Heuritech was selected by a panel of judges from a shortlist of 32 startups, all exhibiting at Viva Tech. The judges included: Angela Ahrendts, senior vice-president of retail, Apple; Stewart Butterfield, founder of Slack; Sébastien Bazin, chairman and chief executive, Accor; and Daniel Zhang, chief executive, Alibaba. The winning company will meet with LVMH Group teams in charge of private equity investments and discuss a potential relationship with the group. "Last year when I was asked to do this, I said yes. I've always been passionate about technology and for me to be in touch with startups, tech startups, has always been a passion," Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of LVMH, said at the event.