Every VivaTech Meeting, on the Clock
Chauffeur-driven transport for VivaTech at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles: executives, founders and delegations moved between the halls, the hotels and the airports on a schedule built for back-to-back days.
The DBS EXPERIENCE Standard
A VivaTech chauffeur service in Paris is private, chauffeur-driven transport for Europe's largest technology event, held at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles each June. It carries executives, founders, investors and delegations between the halls, the hotels, the side events across the city and the airports at Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget. VivaTech is three days of back-to-back meetings for people who arrive from abroad and leave with a full diary, so the value is in the timing: a car between each appointment, a chauffeur who knows the approaches to Porte de Versailles when the whole tech world converges on it, and one contact holding a moving schedule. The result is a founder or an executive who keeps every meeting without watching the clock.
What this is
Chauffeur-driven transport for VivaTech in Paris, in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, between Porte de Versailles, the hotels and the airports, timed to your diary.
What you get
A car between each meeting, delegation convoys, airport arrivals, and discreet transport for founders and investors, held by one operations contact.
What to do next
Send your dates, your meetings and your numbers, and receive a plan with the vehicles, the timings and one named contact, usually within the working day.
Why you can trust it
Founded in 2009, 25,000+ journeys, 98.9% on-time, Transport Licence No. EVTC075180190, issued by the French Ministry of Transport, rated 4.9/5 across 82 verified reviews.
Who we serve
For Those Who Run VivaTech to the Minute
VivaTech is three days that decide a quarter: a stand to run, a diary of meetings across the city, investors flying in and out, and Porte de Versailles at its busiest. We carry executives, founders and delegations between it all, on a schedule that flexes as the diary does, arranged directly with a corporate team or through the people who organise the visit. We work most closely with four profiles.
Exhibitors & Corporate Teams
A ground partner for the team running a stand and a diary: cars between the halls, the hotels and the side events, delegation convoys, and one contact holding a schedule that moves through the day, so the team works the event rather than the traffic.
Event Planners & MICE Agencies
A scalable partner for a client presence at VivaTech: airport arrivals, delegate convoys, on-site coordination and reporting, with consistent standards and the capacity to flex as a busy programme shifts.
Destination Management Companies
A reliable local partner for a delegation visiting Paris for the event: arrivals met at the airports, multilingual chauffeurs, and hotel-to-Porte-de-Versailles transfers, with white-label discretion that reduces your operational risk.
Executive Assistants & C-Level
A no-drama partner for a founder or an executive with a full VivaTech diary: a car between each meeting, discreet transport for sensitive conversations, live tracking and one point of contact, so the principal keeps every appointment without a thought for logistics.
From the arrival to the last meeting, every journey around VivaTech is below, timed to your diary and coordinated from one contact. VivaTech is one date in a full Paris business calendar, and the same team looks after the rest of it. For the everyday account see our corporate chauffeur service, and for the wider programme our events chauffeur service.
Airport Arrivals
Executives and delegations met at Charles de Gaulle, Orly and Le Bourget and brought to their hotels, with a chauffeur who waits for a delayed flight, synchronised to the event.
Hotel to Porte de Versailles
Transfers to Paris Expo timed around the opening and the peak, taking the cleanest approach to Porte de Versailles when the whole event arrives at once.
A Car Between Meetings
A chauffeur and car between the halls, the side events and the dinners, so a back-to-back diary is kept without a taxi rank between each appointment.
Delegation Convoys
Cars and vans for a delegation, staged so a group moves together between the venues, with one contact holding the transfers.
Discreet Founder & Investor Transport
Quiet transport for founders, investors and principals, with confidentiality for sensitive conversations held in the car, and NDAs on request.
Chauffeur by the Day
A car and chauffeur at your disposal across the event, for the halls, the meetings and the evenings, without rebooking each leg. See our chauffeur by the hour.
The DBS Difference
What a VivaTech Diary Asks For
The pitch is the easy part. The challenge is a diary of back-to-back meetings, a busy Porte de Versailles, and delegations arriving from abroad. We time a car between each appointment, know the approaches to the halls, and hold the schedule from one contact, so a full VivaTech runs without a gap.
Back-to-Back Ready
A car between each meeting, planned around a diary that moves, so a founder keeps every appointment across the halls and the side events without waiting.
Porte de Versailles Knowledge
Chauffeurs who know the approaches and the drop-off points at Paris Expo when the whole event converges, so you arrive close to the hall and unhurried.
International Arrivals
Delegations met at the airports with multilingual chauffeurs, so guests flying in for the event are expected and at ease from the first pickup.
Discretion for Founders
Confidentiality as a matter of course, NDAs on request, so a sensitive conversation held in the car between meetings stays there.
Duty of care and full cover.
Transport Licence No. EVTC075180190, issued by the French Ministry of Transport, with comprehensive passenger insurance.
One contact, around the clock.
A single operations contact, with a 24/7 desk answering within the hour.
