Ten Cleantech Start-Ups Present Themselves in Munich

(CONNECT) The ten cleantech start-ups for the so-called Swiss national start-up team have been nominated. They were selected by a jury from almost 90 applications to take part in the Venture Leaders Cleantech Program 2025. This "was a real challenge given the outstanding quality of the applicants," commented Jordi Montserrat, co-founder and managing partner of Venturelab, in a press release.

The program starts on 26 August 2025 with a public presentation of the team in Lausanne and a virtual pitch session. From November 17 to 21, the participants will travel to Munich for an investor and business development roadshow. According to the Venturelab press release, the roadshow offers entrepreneurs the opportunity to accelerate the growth of their start-ups, make contacts and take part in pitch sessions with investors and workshops with industry experts. On January 21, the achievements will be celebrated at a closing ceremony.

The program is organized by Venturelab. It is supported by Helbling Technik, Rentsch Partner, Vischer, the Canton of Vaud and the two Federal Institutes of Technology in Zurich and Lausanne.

Rematter from Risch ZG is one of the young companies selected. The start-up replaces concrete with a scalable, climate-positive wooden flooring system that is digitally designed and robotically prefabricated. Six start-ups come from the canton of Zurich, including 8inks from Schlieren. Its new battery electrode coating solution unlocks next-generation cell designs and materials. CellX develops nature-based and cost-effective bacterial solutions to degrade persistent pollutants such as PFAS, pesticides and pharmaceuticals. etavalve GmbH is applying the gas turbine process to a reciprocating engine, converting industrial waste heat into electricity on an industrial scale for the first time.

Grensol from Zurich transforms mixed waste from the recycling of end-of-life vehicles and appliances into raw materials for the circular economy, thus avoiding incineration and landfill. The first plant is currently being built in Switzerland. Iron Energy, also from Zurich, develops and sells innovative iron-based hydrogen storage systems that are safe, cost-effective and environmentally friendly. qCella, also from Zurich, heats vehicle interiors with its easily moldable, wafer-thin and homogeneously warming mats.

Three start-ups come from the canton of Vaud. H2REMA Sàrl in Lausanne is developing highly efficient, cost-effective AEM electrolysers to make the production of green hydrogen affordable for global decarbonization. Verretex from Saint-Suplice transforms recycled glass fibers into high-performance. durable technical textiles for the automotive, marine, sporting goods, energy and aerospace industries. WasteFlow from Lausanne is developing an AI-supported co-pilot for recycling plants that uses computer vision to monitor waste in real time, optimize sorting processes and increase employee safety. ce/mm