Apply Now: Startup Challenge by The China Pavilion

The China Pavilion at VivaTech will feature a diverse array of Chinese companies. Through the combination of online and offline communication, companies will be able to communicate, share, and cooperate without the restriction of national boundaries.

This will expand scientific and technological exchanges and business cooperation with France and the world, promoting the healthy and stable development of Sino-French economic and trade relations.

Challenge

• Positive impact and societies
  • Context/Need:
    • The China’s Pavilion highlights the virtues of dialogue and international exchanges in the development of technologies with global benefits. By focusing on innovation with a positive impact, they wish to encourage companies whose vision combines technology with human and environmental well-being.
  • Expected Solutions:
    • They are looking for start-ups that have developed technologies that can significantly transform or provide solutions to major challenges in key areas such as health, the environment, education and culture.
    • Each start-up participating in the competition must therefore reflect a strong commitment to responsible innovation and aim to provide solutions that are not only innovative but also beneficial on a global scale.
    • They focus on proposals that demonstrate a holistic approach with an ambition for international development.

Rewards

• Online visibility and VivaTech access
  • Win a 4-day pass to attend the 9th edition of VivaTech
  • Online promotion of the startup on their social networks and the official website of the China Pavilion
• An opportunity to speak
  • Pitch on the China Pavilion stage during VivaTech.
• Exhibit at Viva Technology
  • Win a small space to exhibit at the China pavilion during the 4 days of Vivatech, 11-14th June, 2025 in Paris.

Selection Criteria

• Innovation and concept
  • Innovative and unique aspect of the solution compared with existing offerings in the target sector.
• Objective
  • Clarity of the objectives and the potential impact of the solution on a local or global scale.
• Technology
  • Effectiveness of the solution in meeting a need, generating significant positive change and its alignment with the major challenges in the field.
• Economic viability and scalability
  • The soundness of the start-up’s business model and its ability to develop on a larger scale.
• Team skills and qualifications
  • The team’s skills, experience and vision for the project.

For more information, visit Viva Technology.