#StartUps 2026
Discover the VR/AR innovations of 2026
The #StartUps competition rewards young companies less than three years old developing an innovative XR project. After reviewing the applications, the selected projects earn their place at Laval Virtual to present their solution to an audience of professionals, experts, and decision-makers from the industry.
Selected from the applications received, these projects showcase the vitality of today’s XR ecosystem. Immersive technologies, new use cases, interfaces, training, industry, culture, collaboration…
Sponsored by
The #StartUps 2026 Selection
They convinced the jury and secured their booth at Laval Virtual. Discover the selected startups and the solutions they will showcase during the event. A concrete glimpse of the innovations shaping the XR of tomorrow.
Sponsored by EDF
In partnership with Laval Mayenne Technopole
ADAPTA Studio
Booth SU3
altitude.101
Booth SU2
HELIX
Booth SU6
MetaNeural Inc.
Booth SU7
MUSE MEDIAS
Booth SU1
PolyFlyx
preWatch
Booth SU5
Stonedrum
Booth SU4
The #StartUps competition is open to young companies less than three years old that have never exhibited at Laval Virtual. It rewards the most innovative XR projects and offers them unique visibility among industry professionals, experts, and decision-makers.
#StartUps: The jury
Composed of experts in innovation, XR, and industry, the jury selected the projects that will be showcased at Laval Virtual this year.
Xavier LARRODÉ
Creative Technologist
Hervé POCHAT
CEO
Yann JEHANNEUF
Innovation Director
Sébastien ERCKELBOUT
Manager XR learning lab
Rémy HUBERT
RX Project Manager
Nicolas FILLIARD
Research Engineer
Nicolas PERRIER
Innovation Consultant
SPONSOR GOLD
A major player in the energy transition, the EDF Group is an integrated energy company operating across the entire value chain: generation, transmission, distribution, trading, energy sales, and energy services. As the world’s leading low-carbon energy producer, the Group has developed a diversified energy mix primarily based on nuclear and renewable energies (including hydropower), and continues to invest in new technologies to support the energy transition.
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