The 9th edition of VivaTech in Paris recorded 180,000 visitors and showcased a significant rise in artificial intelligence engagement, international representation, and startup participation.

VivaTech 2025 brought together a diverse range of attendees and organisations for Europe's largest annual event devoted to startups and technology.

The event attracted 14,000 startups and representatives from 171 nationalities to the Porte de Versailles venue over its four-day run. Organisers noted a notable 40% increase in AI-focused exhibitors and 640,000 business connections made during the event.

This year saw artificial intelligence take a prominent role, with more than 300 new announcements and launches highlighting AI transformation across various sectors.

Startups such as Unitree, Buddyo, Vrai AI, and Next, which exhibited in the AI Avenue sponsored by Salesforce, demonstrated AI applications addressing practical and pressing challenges. Among the key announcements was the introduction of Mistral Compute, a European-centric artificial intelligence infrastructure created by NVIDIA and Mistral AI, with further details provided during the NVIDIA GTC Paris conference held at VivaTech.

The event's focus extended across a wide scope of industries, strengthening the ecosystem for practical AI applications and fostering connections between startups, investors, and industry leaders. These developments underpinned the theme of AI driving change in both business and consumer sectors.

VivaTech 2025 provided a significant platform for entrepreneurial activity, with more than 14,000 startups participating and forging strategic links with companies from over 30 industries.

This entrepreneurial dynamic was further driven by the attendance of more than 3,600 investors and capital funds, including prominent names such as Accel, KKR, Lightspeed, Sequoia Capital, Eurazeo, and GV (Google Ventures).

The presence of such investors underscores ongoing interest in nurturing technology companies at various stages of growth. The event enabled both established funds and emerging companies to identify and support potential new leaders in the technology sector.

Global representation was a defining feature of this year's summit, with 171 nationalities present and delegates and exhibitors from more than 120 countries.

Canada served as the 2025 Country of Honour, bringing over 170 organisations specialising in technology and AI.

The Canadian delegation included Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.

There was an expanded international reach with delegations not just from established tech hubs like the United Kingdom, Germany, and host country France, but also from the United States, with Houston and Miami represented for the first time.

Newcomers from China, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, El Salvador, and Nigeria were also present, reflecting the increasing reach of African innovation at the event.

More than 450 speakers shared insights on technology, AI, and entrepreneurship. Featured guests included Jensen Huang, Founder & CEO of NVIDIA; Arthur Mensch, CEO of Mistral AI; Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Joe Tsai (Alibaba); Yann Le Cun (Meta); Sarah Friar (OpenAI); Thomas Wolf (Hugging Face); Mike Krieger, Chief Product Officer of Anthropic; and several other high-profile figures from the global technology sector.

For the first time, the event featured a Global Awards Ceremony in partnership with TechCrunch, highlighting innovation and the work of outstanding contributors.

The Female Founder Challenge recognised Hélène Briand, Co-founder and CTO of Verley, for women's entrepreneurship. The Tech for Change Award was presented to Adrienne de Malleray and Genesis for work supporting regenerative agriculture. The AfricaTech Awards, sponsored by Airtel and Cassava Technologie, named three standout startups: Plentify (GreenTech), Reme-D.Inc (HealthTech), and Zeeh Africa (E-commerce & FinTech), with Reme-D.Inc selected as the overall winner. Chipiron received the Innovation of the Year Award for its technological achievements and practical impact.

The Impact Bridge, developed in partnership with EDF, continued its work to align technology with inclusion, sustainability, and meaningful social connection. According to organisers, the event builds on three years of a structured corporate social responsibility strategy, supported by ISO 20121 certification for sustainable event management.

VivaTech 2025 recorded over 640,000 business connections throughout the event. Organisers also reported more than 3.6 million social interactions, marking a 68% increase from the previous year, and noted that VivaTech News, the event's live broadcast channel, reached approximately 7 million people.

"For this 9th edition, VivaTech brought Artificial Intelligence into sharp focus, examining both business and consumer applications, as we scaled internationally by welcoming exhibitors from more than 120 countries. We thank all of our participants and partners for their trust and for enabling us to exceed expectations on every level, and we look forward to seeing you 17-20 June 2026 in Paris for the 10th anniversary of VivaTech," said VivaTech Co-Presidents Maurice Lévy and Pierre Louette, and VivaTech Managing Director François Bitouzet.