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RATP Group
RATP Group
RATP loves startups
RATP loves startups
Why this Challenge?

As the world's 3rd largest urban transport operator, the RATP group is committed to developing, operating, maintaining and modernizing innovative public transport systems, offering an enriched travel experience for all and improving the working conditions of its employees.

As a preferred partner of 780+ cities worldwide, RATP is helping create more sustainable and inclusive cities. To do so, it can rely on its own capacity for innovation and on an open ecosystem in which startups play a key role.

The Startup Challenges
Sustainable Transport

Boosting green transition and adapting business to climate change

Context / Need:
As a key player in urban daily life, the RATP group is committed to preserving the environment by reducing its carbon footprint. It must also meet the many challenges posed by climate change by constantly adapting its activities to make them more resilient.

Expected Solutions:
The RATP Group is looking for innovative solutions, processes, or technologies to:
· Make the most of its resources and waste, particularly industrial waste (steel, ballast, concrete, etc.)
· Develop the resilience of its activities to the consequences of climate change, particularly on transport infrastructures (effects of heat waves, flooding, etc.).
· Integrate new, more sustainable materials

Scope:
Low-carbon materials, intelligent equipment, energy and water recovery solutions, risk monitoring and anticipation tools...

Apply Now

Sustainable Transport

Boosting green transition and adapting business to climate change

Context / Need:
As a key player in urban daily life, the RATP group is committed to preserving the environment by reducing its carbon footprint. It must also meet the many challenges posed by climate change by constantly adapting its activities to make them more resilient.

Expected Solutions:
The RATP Group is looking for innovative solutions, processes, or technologies to:
· Make the most of its resources and waste, particularly industrial waste (steel, ballast, concrete, etc.)
· Develop the resilience of its activities to the consequences of climate change, particularly on transport infrastructures (effects of heat waves, flooding, etc.).
· Integrate new, more sustainable materials

Scope:
Low-carbon materials, intelligent equipment, energy and water recovery solutions, risk monitoring and anticipation tools...

Apply Now

Sustainable Transport

Boosting green transition and adapting business to climate change

Context / Need:
As a key player in urban daily life, the RATP group is committed to preserving the environment by reducing its carbon footprint. It must also meet the many challenges posed by climate change by constantly adapting its activities to make them more resilient.

Expected Solutions:
The RATP Group is looking for innovative solutions, processes, or technologies to:
· Make the most of its resources and waste, particularly industrial waste (steel, ballast, concrete, etc.)
· Develop the resilience of its activities to the consequences of climate change, particularly on transport infrastructures (effects of heat waves, flooding, etc.).
· Integrate new, more sustainable materials

Scope:
Low-carbon materials, intelligent equipment, energy and water recovery solutions, risk monitoring and anticipation tools...

Apply Now

For passengers

Enhancing passenger experience and services

Context / Need:
Every day, the RATP Group is committed to offering passengers multimodal, accessible and safe mobility. To optimize travel time, make travel easier and enrich the mobility experience, the key challenges are to optimize the fluidity of the journey and the ability to respond to needs other than travel, thanks to useful and innovative services.

Expected Solutions:
The RATP Group is looking for innovative solutions, processes, or technologies to :
· Make urban transport easier to use and more attractive for everyone (children, senior citizens, non-citizens, the visually impaired...).
· Offer a seamless, fluid mobility experience (multimodal journeys, etc.).
· Provide new, useful passenger services in our spaces.

Scope:
Innovative signage, flow optimization tools, useful new services in stations, solutions to enhance passenger accessibility, comfort and sense of security...

Apply Now

For passengers

Enhancing passenger experience and services

Context / Need:
Every day, the RATP Group is committed to offering passengers multimodal, accessible and safe mobility. To optimize travel time, make travel easier and enrich the mobility experience, the key challenges are to optimize the fluidity of the journey and the ability to respond to needs other than travel, thanks to useful and innovative services.

Expected Solutions:
The RATP Group is looking for innovative solutions, processes, or technologies to :
· Make urban transport easier to use and more attractive for everyone (children, senior citizens, non-citizens, the visually impaired...).
· Offer a seamless, fluid mobility experience (multimodal journeys, etc.).
· Provide new, useful passenger services in our spaces.

Scope:
Innovative signage, flow optimization tools, useful new services in stations, solutions to enhance passenger accessibility, comfort and sense of security...

