Best Environment Tech Companies in Switzerland
The 250 best Environment Tech companies in Switzerland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Alevo.
Switzerland's Environment Tech scene is one of the more compelling funding stories in European cleantech right now, and this page ranks the best companies in the sector by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. $3.1B in total disclosed capital across 250 tracked companies. That's not a small number.
Climeworks anchors the list at $762M, a figure that puts it in a different weight class than the rest of the field. Terralayr ($67M) and Oxyle ($25M) trail but show the mid-tier is building. The global Environment Tech market sat at $552.1B in 2021 and is forecast to reach $690.3B by 2026, compounding at 4.6% annually, driven by tightening government emissions regulations and accelerating demand for renewable energy infrastructure. So the macro tailwind is real and Switzerland's operators are positioned inside it. Median install growth across 161 environmental and renewables apps is running at roughly +20% year-over-year, which tells you digital adoption in this sector isn't slowing. Hot themes right now are EV battery technology, next-generation EV platforms, and drive system innovations. If you want to know where the smart money is pointing, that's your answer.
- DataM Intelligence
Our analysis of 241 Environment Tech companies
$25.6b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Environment Tech companies in Switzerland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alevo Provider of grid scale energy storage solution | $1.7B | 123 mo ago | Late Stage | 120 | — | — | — | 2 patents Modular HVDC circuit breakers and underground high‑voltage DC transmission systems. | — |
| 2 | Climeworks 🦄 Provider of direct air capture technology and carbon removal services | $762M | 11 mo ago | Series E | 352 | Christoph Gebald CEO & Founder | VideoJSTailwind CSSBootstrap+17 | 9 signals ▼62% Contracts · Acquisition · New product | 186 patents Carbon capture from ambient air using specialized sorbent materials and direct‑air capture devices. | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Neustark Provider of carbon mineralization technology that stores CO2 in demolished concrete. | $69M | 23 mo ago | Series C | 29 | Johannes Tiefenthaler Co-Founder & Co-CEO | SalesforceYouTubeAmazon Web Services+14 | — | 15 patents CO2-based mineral carbonation for waste suspension and concrete granulate upgrading | 2 launchs |
| 4 | terralayr Provider of energy storage solutions | $67M | 4 mo ago | Series D | — | Philipp Man Co-Founder & CEO | Three.jsGSAPAmazon Web Services+4 | 7 signals ▲40% Capital raise · Funding | — | — |
| 5 | Flisom Manufactures CIGS thin films photovoltaics | $59M | 92 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | 48 | — | — | — | 264 patents Flexible thin‑film solar modules using roll‑to‑roll graded‑composition deposition. | — |
| 6 | Synhelion Developer of renewable fuels designed to replace fossil fuels | $41M | 42 mo ago | Series C | 36 | Philipp Furler Co-Founder & Co-CEO | UIKitApache HTTP ServerMatomo Analytics+5 | 5 signals ▲400% Contracts | 112 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 7 | Pexapark Provider of a platform for PPA marketplace | $40M | 32 mo ago | Series C | 114 | Michael Waldner Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+26 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 8 | Selfrag Developer of technology for efficient and selective crushing | $37M | 39 mo ago | Series C | 21 | — | DrupalPHPNginx+12 | — | 140 patents High‑voltage pulse fragmentation of pourable/solid materials for industrial processing | — |
| 9 | Akselos Developer of structural performance management software for energy infrastructure assets | $29M | 36 mo ago | Series B | 97 | Phuong Huynh Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — | 19 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 10 | Oxyle Provider of PFAS treatment solutions | $25M | 16 mo ago | Seed | — | Salvador Vidal Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | 9 patents Catalytic water treatment systems for degrading organic pollutants in wastewater | — |
| 11 | Daphne Technology Provider of solution to reduce industrial methane emissions | $19M | 12 mo ago | Series B | — | Juan Michan Founder & CEO | — | — | 2 patents Water pollutant removal using sorbent-based filtration technologies | — |
