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Of the Field

4YFN27

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YFN27 is the leading startup event running alongside MWC Barcelona, connecting founders, investors, corporates, and public leaders. The event provides a unique platform for networking, business deals, and innovation, attracting over 105,000 attendees across both 4YFN and MWC. 4YFN is focused on tangible business outcomes, including investment, partnership b…

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28Voices
53Underwriters
20Exhibitors
39On the bill · sessions
93Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at 4YFN27, in alphabetical order.
Alexandra Cooke
Senior Director of Global Membership · ACT
Alvaro Martinez
CEO · Luzia
Atif Rafiq Ritual
CEO & Co-Founder
Azeem Azhar
Founder · Exponential View
Benedict Evans
Analyst
Carmen Palacios-Berraquero
Founder and CEO · Nu Quantum
Caroline Chayot
Partner · Atomico
Cristina Fonseca
General Partner · Indico Capital Partners
Daniel Hulme
Chief AI Officer · WPP
Dominik Kirchdorfer
Founder & CEO · Acute XR
Elisenda Bou Balust
Co-Founder & CEO · Cala
Enrique Lizaso
CEO · Multiverse Computing
Hendrik Brandis
Founding Partner · Earlybird Venture Capital
Itxaso Del Palacio
General Partner · Notion Capital
Jesse Zhang
Co-Founder & CEO · Decagon AI
John Hoffman
CEO · GSMA Ltd.
Karine Peters
VC Investor · T.Capital
Lukas Saari
CEO & Co-Founder · Tandem Health
Maria Goikoetxea
Policy Manager · ACT | The App Association
Martin Kon
President Emeritus · Cohere
Olga Forné
Global CISO · Abertis Group
Oriol Sans Ballart
Senior Startups Manager · ACCIÓ - Government of Catalonia

— and 6 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
AccioTier 3
ACCIOHost Sponsor
ACT App AssociationTier 2
Ajuntament de Barcelona
AstrazenecaTier 2
AWS StartupTier 3
AWS Startups
Banco SabadellMain Sponsor
Barcelona ActivaTier 3
Barcelona Knowledge AllianceTier 2
BCAHost Sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Caixa BankMain Sponsor
CNBCMedia Partner
Consorci
Cruz Roja
DazeinfoMedia Partner
Dealroom
Deal Room
Dell & Nvidia
EICTier 5
El Ecosistema
El Referente
EsadeTier 3
ESADE
ESN
ET NewsMedia Partner
EuronewsMedia Partner
EuroNewsMedia Partner
European Startup NetworkMedia Partner
EYTheme Headline Sponsor
Fast ModeMedia Partner
Financial TimesMedia Partner
Global Health Connector
GSMA Foundry4YFN Awards Prize Sponsor
HKSTPTier 3
ICEXHost Sponsor
ICEX Invest in Spain
Innovators Magazine
MWCHost Sponsor
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The Programme

Selected from 39 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:00 - 13:00 • Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner District, Sky Stage

    Accelerating AI Innovation with Dell Technologies and NVIDIA

    INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE
  • 10:00 - 11:10 • Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner District, Banco Sabadell Stage

    4YFN Opening Session: Exponential Value in the AI Economy

    INFINITE AI
  • 11:00 - 11:35 • Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner District, Agora Stage

    From Apps to Agents: Your Next Teammates Will Be AI

    INFINITE AI
  • 11:00 - 12:00 • Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner District, Founders Stage

    4YFN Awards Semi-Finals: Climate Tech & Digital Horizons

    INFINITE AI
  • 11:00 - 12:00 • Hall 8.1 - 4YFN, 4YFN Pitching Stage

    Startup Pitching Session: Spain Pavilion showcase (I)

    FOUNDERS ACADEMY
  • 11:30 - 13:00 • Hall 8.1 - 4YFN, 4YFN Meeting Hub

    4YFN Exhibitor Mentoring: Health Tech

    HEALTH TECH
  • 11:35 - 12:45 • Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner District, Banco Sabadell Stage

    From SaaS to Agent-Driven Economy

    INFINITE AI
  • 11:55 - 12:25 • Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner District, Agora Stage

    When AI Becomes Agentic: The Next Evolution of Telco Intelligence

    INFINITE AI
  • 12:00 - 13:00 • Hall 8.0 – 4YFN & Partner District, 4YFN Workshop Room

    Founders Workshop: Turning your Tech Genius into Business Growth

    FOUNDERS ACADEMY
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 93 companies show up — and 2 bet on three roles at once?

93 companies. two are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
2All threespeak · spons · exh
49Sponsoringsponsor only
18Exhibitingexhibitor only
24Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Acció·&act

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

71% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1243%
  • Founder / Owner621%
  • Director / Head of27%
  • Manager / Lead311%
  • Engineer · IC14%
  • Advisor / Investor14%
  • Other roles311%

Of 28 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01AccioSp·T
  2. 02AccióEx1V
  3. 03&actEx1V
  4. 04ACT App AssociationSp·T
  5. 05Ajuntament de BarcelonaSp
  6. 06AstraZenecaSp·T
  7. 07AWS StartupSp·T
  8. 08AWS StartupsSp
  9. 09Banco sabadellSp·M
  10. 10Barcelona ActivaSp·T
  11. 11Barcelona Knowledge AllianceSp·T
  12. 12BCASp·H
  13. 13Boehringer IngelheimSp
  14. 14Caixa BankSp·M
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
4yfn awards prize sponsor1
2% of 53
host sponsor4
8% of 53
main sponsor2
4% of 53
media partner13
25% of 53
theme headline sponsor1
2% of 53
tier 24
8% of 53
tier 37
13% of 53
tier 52
4% of 53
unspecified19
36% of 53
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters