The bar at Global Industrie's Concours des Startups is maturity. Entries must be deployable industrial solutions across performance, digitalisation, decarbonisation or the energy transition; concept-stage work is not considered.
Winners are given a free exhibition booth at Global Industrie 2027 and coaching to prepare for it. No cash is awarded and no equity is taken, so the whole return is commercial exposure to industrial buyers.
The timetable is published in full. Applications opened on 1 September 2026 and close on 9 October, the jury sits on 4 November, and winners are announced on 10 November 2026. The booth is used at the show itself, which runs 15-18 March 2027 at Eurexpo in Lyon, a tradeshow of around 60,000 visitors with roughly 100 startups exhibiting.
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Global Industrie’s startup competition in Lyon looks for mature, deployable industrial solutions across performance, digitalisation, decarbonisation and the energy transition, which rules out concept-stage work. Winners are given a free exhibition booth at the show plus coaching. No cash changes hands and no equity is taken, so the value is commercial exposure to industrial buyers.