Give an impulse to new possibilities

Since 2014, the EDF Pulse Start-up Awards have been rewarding those who invent the world of tomorrow by proposing innovative solutions to move towards carbon neutrality. Would you like to be part of the adventure? Applications are open until June 24, 2022.

What are the EDF Pulse awards?

Since 2014:

  • 2,200

    applicants

  • 80

    start-ups supported

  • 31

    winners

4 categories relating to the EDF Group's raison d'être

  • Low-carbon production

  • Low-carbon consumption

  • Decarbonising through digital technology

  • Making business simpler and safer

The awards

For each category, the EDF Pulse Start-up Awards reward a winner with: 

  • A financial endowment

    Each winner will receive a financial award of €30,000

  • Made-to-measure support

    Testing of technology in our laboratories, enhancement of the business model, financing of a PoC, contact with end users: all possible synergies with the EDF Group will be studied.

  • An investment study by EDF Pulse Ventures

    Your application will be studied by EDF Pulse Ventures for a possible investment by the EDF Group in your start-up.

  • Access to the Alumni network

    The winners will join the EDF Group start-up network.