Keeping up with the innovations of the future!
Since 2014, the EDF Pulse Awards have given a helping hand to French and European startups that use new technological solutions to build tomorrow’s world – an electric world that’s smarter, more eco-friendly and better connected. Winners could bag themselves a marketing campaign and €70,000 of prize money to give their creativity even more of a boost!
« Investors love the EDF Pulse Awards and know that the winning companies often have a bright future ahead of them. »
Jean-Luc Longeroche - Co-founder and CEO of GEPS Techno, 2017 winner
4 categories
How many Awards are given out?
5 winners are chosen each year, with:
- 4 Awards given to startups chosen by a Grand Jury of experts and leading figures
- 1 Award given to a startup chosen by the public after a large-scale voting campaign
How are the startups chosen?
Committees of innovation experts, from both within and outside the Group – including a Grand Jury of leading figures in the fields of research, business and the media – choose the most innovative projects.
What do the startups win?
- A sustained marketing campaign aimed at the general public
- Prize money of €70,000 to support their development
The 12 finalists at the 2018 EDF Pulse Awards have now been revealed!
Find out more about themPrevious EDF Pulse winners
Woodoo has developed an augmented wood to build the city of the future – it is translucent, rot-proof, fire-resistant and three times stronger than the original wood.
Howz develops in-built sensors for senior citizens’ homes to measure their use of electrical devices, ensuring that everything is as it should be.
Echy offers an innovative lighting system that brings natural light into windowless buildings.