The TOP Swiss Proptech Startups 2022

Proptech startups improve our lives with solutions that range from planning to building to managing buildings, workplaces, and homes. Discover which seven proptech startups impressed the TOP 100 Jury and the public the most in 2022, and find out how they make real-estate-related technologies, materials, and processes more efficient and sustainable.

The TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award showcases the most promising Swiss startups. The annual ranking has become a benchmark in Switzerland’s startup ecosystem—and beyond. Every year, a jury panel of 100 leading investors and startup experts chooses the 100 most innovative and promising Swiss startups. Each jury member nominates 10 Swiss startups that are less than five years old and show the greatest commercial potential. The first-placed company gets 10 points, the second nine points, and so on. The individual rankings are compiled to generate the final TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award ranking. In parallel, the TOP 100 Public Voting allows everyone with a LinkedIn account can cast one vote and choose the most promising startup per vertical.
 
Discover the proptech startups from Switzerland that made it into the TOP 100 Ranking 2022 and were featured at the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award 2022: 


Urbio, #75
Urbio is a SaaS platform that accelerates the transition of utilities to clean energy. With a focus on improving the efficiency of buildings - one of the leading sources of carbon emissions - Urbio is committed to fighting climate change. The EPFL spin-off’s software accelerates the planning of energy generation and storage systems, building refurbishment or new distribution networks by a factor of 10. Last September, the Valais company raised CHF 2 million as part of a pre-seed round. Until now, the project planning of photovoltaic systems, distribution, and district heating networks has required energy suppliers and consultants to research countless sources of information and evaluate the data using spreadsheets. Urbio has developed software for this process that evaluates the existing data 10 times faster and produces customized proposals for individual buildings or entire towns. Following the commercial launch of the SaaS platform last September, more than 10 customers across Switzerland— including Romande Energie and CKW— now use the Urbio solution. «We are now expanding our software to include other energy applications,» says co-founder and CEO Sébastien Cajot. Urbio is preparing for the next financing round in order to expand into the European market. www.urb.io

LEDCity, #86
LEDCity’s sensor-based and AI-supported lighting systems save 50% to 70% more energy than conventional LED lighting. The market appears to have been waiting for this: the Zurich startup doubled its sales in 2021 and is opening branches in Germany and Spain. www.ledcity.io

Oxygen at Work, #95
Oxygen at Work offers a combination of a range of plants, sensor technology, and big data that improves the climate in offices and reduce energy consumption to make the office a controlled green space. More than 150 entrepreneurs in Switzerland and Germany rely on algorithm-based indoor greening from Zurich. www.oxygenatwork.org

PUBLIC VOTING: Popety
Popety.io revolutionized the way real estate professionals find and assess high potential lands for their next development projects by leveraging Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to cover prospecting and early-stage analysis for Real Estate Development. www.popety.io