{"id":18752,"date":"2022-02-03T09:30:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T09:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/?p=18752"},"modified":"2024-11-11T10:19:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T10:19:36","slug":"4yfn-connecting-start-ups-at-mwc-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/newsroom\/press-release\/4yfn-connecting-start-ups-at-mwc-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"4YFN: Connecting Start-ups at MWC Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>300+ speakers and BStartup Banco Sabadell back as platinum sponsor<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>3 February 2022, Barcelona: <\/strong>The GSMA\u2019s leading start-up and innovation platform,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.4yfn.com\">4YFN (Four Years From Now)<\/a>, returns to the heart of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/\">MWC Barcelona<\/a>\u00a0for a second consecutive year. Located in Hall 6 of Fira Gran Via and now in its eighth edition, the event signifies the importance of the 4YFN community, bringing together start-ups, investors, institutions, corporations, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe global start-up community is thriving, and we\u2019re excited to bring this positive momentum to Barcelona with 4YFN, where there is a vibrant and bustling local scene for innovation and technology,\u201d said Pere Duran, 4YFN Series Director. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing an optimistic investment landscape right now, so there is real opportunity out there. By bringing the worlds of innovation and investment together, we are supporting an inclusive tech ecosystem, which can innovate, collaborate and inspire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>4YFN\u2019s presence at MWC Barcelona will support networking and learning opportunities for many diverse start-ups, enterprises, and investors, with more than \u20ac4 billion of potential investment available at this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n<p>This year, 4YFN will focus on four key\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.4yfn.com\/key-themes\/\">themes<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tech Humanism\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 looking at how innovation is influencing humanity and society;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Founders<\/strong>\u2013 where founders, funders, and experts share their insights and advice;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Funding &amp; Corporate Venturing<\/strong>\u2013 where best practices in designing, implementing and executing programmes are shared; and<\/li>\n<li><strong>Creative Minds<\/strong>\u2013 where creative leaders explore the latest trends in culture and entertainment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the new themes, curated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.4yfn.com\/programmes\/\">programmes<\/a>\u00a0will spotlight start-ups and innovation in high growth verticals and strategic areas, including digital health, impact, frontier tech, fintech, sports, investors, communities, and Diversity4Tech. All these topics and more will are in the lineup of more than 300 speakers \u2013 including Sasha Michaud, the co-founder of Barcelona-based tech unicorn, Glovo \u2013 alongside:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Francesca Bria \u2013 President,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdpventurecapital.it\/cdp-venture-capital\/en\/home.page\">Italian National Innovation Fund<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Judit Carrera \u2013 General Director,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccb.org\/en\">CCCB<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Gemma Gald\u00f3n Clavell \u2013 Founder and CEO,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eticasconsulting.com\/\">Eticas Research and Consulting<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Zina Jarrahi \u2013 President,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amptnetwork.com\/\">AMPT<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Ali Parsadoust \u2013 Founder,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.babylonhealth.com\/\">Babylon Health<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Zoe Peden \u2013 Principal,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ananda.vc\/\">Ananda Impact Ventures<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>David Siegel \u2013 CEO,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/regulatory-environment\/mobile-energy-efficiencytup.com\/\">Meetup<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Maximilian Tayenthal \u2013 Co-Founder,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/n26.com\/\">N26<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Teddy Zee \u2013 COO,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mintnft.com\/\">MintNFT<\/a>; and more\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over 500 international start-ups will exhibit their latest products at 4YFN, and over 200 will pitch at the 4YFN Discovery Area Pitching Stage, aiming to secure funding from leading funds, VCs, and CVCs to support the next phase of their journey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 4YFN Awards 2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mwcbarcelona.com\/mobile-awards\/2022-categories-and-awards\">GSMA\u2019s Global Mobile Awards (GLOMO Awards)<\/a>, the 4YFN Awards aims to find the best digital start-ups from around the globe. This year\u2019s five finalists are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/authena.io\/\">Authena<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naxsolutions.com\/\">Nax Solutions<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iduntechnologies.com\/\">IDUN Technologies<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citibeats.com\/\">Citibeats<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/roybirobot.com\/\">ROYBI Roboi<\/a>. Selected by a panel of industry experts and investors, who follow criteria such as impact, innovation, and scalability, these finalists will now have the opportunity to pitch their projects on stage, with the winners receiving a booth at 4YFN MWC Barcelona 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsors at 4YFN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4YFN is supported by platinum sponsor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bstartup.bancsabadell.com\/\">BStartup<\/a>\u00a0Banco Sabadell, host sponsors\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accio.gencat.cat\/ca\/inici\/\">ACCI\u00d3<\/a>\u00a0from the Government of Catalonia,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcelonactiva.cat\/\">Barcelona Activa<\/a>\u00a0(Barcelona City Council),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icex.es\/icex\/es\/index.html\">ICEX<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/red.es\/es\">red.es<\/a>\u00a0from the Government of Spain, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mobileworldcapital.com\/en\/\">Mobile World Capital Barcelona<\/a>. The headline sponsors in 2022 are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caixabank.es\/empresa\/dayone_en.html\">CaixaBank \u2013 dayOne<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esade.edu\/en\">Esade<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayra.com\/\">Wayra, Telef\u00f3nica Innovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Join us at one of the world\u2019s most influential start-up events by registering\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.4yfn.com\/registration\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; ENDS &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About GSMA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The GSMA is a global organization unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation foundational to positive business environments and societal change. Our vision is to unlock the full power of connectivity so that people, industry, and society thrive. Representing mobile operators and organizations across the mobile ecosystem and adjacent industries, the GSMA delivers for its members across three broad pillars: Connectivity for Good, Industry Services and Solutions, and Outreach. This activity includes advancing policy, tackling today\u2019s biggest societal challenges, underpinning the technology and interoperability that make mobile work, and providing the world\u2019s largest platform to convene the mobile ecosystem at the MWC and M360 series of events.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to find out more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/\">gsma.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About 4YFN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4YFN is the start-up event of the world\u2019s largest exhibition for the mobile industry, GSMA MWC. Our goal is to support start-ups, investors, and companies to connect and launch new business ventures together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contacts: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GSMA Press Office<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:pressoffice@gsma.com\">pressoffice@gsma.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>300+ speakers and BStartup Banco Sabadell back as platinum sponsor 3 February 2022, Barcelona: The GSMA\u2019s leading start-up and innovation platform,\u00a04YFN (Four Years From Now), returns to the heart of\u00a0MWC Barcelona\u00a0for a second consecutive year. 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