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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emissium |
2023 VD validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Climate technologies & mitigation & CO2-reduction [ Electricity grids & flexibility ] | IT blockchain or algorithms |
| Emissium brings reliable, transparent and actionable electricity emissions data | |||
| eMobilityLab |
2021 BE formation |
Transport & Mobility, [ Road vehicles and transport ] | e-car, e-mobility, e-vehicle charging |
| Advice and transfer of practical knowledge in the areas of electromobility and charging infrastructure | |||
| emost |
2022 ZH growth |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), [ Construction of infrastructure (roads, bridges ..), Electricity, Electricity grids & flexibility, Energy storage ] | Battery, Construction : Increase efficiency or renewable energy use., Smartgrid |
| emost is an Axpo Spin-off building an ecosystem that uses mobile batteries to replace diesel generators – hence, greening off-grid electricity. Their first product has been developed and tested during the last four years and is today delivering CO2 free electricity to construction sites and event locations all over Europe. | |||
| Emovemotorstore (Emove) |
2012 ZH stagnant |
Transport & Mobility, | e-mobility, e-motorbike, e-motorcycle, e-scooter, IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Emovemotorstore GmbH was founded in 2012 with the aim of offering clean, efficient, reliable and affordable mobility in the high-end field of electric mobility. | |||
| Enchar |
2022 ZH validation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management, [ Trade and Retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Material & Products based on biomass |
| Enchar is the first comprehensive B2B biochar market platform. With the help of their expertise and their biochar database Enchar helps customers pick the right form of biochar for their endeavor. For suppliers the platform offers an easy and risk free way to sell their produce. | |||
| Energie 360° AG |
2013 ZH established |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption | e-mobility, e-vehicle charging, Renewable technologies |
| Energie 360° is a Swiss energy service provider that offers the entire spectrum of environmentally friendly energy solutions. | |||
| Energy Web |
2019 validation |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), [ Trade and Retail ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Building operation systems for energy grids, based on open-source, decentralized technologies to enable development and deployment of decentralized applications for the energy sector and beyond. | |||
| Enerphy Suisse |
2022 ZH formation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, [ Energy management solutions ] | IT blockchain or algorithms, Smartcity, Smarthome & building |
| Installation of renewable energy, mainly solar systems. Service from initial consultation and design, to construction and maintenance. | |||
| enersuisse |
2018 ZH established |
Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production), [ Energy management solutions, Energy Production, Information technology ] | IT data usage |
| enersuisse relies on the comprehensive know-how and many years of experience of its owners (EKZ, Primeo Energie and Romande Energie) in the billing process (meter-to-customer process). The company focuses on competencies in metering technology, in the billing of energy services and in customer service. Technically, enersuisse relies on high-quality systems and infrastructures. | |||
| Enlightra |
2017 VD validation |
Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis, | Optic devices |
| Optical microresonator offer a unique solution to the ever increasing demand for more telecommunications bandwidth and many other areas of use like Optical References, Low Noise Microwave .. | |||
| Enlightware |
2017 ZH formation |
Communication, Media, Education or Games, [ Games ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals, Video and Film |
| Empowering Humans at the Age of Artificial Intelligence. We pursue the mission to foster autonomy, creativity and collaboration skills of each individual through digital products. For more information, read our social impact description. | |||
| ennos |
2006 BE growth |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management, Energy production & distribution & storage (incl.tool production) [ Electricity efficiency ] | Pump, Water conservation |
| Ennos develops pumping technologies that are affordable and appropriate for farmers and communities. ennos promotes the use of CO2-free, economic solar pumps that combine income, productivity and labor-saving benefits and a more sustainable use of the resources energy and water. | |||
| Ensoy |
2021 TG growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| We produce sustainable tofu for your kitchen from organic soy from Thurgau. With the use of Thurgau organic soy, our tofu becomes even more regional. A sign of a Swiss quality product. | |||
| Entomos |
2009 VD validation |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| the world's first 50/50 flexi-burger made with 50% organic Swiss mealworms and 50% Swiss beef | |||
| EnvEve |
2008 TI growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Farming & agriculture, Forestry ] | Measuring & monitoring e.g. environemental data |
| EnvEve is an high tech company specialised in Internet of Things. It has developed a unique Internet of Things framework for outdoor applications with robust and reliable devices enable sophisticate analytics to support decision in Agriculture and Forests. | |||
| Epios |
2021 GE formation |
Health & House & Body Care, [ Healthcare ] | Sensors, Smart device, Wearable devices or apps |
| The Epios system comprises a series of thin leads incorporating sensing electrodes and a miniature implant, inserted beneath the skin. The neural signals are wirelessly transmitted to an external receiver held in place on the skin directly over the implant with a magnet, and from there are conveyed to a wearable data processor and are finally securely stored in the Epios Cloud. | |||
| Equippo |
