# Upstream Festival — Startup & Innovation Festival
> Upstream Festival is an annual, community-driven startup and innovation festival held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The festival connects early-stage founders, scaleups, investors, corporates, and ecosystem builders through curated content, networking, and curated matchmaking.

## About Upstream Festival
Upstream Festival is a community-driven event focused on connecting startups with capital, partners, and opportunities. It was launched in 2020 to spotlight ambitious founders and forward-thinking investors within the broader innovation ecosystem. The festival is organized with the support of a network of co-creation partners from across the Netherlands.

Upstream Festival structures its programming around three thematic **tracks** that focus on innovation in key sectors:
- **Climate & Energy** – supporting startups tackling climate challenges, clean energy, decarbonization, and circularity.  
- **Port & Maritime** – focusing on logistics, port automation, smart infrastructure, and maritime innovation.  
- **Health & Wellbeing** – highlighting digital health, biotech, med-tech, diagnostics, and wellbeing solutions.  
These tracks shape relevant content, investors, and founders present at the festival. 

## Core Pages
- [Home](https://www.upstreamfestival.com/): High-level overview of Upstream Festival, including purpose, location, dates, and highlights.  
- [About](https://www.upstreamfestival.com/about): Background on the festival, community focus, organizers, and mission.  
- [Program](https://www.upstreamfestival.com/program): Detailed schedule of sessions, workshops, panels, and side events.  
- [Speakers](https://www.upstreamfestival.com/speakers): List and profiles of speakers, including founders, investors, operators, and industry experts.  
- [Speed Dates](https://www.upstreamfestival.com/speed-dates): Structured matchmaking sessions connecting founders with investors, corporates, and mentors.  
- [Tracks](https://www.upstreamfestival.com/tracks): Thematic tracks structuring the festival content and sessions.  
- [Tickets](https://www.upstreamfestival.com/tickets): Ticket categories, pricing, and registration details.  
- [Updates](https://www.upstreamfestival.com/updates): Official announcements, news, and festival updates.  
- [Partners](https://www.upstreamfestival.com/partners): Organizations and companies partnering with and sponsoring the festival.

## Contact Information
- **Email:** info@upstreamfestival.com
- **Contact page:** https://www.upstreamfestival.com/get-in-touch