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Best Energy Tech Companies in Vaud, Switzerland

The 44 best Energy Tech companies in Vaud, Switzerland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Akselos.

44companies tracked
$82.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
24have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ENERGY TECH × VAUD

Our analysis of 287 Energy Tech companies

$109.4b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

287companies analysed
82%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
32unicorns
2018median founding year
248kcombined LinkedIn audience
78%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Energy Tech companies in Vaud

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Akselos
Developer of structural performance management software for energy infrastructure assets
$29M38 mo ago97Phuong Huynh
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+29Top 10M19 patents
Industrial digital twins for structural performance and advanced process control integration
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2Green Motion
Developer and manufacturer of smart e-vehicle charging stations and monitoring systems
$12M125 mo ago60James Pittendrigh
CEO
Amazon ALBAmazon Web ServicesjQuery+5Top 5M10 patents
Power‑managed electric vehicle charging stations with integrated cable handling systems
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3Zaphiro Technologies
Provider of AI-driven energy monitoring and control systems
$8M44 mo ago14Marco Pignati
Co-Founder & CTO
WordPressMySQLPHP+23Top 50M—1 job opening · 2 partnerships
4Omnisens
Optic sensing solution for oil pipelines and marine power cables monitoring based sensors
$6M214 mo ago42—WeeblyMySQLPHP+18Top 50M117 patents
Fiber‑optic distributed temperature/strain sensing and underground power‑cable burial depth monitoring
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5EH Group Engineering
Manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell stacks and integrated power systems
$5M54 mo ago29Christopher Brandon
Co-Founder & Director
WebflowGSAPSplide+13Top 5M——
6ExerGo
Online platform offering carbon capturing solutions
$4M41 mo ago—Daniel Favrat
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+29Top 50M13 patents
Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering
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7NovaMea
Technology solution for hydrogen production
$3M15 mo ago—Xile Hu
Co-Founder
Wix eCommerceWixSentry+13Top 50M——
8Perovskia
Manufacturer of custom design solar cells for indoor and outdoor use
$3M23 mo ago6Toby Meyer
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+17Top 50M—2 launchs · 1 partnership
9Enerdrape
Developer of geothermal panel technology for heating and cooling.
$2M31 mo ago5Alessandro Loria
Co-Founder
———1 launch
10Silentsoft
SaaS-driven building energy and inventory monitoring solutions for commercial spaces
$2M221 mo ago18Fabio Cesa
Co-Founder
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11Novaccess
End-to-end Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions for smart cities
$2M69 mo ago8Jean-Philippe Rey
Co-Founder
——4 patents
Connected outdoor lighting systems integrating IoT control and smart illumination technologies.
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12Voltiris
Developer of solar modules compatible with greenhouse crops
$2M18 mo ago10Jonas Roch
Co-Founder & CTO
——14 patents
Solar photovoltaic power modules with integrated sun‑tracking systems
—
13INERGIO
Provider of solid oxide fuel cell-based power units
$1M39 mo ago6Mahmoud Hadad
Founder & CEO
———1 launch
14WeGaw
Real-time data provider for climate change adaptation
$1M38 mo ago9Ion Padilla
Co-Founder & CEO
————
15E4tech Software
Developer of building energy analysis software solutions
$963K79 mo ago—Flavio Foradini
Founder & CEO
————
16eSMART
Provider of IoT-based energy management solutions for smart buildings
$172K97 mo ago49Laurent Fabre
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+26Top 50M3 patents
Data transmission over power lines using PLC technology
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17Stignergy
Building energy management system
$152K97 mo ago3Sami Najjar
Founder & CEO
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18Beyond Scroll
Manufacturer of oil free compressor technology for low-pressure applications, focusing on green hydrogen…
$121K34 mo ago—Luis Mendoza
Co-Founder & CTIO
——3 patents
Efficient rotary scroll compressors for refrigeration and heat‑pump applications
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19Swistor
Developer of energy storage devices for electric vehicles and power systems
$110K40 mo ago3—————
20Rigi Technologies
Developer of drone systems and cloud-based software for drone logistics
$107K47 mo ago16Oriol Guirao
Co-Founder & CTO
WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+26Top 10M—1 launch