2014 ZG established |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management, Finance, Insurance, IT or Data Analysis [ Information technology ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Equippo is the biggest online sales platform for construction machinery. By buying their construction equipment second-hand, customers can reduce their environmental footprint and the life cycle of the machine is extended. | |||
| eRevo |
2020 LU validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, [ Energy management solutions ] | Efficient combustion technologies e.g. combined heat and power, Hydrogen technology and fuel cells, Storage other than batteries |
| eRevo AG is dedicated to the energy revolution of building energy by means of H₂ and thus contributes an approach to the decarbonization of our living spaces. | |||
| Evaarist |
2024 VS validation |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, [ Energy storage ] | Battery |
| Evaarist is a Swiss company based in Sion, specializing in renewable energy and energy self-sufficiency solutions enabling autarci through batteries. The company develops network platforms that optimize energy production, storage, and consumption, enabling businesses and communities to achieve greater energy independence. | |||
| Evatec |
2004 SG established |
Industrial process & manufacture (technology usefull for many areas), [ Energy efficiency, Resource efficiency ] | Enabling technologies |
| Evatec offers a range of platform architectures equipped with evaporation, sputter , etch and PECVD source technologies according to application, substrate format and throughput requirements, due to thin film deposition systems enable manufacture of the worlds highest performance optical, optoelectronic and semiconductor devices. Our Advanced Process Control ( APC) technologies enables new level of thin film performance and production yield. | |||
| Chichery |
2021 ZH growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | Low technology |
| Chickpeas are a superfood - rich in protein, fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals. Chichery produces various snacks from chickpeas. Their products do not contain any artificial ingredients. Because the chickpeas are roasted extremely gently, they are already very tasty by themselves. | |||
| Fabas (fyn foods) |
2021 ZH growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Food production & retail ] | food tech |
| We produce the first 101% Swiss organic hummus in close cooperation with our farmers: vegetable, protein-rich, healthy and super tasty! | |||
| cine.equipment |
2019 BE validation |
Communication, Media, Education or Games, [ Media ] | Video and Film |
| CINE.EQUIPMENT is an online marketplace where you can offer film and photo equipment and / or rent it from other users. | |||
| Faircustomer |
2007 ZH validation |
Clothes, Textiles, Wearables devices or apps, Communication, Media, Education or Games,Health & House & Body Care [ Trade and Retail ] | Low technology |
| Faircustomer.ch is an internet marketplace where traders can independently offer and / or purchase goods and / or services. The dealers are Swiss suppliers who value sustainability: facilities for people with disabilities, designers of ecological solutions, integration projects, cooperatives from the countries of the south and Swiss importers of fairly traded articles. Pictures, texts and videos show where and by whom the articles were made. | |||
| fairpicture |
2021 BE growth |
Communication, Media, Education or Games, [ Service pooling ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Photographs, video footage, fully-produced videos - all fairly produced by local visual creators. Fairpicture delivers you fair and outstanding content and offers consulting services for innovative visual communication. | |||
| Fair Voyage |
2017 ZH stagnant |
Recreation, hotels & restaurants, [ Biodiversity and ecosystem protection, Environmental monitoring, Functional clothes, Hotel, Information technology, Recreation ] | IT-platforms or networking solutions, e.g. portals |
| Fair Voyage helps you find and customize your best conscious travel experience in Africa and developing regions. They are building an ethical and sustainable booking platform that exclusively promotes verified responsible tour operators. Through their direct relationships with local leaders in sustainability, they can offer you highest quality at best prices. | |||
| Farmer Connect |
2019 GE growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, [ Trade and Retail ] | None |
| farmer connect is an innovative supply chain technology provider, driven to empower and grow the entire supply chain. farmer connect works with government, industry, technology companies, and service providers to help farmers, consumers, and everyone in between live better, more profitable, and more informed lives. | |||
| Felfel |
2013 ZH growth |
Food, Farming or Forestry, Recreation, hotels & restaurants [ Catering ] | Low technology |
| Felfel provides the right catering for every company. | |||
| fgen |
2011 BS validation |
Natural resources, Material efficiency or Recycling & Waste Management, | Bio technologies |
| FGen is a Swiss start-up company founded 2011 in Basel as a spin-off from the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering of the ETH Zurich. As a contract research organization we collaborate with partners from Biotech, Life Sciences, Agribusiness, and Pharma in order to develop microbes, cells, chemicals, and proteins for various applications. | |||
| Fiaxell |
2018 VD established |
Energy usage, efficiency & prosumption, [ Unknown ] | Enabling technologies |
| A global solution for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC), electrolyser (SOEC) & high temperature electrochemical devices Over the past nine years, Fiaxell has developed processes for cell fabrication, specialty screen printing inks, flexible testing devices for high temperature measurements and has now provided customers worldwide. To complement our core competences, we identified highly skilled manufacturers of electronics (power supply & EIS), kilns, gas control, liquid management, gas detection, hydrogen generators and are working closely with them. | |||