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Volunteer at Upstream Festival 2025
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24 Game-Changing European Startup Events You Can’t Afford to Miss
Looking to scale your startup, connect with top investors, or discover the latest innovations? We've rounded up 24 unmissable European startup events where founders, investors, and innovators come together to shape the future.

Navigating the Horizon: What will 2025 bring for Europe’s startup ecosystem?
In an era defined by relentless innovation and pressing global challenges, the European startup ecosystem stands at a critical juncture.

Join the NL Startup Competition
Pre-registration for the NL Startup Competion is open! Take your startup to the next level, participate in the second edition of the NL Startup Competition and pitch your startup for prize money, a valuable network and knowledge.

ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY: LEAD THE FUTURE OF UPSTREAM FESTIVAL
We’re looking for 3 ambitious founders to take on pivotal roles in Program, Partnerships, and Production at Upstream this year, with the exciting prospect of stepping into full leadership by 2026.

These 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

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.