Top 12 Energy Tech companies in Vaud

#1
Series A · Renens, Vaud · founded 2023
$3.2Mraised
▾

Technology solution for hydrogen production. It focus on anion exchange membranes (AEMs) and catalysts to enable AEM water electrolyzers, which helps in green hydrogen production.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Series A$9M
  • Apr 2024Seed$3.2M
Founders & team
Xile HuCo-FounderXingyu WuCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Luminous Ventures
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle Tag ManagerGsap
#2
Seed · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2021 · 10 employees
$1.6Mraised
▾

Developer of solar modules compatible with greenhouse crops. The company’s spectral filtering technology transmits light frequencies needed for crop growth. It converts unused parts of the spectrum into renewable energy. The solution integrates into existing and new greenhouses. The spectral filter transmits light essential for crop growth. Two-axis tracking extends the daily energy production window. Reflector design ensures optimal energy production.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 3.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Seed$5.3M
  • Dec 2022Seed$1.5M
  • May 2022Conventional Debt$100.3K
  • Apr 2022Seed$41.8K
Founders & team
Jonas RochCo-Founder & CTONicolas WeberCo-Founder & CEODominik BlaserCo-Founder & Chief Product Officer @ Voltiris
Investors
FIT, Serpentine Ventures, Business Angels, Swiss ICT Investor Club, Venture Kick, EquityPitcher Ventures
#3
Seed · Aubonne, Vaud · founded 2020 · 6 employees
$2.7Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of custom design solar cells for indoor and outdoor use. The company offers technology to make devices energy self-sufficient by extending battery life. It focuses on solar cells based on abundant raw materials with a low carbon footprint. The company aims to promote a circular economy with products that have the potential to be fully recycled.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. PEROVSKIA SOLAR AG, ABX3 PV Pvt Ltd, and GenesInk Group) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Seed$2.7M
  • Oct 2023Grant (prize money)—
  • May 2023Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Toby MeyerCo-Founder
Investors
MassChallenge
Tech stack
Google SitesGoogle Font ApiClosure LibraryOpen Graph
#4
Series B · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2010 · 97 employees
$28.7Mraised
▾

Developer of structural performance management software for energy infrastructure assets. The software integrates operational data with integrity conditions to provide insights into structural limits. It offers predictive structural insights using physics-based AI to assess the impact of decisions. The software is designed for downstream and offshore applications, turning structural limits into site-wide performance.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 3.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Series B—
  • May 2022Series B$16.5M
  • Feb 2019Grant (prize money)—
  • Sep 2018Series A$10M
Founders & team
Phuong HuynhCo-FounderThomas LeurentCo-Founder & CEODavid KnezevicCo-founder & CTO
Investors
AT Capital, Future Energy Ventures, Japan Energy Fund, Shell, The Oil & Gas Technology Centre, Forticap
Tech stack
CdnjsChart.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-Js
#5
Series A · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2017 · 14 employees
$8.1Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-driven energy monitoring and control systems. Solutions provided have features such as PMU functionality, visualization, alarming and optimization functions, fault location, improving quality of power supply and reducing OPEX, and combined monitoring and fault management systems.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Business Development & Sales Manager
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. CB Softplus (Thailand)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2022Series A$6.6M
  • Mar 2019Seed$1.5M
  • Apr 2018Grant (prize money)$60.6K
  • Apr 2018Conventional Debt$104.1K
Founders & team
Marco PignatiCo-Founder & CTOLorenzo ZanniCo-Founder & COO
Investors
Venture Kick, CDP Venture Capital, Club degli Investitori, Excellis, UBS, Technology Fund
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerAutomatic.CssBricksContact Form 7Download MonitorGoogle Analytics
#6
Seed · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2019 · 5 employees
$2.2Mraised
▾

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LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Seed$1.5M
  • Sep 2022Seed$150K
  • 2022Seed$541.6K
  • Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$166.8K
Founders & team
Alessandro LoriaCo-FounderMargaux PeltierCo-Founder & CEOLyesse LalouiCo-Founder & Co-Owner
Investors
URBAN-X, Venture Kick, demain, Romande Energie, FIT, ClimateLaunchpad
#7
Seed · Yverdon les Bains, Vaud · founded 2018
$4.2Mraised
▾