Apply Now

For passengers

Enhancing passenger experience and services

Context / Need:
Every day, the RATP Group is committed to offering passengers multimodal, accessible and safe mobility. To optimize travel time, make travel easier and enrich the mobility experience, the key challenges are to optimize the fluidity of the journey and the ability to respond to needs other than travel, thanks to useful and innovative services.

Expected Solutions:
The RATP Group is looking for innovative solutions, processes, or technologies to :
· Make urban transport easier to use and more attractive for everyone (children, senior citizens, non-citizens, the visually impaired...).
· Offer a seamless, fluid mobility experience (multimodal journeys, etc.).
· Provide new, useful passenger services in our spaces.

Scope:
Innovative signage, flow optimization tools, useful new services in stations, solutions to enhance passenger accessibility, comfort and sense of security...

Apply Now

For employees

Reinforcing the safety and well-being of our teams at work.

Context & Need:
The RATP Group relies on the commitment of all its teams to provide passengers with an efficient day-to-day service and to enhance its industrial excellence. Some of these teams carry out physically demanding activities (maintenance, logistics...) or operate in high-risk environments (building sites, working at height, at night...). The RATP Group is always on the lookout for ways to improve their working conditions.

Expected Solutions:
The RATP Group is looking for innovative solutions, processes or technologies to :
· Prevent risks, particularly for the most exposed employees.
· Preserve teams' health and safety at work, particularly field teams (maintenance, logistics, etc.).
· Promote team cohesion and solidarity.

Scope:
Monitoring and prevention solutions, organization of the working environment, new equipment…

Apply Now

For employees

Reinforcing the safety and well-being of our teams at work.

Context & Need:
The RATP Group relies on the commitment of all its teams to provide passengers with an efficient day-to-day service and to enhance its industrial excellence. Some of these teams carry out physically demanding activities (maintenance, logistics...) or operate in high-risk environments (building sites, working at height, at night...). The RATP Group is always on the lookout for ways to improve their working conditions.

Expected Solutions:
The RATP Group is looking for innovative solutions, processes or technologies to :
· Prevent risks, particularly for the most exposed employees.
· Preserve teams' health and safety at work, particularly field teams (maintenance, logistics, etc.).
· Promote team cohesion and solidarity.

Scope:
Monitoring and prevention solutions, organization of the working environment, new equipment…

Apply Now

For employees

Reinforcing the safety and well-being of our teams at work.

Context & Need:
The RATP Group relies on the commitment of all its teams to provide passengers with an efficient day-to-day service and to enhance its industrial excellence. Some of these teams carry out physically demanding activities (maintenance, logistics...) or operate in high-risk environments (building sites, working at height, at night...). The RATP Group is always on the lookout for ways to improve their working conditions.

Expected Solutions:
The RATP Group is looking for innovative solutions, processes or technologies to :
· Prevent risks, particularly for the most exposed employees.
· Preserve teams' health and safety at work, particularly field teams (maintenance, logistics, etc.).
· Promote team cohesion and solidarity.

Scope:
Monitoring and prevention solutions, organization of the working environment, new equipment…

Apply Now

Selection Criteria
Relevance of the solution

Business potential with RATP teams

Innovation and differentiation

of the value proposition

Business potential

with RATP teams

Solution maturity
Team quality
Rewards
  • A four-day showcase in our Lab for your startup

    Winners will be invited to exhibit at VivaTech 2025 on the RATP Lab

  • Meet up with the RATP group's Startups program

    Get the chance to identify a potential collaboration

  • Win Passes for VivaTech 2025

    Winners will get four 4-day passes for the event

Play an active role in our six business sectors

Your solution, product or service demonstrates that you can play an active role in LVMH's ecosystem and deliver on a large scale. Whether it be the creation process, the omnichannel customer journey, or operation and manufacturing, you support the Group's legacy of excellence and innovation in all areas of its 6 business sectors.

  • Fashion & Leather Goods

  • Wines & Spirits

  • Perfumes & Cosmetics

  • Watches & Jewelry

  • Other Activities

  • Selective Retailing

Timeline

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  • 17/02/2025

    Startup Challenges open

  • 23/03/2025

    Startup Challenges close

  • 14/04/2025

    Selected Startups announced

  • 11/06/2025

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    20/06/2026

    VivaTech 2025

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