Compete for the 3rd LVMH Innovation Award and win a spot at Luxury Lab LVMH during Viva Technology 2019.
LVMH Innovation Award is a unique competition conceived by LVMH luxury group, the French multinational luxury goods conglomerate headquartered in Paris, to spark exciting new ideas and drive the growth of luxury startups. The winner will receive a year of personalized support from the LVMH Group at the Station F incubator to drive its growth and secures a spot at Viva Technology 2019 / VivaTech, a gathering of the world’s brightest minds, talents, and products taking place in Paris in May.
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The world’s rendezvous for startups and leaders takes place between May 16-18 2019. The annual technology conference, dedicated to innovation and startups is held in Paris, France. VivaTech was founded in 2016 by Publicis Groupe and Groupe Les Echos. The first two days of VivaTech are for startups, investors, executives, students and academics, and it is open to the general public on the third day.
Open to all startups from France and other countries, the LVMH Innovation Award is back ahead of Viva Technology 2019. The LVMH Group will once again be at the heart of the event as a Platinum Partner. The thirty startups selected as finalists for the LVMH Innovation Award will also have a chance to present their vision of the customer experience of tomorrow at the world’s
After three days of pitch sessions and decisive exchanges, the startup with the most compelling solution will join the 2017 and2018 winners and finalists of this unique competition: Heuritech (deep learning), Oyst (solution e-commerce), VeChain (blockchain) and Kronos Care (post-purchase solution).
If your startup was created less than ten years ago, has fewer than 100 employees and proposes a solution that addresses thechallenge of “Crafting the customer experience of tomorrow”, visit the LVMH Innovation Award website to apply: https://challenges.vivatechnology.com/en/challenges/lvmh.
Applications must be submitted by February 15, 2019.
Calling all startups: apply today for a spot in the 2019 LVMH Luxury Lab during the 2019 edition of Viva Technology next May 16, 17 and 18. The LVMH Innovation Award winner will receive personalized support for an entire year to drive its growth. All the finalists get exceptional exposure at the center of one of the world’s premier rendezvous for innovation.
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If you are selected, you will be showcased in your own booth within the LVMH Luxury Lab during the three days of the event.
The fourth edition of Viva Technology is set for May 16-18 in Paris. LVMH will once again be center stage at the event as a Platinum Partner. A good many of the Group’s Maisons will be on hand at the LVMH stand to showcase their latest innovations. They will be joined by some 30 luxury-related startups from around the world whose ideas and solutions are relevant to the luxury industry and propose ways to meet the challenge of “Crafting the customer experience of tomorrow”.
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“Help us go beyond by elevating and reinventing the customer experience of tomorrow,” says LVMH group. “We look for any relevant ideas related to the luxury sector or not, ranging from online and offline retail solutions, AR/VR or mixed reality tools, data and analytical systems, marketing and B2B solutions, forward-looking devices or services, and many more that can have an impact on how tomorrow’s luxury consumer experiences our Maisons,” explained the world leader in luxury.
To shortlist startups who will be invited to Viva Technology, LVMH has announced a call for applicants for its third Innovation Award. The award was launched with a highly successful first edition in 2017 and is open to all startups created less than ten years ago with a valuation of under $100 million, fewer than 100 employees and solutions that address the needs of the LVMH Group and its Maisons. Startups that meet these criteria are invited to apply directly on the LVMH Innovation Award website.
Through this award the LVMH Group actively supports young creative talents and stimulates new ideas by accelerating their growth and market traction. Previous winners of the LVMH Innovation Award were the startups Heuritech (deep learning) in 2017, followed by Oyst (e-commerce solution), VeChain (block chain) and Kronos Care (post-purchase experience) in 2018. Registration ends on February 15, 2019!
Congratulations to Oyst, the runners-up Kronos Care and Vechain, and to all the other contenders.”
Oyst – Buy simply in 1-Click is the winner or the second edition of the LVMH Innovation Award. The trophy was handed at 2018 Viva Technology event in Paris, the rendezvous for innovation and startups. No more forms to fill out, passwords to remember, the blue card to go … With Oyst, buying on the internet has never been easier!
LVMH innovaton award 2018; Chairman & CEO Bernard Arnault announces the winner of the LVMH Innovation Award 2018; photo: lvmh
2018 Viva Technology, the global event for luxury startups and leaders, took up the challenge to raise the bar even higher this year. More than 100,000 attendees participated in the 3 days of VivaTech (2 days reserved for professionals and 1 day open to the general public) and were able to meet and initiate collaborations with the 1,800 startups either exhibiting or pitching, 1,900 investors and thousands of business leaders, as well as 1,900 journalists from around the world.
