A Startup Challenge is a call for applications carried out either by a major partner of VivaTech (examples: LVMH, Orange, Huawei...) or by public actors aiming to find startups addressing one or more technological, social, environmental issues 🌍. The Startup Challenge can lead to a pitch session for the finalists on the Pitch Studio stage during the 4 days of VivaTech 🎤!

A VivaTech Award is a call for applications that gives finalists the opportunity to pitch on the Pitch Studio stage during VivaTech 🎙️. The grand winner will be rewarded during the awards ceremony on the main stage 🏆! VivaTech organizes several major awards each year: the Female Founder Challenge, the AfricaTech Awards, the Next Startupper Challenge, etc. Our mission is to discover and showcase the best solutions and revolutionary innovations created by startups around the world on VivaTech's stages 🌟.

The Pitch Studio is one of the VivaTech stages where partner startups and the finalists of the Startup Challenges and Awards come to pitch 🎤!