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A solution bigger than its own stand

Visiting satellite offices or collaborating with business partners across the globe used to only be possible through long business trips, costing companies time and money, and increased their carbon emissions. Then came along applications like Zoom, Skype, and Teams which allowed everyone to chat and see the faces of their collaborators and in turn enabled

We signed our first contract right after

Six years ago, Ruben Hallali and one of his fellow PhD classmates attended the very first edition of Viva Technology in Paris. Little did they know that this event would be a springboard for their careers and in just a few years’ time they would have founded an environmental service startup called HD Rain, raised

Why Adults Should Learn a Thing or Two This School Year

It’s the beginning of September and that means getting back into the swing of a fall routine. While kids will be heading back to the classroom, excited to see their friends and start learning new subjects, many adults see the return from summer break as the end of their summertime freedom and work picking back

Understanding Your Workforce in the Age of Agency

The power of who has the say is tipping in favor of employees. With remote work and flexible schedules more appealing than ever to their workforce and recruiting the right people with the right skills becoming more tough, employers are left no longer holding the upper hand. So, what does this mean for the future

Startups Feeding Tomorrow’s Generation

The UN projects that the world’s population will reach 9.7 billion in 2050. Yet even at our current population level, food insecurity is rising across many nations already. From wheat shortages due to the conflict in Ukraine, to the risk of famine in South Sudan as a result of decades of intense flooding, the pressure

Alpha AR’s VivaStory

Startup StoryBeing able to try on clothes virtually or making a car appear in AR on your driveway makes these items much more attractive to consumers and can increase conversion rates for online retailers. Yet one of the biggest challenges in virtual and augmented reality as well as the metaverse industry is the creation of

The Future of Crypto & Blockchain

While crypto encompasses a world of decentralized finance, it also leads the way in innovations related to Web3, NFTs, decentralized applications and more. Two of the biggest names in the crypto industry joined our VivaTech stage in 2022 to discuss the latest happenings in the ecosystem: Changpeng Zhao, founder and CEO of Binance and Vitalik

An Out of This World VivaStory

Since VivaTech’s beginnings, we have acted as a powerful global catalyst for digital transformation and startup growth. The core of these happenings occur when the right people meet at the right time, allowing conversations to start, ideas to be born and partnerships to be made. Yet many stories of what VivaTech has brought to startups,

Solutions to Measure, Manage and Reduce Emissions

COP27 is officially underway in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The United Nations climate change conference brings together 120 heads of state, tens of thousands of delegates, as well as international media and NGOs working to avoid climate disaster. World leaders will be discussing the best ways nations can curb their emissions. With the hope that bigger

The race against the European energy crisis

As the weather starts getting chillier with the changing of seasons, Europeans are facing a different kind of cold front this fall: higher energy bills along with the possibility of energy rationing and cuts in the coming months. With tensions high between Russia and Western Europe and French nuclear outages and a heatwave across Europe