From June 11–14, Ukraine presented its national pavilion for the fourth time at Viva Technology 2025 in Paris — Europe’s largest innovation exhibition, which gathered over 170,000 visitors, 500+ speakers, and leading tech startups, innovators, and government leaders from around the world.
Ukraine was represented by 16 startups: Anima, Apixmed, eyre.ai, HEFT, iLea, InTempo, Metatable.ai, MISTO, Neomi, obimy, Pitch Avatar, rekava, S.Lab, SPOGAD, VITA325, and ZAPAL.
The Ukrainian booth was visited by global innovators, investors, and high-level French officials, including:
- Benjamin Haddad – Minister Delegate for European Affairs, France
- Ludovic Pouille – Director, Department of Economic Diplomacy, French MFA
- Aurélien Lechevallier – Director General for Global Affairs, French MFA
- Vadym Omelchenko – Ambassador of Ukraine to France
Delegations from France, South Korea, Canada, Spain, and more.
Ukrainian startups held hundreds of meetings, received valuable feedback, built strong business networks, and opened doors to new markets and investment opportunities.
Highlights from Ukraine’s delegation:
- S.Lab — Named one of VivaTech’s most promising impact startups, won a €3,000 grant from Expertise France, and triumphed in the La French Tech in Europe competition.
- Neomi — Held 50+ meetings, built 5 potential partnerships, and attracted interest from Sanofi and Novartis.
- HEFT — Secured 20+ French market partnership leads, possible cooperation with INREA and Agricole.
- rekava — Gained 15 contacts and follow-up agreements with several companies.
- VITA325 — Made 15+ new connections in France, Germany, Poland, South Korea, and Thailand; discussed potential investments.
- iLea — Explored partnerships with L’Oréal, Dolce & Gabbana, Arctic Monks, Fuji, and others.
- InTempo — Generated 36 leads, received two accelerator invitations (France and UAE), and interest from French and Japanese investors.
- MISTO — Secured 8+ partnerships in Canada and the Middle East, discussed investment with Plug and Play, and explored entry into markets in Canada, France, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.
Ukraine also hosted side events including Innovate Ukraine: Investors & Founders Connect and Ukrainian Tech Night — more details to follow soon.
The Ukrainian national booth was organized by the Ministry of Digital Transformation, MFA of Ukraine, Ukrainian Embassy in France, Ukrainian Startup Fund, and IT Ukraine Association, with partners La French Tech, Nazovni, CCIFU, Seeds of Bravery, and support from EIT Community Hub Ukraine and the EU4Innovation East program (funded by the EU and Government of France, implemented by Expertise France).
