Cotierra AG leads decentralized biochar production, collaborating with leading coffee companies to advance global regenerative agriculture. Its innovative method sequesters carbon, enhances soil health, and increases farmer profits by converting coffee waste into biochar on-site. | |||
| Croply |
2020 SZ formation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Trade and Retail, Transport & logistics of goods ] | Internet of Things, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Our goal is to empower farmers, food businesses, and local communities around the world with the tools required to develop more sustainable practices, working towards circular economies that can provide viable futures for everyone, everywhere. Our work focuses primarily on open access systems, built to dismantle the inequality that is present in such an economy driven industry. | |||
| Crowd Container |
2018 ZH growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail, Trade and Retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Crowd Container orders food from diverse, climate-friendly, and pesticide-free cultivation directly from producers they trust. | |||
| crowdify (100-days.net) |
2011 ZH growth |
Communication, Media, Education or Games, [ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| On the crowdfunding-platform 100-days.net, Initiators present their projects and get them funded by lots of individuals, known as Boosters, for a duration of up to 120 days. In return, the Boosters receive unique goodies from the Initiator. Often the projects are environmental, artist or cultural | |||
| CTU Clean Technology Universe |
2010 ZH sold but still independently active |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management, Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production),Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management [ Resource efficiency, Waste & recycling ] | Biomass based energy (biofuels, biogas ..), Synthetic fuels (e.g. power to liquid) |
| Waste treatment with Responsibility and Value Recovery | |||
| DasPure |
2011 ZH growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | food tech, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Behind the name DasPure are more than just selected delicacies and fine food. For us, organic production is synonymous with high quality, gentle and traditional processing, and animal welfare. Thus, all of our carefully selected products meet the high requirements for a responsible approach to nature. | |||
| Da Vinci Olivenöl |
2013 TG established |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Da Vinci offers impeccable, high quality olive oil from selected producers for everyone. Especially for those who care about health aspects in the diet. | |||
| Daxtro Swiss International Engineering Company |
2000 TI established |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas), [ Electricity, Engineering, Waste & recycling ] | Enabling technologies, Hydro energy, Photovoltaics, Renewable technologies, Wind energy |
| Daxtro Swiss International Engineering Company S.A.R.L.® is a Cleantech Swiss company dedicated to developing, manufacturing, distributing and installing products relating to the environmental sector. They have three divisions: DAXTRO WATERS: Specialized in the field of water purification at any level (waste water treatment for municipalities and industries; also have desalination plants, filtration and drinking water systems). DAXTRO ENERGY: Leader in the field of renewable energy generation (Photovoltaic plants & Eolic systems). DAXTRO TECHNOLOGY: Promotes and commercialize high-tech products for Industrial Applications. | |||
| de Cavis |
2009 established |
Construction & buildings, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management | Physical & chemical & nano technologies |
| De Cavis supports customers in the development and marketing of patented foaming technology for the production of highly porous mineral materials with air contents between 50 and 95vol%, on the development of ceramic buoyancy bodies for underwater vehicles as well as on the production of high-purity and ultra-high-purity magnesium. | |||
| deli social |
2020 VD growth |
Recreation, hotels & restaurants, [ Restaurants ] | Low technology |
| Café and creative culinary space Open to all, Deli Social is a store, a lunch counter and a space for experimentation around food. We host the association Mise en Place which runs two culinary residency programs. Deli Social is a project of the convivial design studio Cocktail Sandwich. | |||
| diePROJEKTFABRIK |
2019 LU validation |
Construction & buildings, [ Engineering ] | None |
| Our passion is the realization of innovative projects. With enthusiasm and a strong sense for what is feasible, we accompany our customers in this process from the analysis of the project idea to the "commissioning" of the project. | |||
| Digi Meals |
2016 ZH validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Trade and Retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Using state-of-the-art technology, DigiMeals develops user-friendly and easily customisable solutions around digital recipes. We empower consumers to confidently cook their preferred healthy recipes. | |||
| Digit Soil |
2021 ZH validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management [ Environmental monitoring ] | Sensors |
| Digit Soil rents out the worlds first Soil Health Sensor. The sensor measures soil enzyme activity which is a good indicator of soil health. Through soil enzyme activity organic matter and fertilizer are made available to plants. In addition Digit Soil offers a soil measurement service in which they measure the activities of hydrolitic extracellular soil enzymes. These are involved in many important soil processes like for example nutrients cycling. | |||
