Boost your visibility and accelerate your growth by applying for the
Ready For IT Start-ups Prize!
A springboard for innovative solutions in AI, Data, Cybersecurity, Cloud, or Infrastructure
Applications for the 2026 Start-ups Prize are now closed. See you in 2027 for a new chance to participate!
The winner of this first edition of the Start-ups Prize is YAMPA!
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A real opportunity for IT start-ups to shine!
For its 7th edition, Ready For IT aims more than ever to support the CIOs of French mid-sized companies and help them transform their organizations to meet their competitiveness, growth, and innovation challenges. In this spirit, Ready For IT is launching its Start-up Award.
The goal: to highlight and showcase to a wide audience young companies offering innovative solutions in the fields of AI, Data, Cybersecurity, Cloud, and Infrastructures
What are the exclusive benefits of the Ready For IT Start-ups Prize?
The winner of the Start-ups Prize enjoys exceptional visibility among IT decision-makers.
- A fully equipped corner in the start-ups village
- An elevator pitch session to present your solution at the heart of the event
- Privileged access to the entire Ready For IT ecosystem with concrete networking and business opportunities


How to participate in the Start-ups Prize?
The Start-ups Prize is open to any company:
- That is less than 5 years old: created after January 2021
- Created in a European Union country and financed by European funds
- Has not already participated in a previous edition of Ready For IT as an exhibitor
- Offering an innovative solution in AI, Cloud, Data, Cybersecurity, or Infrastructure…
- Supporting CIOs on a daily basis in accelerating their companies’ organizational transformations.
Key participation dates
1/ Submission of applications
2/ Jury deliberation
3/ Presentation of the Start-ups Prize to the winner
Discover the experts on the Start-ups Prize jury
These industry professionals carefully evaluate each application to identify the most innovative and promising projects in the IT ecosystem.