The second day of Viva Technology 2018 has commenced and not a single chair in the main stage area was left unoccupied as eager attendees awaited the announcement of the winner of this year’s LVMH Innovation Award.
“We had a record number of applicants this year.”, CDO of LVMH, Ian Rogers, called to the crowd as he stepped on- stage. “60% more applicants than last year. It was challenging to narrow that great pool of talent down to the thirty finalists sitting before me today, but with the help of our jury, we have selected a winner”.
Welcoming to the stage last year’s winner Tony Pinville, founder and CEO at HEURITECH, LVMH Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault and his son Alexandre Arnault, CEO of RIMOWA.
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“Thanks to this award, we had a major press coverage worldwide.”, says Pinville, “We are now starting to develop our business worldwide, in the US, in Europe and in Asia”. Handing over the microphone to the Group Chairman and CEO, Bernard Arnault echoes the words of his CDO: “This year, VivaTech becomes a real fantastic success. It’s a sign of the growing importance of France for technology and entrepreneurship. France is becoming—and I am very glad about this—an entrepreneur country and a tech country.”
Reiterating the importance of startups to the LVMH luxury group, Bernard Arnault continued, “Although we are the largest French company on the stock market, we try to stay mobile. We try to keep that real startup spirit.”.
Handing the microphone to his son to announce the winner, a tense moment of silence followed before Alexandre Arnault called out “OYST”. Ushered on-stage by the audience’s applause, Oyst Founder and CEO Julien Foussard thanked the jury, before touting his creation to the audience and the wider world watching: “When you want to buy a simple white tee-shirt on an e-commerce website, it takes eight steps. Why? Online check-outs are a major issue for merchants and consumers alike. Oyst has created a button that allows shoppers to make purchases in a single click without providing additional details.”
photo: oyst.com/en/oyst-1-click/
Any information that is relative to your payments won’t be shared, say Oyst developers. Oyst 1-Click commits itself to optimize the security of your purchases. Oyst’s partner websites are verified and your transactions are controlled 24/7, say the developers.
Security is a major concern of Oyst. The startup is working with Adyen, one of the world’s leading online payment providers , to offer its customers reliable tools. The teams at the origin of the solution have developed in-house secure technology that makes it possible to identify users using biometric functionalities.
The Oyst solution was born in 2015, under the leadership of Julien Foussard and Quentin Vigneau, the two co-founders.
Julien Foussard (CEO) is a “serial entrepreneur” at the origin of seven start-ups in the e-commerce sector. He is the creator of IronGroup, which generated 100 million euros in revenue in 2016.
Quentin Vigneau studied at HEC Paris and Télécom ParisTech. A specialist in Big Data and online payment technologies, he worked at Worldline before creating Oyst. He is responsible for products and operations.
All startups working on issues related to the luxury sector can apply for the 2018 LVMH Lab at Viva Technology.
All startups working on issues related to the luxury sector can apply and win a chance to be part of the LVMH Lab during the 2018 Viva Technology event. The winning startup will receive support for its development from the biggest luxury group of the world and the world leader in luxury. If you are selected, you will be showcased in your own booth within the LVMH lab during the three days of the event.
With the third edition of Viva Technology set for May 24-26, 2018 in Paris, the LVMH Group has announced the challenge for the second LVMH Innovation Award, which will be given to a budding startup from France or another country. LVMH Innovation Award is one of the most important prizes in the industry. Read about the past edition here.
Created in 2017, the LVMH Innovation Award celebrates new ideas and is open to any startup created within the past five years with a valuation of under $100 million, fewer than 50 employees, and whose solutions are relevant. Startups that satisfy these criteria can apply online at the LVMH Innovation Award site until February 15, 2018. The finalists selected will have a space in the LVMH Lab and have a chance to pitch their business model during the technology event.
“A top-tier international event for key players in the digital transformation and all those who are inventing the future, Viva Technology is a unique opportunity for leading businesses to engage with promising startups and help them grow. LVMH has supported this global showcase of new technologies since its creation in 2016 by media group Les Echos and Publicis Group,” said LVMH group.
The high-end group (created in 1987) gathers a unique ecosystem of over 70 brands in five different sectors (Wines & Spirits, Fashion & Leather Goods, Perfumes & Cosmetics, Watches & Jewelry and Selective retailing) and is the ambassador around the world of the ultimate refinement in Western “art de vivre”.