| DNAir |
2024 formation |
Environment, sustainability & hazard prevention management, | None |
| Measuring DNA in the air to assess biodiversity. DNAir provides biodiversity monitoring using state-of the art measurement technology to give a comprehensive picture of the presence of species and overall biodiversity around us. | |||
| Doppl |
2022 VD growth |
other: use tag to make suggestion, Health & House & Body Care [ Healthcare ] | None |
| Doppl SA is a Swiss biotech company specializing in the development of standardized organoids for disease modeling and personalized medicine. Founded in 2022 as an ETH Zurich spin-off, it is headquartered in the EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne. The company focuses on creating organoid-based solutions for oncology, inflammatory diseases, rare diseases, and drug testing. | |||
| duramon |
2021 formation |
Construction & buildings, [ Construction of infrastructure (roads, bridges ..) ] | Sensors |
| Structural health corrosion monitoring solutions. To build and maintain smarter, cost-effective, safer, and more sustainably. Our solution is an embeddable multifunctional sensors in selected representative locations in concrete structures. | |||
| Durot Electric |
2017 SG growth |
Transport & Mobility, [ Electricity efficiency, Engineering, Road vehicles and transport ] | Automated or self driving, Battery, e-cargo, e-mobility, e-vehicle charging |
| Durot Electric promotes the spread of electric mobility in order to conserve our planet’s finite resources. To this end, we bring unique and long-standing knowledge in electrification to projects and products. As a contract developer and solution provider, we support manufacturers of vehicles and machines in their entry into and transition to electromobility. | |||
| Dyneo Technologies |
2023 validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, [ Building technology, Energy efficiency, Heating and cooling energy, Information technology ] | Internet of Things, IT blockchain or algorithms, IT data usage, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, IT Software, Sensors, Smarthome & building |
| Dyneo develops data acquisition, processing and analysis technologies to support the energy transition of thermal networks. | |||
| E2S Power |
2019 AG growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), [ Energy storage ] | Storage other than batteries |
| The company is set to develop a Long Duration Energy Storage using innovative travelling wave energy storage technology, a joint venture between SS&A power development AG and WIKA AG. Main aim is to repurpose and decarbonize fossil fuel power plants globally. | |||
| Earlybird |
2017 ZH growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Catering ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Earlybird is the local delivery service for workplace catering. We deliver seasonal & organic menus, fruits, meeting catering and gifts for the office. | |||
| Ecocafe |
2012 VD growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, Recreation, hotels & restaurants [ Food production & retail, Restaurants ] | Low technology |
| Our mission is to offer the most delicious, natural, ethical and healthy caffeine experience. To achieve that, we focus our developments on consumer-oriented products, to be enjoyed on the go or at our new engaging and stimulating retail and café environments. | |||
| EcoWaste |
2003 VD established |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management, [ Waste & recycling ] | Smartcity |
| EcoWaste SA offers a complete range of ecological products and services for optimizing the management of all types of waste. | |||
| Edapro |
2016 LU |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Farming & agriculture ] | None |
| Our compost tea brewing systems are made in Switzerland and meet the highest quality standards for the self-production of highly active EDAPRO compost tea. Easy cleaning and guaranteed high oxygen levels throughout the compost tea manufacturing process. | |||
| Eeproperty |
2015 VD growth |
Health & House & Body Care, [ Furniture and Decorations ] | IT Software |
| eeproperty SA aims to revolutionize building facility management through digitalization and smart technology. Their purpose is to enhance user experience by providing seamless, efficient solutions for shared laundry facilities and EV charging stations. By optimizing property infrastructure, they contribute to more sustainable and convenient urban living. | |||
| lalana |
2021 validation |
Clothes, Textiles, Wearables devices or apps, [ clothes, Waste & recycling ] | Low technology |
| High quality and 100% recycled textile yarn for your next project. Inspiration for #knitting #crochet or #macramé. | |||
| eightinks |
2022 ZH validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), [ Energy storage ] | Battery |
| Eightinks manufactures and designs lithium ion solid-state batteries. By regarding industrial production at an industrial scale their technology is suitable for large scale productions. By implementing a recyclable fast-charging cell design the batteries are more efficient to produce and more eco-friendly. | |||
| elmoove |
2017 SH growth |
Transport & Mobility, Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption [ Energy management solutions ] | e-bike, e-mobility, Photovoltaics, Smarthome & building |
| elmoove combines the knowledge from the sectors e-bike, energy management and load management for EV's. Our own product is a e-bike charging station for appartements, buildings and public use. | |||