VivaTech

#VivaTech 2026 broke all records! 🚀200K attendees 🌍165 countries 💼4.5K exhibitors 💡+15K startups 📍8K sqm space on the Champs-Élysées For VivaTech's 10 years, we went big, expanding our scale & our impact. Thank you to everyone who made it possible. 📆 June 16-19, 2027.

Can you put a face to the quote? 👀💬 Part 1 of our "Guess the Speaker" challenge is here. Read the words, trust your #VivaTech 2026 memory, and see if you can identify the voice behind them. Make your guess before you swipe to reveal the answer 👇

After exploring the red flags, we asked investors what wins them over. Knowing what VCs look for is step one. Meeting them is step two. Find the right people for your next round at VivaTech 2027, 16-19 June 2027, in Paris 👉 vivatech.com/get-your-pass?c… What’s your green flag? ✅

Every pass, felt in real time 🏀 OneCourt turns live game data into vibrations on a tablet shaped like a mini court, so fans can feel exactly where the ball is. Different patterns signal a pass, a catch, or a score. #VivaTech #TechNews #SportsTech

From the ballot box to the browser 🗳️ As more of everyday life moves online, the way we vote is becoming part of the digital debate. Online voting could make elections more convenient, but it also raises questions around cybersecurity and trust. How should elections be run?

Fighting fire with sound 🔊 Ángela Karime Hernández Venegas, a student from Mexico, built Vortex Tech, a prototype that puts out small flames using low-frequency sound waves. A speaker sends out sound at around 30 hertz, creating swirling rings of air. #VivaTech #TechNews

STATION F’s Future 40 2026 is here 🚀 40 startups. €110 million raised. 24 nationalities. Swipe through the carousel to discover what this cohort tells us about the future of tech. @joinstationf #VivaTech #Future40

Think you know #VivaTech 2026? 👀 We’re putting your knowledge to the test with a few facts that might surprise you… Swipe through Part 1 and don’t miss out on the next edition! Get your pass for VivaTech 2027 and experience it all in person 🎟️👇 vivatech.com/get-your-pass?c…

A 3D map for the smallest hearts 🫀 About 1% of babies are born with a heart defect. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia now turns their scans into heart models in seconds with @ProjectMONAI, using @nvidia backed open-source AI. It used to take four hours. #VivaTech #TechNews

One last round of quotes, coming right up 💬⚡ The final part of our Day 4 quotes from #VivaTech 2026 is here, featuring ideas on progress, technology, creativity, and taking the leap. 👋 @Thom_astro @esa @cathmayenobe @caissedesdepots @AliceLHABOUZ @qvema_off

A billion galaxies for one telescope 🔭 @NASA's Roman Space Telescope sees at least 100 times more of the sky at once than Hubble. Now in its final testing phase, it's getting ready to study dark energy and hunt for planets around other stars. #VivaTech #TechNews #NASA

When a company uses AI to create an ad, disclosure rules can vary by country and by how AI is used in the creative process. But when disclosure is not required, should brands still tell their audiences? 👀 Should brands disclose AI use beyond legal requirements?

The future of cities should be built for everyone 🌍 Meet 5 startups using technology to support housing access and people experiencing homelessness for World Cities Day. #VivaTech Discover the solutions for social impact in our latest article👇 vivatech.com/news/5-startups…

Done isn't the same as done right 🤖 Aether AI's CRIS-0 is a robot "brain" that checks whether each action worked. When a hand blocked a closing microwave door, the robot stopped, waited, and carried on once it was safe. #VivaTech #TechNews #Robotics #AI

Imagine skipping traffic by flying over it 👀✈️ New mobility concepts are challenging the way we think about the daily commute. What once belonged to science fiction is now appearing in real-world demonstrations faster than many of us expected. What’s your take on flying cars?

Building on Mars? Shipping materials from Earth isn't realistic 🪐 So Pioneer Labs evolved bacteria that live on Martian soil and produce plastic, a possible building material. In Mars-like lab tests, they made over three times more than before. #VivaTech #TechNews #SpaceTech

Round 2 of the #VivaTech ABCs challenge is here, and the stakes just got higher 🎤 This time, our team took on stages, themes, and speakers from VivaTech 2026. Could you keep up? 👀 Pause the video, pick a letter, and drop your answer in the comments!

Investors told us what makes them walk away 🚩 At #VivaTech 2026, 10,000+ meetings brought founders and investors face-to-face. We asked a few investors: what makes you say no to a founder? Take notes for our 11th edition, 16-19 June 2027 in Paris 👉 vivatech.com/get-your-pass?c…

One breath instead of one more injection 💨 For children with type 1 diabetes, Afrezza is a small inhaler that delivers powdered insulin to the lungs, where it quickly enters the bloodstream to control blood sugar after meals. #VivaTech #TechNews #HealthTech #Diabetes

If software does the job, who pays the bill? 🤖 As AI, software, & robotics take on more tasks once done by people, a policy question is coming into focus: should companies that automate jobs pay an “automation tax” to help fund reskilling and social support?