| 12 | Jua AI-based platform offering solutions for weather forecasting | $18M | 12 mo ago | Series A | — | Marvin Gabler Co-Founder & Chief Scientist | ReactReact RouterHubSpot Chat+9 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Energy Web Decentralized platform for managing distributed energy resources | $17M | 100 mo ago | Series A | 6 | Ana Trbovich Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+23 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 14 | Meteomatics Provider of weather analytics data solutions using drones 57Tech top 22%Customers top 33%Funding top 36%Product top 36% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 22% Customerstop 33% Fundingtop 36% Producttop 36% Moattop 37% Innovationtop 45% Patentstop 48% Markettop 50% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 21% Tech: 51 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Customers: Play-Store rating 4.26★ across 1,287 ratings (1 apps) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $14M | 16 mo ago | Series C | 86 | Martin Fengler Founder & CEO | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+25 | — | 16 patents Aircraft safety systems, especially icing detection and protective control mechanisms | 3 launchs |
| 15 | DePoly Developer of technology to recycle unsorted PET waste into virgin-grade raw materials | $14M | 13 mo ago | Seed | 14 | Bardiya Valizadeh Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowjQuery-pjaxjsDelivr+11 | — | 19 patents Chemical recycling of polyurethanes and purification of terephthalic acid monomers | 1 job opening · 1 expansion |
| 16 | Locatee Cloud-based space management solution for commercial spaces | $12M | 56 mo ago | Acquired | 54 | — | — | — | 14 patents IoT-based monitoring and analytics for functional facility usage and occupancy | — |
| 17 | UniSieve Provider of membrane solutions for gas separation and chemical feedstock purification | $10M | 37 mo ago | Seed | 13 | Samuel Hess CEO | Cart FunctionalityWix eCommerceWix+17 | — | 12 patents Membrane-based gas separation and carbon capture; polymer production from low-grade monomers. | — |
| 18 | Eturnity Provider of sales and design software solutions for solar energy operators | $9M | 36 mo ago | Series A | 45 | Matthew Wiget CEO | Node.jsSalesforceSvelteKit+18 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 19 | Zaphiro Technologies Provider of AI-driven energy monitoring and control systems | $8M | 42 mo ago | Series A | 14 | Marco Pignati Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | — | 1 job opening · 2 partnerships |
| 20 | Metafuels Developer of technology for sustainable aviation fuel production from green methanol | $8M | 2 mo ago | Series B | 3 | Leigh Hackett Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26 | 7 signals ▼22% Funding · Capital raise · Contracts | 11 patents MOF-based catalysts for upgrading light hydrocarbons into transport fuels | 2 partnerships |
| 21 | SmartHelio Provider of AI-driven software for solar plant performance and diagnostics | $6M | 42 mo ago | Series A | 20 | Neeraj Kumar Dasila Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — | — |
| 22 | LEDCity Provider of AI-driven smart lighting products | $6M | 26 mo ago | Seed | 47 | Florian Gaertner-Wyniger Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+16 | — | — | — |
| 23 | novoMOF Manufacturer of metal-organic frameworks | $5M | 14 mo ago | Series A | — | Serge Niederkorn CEO | WordPressMySQLRedis+37 | — | 2 patents Synthesis of aluminium formate metal‑organic frameworks for gas storage/separation | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 24 | ExerGo Online platform offering carbon capturing solutions | $4M | 39 mo ago | Seed | — | Daniel Favrat Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — | 13 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 25 | Open Forest Protocol Provider of build forest ecosystem and tree protocol services | $4M | 21 mo ago | Seed | 33 | Frederic Fournier Co-Founder & CEO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowstyled-components+19 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 26 | RTDT Developer of wireless sensor system for wind turbine blade monitoring | $4M | 11 mo ago | Seed | — | Aris Mukherjee Co-Founder & COO | — | — | — | 3 awards |
| 27 | Green-Y Provider of compressed air storage systems | $3M | 25 mo ago | Series A | 9 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Perovskia Manufacturer of custom design solar cells for indoor and outdoor use | $3M | 20 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Toby Meyer Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 29 | Enerdrape Developer of geothermal panel technology for heating and cooling. | $2M | 29 mo ago | Seed | 5 | Alessandro Loria Co-Founder | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 30 | SoHHytec Provider of solutions for onsite hydrogen generation and storage | $2M | 18 mo ago | Seed | 9 | Sophia Haussener Co-founder & Scientific Advisor | WebflowSplidecore-js+14 | — | — | — |
