VivaTech 2025: A Landmark Celebration of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The 9th annual VivaTech, Europe's leading startup and technology event, recently concluded, highlighting groundbreaking innovation with a strong focus on AI-powered solutions and new technologies worldwide.

VivaTech 2025 set new records, attracting:

• 180,000 attendees
• 14,000 startups
• 4,000 partners
• 3,600 investors
• Representing 171 nationalities

Innovation at Its Core

This year's event featured over 300 announcements and launches, many demonstrating AI's progress across various sectors. Startups like Unitree, Buddyo, Vrai AI, and Next showcased practical AI applications. A significant moment was the unveiling of Mistral Compute, a revolutionary European AI infrastructure developed by NVIDIA and Mistral AI, announced during the GTC Paris conference held at VivaTech.

Empowering Entrepreneurs

VivaTech 2025 welcomed more than 14,000 startups, facilitating valuable connections with industry leaders from over 30 sectors. This vibrant exchange was further enhanced by the presence of 3,600 prominent investors, including Accel, KKR, Lightspeed, and GV (Google Ventures), all seeking the next wave of tech breakthroughs.

Showcasing Global Collaboration

The event hosted over 450 speakers, including tech giants like Jensen Huang (NVIDIA), Yann LeCun (Meta), Fidji Simo (Instacart, OpenAI), Vanessa Wyche (NASA), and Joe Tsai (Alibaba), alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and Digital Affairs Minister Clara Chappaz. VivaTech also celebrated global partnerships, featuring Canada as the country of honor with over 170 tech companies. Delegations from more than 120 countries and over 50 national pavilions were also present. The event marked the debut of countries like the United States, El Salvador, and Nigeria, with Nigeria's participation underscoring Africa's growing influence in the tech scene. Europe had a strong showing, with Germany, Poland, and the United Kingdom joining host nation France, which presented over 15 regional exhibitors.

Driving Impact and Inclusivity

For the first time, VivaTech presented its Global Awards Ceremony in partnership with TechCrunch, recognizing excellence and amplifying key voices in the tech landscape:

• The Female Founder Challenge honored Hélène Briand of Verley, a biotech company contributing to environmental transition in dairy production.
• The Tech for Change Award celebrated Genesis and Adrienne de Malleray's regenerative agriculture initiative.
• Innovation of the Year was awarded to Chipiron for its bold healthcare technology, developing a new generation of lightweight, inexpensive, ultra-low magnetic field MRI machines.
• The AfricaTech Awards recognized winners from Plentify (GreenTech), Reme-D.Inc (HealthTech), and Zeeh Africa (E-commerce & FinTech).
• Sustainability and inclusion were core themes, with initiatives like the Impact Bridge fostering meaningful progress through technology.

A New Era of Engagement

This year's VivaTech surpassed expectations with record-breaking engagement:

• 640,000 business connections were made.
• 3.6 million social interactions, a 68% increase from 2024.
• 11 million viewers tuned into VivaTech News, the 24/7 digital channel covering the event.