Online platform offering carbon capturing solutions. It provides sustainable heating and cooling services for communities. It turns CO2 into a dense, low-temperature fluid creating sustainable energy networks with increased efficiency compared to traditional fossil-fuel and water-based systems.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2023Seed$1.1M
  • Sep 2022Seed$3.2M
  • Aug 2022Conventional Debt$518.7K
  • 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Daniel FavratCo-FounderAlberto MianCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
FIT, Baker Hughes, Eren Groupe
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorGoogle Analytics
#8
Seed · Renens, Vaud · founded 2017 · 29 employees
$5.4Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell stacks and integrated power systems. These fuel cells generate electricity through electrochemical reactions between hydrogen and oxygen. The technology provides continuous power for mobile and stationary applications. The architecture minimizes parasitic loads to improve efficiency. These systems function in various modes including as electrolyzers depending on the materials used. The design allows for scalability in power output for infrastructure and propulsion requirements.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Advanced Technologies Holdings, Inc.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2022Conventional Debt$540.1K
  • Jan 2022Seed$5.4M
  • Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$57.8K
  • Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$150K
Founders & team
Christopher BrandonCo-Founder & DirectorMardit MatianCo-Founder & Director
Investors
EIC Fund, FIT, AP Ventures, CalSEED, Europa, ESA Business Incubation Centre Switzerland
#9
Seed · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2014 · 6 employees
$1.4Mraised
▾

Provider of solid oxide fuel cell-based power units. It provides solid oxide fuel cell-based power units for recreational and residential applications. Its applications include charging electronic devices, unmanned aerial vehicles, fuel cell-powered cars, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2023Grant (prize money)$1.3M
  • Jan 2022Seed$1.4M
  • Mar 2021Conventional Debt$107.9K
Founders & team
Mahmoud HadadFounder & CEO
Investors
FIT, Eureka, Privilege Ventures, StartAngels Network, DART Ventures, Venture Kick
#10
Acqui-Hired · Le Mont sur Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2009 · 60 employees
$12.5Mraised
▾

Green Motion is a developer and manufacturer of smart e-vehicle charging stations and monitoring systems. Offers plug-in charging stations of 3.2-100 kilowatt output power capacity which has features such as smartphone controls, RFID authentication & payment options. Provides an Ethernet connected device for centralized management of charging stations, payment card recharging & charging controls. Also provides a software platform for network surveillance, malfunction detection, analysis, and user management.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2016Series A$12.5M
Founders & team
James PittendrighCEO
Investors
Zhongding Precision Technology, Zhongding Group, Catalyst Venture Partners
#11
Seed · Morges, Vaud · founded 2016 · 9 employees
$1.1Mraised
▾

Real-time data provider for climate change adaptation. It provides real-time snow monitoring from space and delivers satellite data power to the energy industry. It contains fusion algorithms that combine information from multiple sensors and models.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Grant (prize money)$1.5M
  • Feb 2022Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Ion PadillaCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Katapult, Great Stuff Ventures, Business Angels, Seedrs, Bstartup Banco Sabadell, Innosuisse
#12
Acquired · Morges, Vaud · founded 1999 · 42 employees
$5.5Mraised
▾

Omnisens provides optic sensing solutions for underground oil pipelines & marine power cables monitoring. Installs sensors on the fiber optics which monitors pipeline conditions. Offers a software platform which collects data from the sensors and provides information about pipeline leakages, geohazard conditions, intrusion, deformation & abnormal conditions. The optic sensing solution can be used for performance monitoring, leakages, flow assurance of subsea flowlines, risers, umbilicals, and oil reservoirs. The solution can also be used for underground cable condition monitoring, performance optimization, critical infrastructural health monitoring, and water containment.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2008Series A$5.5M
Investors
Renaissance, Technology Fund, Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital, FIT
Tech stack
WeeblyMysqlPhpYoutubeApache Http ServerRecaptcha

Funding & investor landscape

$82.2Mtotal disclosed funding
21companies funded
55disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
FIT17 rounds
Venture Kick10 rounds
Europa8 rounds
EIC Fund6 rounds
MassChallenge6 rounds
Swiss ICT Investor Club4 rounds
Technology Fund3 rounds
Business Angels2 rounds
Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital2 rounds
Daniel Gutenberg2 rounds

