Demo day 2025

On June 2, the Hélène Keller garden in Paris played host to the very first Demo Day on the Louis Braille Campus.

With over 200 participants, 17 committed start-ups and 8 passionate speakers, everyone was united around the same goal: to advance inclusive innovation for the visually impaired.

Throughout the day, exchanges were rich, demonstrations inspiring, and meetings numerous, highlighting projects with high social impact carried out by committed entrepreneurs, associations and partners.

Start-ups present

The Demo Day enabled several start-ups and associations incubated or close to the Louis Braille Campus ecosystem to present their concrete solutions for promoting autonomy, accessibility and mobility:

• Artha
• EMVI
• Ezymob with Connect
• Feelobject with Virtuoz
• GiveVision
• GoSense with Rango
• IEyes with ICane
• IMDV with Ouicanne
• Les yeux dits with La Bavarde
• SeedGrowth with Navilens and Biped
• SonarVision

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Exhibitors committed to inclusive design and accessibility were also on hand to enrich the discussions:

• Dot Inc.
• Audiodescription portal - Ministère de la Culture
• Reflextime Company
• Tactile Studio
• VILT and OpenText
• Vision réalité

The speakers

The day, organized and introduced by Thibaut de Martimprey, Director of the Louis Braille Campus, was moderated by Mr Anthony Drevet and featured a number of inspiring speeches:

• Ms Chahra Louafi, BPI Fund Manager
• Antoine Michel, Investir & Plus
• Ms Lorraine De Varax, Tactile Studio
• Mr. Mergel Takam, Dot Inc.
• Mr Christian Monjou, Lecturer

The discussions were rounded off by the projection of a video shot at the SightCity trade show by the Vision Réalité team, before closing with a word from Mr. Sylvain Nivard, President of the Association Valentin Haüy.

A host of partners

Many thanks to the Campus partners who support these initiatives and make these events possible:
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Fondation Malakoff Humanis Handicap, Wavestone, VILT, Tactile Studio, Dot Inc.

We would also like to thank Xavier Musca, President of the Louis Braille Campus, for his presence on this symbolic day.

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A nice echo in the press

The Demo Day attracted a great deal of media interest, highlighting start-ups and their concrete innovations. The media highlighted the quality of the projects presented and the impact they can have on the daily lives of visually impaired people.

Acuité reported in particular on the atmosphere of the day and the commitment of the participants:

"The lawn and aisles were packed. Dozens of visually impaired and blind people from all over France were able to test the innovations incubated by the Institut Louis Braille"(Acuité).

In a second section, the media company detailed several key innovations:

‍Rango, the smart box that transforms the white cane into a connected assistant, Icane, a connected cane equipped with a voice assistant and safety features, and Virtuoz, a 3D tactile and sound model. These concrete solutions were hailed for their ability to enhance users' autonomy(Acuité).

France 24 emphasized the national scope of Demo Day, pointing out that "17 start-ups are innovating in favor of the two million blind and partially-sighted people in France"(France 24), demonstrating the importance of these initiatives in the French ecosystem.

L'Express highlighted the role of artificial intelligence in some solutions, quoting Robin Le Gal, co-founder of Ezymob:

"We've integrated an AI algorithm to analyze images and locate key transport infrastructures such as turnstiles, doors and seats"(L'Express).

This technology enhances the daily lives of users of Connect, the application that guides users on public transport.

Finally, Acuité - Profession placed the Demo Day within the overall strategy of the Campus Louis Braille, highlighting its role as a European hub for inclusive innovation and its objective of making costly technical aids accessible, with recognition as reimbursable medical devices(Acuité).

In this way, the media helped to highlight not only the event itself, but above all the start-ups present and their concrete solutions, showing how Demo Day is a real springboard for inclusive innovation.

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What next?

This first Demo Day marks a turning point: that of a collective dynamic focused on action and sharing. The next major event has already been scheduled: the celebration of the second anniversary of the Louis Braille Campus, on November 14, 2025. A highlight that will confirm the Campus' place as a key player in inclusive innovation.