Meet the Finalists: VivaTech’s 5 Most Visionary Startups of 2025

VivaTech 2025 is set to showcase groundbreaking innovation, and the anticipation is building as the finalists for the Innovation of the Year award have been announced. Narrowed down from an impressive pool of 30 visionary startups, these five finalists represent the pinnacle of technological ingenuity and transformative potential. Each startup is tackling significant global challenges with cutting-edge solutions, promising to reshape industries and improve lives.

The VivaTech Innovation of the Year award, debuting this year, aims to celebrate and spotlight startups that are not just creative but also demonstrate technological prowess and the ability to revolutionize their respective fields. Open to all exhibiting startups at VivaTech 2025, this award recognizes exceptional innovation and its potential impact.

Without further ado, let’s meet the five finalists who will be taking the stage at VivaTech 2025:

BeyondMath: Revolutionizing physics simulations with the world’s first generative physics platform. By replacing traditional, slow simulations with real-time, AI-powered physics, BeyondMath enables engineers to achieve 1000x faster simulations. This allows for rapid testing of numerous designs, significantly reducing time, cost, and complexity in engineering processes.

Chipiron: Aiming to make MRI technology more accessible, Chipiron is building the first light, low-cost MRI using ultra-low magnetic fields. Without compromising image quality, their innovation promises to make MRI 100x more accessible, facilitating early and large-scale screening, akin to a routine blood test.

Enerdrape: Offering a novel approach to renewable energy, Enerdrape provides the world’s first non-invasive geothermal panels. These panels transform underground spaces, such as car parks and tunnels, into renewable heating and cooling sources. This enables fast, low-carbon retrofits in dense urban environments without the need for drilling.

Hua Tech International: Pioneering advancements in cancer diagnostics, Hua Tech International has developed an automated microfluidic platform. Integrating a nanostructured semiconductor biochip, multiplex fluorescence staining, and AI analysis, their platform precisely captures, identifies, and analyzes rare circulating cells, offering new possibilities for early and accurate cancer detection.

Lumisync: Addressing the growing demands of data centers, Lumisync enables data synchronization at the speed of light. Their 100% photonic oscillator reduces latency and energy consumption by 1000x, marking a significant leap in data processing efficiency.

These exceptional companies will present their innovative solutions during the Final of the VivaTech Innovation of the Year on Wednesday, June 11th at 1:35 PM, live on the Pitch Studio Stage. Following each pitch, a panel of expert judges, including Jeff Taylor from TechCrunch, Jaja Liao of 25madison, Shabir Vasram of Daphni, and Howard Wright of NVIDIA, will engage in a Q&A session.

The highly anticipated winner of the Innovation of the Year award will be revealed the following day at the VivaTech Global Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 12th at 5:45 PM on Stage 1. The winning startup will not only receive the prestigious title but also a free Startup Corner at VivaTech 2026 and a coveted spot in the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200.

The Ceremony will also highlight the four other VivaTech Awards, celebrating achievements across various categories:

• The Female Founder Challenge, recognizing women leading innovative startups.
• The Africatech Awards, supporting startups making a positive impact in GreenTech, HealthTech, and E-commerce / FinTech across Africa.
• The Next Startupper Challenge, an inter-school and university award for impactful projects.
• The Tech For Change Award, honoring startups with a strong focus on positive social and environmental impact.

VivaTech 2025 promises to be an exciting event, showcasing the future of technology and innovation. The finalists for the Innovation of the Year award represent the best in creativity, technological advancement, and potential for positive change. Stay tuned to witness these groundbreaking founders take the stage and shape the future.