The fleet
A fleet of 25-plus vehicles, kept immaculate and renewed regularly, from a sedan for a couple to a mini-coach for a hospitality group. We match the vehicles to your numbers and your sessions, and fares are confirmed in advance.
Executive Sedan
Mercedes-Benz Classe E
Up to 3 passengers · 3 cases. A discreet, efficient choice for individual and business arrivals.
Group & Family
Mercedes-Benz V-Class XL
Up to 7 passengers · generous luggage. Space for families and small teams with substantial cases.
Luxury Flagship
Mercedes-Benz S-Class LWB
Up to 3 passengers · 3 cases. Long-wheelbase comfort for executives stepping off a TGV or Eurostar.
Luxury SUV
Range Rover Vogue Autobiography LWB
Up to 3 passengers · ample luggage. Commanding presence with elevated comfort.
VIP Van
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Minibus 19
Up to 19 passengers. The workhorse of the conference shuttles and site-to-site delegate transfers.
Luxury Executive Minibus
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Mini-coach 28
Up to 28 passengers. The larger group transfers carried together in a single vehicle.
How It Works
From Arrival to Last Meeting, in Four Steps
Share Your Diary
Tell us your dates, your meetings and your numbers. We advise on the vehicles, the timing between appointments and the arrivals at the airports.
We Plan the Days
We build the schedule around your diary, agree the drop-off points at Porte de Versailles, and brief the chauffeur on the event and its approaches.
We Run the Event
A car is with you between each meeting, delegations move together, and one contact holds the schedule, adjusting live as the diary shifts.
Across the Event
One contact holds your days across the event, so each morning starts on time and each evening ends without a loose end.
In practice
How DBS EXPERIENCE Works in Real Life
A Founder's Back-to-Back Day
A founder has a stand at VivaTech and a diary of investor meetings across the city. We keep a car with them between each appointment, hold confidentiality for the conversations in transit, and adjust the schedule live as meetings move, so the day is kept without a taxi rank between each stop.
An International Delegation
A DMC brings a delegation to VivaTech from abroad. We meet the arrivals at Charles de Gaulle across two days, place multilingual chauffeurs, and run convoys between the hotel and Porte de Versailles, so a group that does not know the city moves together and on time.
A Corporate Team Running a Stand
A company runs a stand and hosts clients through the event. We provide cars for the executives, a van for the team, and airport arrivals for visiting guests, with one contact and a consolidated invoice, so the team works the event rather than the logistics.
Authority
In Summary
DBS EXPERIENCE is a Paris-based private chauffeur service founded in 2009, providing chauffeur-driven transport for VivaTech at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, carrying executives, founders and delegations between the halls, the hotels and the airports on a back-to-back schedule, coordinated from one operations contact. From its base at 320 rue Saint-Honoré, it runs 25-plus vehicles and 30-plus bilingual chauffeurs, 24/7, with 98.9% punctuality over 25,000-plus journeys.
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À chaque arrivée de nos dirigeants à Paris, le chauffeur est déjà là quand ils passent la douane. Les vols bougent, la prise en charge ne bouge jamais. Cela retire la seule variable que nous ne maîtrisons pas.
Assistante de direction · Client corporate international
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you arrange a car at short notice during VivaTech?
Yes. VivaTech is one of the busiest weeks of the Paris business year and we hold capacity for it. With 25-plus vehicles, 30-plus chauffeurs and a 24/7 desk answering within the hour, we arrange a car for a single day or the whole event, and add a vehicle for an extra guest or a change of diary without unsettling the rest of your schedule.
How do you handle the access and drop-off at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles?
Porte de Versailles is at its busiest during VivaTech, with heavy approaches and controlled drop-off. We know the approved points and the cleanest routes in, brief the chauffeur on the day, and agree where you are set down, so you arrive close to the hall and unhurried rather than caught in the queue at the gate.
Is transport for founders and sensitive conversations kept confidential?
Yes. Names, schedules and journeys are held in confidence, our chauffeurs work to a confidentiality standard as a matter of course, and we sign non-disclosure agreements on request. A conversation held in the car between meetings stays there, so founders and investors can use the time in transit.
Do you offer electric or hybrid vehicles for VivaTech transport?
Yes. Hybrid and electric options are available on request within our fleet of 25-plus vehicles, where the routes allow, so a day at VivaTech can be arranged with a lighter footprint while keeping an executive standard across the diary.
Can you keep a car with a founder for a full day of back-to-back meetings?
Yes, and it is the heart of this service. We place a car and chauffeur at your disposal for the day, so a diary of meetings across the halls, the side events and the dinners is kept without rebooking each leg or finding a taxi between stops. The schedule is held by one contact and adjusted live as meetings move, so you keep every appointment.
Send Your Diary, Receive a Plan for the Event
Share your dates, your meetings and your numbers, and our team returns a plan with the vehicles, the timings and one operations contact for VivaTech. For the everyday account, see our corporate chauffeur service and our events chauffeur service.