F. Daigne on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, D. Turpin on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, J. -L. Atteia on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, J. Palmerio on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, L. -P. Xin on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, S. D. Vergani on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, B. Zhang on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, C. Wu on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, T. Maiolino on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, B. Schneider on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, D. Zhao on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, A. Li on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, D. Malesani on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, H. -L. Li on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, A. Saccardi on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, M. -G. Bernardini on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, H. Gao on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, F. Piron on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, O. Godet on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, B. -B. Zhang on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, Y. Wang on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, L. -J. Chen on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, B. Cordier on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, J. -Y. Wei on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, S. Basa on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, A. Claret on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, A. Coleiro on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, J. -S. Deng on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, Y. -W. Dong on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, D. Götz on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, X. -H. Han on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, Y. -L. Qiu on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, C. Lachaud on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, E. -W. Liang on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, J. Wang on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, S. -L. Xiong on behalf of the SVOM collaboration, S. -N. Zhang on behalf of the SVOM collaboration

Following its launch on 22 June 2024, the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) successfully completed its flight acceptance, commissioning, and scientific validation phases in early 2025, during which several tens of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) were detected onboard. Three quarters of these events have also been detected by other satellites, and a quarter are SVOM-only GRBs. In this article, we describe these early GRB observations, with a first description of the SVOM GRB sample that is emerging, and of the level of characterisation already achieved, and with a focus on a few events of particular interest. These early results are very encouraging regarding SVOM's ability to detect and fully characterise (including prompt emission, afterglow and distance) a wide range of GRBs (classical long GRBs, short GRBs, X-Ray Flashes, etc.) and to enable the use of these extreme high-energy transients as probes of the distant Universe.