TechCrunch and VivaTech Announce 2025 Innovation Award
TechCrunch is partnering with VivaTech, Europe's largest startup and tech event, to present the VivaTech Innovation of the Year award. This prestigious award will recognize the most innovative startups exhibiting at VivaTech 2025 in Paris.
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The award celebrates startups demonstrating exceptional creativity, technological advancement, and industry-disrupting potential. TechCrunch will curate a shortlist of 30 top candidates and appoint a jury member. This jury will select the final five finalists. The finalists will pitch live on stage at VivaTech on June 11th.
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Prizes and Opportunities
Five finalists will pitch on the VivaTech stage, gain access to venture capitalists, and network with jury members. They will also receive increased visibility across VivaTech marketing channels and two additional four-day passes to VivaTech 2025.
The Innovation of the Year winner will earn a coveted spot in the Disrupt Startup Battlefield 200. This provides an opportunity to present at TechCrunch's flagship event in San Francisco in October 2025.
Eligibility Requirements
- Exhibiting startup at VivaTech 2025
- Founded in or after 2020
- Fewer than 50 employees
Key Dates:
- Finalist Selection: June 4th
- Finalist Pitch Session: June 11th
- VivaTech Global Awards Ceremony: June 12th
About Viva Technology
VivaTech connects startups, tech leaders, corporations, and investors to address global challenges. The four-day event in Paris features demos, launches, and conferences. Join the ninth edition of VivaTech from June 11th to 14th, 2025.
