The winning startups
From exoskeletons that help paraplegics walk again and folding electric scooters to the battery of the future, augmented wood and even natural lighting via fibre-optic cable, the winners of the EDF Pulse Start-up Awards have been submitting the most cutting-edge technology of the future ever since 2014. Who are they? Why are these startups revolutionising tomorrow’s world? And where are they now?
Our 26 Award winners
The smart and personalised home-based physiotherapy programme for people suffering from cognitive disorders.
The medical imaging device that detects skin cancers at an early stage without taking a tissue sample.
The exoskeleton that helps people with reduced mobility to regain their independence.
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The Panda Guide headset is available in presale
Winner of the 2017 EDF Pulse start-up Awards, Panda Guide uses a voice guide to highlight objects or texts for the visually impaired. This discreet device helps them get a new level of independence.
The citizen’s platform, finalist of the 2017 EDF Pulse start-up Awards, carried out its first fundraising of € 2M in February 2020. Downloading the free App, citizens can propose initiatives to local authority representatives in order to boost local democracy.
3 winners of the EDF Pulse start-up Awards among the 100 more inventive FrenchTech start-ups
Lancey, Enerbee and Wandercraft, 2018, 2015, and 2014 winners respectively, feature on the 100brevets.tech 2019 ranking of FrenchTech inventors.