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TechCrunch has partnered with VivaTech, Europe’s largest startup and technology event, to select and award startups for the VivaTech Innovation of the Year at VivaTech 2025. This initiative celebrates startups that exhibit outstanding innovation, advanced technological capabilities, and significant industry-transforming potential. TechCrunch will curate a shortlist of 30 candidates and will participate in the final award presentation on June 11. The winners will be announced at the VivaTech Global Awards Ceremony on June 12. The Innovation of the Year award winner will also get an opportunity to compete in the Disrupt Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch’s annual event in San Francisco in October 2025.