Post by BMW Group Startup Garage

VivaTech 2026 in the books.🚀 What an inspiring week in Paris! With more than 180,000 attendees, 14,000 startups, 4,000 partners, and 3,600 investors, VivaTech once again brought together innovators from around the world to exchange ideas, showcase emerging technologies, and shape the future of innovation. Representing the BMW Group Startup Garage, Robert Hein, Fabian Bosch, Mirjam Leiter, Johanna Hinz, and Sarah Schappert spent the week connecting with startups, partners, and fellow venture client units, exploring emerging technologies, and exchanging perspectives on the latest developments across AI, enterprise software, robotics, automation, and beyond. Some of our key takeaways: 🔹 Europe is placing an increasing focus on strengthening its own technology ecosystem through closer collaboration, shared expertise, and independent innovation. 🔹 Physical AI, robotics, and industrial automation continue to gain momentum across industries. 🔹 Strong partnerships, operational excellence, and the ability to scale innovation remain key differentiators. 🔹 The startup ecosystem continues to demonstrate how collaboration can accelerate real business impact. A big thank you to everyone we had the opportunity to meet throughout the week. We truly enjoyed the inspiring conversations and look forward to turning many of them into future collaborations. 🤝 #BMWGroupStartupGarage #VivaTech #Innovation #StartupCollaboration #VentureClient #AI #Robotics #IndustrialAutomation