Why this challenge?
For 10 years, we've connected startups with the world's biggest companies. We've opened doors, created opportunities, and helped thousands of innovators find their next business partner. Now, it's your turn to help us.
As we celebrate VivaTech's 10th anniversary, we're launching a Startup Challenge with a twist: we want to do business with YOU. We're inviting startups to collaborate with us on real challenges across our operations, from logistics to event experiences and attendee engagement. Help us innovate the way we innovate.
Our Startup Challenge
Selection Criteria
Solution Maturity
Existing operational solution or quickly adaptable, with client references, and concrete demonstrable use cases
Security and Compliance
GDPR, privacy-by-design, data encryption, and access traceability as fundamentals of your approach
Ethics and Responsibility
CSR practices integrated within the company, and ethical approach to the solution (algorithmic transparency, AI bias, data governance)
Technical Feasibility
Is your solution technically viable in the complex environment of a major event? Existing operational solution or quickly adaptable, with client references and concrete demonstrable use cases
Shared Vision
Do you understand our DNA and ambitions? The best collaborations are born from strong cultural, and strategic alignment
B2B Startup Profile
French startups specializing in Data/AI with agility, and innovation capacity