| 31 | CellX Biosolutions Sustainable treatment of chemical waste | $2M | 15 mo ago | Seed | — | Estelle Clerc Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+11 | — | — | 1 award |
| 32 | KITRO Software solutions for food waste management | $2M | 18 mo ago | Seed | 6 | — | Framer SitesVimeoReact+18 | — | — | — |
| 33 | Viboo Provider of cloud-based building management system using IoT devices and AI | $2M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 7 | Felix Bunning Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressPleskMySQL+20 | 5 signals Funding | — | 3 job openings |
| 34 | Callirius AI and blockchain based platform to offset the carbon footprint | $2M | 36 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Ebrahim Attarzadeh Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Aqua Advanced water treatment technology for irrigation | $2M | 47 mo ago | Seed | 34 | Eric Valette Chairman & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — | — |
| 36 | Solskin AI-based platform offering solar coatings solutions | $2M | 39 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Bratislav Svetozarevic Co-Founder & CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+19 | — | — | 2 awards |
| 37 | Infrascreen Developer of energy-saving screens utilizing nanotechnology for horticultural applications | $2M | 49 mo ago | Seed | 7 | Henri Lalande Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 11 patents Protective shading and foldable screens for greenhouse and outdoor horticulture | — |
| 38 | Droople Provider of IoT-based smart water management solutions | $2M | 48 mo ago | Seed | 14 | — | WebflowStripecore-js+18 | — | 9 patents Water flow measurement and consumption monitoring systems for utilities | 1 launch |
| 39 | Voltiris Developer of solar modules compatible with greenhouse crops | $2M | 16 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Jonas Roch Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | 14 patents Solar photovoltaic power generation modules and sun‑tracking systems for optimized energy capture | — |
| 40 | Qaptis Developer of retrofitting technology for heavy-duty vehicles to capture carbon dioxide | $1M | 39 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Francois Marshal Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | WeGaw Real-time data provider for climate change adaptation | $1M | 36 mo ago | Seed | 9 | Ion Padilla Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Pyrpose Online platform offering carbon footprint awareness | $1M | 36 mo ago | Seed | 6 | Kevin Kyer CEO co-founder | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Cotierra Provider of biochar solutions for carbon removal and soil regeneration | $1M | 21 mo ago | Seed | — | Thomas Kaslin Co-Founder | WebflowSwiperjQuery+11 | — | — | — |
| 44 | Jaipur Robotics Advanced computer vision solutions for waste-to-energy plants | $968K | 10 mo ago | Seed | — | Ermes Zamboni Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — | — |
| 45 | South Pole Provider of carbon offset solutions | $721K | 25 mo ago | Seed | 1 | Renat Heuberger Co-Founder & CEO | Google CloudNginxCloudflare+18 | — | — | 2 partnerships |
| 46 | Hive Power Provider of charging optimisation solution for station network | $610K | 18 mo ago | Seed | 19 | Vasco Medici Co-Founder | WebflowYouTubecore-js+19 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 47 | irmos Provider of structural health monitoring for buildings and critical infrastructure assets | $210K | 21 mo ago | Funding Raised | 5 | Christos Lataniotis Chief Information Officer | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | — | — | 4 job openings · 1 award |
| 48 | Delta Spark Developer of technology converting carbon dioxide into minerals and hydrogen | $188K | 2 mo ago | Seed | — | Suhas Sampathkumar Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Riverkin Provider of smart water management solutions | $174K | 19 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Jessica Droujko Founder & CEO | Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+6 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 50 | Haelixa Developing DNA-based tracers to monitor temperature, light, pH, and oxidants for the energy industry | $128K | 4 mo ago | Acquired | 14 | Patrick Strumpf CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+29 | 6 signals ▲500% Funding · Capital raise · Leadership | 8 patents Anti-counterfeit marking and verification of products, especially pharmaceuticals. | 1 launch |
Top 12 Environment 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 D · Zug, Canton of Zug · founded 2023$67.2Mraised▾
Provider of energy storage solutions. Company provides energy flexibility services on demand, emphasizing the management of energy resources to meet fluctuating demands.
