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press page

Welcome to the Upstream Festival Press Page! Upstream Festival is a startup festival where early-stage startups find capital and opportunities. This page provides journalists and media professionals with easy access to press releases, high-resolution images, media kits, and key event details to cover Upstream Festival 2026. For interviews or exclusive content, please contact us.

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Upstream 2026 will be the 7th Edition

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Date: May 21 2026

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Location: Van Nelle Fabriek, Van Nelleweg 1, 3044 BC Rotterdam

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Tracks: Port & Maritime | Health & Wellbeing | Climate & Energy

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‍Side events are organized by ecosystem partners across the Netherlands

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Expected attendee split: 80% founders and investors, 20% other (students, attendees)

press material

Here you can find all relevant material to download for your convenience:

Logo

Banner

‍‍Images 2025

Press Release 2026 to follow

Co-Founders Upstream

Confirmed speaker

Partner information

Program

Team Overview | Team Details

Previous editions

You can find information about previous editions on our edition pages including previous press releases:

Upstream Festival 2020

Upstream Festival 2021

Upstream Festival 2022

Upstream Festival 2023

Upstream Festival 2024

Upstream Festival 2025

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