LVMH selects 2026 Innovation Awards finalists

At the VivaTech trade show in Paris, which will open on June 17, the LVMH group will once again assign the Innovation Awards, recognising innovative solutions for the fashion and luxury industries. For the first time, the three innovation prizes will each be awarded on a different day during the Parisian digital tech event.

Three contenders are vying for the Best Impact Award for sustainable transformation: Cropx, whose connected agronomic system helps optimise agricultural soil management; Clearbot, specialised in designing robotic boats that collect waste in maritime areas; and FairlyMade, a traceability solution enabling fashion labels to monitor sourcing and reduce their global environmental footprint.

The jury for the Most Promising Award has shortlisted four innovative start-ups. Alpic was selected for its AI solutions applied to content creation, while Synthesia creates videos automatically starting from simple textual commands. Tuboolar creates tools that organise and optimise complex data streams and make supply chains operations smoother, while 60FPS relies on display speed to improve the user experience in e-tail sites.

The Best Business Award will go to one of three specialists in commercial performance optimisation. The first is Bluefish, which makes it possible to fine-tune customer targeting via predictive purchasing behaviour analysis. LS Group develops solutions for immersive experiences and 3D visualisation to speed up product development work. Storyly incorporates interactive formats in retailers’ mobile apps, to boost customer loyalty and sales.

The previous edition of the LVMH Innovation Awards, in 2025, recognised three innovative start-ups: Kahoona (real-time predictive segmentation of site visitor profiles), OMI (virtual photo-studio solutions) and Genesis (a digital data platform that assesses, monitors and improves soil health).

The VivaTech show will be held on June 17-20 at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris. It will feature over 4,000 exhibitors and expects approximately 180,000 visitors. Among the exhibitors, companies whose innovative solutions, as shown in 2025, are applicable to a plethora of sectors, from fashion to beauty, logistics, behavioural analysis and even sales personnel uniforms.