- Jan 2026Series D$132.2M
- Oct 2024Series C$67.2M
- Oct 2024Conventional Debt$16.3M
#3
Series B · Langnau Am Albis, Zurich · founded 2019 · 3 employees$8Mraised▾
Developer of technology for sustainable aviation fuel production from green methanol. The company’s proprietary technology converts green methanol to sustainable aviation fuel. This process recovers carbon dioxide through direct air capture and biogenic methods. Green hydrogen can be generated from water electrolysis driven by renewable electricity. The technology aims to enable fuel manufacturers to produce sustainable aviation fuel at scale.
- Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$2.2M
- Feb 2026Series B$24M
- Jan 2025Series A$9M
- Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$5M
#4
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
#5
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
#6
Seed · Schlieren, Zurich · founded 2020$24.8Mraised▾
Provider of PFAS treatment solutions. It provides wastewater treatment and PFAS elimination solutions using nanofiltration and foam filtration technology. It is also involved in developing machine learning models to monitor and adapt treatment solutions.
- Jan 2025Seed$16M
- Apr 2023Grant (prize money)$55.1K
- Dec 2022Seed$3M
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$3.3M
#7
Seed · Sion, Valais · founded 2020 · 14 employees$13.8Mraised▾
Developer of technology to recycle unsorted PET waste into virgin-grade raw materials. The technology recycles unsorted, dirty PET waste into virgin-grade raw materials. These PET precursors, PTA and MEG, are used by the industry to produce new plastics without the need for fossil fuels, while diverting valuable materials from landfills and incineration. The company provides waste and recycled product solutions across the PET supply chain.
- Apr 2025Seed$23M
- Jun 2023Seed$13.8M
#8
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
#9
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
#10
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2022$4.1Mraised▾
Developer of wireless sensor system for wind turbine blade monitoring. The system provides aero-structural data for design, control, operations, and risk management. It features sensors, wireless autonomy, and a flexible design for installation on any blade section. The system supports configurations tailored to specific use cases, including aerodynamic and structural measurements. Data is delivered through dashboards and API access. Analytical modules offer insights at blade positions and turbine level. Actionable recommendations are provided to increase turbine profitability.
- Jul 2025Seed$4M
- Sep 2024Grant (prize money)$41.4K
- Mar 2024Grant (prize money)$11.8K
- Feb 2024Grant (prize money)—
#11
Series A · Dubendorf, Zurich · founded 2022 · 7 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Provider of cloud-based building management system using IoT devices and AI. The system retrofits commercial buildings with wireless IoT devices, including smart radiator thermostats and room sensors. Using artificial intelligence, the system learns the thermal behavior of each room. It then optimizes heating based on occupancy and weather forecasts. The system is managed through a cloud-based cockpit.
- Oct 2025Series A$3.9M
- Sep 2023Seed$1.7M
#12
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
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Environment Tech coverage by sub-theme.
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Funding & growth over time
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How research on Environmental Monitoring is moving in Switzerland
A read on the academic research around Environmental Monitoring — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 270 Switzerland-affiliated papers.
- Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology48
- ETH Zurich46
- University of Zurich20
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne16
- Battelle13
- Visualization7
- Biodiversity6
- Pollution5
- Software deployment4
- Environmental data4
- Water quality1→7
- Biodiversity1→7
- Environmental DNA2→8
- Pollution1→5
- Wastewater2→5
- Pesticide1→8
- Sampling (signal processing)1→6
- Context (archaeology)3→7
- Contamination1→4
- Pollution1→4
Where environmental monitoring 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.