28.05 - 29.05 2024
Two days of everything a startup needs for grOWTH
Upstream is where innovation meets community. Join us for an electrifying blend of inspiration, collaboration, and forward-thinking. Whether you're a founder, student, investor, policymaker, or bold corporate, this community-driven festival is your gateway to cutting-edge ideas, meaningful connections, and endless possibilities.
Get your ticketsWhat to expect
2000+
attendees
Connect with over 2000 change makers who drive the transition to a digital, carbon neutral, circular and inclusive economy. Want to be one of them? Get your tickets now.
Community
driven
Join a variety of side events that take place over several days and include partner-created sessions on three key topics: access to capital, markets and talent. Want to become a co-creation partner and organise your own Upstream 2024 side event? Host your side event.
25+
speakers
We host more than 25 inspirational talks by leading experts, founders and artists. Want to suggest a speaker or join our line up? Get involved now.
Why attend?
Founders
- Grow and scale your business
- Connect with frontrunners of the next economy
- Meet investors and bold corporates
Investors
- Grow and scale your business
- Connect with frontrunners of the next economy
- Meet investors and bold corporates
Change Makers
- Access to new markets and talent
- Find innovative solutions and talent for sustainable growth
- Gain access to international markets
Updates
View all updatesRotterdam hosts European startup founders and investors at Upstream to drive innovation for a future proof economy
Up!Rotterdam and more than 50 public and private partners are organizing the fifth edition of the Upstream Festival on May 28 and 29, 2024. This event brings together more than 2,000 founders of startups and scale-ups, investors, corporates
Rotterdam invests €2.6 million in investment fund Uniiq
Zuid-Holland, RVO, and the HEID foundation are co-investing: an additional 10 million euros are available for innovative startups. The municipality of Rotterdam is making € 2.6 million available to Proof-of-concept fund UNIIQ.
House of Capital: €12 Billion In Managed Assets Present
Rotterdam will host Upstream Festival from May 23-25, 2023, offering diverse business activities, including Capital Wednesday on May 24th, connecting startups with over €12B in managed assets.