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March 25, 2026

ENGINEERED SERENDIPITY

Come and meet the right people at Upstream Festival 2026 - we make it happen.

Meet the right people: we're not leaving it to chance

‍For this edition, we've significantly reduced the noise. Upstream is about meeting the people you need to grow, and we're not leaving that to chance.

‍Startup Roulette: To make sure you meet the investors that you need, Golden Egg is hosting a startup roulette on-site.

‍Founders Lounge: During Upstream '26, we'll create an exclusive founders-only safe space where startup and scale-up founders can connect with peers, share experiences, and maybe even meet their cofounder? And you won't have to leave it all to chance: offline dating platform Breeze has vibe-coded an awesome on-the-spot matching tool for us to ensure optimal engineered serendipity. Just tell us what you're looking for, and what you have to offer. If a match is found for you among the crowd, you'll get a message from our on-site matchmaker.Speeddating with Investors: we're lining up an incredible array of investors for you, including names like Arches Capital, DFF Ventures, Dutch Operator fund, 4Impact, Volta Ventures, Stedin, Achmea Impact Ventures, Graduate Ventures, Smarter Ventures, and many more. Schedule your speeddates with them in advance as soon as we open up our platform, or step up to our Connector Desk on-site if you're more of a last-minute type of person.

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