I WANT TO EXHIBIT AT SIAL START-UP
Are you an innovative startup in the agri-food sector?
SIAL Start-up is waiting for you! Propel your project forward by connecting with investors in the food industry and presenting your innovations to an audience passionate about the latest global food trends.
Over five days, SIAL Paris, the largest food innovation exhibition, provides start-ups with unparalleled visibility. All the solutions shaping the future of food will be showcased on stands and on the SIAL Pitch stage, within the Startup Village. This space gathers nearly 150 emerging companies. This start-up area serves as a central hub for networking, discovering the latest disruptive innovations, and meeting the key players driving the future of the foodtech and food industry sectors. Ideally located at the heart of the trade show, between Halls 5A and 6, this space is a key destination for all attendees of the food exhibition 2026.
Show that you are part of the international ecosystem, that you're rooted in this culture of innovation.
- Grow your business
- Meet new financial partners
- Engage with investors ready to support your growth
- Take advantage of the food ecosystem under one roof
- Gain visibility
- Benefit from our national and international communities
- Connect with entrepreneurs worldwide eager to discover new solutions
A turnkey offer
Enjoy a complete package designed for agri-food start-ups looking to maximize visibility and impact with decision-makers, buyers, and international media during the food exhibition.
By participating as a start-up at SIAL Paris, you will benefit from:
- PREMIUM or STANDARD stand in the Start-up Village from 17 to 21 October 2026 (including furniture, signage, and electricity)
- A storage area and a preparation zone, allowing you to prepare your products on a work surface and to benefit from facilities suitable for heating and/or storage.
- Daily cleaning of your stand during the exhibition
- Access to your online exhibitor space to manage your participation
- Exhibitor badges
Boost your visibility and business opportunities
- Access to the matchmaking platform to pre-arrange meetings with visitors
- Inclusion of your company in the official online catalogue
- A direct link to your website so visitors can access via sialparis.com
- Media coverage of the Start-up Village across SIAL communications
- A mediakit and invitations to promote your participation to clients and prospects
Take your presence further and showcase your expertise
Participate in the flagship competitions – free registration included in your exhibitor package:
- SIAL Innovation: the essential platform to highlight your innovative solutions to international decision-makers, buyers, media, and qualified visitors.
- SIAL For Change: the first RSE award at SIAL Paris, rewarding companies integrating sustainable and socially responsible practices into their strategy.
Join SIAL Start-up
Take the stage at SIAL Pitch
At SIAL Paris 2026, the SIAL Pitch is an energizing and impactful highlight for start-ups. Located at the heart of the Start-up Village, the stage offers a unique platform where early-stage projects and innovative entrepreneurs present their vision, products and services to a live audience of industry professionals, global visitors, and leading investors.
Each year, SIAL Pitch brings together a carefully selected line-up of foodtech start-ups who step onto the stage to pitch their ideas, showcase their innovation, and share their growth strategies. This dynamic environment fosters high-energy exchanges, fresh perspectives, and real-world feedback, helping ambitious founders refine their narrative and accelerate their path to commercial success.
Pitching on this stage allows start-ups to attract the attention of potential partners and investors, boost their activity, and build credibility within the global agri-food ecosystem. The format encourages direct engagement with stakeholders seeking to support innovation and growth, transforming compelling pitches into meaningful collaborations and business opportunities.
Whether you develop sustainable ingredients, disruptive technologies, healthy alternatives, or next-generation food solutions, SIAL Pitch is an unmissable platform to propel your expertise forward, enhance your visibility, and connect with the right partners. It is the perfect opportunity to grow your start-up internationally.
Discover the investors who support agri-food innovation
During the exhibition, we have the pleasure of welcoming a carefully selected group of investors and financial partners fully dedicated to supporting innovation and accelerating the growth of young innovative companies. Their presence reinforces SIAL Paris as a key platform for connecting emerging companies with the right resources and opportunities to expand at both national and international levels.
Throughout the event, these venture capitalists and investment professionals engage directly with start-ups, explore new concepts, and identify potential strategic partnerships that help turn innovative ideas into tangible, scalable solutions. Their involvement offers start-ups an unparalleled opportunity to gain visibility, build meaningful relationships with key decision-makers, and strengthen their competitive advantage.
Participation in SIAL Paris also allows companies in the early stages of development to showcase their process innovations, conduct in-depth market research, and take critical steps to start a business or expand their existing small business.
Below is the list of investors who took part in SIAL Paris 2024:
Big Idea Ventures, Eatable Adventures, Five Seasons Ventures, PeakBridge, Mondelez International - SnackFutures Ventures, Sienna Ventures, ProVeg International, Techstars Sustainability Paris, and more...
The updated list for SIAL Paris 2026 will be available soon, offering a clear picture of the type of investors you may meet by taking part in the event!
Conditions of your participation
To exhibit at the SIAL Start-up Village, your start-up must meet a few simple but essential criteria that ensure a dynamic and inspiring environment for innovation.
Your company must be less than six years old on the opening day of the exhibition, operate in a sector included in the exhibition’s classification, and have already completed a fundraising round or generated a turnover demonstrating its credibility and growth potential.
These criteria are designed to help you fully take advantage of everything SIAL Paris offers to young, innovative companies: visibility, opportunities to meet investors and financial partners, and access to an international network of entrepreneurs and professionals in the agri-food sector.
By joining the Start-up Village, you enter a space where your products and services can be discovered by an international audience, where you can present your ideas on the SIAL Pitch stage, participate in innovation competitions, and create tangible business opportunities to grow your activity.
In short, these conditions are your passport to making the most of SIAL Paris, accelerating your growth, and showcasing your start-up on a global stage. It’s an opportunity to demonstrate your expertise, meet the right partners, and give your project a real boost.
It is also possible for a major industry player to book an entire pavilion (8 booths within the Start-Up area) and select the start-ups they wish to bring to SIAL, similar to a country pavilion.