21.05 - 22.05 2025
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, investor or a corporate changemaker, this community-driven festival is your gateway to cutting-edge ideas, meaningful connections, and endless possibilities.
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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. Check out Upstream 2024 side events.
25+
speakers
We host more than 25 inspirational talks by leading experts, founders and artists. See the full line up.
Why attend?
Founders
- Connect with other founders
- Meet investors and corporate buyers
- Grow and scale your business
Investors
- Find new deals
- Meet (co-)investors
- Showcase your expertise
Change Makers
- Meet the startups and scale-ups
- Learn from other innovators
- Highlight your impact
Updates
View all updatesThese are the finalists of the first NL Startup Competition competing for 10,000 euros
From over a hundred applications, sixteen startups have been selected to advance to the finals of the NL Startup Competition. They will pitch on May 29th before a jury of investors, experts, and entrepreneurs, competing for 10,000 euros.
Randstad collaborates with student platform Minite to reach students
The platform that assists students in gaining relevant work experience through data-driven hiring and helps companies find valuable talent is entering into a partnership with Randstad to connect young talent with the business world.
Rotterdam 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