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 What phase are you currently in? | Areas of Activity [Subareas] | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| BioTruck |
2017 VD Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | None |
| BioTruck is a home-grown organic food company that promotes short supply chains, local and seasonal producers. | |||
| Bitlumens |
2016 ZG Stagnant |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | Energy: LED, Energy: Lighting, Energy: Photovoltaics, IT: Internet of Things IOT, Smart: Device, Smart: Grid, Smart: Sensors |
| BitLumens distributes solar power devices in areas without a power-grid and connects them to the blockchain. By using the devices, people build up credit scores and investors can view where the machines are located and how much power these generate. Remitters can pay for their family's electricity bills providing transparency and security of transactions. | |||
| engytec |
2017 SO Growth |
Energy & Power Systems [ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | Energy: Renewable tech, IT: Data usage |
| Energy costs can be read out more easily and billed at the touch of a button. engytec concentrates on the measurement, processing and billing of all energy flows and offers property managers a billing system that is divided among the individual tenants and is consumer-oriented. Our vision is "everything under one roof". We accompany property owners and managers on the way to sustainable energy use: simplified, safe, transparent. | |||
| Blockstrom |
2017 BE Growth |
[ Electricity Grids & Flexibility ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Blockstrom enables real estate investors to supply rooftop solar power to the inhabitants of their buildings. We measure the electricity consumption and supply complete metering and billing data to property managers. Our web portal makes the management of energy consumption communities easy and efficient. We support self consumption communities. | |||
| Bloocks |
2020 VD unknown |
[ Building Construction ] | None |
| The mission of the company is to decrease the energy consumption of new constructions (buildings etc.), construction-related air and soil pollution as well as to decrease the cost and time of building new constructions. We will achieve this goal by using factory-based manufacturing and fabricating unique and specially designed Building Blocks. The costumers will use an online platform to design their own constructions, receive a particular amount of Blocks and build the desired type of constructions. | |||
| Bloom Biorenewables |
2019 VD Growth |
Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Resource Efficiency ] | Biological: Bio tech, Biological: Material based on biomass, Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..) |
| At Bloom, we excel in deconstructing biomass. With our groundbreaking process, we provide a novel, cost-competitive route to source molecules from plants. This technology is the first of its kind and offers an unprecedented alternative for many petroleum-based products. From fragrances to polyurethanes, Bloom is committed to offer tailored solutions to our customers and help companies around the Globe in reducing their carbon footprint. Bloom products are cost-competitive bio-based building blocks for the chemical industry. The patented mild lignin extraction method uses stabilizing molecules (so-called “protection groups”) that prevent the lignin from condensing during extraction. | |||
| BluAct Technologies |
2016 ZH Formation |
[ Water Management ] | Components: Filters & membranes, Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech |
| BluAct membranes can be used effectively as an integral step in the purification of drinking water, as well as for the treatment of all types of wastewater. It can also serve as a method of reclaiming valuable metal ions from water such as gold, palladium, and platinum. | |||
| BlueBird Photovoltaics |
2015 NE Stagnant |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Photovoltaics |
| Bluebird Photovoltaics plans solar panels that meet the highest technological and environmental requirements in the areas of mobility and high efficiency autonomous systems. | |||
| Bluetector |
2012 LU Validation |
Food, Agriculture & Forestry [ Waste Management & Recycling ] | Biological: Bio tech, Components: Filters & membranes |
| Bluetector is an agritech company that has developed the BlueBox Ultra, a low-cost bioreactor that turns manure into water and unproblematic gases. Bluetector has already received a patent for the BlueBox Ultra. | |||
| blueyellow |
2019 ZH Stagnant |
[ Energy Management & Use ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Blueyellow provides a platform facilitating Renewable Energy (RE) financial transactions and contributes to making the industry more efficient. Efficiently buy or sell renewable energy assets. We connect renewable energy projects with capital through digital platform and sophisticated fintech solutions. | |||
| BNL Clean Energy |
2009 ZG Stagnant |
Mobility & Transport [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: From Biomass (e.g. biofuels, biogas ..), Energy: Renewable tech |
| The BNL Clean Energy Group provides standardised modular Zero Emission Zero Residue Clean Energy plants for biomass and waste-to-energy solutions. It also helps with financing the solutions. | |||
| bNovate Technologies |
2011 VD Established |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Health Solutions ] | Biological: Bio tech, Components: Optic devices |
| Fully automated online detection of bacteria in drinking water in 20 minutes. | |||
| Bogga |
2014 VD Validation |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Energy Production & Supply ] | Biological: Agricultural tech, Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Wind |
| Bogga serves owners and operators of Commercial & Industrial facilities to: i) Reduce electricity cost by securing price visibility & stability; ii) Improve the reliability and self-security of electricity supply by integrating energy storage solutions; iii) Reach renewable energy targets by reducing greenhouse gas emissions & dependency on fossil fuel. | |||
| Brainwhere |
2018 ZH Formation |
[ Energy Production & Supply ] | Energy: Wind, Mobility: Drone & flight |
| Brainwhere envisions to satisfy the energy needs of tomorrow by the next generation airborne wind turbine solution. The Brainwhere Airborne Wind Turbine system operates at high altitudes in confined airspace. The IP protected energy conversion system is self-supportive, scalable and secure. The platform can also be used as a sensing and comminication platform. Customers will be existing wind park owners as well as remote operations for Governments, NGOs, islands as well as oil, gas and mining asset operators. | |||
