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

VivaTech 2025 has announced the five finalists for its inaugural Innovation of the Year award, selected from an initial pool of 30 visionary startups addressing global challenges with advanced, scalable technologies. The finalists represent diverse sectors including physics simulation, medical imaging, renewable energy, cancer diagnostics, and data center efficiency. They are BeyondMath, which offers a generative physics platform enabling engineers to run simulations 1000 times faster; Chipiron, developing an affordable, ultra-low magnetic field MRI for widespread early screening; Enerdrape, providing non-invasive geothermal panels for urban heating and cooling; Hua Tech International, creating an automated microfluidic platform for precise cancer cell analysis; and Lumisync, delivering a photonic oscillator to drastically reduce data center latency and energy use. These startups will present their pitches live on June 11th at VivaTech 2025, followed by a Q&A with expert judges from TechCrunch, 25madison, Daphni, and NVIDIA. The winner, announced on June 12th, will receive a free Startup Corner at VivaTech 2026 and entry into the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200. The awards ceremony will also honor winners of four other categories: the Female Founder Challenge, Africatech Awards (focusing on GreenTech, HealthTech, and E-commerce/FinTech), the Next Startupper Challenge for student entrepreneurs, and the new Tech For Change Award recognizing startups with positive social impact. VivaTech’s Innovation of the Year aims to spotlight startups with exceptional creativity and transformative potential across industries.