Top 30 Startups Announced for VivaTech 2025 Innovation of the Year Award

VivaTech 2025 has officially revealed the top 30 startups shortlisted for the highly anticipated Innovation of the Year Award. This award honors startups that are breaking boundaries and redefining their industries with bold ideas, market disruption, and scalable technologies.

Chosen from hundreds of applicants, these 30 startups represent some of the most visionary work in healthtech, AI, sustainability, cloud services, energy, and deep tech. Each team impressed the judges with their creativity and potential to make a global impact.

From AI that can read your mind to photonic chips and carbon-capturing mining waste, this year’s contenders are taking innovation to the next level. The top five finalists will pitch live at VivaTech 2025 on June 11, with the winner announced at the Global Awards Ceremony on June 12.

The grand prize includes:

• A pitch slot at the VivaTech Awards Ceremony

• A free Startup Corner at VivaTech 2026

• A coveted spot in TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield 200

Here’s the full list of the Top 30 VivaTech 2025 Innovation Award finalists:

• Chipiron: France, health
• Virtuosis AI: Switzerland, information technologies
• Enerdrape SA: Switzerland, energy
• snap DISCOVERY: Germany, deep tech, BCI
• NunoX Technologies: Taiwan, software development/cloud services
• Phigi: France, industry
• Noxon: Germany, health
• .lumen: Romania, mobility/transportation
• HUA TEC International: Taiwan, health
• Video Analytics for Safety: Singapore, information technologies
• Geolinks Services: France, energy
• Moonlite Labs: Canada, media/entertainment/culture
• Stellaria: France, energy
• Mendo: France, software development/cloud services
• NeuralTeks: France, health
• Vita325: Ukraine, health
• Blue Skies Minerals GmbH: Canada, industry
• Anivance AI: Taiwan, health
• La Touche Musicale: France, media/entertainment/culture
• InSimili: Italy, health
• Nellow: France, information technologies
• Oncoelectronics: France, health
• Zeeh Africa: Nigeria, banking/finance/insurance/legal
• LumiSync: France, telecom/connectivity
• Onkos Molecular Diagnostics: Spain, health
• Wisp Solutions: France, mobility/transportation
• Werover: United Kingdom, energy
• BeyondMath: United Kingdom, information technologies
• Kumulus: France, industry
• FireTracking: New Caledonia, software development/cloud services

These startups are revolutionizing fields like mobility, diagnostics, AI, bioelectronics, and green energy. Their presence at VivaTech proves they’re not just solving today’s problems, they’re building tomorrow’s solutions.

Planning to attend? Don’t miss the chance to see these innovators live in Paris this June 11–12. Grab your VivaTech 2025 pass today!