After receiving more than 120 applications from 42 countries, the IMPACT Start-up Challenge shortlisted some great teams, all of which got a chance to present their projects at VivaTech. But among them, it also picked five winners who shared €50,000 in prizes.

Now in its sixth edition, the French Tech Next 40/120 program follows criteria that have evolved over the years to put less emphasis on paper valuations, and more on tangible revenue.

Here’s an overview of this year’s new entrants — 11 on the Next40 list, and 35 among the remaining 80.

Branding and PR can’t replace investment performance, but what they can do is amplify your reputation as an investor.

Deep Tech Atelier put Latvian talent in the spotlight, and several teams won helpful prizes — sometimes more than one.

Here’s a guide to spending the correct amount of time and money on events as a founder.

Concerns around revenue growth skyrocketed among European founders this year, the Slush’s annual Startup Struggle Survey found out.

We break down why startup competitions work, what makes them effective, and how to best organize them.

After a decade at the helm of UFI, the global association of the event industry, Kai Hattendorf is one of the most knowledgeable experts about exhibitions.

At Sesame Summit 2025, we put VC comms experts and event pros in the same room and asked: how can this relationship actually work?

LIFT99, a startup-themed co-working hub in Tallinn, helps the wider startup community grow.

Podcasts are not a passing trend, and this evolution presents an opportunity for the event media space.