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Top 30 startups announced for VivaTech 2025 Innovation of the Year


The Innovation of the Year Award celebrates the boldest and most visionary startups exhibiting at VivaTech 2025. Open to all exhibiting companies, the

From turning glasses into self-driving guide dogs, to building photonic chips that could redefine computing, to converting mining waste into carbon sinks — this short list is full of breakthrough thinking with real-world stakes. We saw microrobot swarms for space exploration, AI that reads your mind to control devices, and bioelectronic implants fighting brain cancer. These startups are pushing science, design, and engineering to new heights, especially in areas like sustainability, human-machine interfaces, advanced diagnostics, and accessible healthcare.

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