VivaTech 2025 : Tangible Results for the Quebec tech

From June 11 to 14, 2025, Québec stood out on the global innovation stage at VivaTech, Europe’s largest tech event. Its participation, as part of the Canadian delegation led by Scale AI, led to a series of major strategic announcements, confirming the strength and growing international appeal of Québec’s tech ecosystem.

Thanks to the joint mobilization of organizations such as Investissement Québec International, LOJIQ – Les Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec, and Québec Tech, this mission, which brought together 40 Québec startups, enabled the establishment of transformative partnerships in key sectors for Québec’s future.

Strategic Agreements with Real Impact

The outcomes of this mission highlight both the quality of innovations developed in Québec and their attractiveness to European stakeholders. Most importantly, they reflect the growing collaboration between Québec and French companies and institutions—an essential lever to jointly tackle the technological and environmental challenges of the coming decades.

Key highlights include:

• Québec startup REGENEAU signed a strategic agreement with ENGIE, a major player in France’s energy transition, to accelerate the deployment of its energy recovery technology.
  
  
• LexRock AI and Exaion, a subsidiary of the EDF Group, are combining their expertise to offer a sovereign and efficient document-based AI in Europe.
  
  
• The Corridor Économique de la Transition Énergétique (C3E), a key player in Québec’s green transition, facilitated industrial and technological synergy between 21 Québec and French companies. It also formalized a partnership with Québec Tech to support the Stade V / Stade Vo program.
  
  
• Montreal incubator Zú partnered with EuraCreative and Groupe IRD (France) to build a strategic alliance in the creative industries, fostering cross-territory innovation.
  
  
• Le Camp, a growth accelerator for tech product companies based in Québec, and Le Village by CA announced a transatlantic collaboration to support startup growth.
  
  
• Startup HEXACODE finalized an industrial partnership with ABB, strengthening its integration into global value chains.
  
  
• CAPSolar, specializing in solar mobility solutions, initiated a collaboration with DRIVE Lab and ISAT in Nevers, paving the way for new joint R&D projects.

• Cyberdefense.ai announces a collaboration with SIMNET and Blueteam GmbH to deploy its intelligent application firewall solution in the European market.
  

• Finally, MT Lab, in partnership with Tourisme Montréal and the Québec Ministry of Tourism, launched a $100,000 call for solutions to optimize visitor flow management during large-scale public events.
  
  

“What we witnessed at VivaTech 2025 went far beyond a typical international event: it was a concrete demonstration of Québec companies’ ability to forge meaningful partnerships with European leaders in future-oriented sectors. These outcomes not only strengthen Québec’s global positioning, but also foster a long-term collaboration dynamic between our innovation ecosystems.”
Philippe Valentine, Director, Commercialization and Partnerships, Québec Tech

A Delegation Reflecting Québec: Ambitious, Innovative, and Connected

These breakthroughs were made possible by the unprecedented presence of 46 Québec startups, representing nearly half of the Canadian companies at VivaTech 2025.

Also noteworthy is the unprecedented political mobilization to support Quebec innovation internationally: the Canadian Minister of Artificial Intelligence, Evan Solomon, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, and the Premier of Quebec, François Legault,

The participating companies, supported by leading incubators and accelerators such as Centech, C3E, ACET, Espace CDPQ, Le Camp, LEOV, My Global Village, Quantino, Zú, MT Lab, and Montréal International, reflect Québec’s sectoral diversity and bold technological approach.

Québec: A Strategic Partner on the Global Stage

This mission was more than a showcase—it served as a platform for influence, matchmaking, and strategic engagement. The concrete announcements from this edition confirm that Québec is a trusted tech partner, ready to collaborate with the world’s most advanced ecosystems to build a digital future that is sustainable, sovereign, and inclusive.

For more information on the participating companies and next steps:
Khatidja Kassam
Manager, Communications & Marketing
khatidja@quebectech.com

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