Best Air Pollution Management Tech Companies in Switzerland
The 54 best Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Switzerland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Climeworks.
Switzerland's Air Pollution Management Tech sector has 54 tracked companies and $911M in disclosed funding, and if you want to know where that capital concentrates, the answer is stark: Climeworks alone accounts for $762M of it, leaving the rest of the field, Daphne Technology at $19M, Jua at $18M, Meteomatics at $14M, to compete for the remainder. That's not a balanced ecosystem, it's a gravity well with one dominant body. So the real question for anyone mapping this space is what's happening at the edges, where novoMOF at $5M and Delta Spark at under $200K suggest early-stage bets are still getting placed.
The broader market backdrop gives those bets context. The global air pollution management tech market sits at roughly $97.9B in 2025 and is forecast to reach $207.6B by 2035, a 7.8% CAGR driven by industrialization pressure, tightening consistency norms, and rising consumer demand for cleaner mobility. EV powertrain advancements and next-generation battery platforms are pulling investment toward cleaner air outcomes, and I'd note that varying regulatory standards across markets remain a structural wildcard for any Swiss firm eyeing international expansion. Investors like Europa, Venture Kick, and the EIC Fund are clearly watching, and you can track their activity through the full directory below.
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Ranked: Best Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Switzerland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aeris (Household Appliances) Manufacturer of air purifiers designed to improve healthy living and clean air. | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Arrhenius Provider of algae based carbon removal solutions | — | — | — | Mirko Kleingries Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | ARVE AIR Manufacturer of air quality systems intended to optimize the building for human health, well-being, and… | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | b-char Provider of carbon removal solution | — | — | — | Darius Stulz Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | BAQ Provider of nuclear engineering, dosimetry, and air purification solutions. | — | — | 2 | Alessandro Curioni Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Carbotanix Online platform to offset the carbon footprint | — | — | — | Michael Tolmie Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Cleveron Provider of indoor air quality improvement solutions | — | — | 16 | Simone Cogno Co-Founder | — | — | 2 patents Thermostat technology for heating, ventilation, and air‑conditioning control systems. | — |
| 8 | CLIMADA Technologies Provider of a software for calculating socioeconomic impacts of weather and climate | — | — | — | Sebastian Glink Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | — | — | 2 job openings |
Top 12 Air Pollution Management Tech companies in Switzerland
#1
Series E · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2009 · 352 employees$761.6Mraised▾
Provider of direct air capture technology and carbon removal services. The company offers end-to-end carbon removal solutions and tailored portfolios. It combines engineered and nature-based solutions for forward-thinking companies. The company focuses on developing direct air capture technology and scaling the industry. It also provides resources, customer stories, and guides related to carbon removal.
- Jul 2025Series E$162M
- Apr 2022Series E$650M
- Jan 2021Series D—
- Jun 2020Series D$75.2M
#2
Series B · Saint-sulpice, Vaud · founded 2017$19.3Mraised▾
Provider of solution to reduce industrial methane emissions. It provides innovative solutions for capturing and reducing methane emissions, particularly from gas-powered engines.
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$4.5M
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$4.5M
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$4.5M
- Dec 2022Series B$3.2M
#3
Series A · Pfaffikon, Zurich · founded 2022$18.5Mraised▾
AI-based platform offering solutions for weather forecasting. Its platform helps users with predicting and managing extreme weather events, managing demand and supply forecasting for renewable energies, and others.
- Jun 2025Series A$11M
- Feb 2024Seed$16M
- Oct 2022Seed$2.5M
#4
Series C · Saint Gallenkappel, St Gallen · founded 2012 · 86 employees$14.1Mraised▾
Provider of weather analytics data solutions using drones. It offers a Meteodrone program that provides drones than can be flown beyond visual line of sight. The drones collect atmospheric data and send it to the local weather forecasting station.
- Jan 2025Series C$22M
- Jan 2024Series B—
- Jun 2022Series B$14.1M
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$141.5K
#5
Seed · Switzerland · founded 2022$187.6Kraised▾
Developer of technology converting carbon dioxide into minerals and hydrogen. The technology connects to carbon capture systems, converting carbon dioxide, water, and minerals into stable carbonated minerals. The process produces clean hydrogen and oxygen on-site. The resulting carbonates can be used for green concrete or construction bricks. The technology is designed for industries with unavoidable emissions.
- Mar 2026Seed$187.6K
#6
Series A · Zofingen, Aargau · founded 2017$5.4Mraised▾
Manufacturer of metal-organic frameworks. It designs, synthesizes, and produces metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that comprise metal ions and organic molecules with structured frameworks. It can be customized with multiple functionalities for various applications, including gas and liquid absorption, gas storage, conductivity, catalysis, gas treatment, sensing and detection, and textile upgrading.
- Apr 2025Series A$5.4M
#7
Series C · Bern, Canton of Bern · founded 2019 · 29 employees$69Mraised▾
Provider of carbon mineralization technology that stores CO2 in demolished concrete. It offers a solution that binds CO2 in demolished concrete aggregate through mineralization, permanently storing it and removing the CO2 from the atmosphere. The company works with biogas plants to source CO2 and concrete recyclers to store the CO2. It also partners with businesses to achieve their net-zero climate strategies by offering carbon dioxide removal credits. The technology captures, transports, and stores CO2 by working with source and storage partners.
- Jun 2024Series C$69M
- Jun 2024Conventional Debt—
- Nov 2022Conventional Debt—
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$908.4K
#8
Seed · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2020 · 33 employees$4.1Mraised▾
Provider of build forest ecosystem and tree protocol services
- Sep 2024Seed—
- Jan 2023Seed$4.1M
#9
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2023$1Mraised▾
Provider of biochar solutions for carbon removal and soil regeneration. The company facilitates carbon sequestration by converting agricultural residues into biochar. It offers a system for monitoring biochar production and application. Agronomic support is provided to farmers for improved soil and crop health.
- Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$41.4K
- Mar 2024Seed$1M
#10
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2013 · 13 employees$10.1Mraised▾
Provider of membrane solutions for gas separation and chemical feedstock purification. The company offers custom membrane solutions for various separation challenges. These solutions address gas-gas, liquid-liquid, and liquid-gas separations. The company's technology is applicable to carbon capture and hydrogen purification.
- Apr 2023Seed$5.5M
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$52.4K
- Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$2.9M
- Nov 2020Seed$4.6M
#11
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2006 · 1 employees$720.8Kraised▾
Provider of carbon offset solutions
- Apr 2024Seed—
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$141.1K
- Jun 2022Seed—
- Feb 2022Seed—
#12
Seed · Pfaffikon, Zurich · founded 2021 · 10 employees$1.7Mraised▾
AI and blockchain based platform to offset the carbon footprint
- Jun 2023Seed$1.7M
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How research on Air Quality is moving in Switzerland
A read on the academic research around Air Quality — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 653 Switzerland-affiliated papers.
- ETH Zurich110
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute103
- Paul Scherrer Institute90
- University of Basel86
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology81
- Air pollution3→36
- Pollution2→22
- Aerosol1→13
- Particulates3→12
- Environmental chemistry1→6
- Air pollution8→71
- Pollution2→27
- Aerosol2→19
- Particulates4→21
- Atmosphere (unit)1→13
- Air pollution9→100
- Pollution2→46
- Environmental health4→32
- Particulates3→27
- Air pollutants1→19
Where air quality is researched across Switzerland
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.