Notable founders

Xile Hu
Co-Founder · NovaMea
Xingyu Wu
Co-Founder & CEO · NovaMea
Jonas Roch
Co-Founder & CTO · Voltiris
Nicolas Weber
Co-Founder & CEO · Voltiris
Toby Meyer
Co-Founder · Perovskia
Phuong Huynh
Co-Founder · Akselos
Thomas Leurent
Co-Founder & CEO · Akselos
Marco Pignati
Co-Founder & CTO · Zaphiro Technologies
Lorenzo Zanni
Co-Founder & COO · Zaphiro Technologies
Alessandro Loria
Co-Founder · Enerdrape
Margaux Peltier
Co-Founder & CEO · Enerdrape
Daniel Favrat
Co-Founder · ExerGo
Prism market signals · Switzerland · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,188,171 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Energy Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Switzerland

How research on Grid Energy Storage is moving in Switzerland

A read on the academic research around Grid Energy Storage — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 328 Switzerland-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201520242026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 48% → 54% across 2015–2026.
top research entities
  • ETH Zurich81
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne72
  • Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology40
  • Paul Scherrer Institute37
  • Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts22
leading researchers
Mario Paolone · Alfred Rufer · Gabriela Hug · Paolo Gabrielli · Thomas J. Schmidt · Enea Svaluto‐Ferro · Schneeberger, Sarah · Jianming Zheng
▲ Breakthroughs89 · 27%
▼ 28%→27% share
▲1.0× share momentum1 median citations81% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (28%→27% of field), led by Electrolyte.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Electrolyte3→10
  • Electrode1→8
  • Battery (electricity)5→10
  • Electrochemistry3→7
  • Supercapacitor2→6
Newly emergingRenewable energy 0→14 · Electricity 0→8 · Photovoltaic system 0→6
Landmark High‐Voltage Lithium‐Metal Batteries Enabled by Localized High‐Concentration Electrolytes · 1,269 cites
◆ Advancements165 · 50%
▲ 39%→51% share
▲1.3× share momentum2 median citations83% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (39%→51% of field), led by Renewable energy.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Renewable energy7→40
  • Electrolyte3→22
  • Electricity2→17
  • Energy (signal processing)1→12
  • Cathode3→14
Newly emergingThermal energy storage 0→23 · Environmental economics 0→9 · Power (physics) 0→8
Landmark Modeling of Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation for Cell Life Assessment · 1,046 cites
▼ Concerns42 · 13%
▼ 22%→13% share
▼0.6× share momentum1 median citations81% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (22%→13% of field), led by Renewable energy.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Renewable energy3→11
  • Electricity1→4
  • Battery (electricity)4→6
  • Electrolyte2→4
Newly emergingPhotovoltaic system 0→5 · Environmental economics 0→5
Landmark Nanomaterials for renewable energy production and storage · 992 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Switzerland

Where energy storage 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.

Zurich90 · +0.45
Hot · Distributed generationAdvancing · Lithium (medication)Opportunity · Photovoltaic systemConcern · Electricity
Lausanne73 · +0.54
Hot · SupercapacitorAdvancing · SizingOpportunity · CapacitanceConcern · Photovoltaic system
Villigen37 · +0.55
Hot · VanadiumAdvancing · RedoxOpportunity · AnodeConcern · Renewable energy
Lucerne23 · +0.45
Hot · ThermalAdvancing · Solar energyOpportunity · Renewable energy
Geneva11 · +0.29
Hot · Power (physics)Opportunity · Superconducting magnet
Fribourg9 · +0.73
Hot · RedoxAdvancing · AnodeOpportunity · Electrolyte
Basel7 · +0.13
Opportunity · Waste management

Common questions

How many Energy Tech companies are there in Vaud, Switzerland?
Radar tracks 44 indexable Energy Tech companies headquartered in Vaud, Switzerland that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Energy Tech companies in Vaud, Switzerland?
The Energy Tech companies in Vaud, Switzerland on this list have raised a combined $82.2M in disclosed equity funding across 21 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Energy Tech company in Vaud, Switzerland?
Akselos is the highest-funded Energy Tech company in Vaud, Switzerland, with $28.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Energy Tech companies in Vaud, Switzerland are funded?
21 of the 44 Energy Tech companies in Vaud, Switzerland on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Energy Tech unicorns are there in Vaud, Switzerland?
None of the Energy Tech companies in Vaud, Switzerland on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Vaud, Switzerland Energy Tech companies?
The most active investors in Vaud, Switzerland Energy Tech companies on this list include FIT, Venture Kick, Europa, EIC Fund, MassChallenge.
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