4 Years From Now 2026
Join us at 4YFN – 2-5 March 2026
For the 4th year in a row, sixteen Dutch startups will travel together with a Dutch delegation, guided by InnovationQuarter, to Barcelona to participate in 4YFN (4 Years From Now), the startup event of the Mobile World Congress. Their mission? To connect with international customers, investors, and strategic partners to accelerate the next growth phase of their businesses.
Are you a scale-up, startup or innovative SME working on deeptech, healthtech, telecom or other tech products? Join the Dutch delegation at 4YFN from 2 – 5 March 2026. It’s one of the most influential tech events in Europe. Meet corporate technology scouts, government buyers, investors, R&D partners and your international competition.
Previous edition – 4YFN 2025
In 2023, 2024 and 2025 Dutch startups showcased their latest innovations in areas such as e-Health, AI, 5-6G, apps, cybersecurity, green-tech, fintech and cloud applications at the 4YFN event.
Seven good reasons to join our delegation:
- Great visibility for your company at our NL-branded booths
- Generate high value international business leads in just 4 days
- Pitch your company to the world on one of the stages at the event and draw business leads to your booth
- Partake in face-to-face networking opportunities with switched-on investors, potential clients and partners
- In 2025 Dutch startups rated the expo 4YFN with an 9 (out of 10)
- Get dedicated support with international matchmaking by Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)
- Strengthen the connections and accelerate your business with the Dutch delegation, including high-level telecom and connectivity professionals.
Why others are joining – Joris from Whispp shares his story
Real business impact at 4YFN
After four intense days of networking, pitching, and meetings, many startups left 4YFN with concrete leads and collaboration opportunities.
“We are here for the second time. The stage we are in now is so different from where we were last year. It went really fast. We met many interesting potential clients and people we already collaborate with. And that in just a few days.”
“We had a lot of people showing interest, and yesterday an obesity program approached us. They are based here in Spain, and I think we signed them up as a customer.”
“We were invited by Nokia to a Sustainable Leaders event, where we could share our journey and showcase what we have been doing so far to a group of sustainability directors. It was a great opportunity to explore potential partnerships along the way.”
Your company profile:
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- You are a startup, scale-up or SME with an innovative tech product.
- You classify as an SME (small or medium enterprise) according to the European Union self-test
- You have a product or service in the field of connectivity: 5G applications, IoT, sensoring, cybersecurity, laser, AI, immersive tech, quantum or other in the field of connectivity.
- Your company has its primary business registration in the Netherlands.
- Your company is geared up for global growth, with a clear international vision and the drive to make it happen. Whether it’s landing your first (pilot) customers, forging strategic partnerships, or securing the funding to scale, you’re ready to take the leap.
- You are a startup, scale-up or SME with an innovative tech product.
