NestSentinel has been officially recognized as Tech For Change by VivaTech 2026, joining a selection of 500 impact-driven startups highlighted for their contribution to society, health, and the environment.This recognition marks an important milestone for NestSentinel, a French startup developing an intelligent, non-intrusive solution to help protect older adults and vulnerable people.
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Launched by VivaTech, the Tech For Change initiative highlights startups using technology to address major societal challenges. For its 2026 edition, VivaTech presents Tech For Change as a recognition and award dedicated to impactful exhibiting startups, across areas including society and health.
For NestSentinel, this recognition confirms the relevance of a project built around a clear mission: improving safety while preserving privacy, dignity, and independence.
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NestSentinel was designed to help detect falls, calls for help, early-stage fires, and other risk situations in care environments — without requiring residents to wear a bracelet or press a button. The solution combines embedded AI, local edge computing, and secure cloud infrastructure to send alerts within seconds, even if the Internet connection is unavailable.
At the heart of the project is a simple belief: technology should support caregivers and families without making vulnerable people feel monitored. NestSentinel’s approach is based on privacy by design, using thermal, audio, and radar signals to detect situations without identifying faces or recording conversations.
A deeply personal project
Beyond the technology, NestSentinel was born from a deeply personal story and a real-life question: how can we better protect someone we love, without taking away their privacy or independence?
This question continues to guide the project today.
Being recognized as Tech For Change by VivaTech 2026 is a strong encouragement for the team and a sign that the need for safer, more respectful care technologies is gaining visibility.
NestSentinel is also now part of the selection pool for the Top 30 and potentially the Top 6 finalists, which will further highlight startups with strong impact potential.
Meet NestSentinel at VivaTech 2026
NestSentinel is a French DeepTech company developing intelligent technologies for the prevention and early detection of risk situations affecting older adults and vulnerable individuals. Its flagship solution, RoomGuardian, combines multi-modal sensing with locally embedded Edge AI to identify critical situations without identifiable video cameras, wearable devices, or any action required from residents.
NestSentinel also develops a sovereign Edge AI and IoT platform, designed for seamless integration with third-party systems and white-label deployments.
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