| bs2 |
2004 ZH Established |
Buildings & Construction,Climate, Sustainability & Environment [ Building Technologies ] | Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Energy: Solarthermal, Smart: Grid, Smart: Home & building |
| New components for buildings, focusing on zero emission, lowEx (saving high quality energy). | |||
| b-science.net |
2018 AI Stagnant |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| We improve decision making quality in the energy storage community based on patent literature analysis, which allows for the anticipation of future technology trends. | |||
| CalandaAir |
2023 GR Growth |
None | |
| ARVE helps you monitor the risk of virus transmission in your space by measuring key air quality factors such as CO2, PM, VOCs, temperature, and humidity. It calculates the concentration of airborne viruses and tracks your cumulative exposure over time. | |||
| carpasus |
2014 ZH Growth |
[ Fashion & Apparel ] | Other: Low tech |
| CARPASUS combines sustainability with quality, style and coolness. Our mission is to provide you with quality shirts that will make you feel good, accompany you for a long time, and underline your individual style. The CARPASUS shirts are now available in stores in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Sweden and are enjoying growing popularity. CARPASUS will continue to work for a more resource-efficient fashion industry in the future. The journey continues. | |||
| carvolution |
2018 BE Growth |
[ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| The basis of Carvolution are Mobility as a service, hand in hand with a sophisticated vehicle fleet. The combination of service and technology creates a new approach to mobility and provides the foundation for a sustainable mobility development. Different cars are available on a subscription model: One monthly price for car, fully comprehensive insurance, taxes and registration. | |||
| Catecar Industries |
2010 VD restructuring, on hold, no development |
Buildings & Construction,Climate, Sustainability & Environment [ Road Transport & Vehicles ] | Components: Filters & membranes, Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech, Mobility: E-car, Mobility: E-cargo, Mobility: Electric |
| Catecar is a Swiss private company born in 2010 dedicated to innovation, development production and commercialization of products in the field of a green and cleaner individual transportation to reduce the warming climate and air pollution, more specifically as regards PM, NOx and CO2. Out of three projects in which Catecar is currently involved : 1. Dragonfly, the first depolluting car ; 2. Catefuel, the Truck CO2 Capture, 3. CatecairTM the PM, NOx and then CO2 air cleaner. 4. CatecairTM, 101, 40 and 70 for companies | |||
| Caulys |
2019 VD Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech |
| The Caulys Farm brings fresh and healthy products into the city, with cultivation methods suitable for the urban environment. Our project falls within a perspective of a sustainalbe production and consumption and is like an urban greenhouse. | |||
| ChemAlive |
2017 VD Growth |
[ Data Platforms & Solutions ] | IT: Platforms or networking solutions |
| Software driven by machine learning that allows the chemical industry to model chemistry, improve yield and generate new chemical leads. The ChemAlive platform is designed for cheaper and faster access to computed chemical data with no expertise, hardware or software barrier through a SaaS model executable by any chemist on-line. Our system brings machine learning and big data to the chemical and Pharma industry who have a need for accurate reaction metrics to design, predict and understand chemical processes. The efficiency and reliability of our approach opens up new markets where interactive accurate data can be used as a sales, marketing and R&D tool. | |||
| Chimpy (Batte.re) |
2013 ZH Growth |
[ Energy Storage ] | Energy: Battery, Energy: Grid & Electricity transmission, Energy: Renewable tech |
| Solar power compensated battery for small electronics; Battere offers the most convenient solution for people on the go to recharge their smartphone. Users pick up a pre-charged power bank, charge their smartphone on the go and return the power bank at any other point of sale. Available at 1000 PoS | |||
| Choba Choba |
2015 BE Growth |
[ Food Systems & Food Tech ] | Other: Low tech |
| A chocolate brand in which farmers no longer are mere raw material suppliers. Instead, they have a direct stake in the company and its success. | |||
| Circle Soaps |
2018 ZH Growth |
Circular Economy, Waste & Resources [ Cleaning Services ] | None |
| Circle Soaps produces handmade, cold made soaps with organic and herbal ingredients. We are an ethical company and strive to be as environmentally friendly as possible and to minimize our waste. | |||
| CLARA Swiss Tech |
2015 TI Validation |
[ Bicycles & E-Bikes ] | Energy: LED, Mobility: E-bike, Smart: Wearable devices or apps |
| Urban traffic is a constant danger for cyclists, particularly in low light conditions. Every day, cyclists around the world are involved in accidents caused by the lack of attention from other road users. CLARA is the revolutionary smart jacket that thanks to the integration of directional arrows and braking sensors increases the visibility of the cyclists and makes their movements safer. | |||
| CleanFIZZ |
2011 GE Growth |
Buildings & Construction,Manufacturing & Industrial Processes [ Energy Efficiency ] | Components: Physical & chemical & nano tech, Energy: Hydro (small scale), Energy: Photovoltaics, Energy: Renewable tech |
| CleanFizz is a Swiss based company developing innovations to promote the solar industry. CleanFizz S.A. has developed an innovative solution “Integrated ElectroDynamic Cleaning” to revolutionize the solar panel industry with an entirely new self-cleaning method based on electrostatic waves. | |||
| CleanGreens |
2013 VD Growth |
[ Smart Farming & AgTech ] | Biological: Agricultural tech |
| CleanGreens (previously CombaGroup) is an award-winning Swiss agro-tech company that provides innovative farming solutions in mobile aeroponics. Our patented technology greatly reduces water consumption and contamination risks while offering maximum productivity per square meter. | |||
| Clean Motion |
2019 VD Validation |
[ Health Solutions ] | None |
| CleanMotion has developed a door handle that automatically disinfects itself after each use, to improve hygiene in high-traffic areas. | |||
| ClearSpace |
2018 VD Growth |
[ Disaster Risk & Hazard Prevention ] | None |
| ClearSpace develops in-orbit service missions to enable a vibrant, resilient, and sustainable space industry. | |||