4YFN 2025: the startup event
- Tech
- Spain
Are you an innovative tech startup active in e-health, 5G, the IoT, AI or blockchain? Are you interested in developing new collaborations and identifying business opportunities? The Four Years From Now Exhibition (4YFN), which will take place early Marche in Barcelona, is the place to be!
About
Held since 2014, the 4YFN exhibition is the startup event of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade fair. This show floor filled with innovation allows you to connect with the tech ecosystem and representatives from all facets of the industry.
The 2024 edition of the two shows brought together 101,000 visitors and 3,600 exhibitors from 205 countries. There were more than 28,000 companies on site.
Let’s meet in Barcelona, where the European tech community will shape the future and bring together innovative startups, technology hubs, startup accelerators and incubators, public agencies, corporations and SMEs, coworking spaces and universities!
An exhibition exclusively for tech startups!
Dedicated, like MWC, to tech, 4YFN focuses exclusively on start-ups in the sector, connecting them with a community of investors and an ecosystem dedicated to the development of innovation (public and governmental institutions, universities, existing companies, etc.) in order to encourage the development of start-up projects.
Numerous activities are organised in this sense: awards, workshops, pitching sessions,…
Sectors highlighted:
- e-Health
- Fintech
- Green tech
- Universities and spin-offs
- etc.
Become 1 of the 8 Brussels startups featured on our stand
We are hosting 8 startups in our collective startup corner, where you will have a 3m2 branded stand. Enjoy ideal conditions to expand your professional network and help you achieve your goals.
What’s on the agenda? 4YFN is the perfect event to:
- see your startup mentioned on the organization’s website;
- benefit from passes allowing access to 4YFN and MWC;
- Benefit from the organization of B2B meetings, upon request, by our representative in Barcelona;
- Take part in numerous activities (awards, pitching sessions, etc.);
- Participate in conferences and discussion sessions;
- Get advice from experts in various workshops;
- Possibly win the 4YFN awards 2025: a global competition to find the best digital startups (this is the highest official recognition offered exclusively to startups during MWC Barcelona 2025).
We are simultaneously exhibiting at the Mobile World Congress, so that you can benefit from the networking and interactivity between exhibitors and visitors of both fairs.
Program
Practical info
Screening criteria
- Only for Brussels-based companies;
- Registered with the ECB for fewer than 4 years.
Participation fee
- Starters (registered for less than 4 years at the BCE) and VSBs (Less than 10 FTE, Turnover less than €2.000.000) = €215 excl. VAT
- SME (Between 11 and 250 FTE, Turnover between €2.000.001 and €50.000.000) = €430 excl. VAT
Important! Note that travel and accommodation expenses are your responsibility, as well as the booking of your flights and hotel.
Event address
The 4YFN exhibition is placed at the heart of MWC in Gran Via de Fira Barcelona en Espagne.
Useful resources
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Registrations open until 31 October 2024
Any questions? Juste ask Florence and Carmen!
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Spain (Barcelona)
Belgian Consulate
C. Pujades 340, local bajos
Torre Pujades
08019 Barcelona
Spain