Viva Technology has published the first edition of the “Top 100 Rising European Startups for 2025”, a ranking highlighting the 100 most promising young companies in the European tech ecosystem.
The UK has 17 representatives in the list, including AI-generated video firm Synthesia (pictured); Causaly, an AI platform for life sciences; Manchester-based UrbanChain; and AI audio platform ElevenLabs.
Coming from a variety of sectors, firms on the list were selected for their potential to transform their industries and for their rapid growth dynamics.
Germany (36) and France (22) are the two countries with the largest pool of companies.
The three most represented sectors are AI (agents, models, middlewares and toolings), developer tooling and FinTech.
The evergrowing AI sector dominates the European scene this year with 15 startups, divided between agents (Aily Labs, Cognigy, Parloa), models (Mistral, ElevenLabs, Synthesia) and middlewares and toolings companies (Lovable Labs, Smartness).
“The Top 100 Rising European Startups reflects the degree of maturity reached by the European tech ecosystem,” said François Bitouzet, managing director of Viva Technology.
“AI, now at the heart of all industries – cybersecurity, defence, logistics and supply chain – demonstrates Europe’s ability to innovate on technological and strategic issues, with a long-term vision.
“This dynamic confirms that Europe is no longer just an area for growth, but a real laboratory for technological and societal transformation.”
The ranking is established with the contribution of five of the world’s largest investment funds in Accel, Eurazeo, HV Capital, Northzone and Partech.
The main criteria for the list is that startups must have a European-based headquarters; an industry-transforming innovation; an annual recurring revenue (ARR) of at least €5m in 2024; and annual growth of at least 40% over the last three years.
The 100 selected startups will take part in a VivaTech tailor-made acceleration program and will be offered networking opportunities.
The full list is below:
| Company Name | Country | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| autone | UK | RetailTech & Consumer |
| Capi Money | UK | FinTech |
| Causaly | UK | HealthTech & BioTech |
| Conduktor | UK | Developer Tooling |
| ElevenLabs | UK | AI Models |
| incident.io | UK | Developer Tooling |
| Lindus Health | UK | HealthTech & BioTech |
| Maze | UK | AI Middlewares & Toolings |
| Nivoda | UK | RetailTech & Consumer |
| Plumerai | UK | AI Models |
| Raycast | UK | Developer Tooling |
| Sona | UK | HRTech & EdTech |
| Swap | UK | RetailTech & Consumer |
| Synthesia | UK | AI Models |
| Treefera | UK | Climate Tech |
| UrbanChain | UK | Climate Tech |
| V7 | UK | AI Agents |
| Katana | UK | Supply Chain & Logistics |
| 1KOMMA5° | Germany | Climate Tech |
| Aily Labs | Germany | AI Models |
| Arbio | Germany | HealthTech & BioTech |
| Arx Robotics | Germany | Robotics |
| Avelios Medical | Germany | HealthTech & BioTech |
| Black Forest Labs | Germany | AI Models |
| charles | Germany | AI Agents |
| CoachHub | Germany | HRTech & EdTech |
| Cognigy | Germany | AI Agents |
| Edurino | Germany | HRTech & EdTech |
| Enter | Germany | Developer Tooling |
| Entyre | Germany | HRTech & EdTech |
| Gigs | Germany | HRTech & EdTech |
| Helsing | Germany | Cybersecurity & DefenseTech |
| Hive | Germany | AI Middlewares & Toolings |
| HiveMQ | Germany | AI Middlewares & Toolings |
| Kittl | Germany | Creative Industries |
| Langdock | Germany | AI Middlewares & Toolings |
| Mercanis | Germany | Supply Chain & Logistics |
| n8n | Germany | Developer Tooling |
| NeoTaste | Germany | FoodTech |
| Orbem | Germany | AI Agents |
| Packmatic | Germany | Supply Chain & Logistics |
| Parloa | Germany | AI Agents |
| Payrails | Germany | FinTech |
| PowerUs | Germany | Energy Tech |
| Quantum Systems | Germany | Robotics |
| Rabot Energy | Germany | Energy Tech |
| Reneo | Germany | Climate Tech |
| Retraced | Germany | Supply Chain & Logistics |
| RobCo | Germany | AI Models |
| Slay | Germany | Creative Industries |
| SPREAD | Germany | AI Models |
| Tacto | Germany | SalesTech |
| Taktile | Germany | AI Models |
| The Exploration Company | Germany | SpaceTech |
| Aqemia | Germany | AI Models |
| Dalma. | Germany | FinTech |
| Defacto | Germany | AI Models |
| Filigran | Germany | AI Models |
| Flowdesk | Germany | FinTech |
| Homa | Germany | Creative Industries |
| Infinit | Germany | Creative Industries |
| Jow | France | FoodTech |
| Kovalee | France | RetailTech & Consumer |
| La Vie | France | FoodTech |
| Maki People | France | HRTech & EdTech |
| Mistral AI | France | AI Models |
| Onepilot | France | AI Agents |
| Orus | France | FinTech |
| Pennylane | France | FinTech |
| Photoroom | France | Creative Industries |
| Pigment | France | AI Models |
| poolside | France | AI Agents |
| Riot | France | AI Models |
| Surfe | France | SalesTech |
| Swan | France | FinTech |
| Upway | France | Mobility |
| Nuitée | France | RetailTech & Consumer |
| Tines | Ireland | Cybersecurity & DefenseTech |
| Exein | Ireland | Cybersecurity & DefenseTech |
| Futura | Italy | EdTech |
| Smartness | Italy | AI Models |
| Unobravo | Italy | HealthTech & BioTech |
| EyeSecurity | Italy | Cybersecurity & DefenseTech |
| Finom | Italy | FinTech |
| Framer | Netherlands | Creative Industries |
| TestGorilla | Netherlands | HRTech & EdTech |
| Linear | Netherlands | Developer Tooling |
| Flower | Sweden | HealthTech & BioTech |
| Lovable Labs | Sweden | AI Agents |
| bsport | Spain | SportTech |
| Olistic | Spain | HealthTech & BioTech |
| Payflow | Spain | FinTech |
| Shakers | Spain | AI Models |
| Titan OS | Spain | AI Models |
| Ukio | Spain | PropTech |
| DeepJudge | Denmark | AI Agents |
| Sparta Commodities | Denmark | FinTech |
| Flatpay | Denmark | FinTech |
| Monta | Denmark | Mobility |
| Prewave | Austria | Supply Chain & Logistics |