4YFN Barcelona 2027

How it compares

MWC Barcelona and 4YFN serve different parts of the same technology ecosystem. Mobile operators, network vendors and established connectivity suppliers have more reason to concentrate on MWC. A founder developing an AI application, enterprise product or health technology business gains a more concentrated startup setting at 4YFN, while keeping corporate innovation teams within reach in the same venue.

Slush in Helsinki is a strong alternative when the principal objective is early-stage venture fundraising. Its startup and investor passes require approval, and its program emphasizes founders, venture investors and company building. Slush expects 12,000 founders, investors and media in 2026. That focused audience suits a funding conversation; 4YFN adds the commercial context of MWC and the chance to test a product with corporate partners.

South Summit Madrid brings startups, investors and corporations together through a different route. Its Buyers Club is designed for scaleups with solutions ready for corporate deployment, and the program includes deeptech and corporate innovation forums. Madrid merits attention for a scaleup seeking customers through structured buying activity. Barcelona is especially relevant when those customer conversations depend on connectivity, mobile distribution or technology partnerships linked to MWC.

4YFN suits founders and corporate innovation teams who want investment conversations and technology pilot discussions in the same trip.

Who exhibits

The exhibition combines young technology companies with established suppliers and institutions that support startup growth. In 2026, Odoo demonstrated integrated business software and Deloitte presented its support for startup technology, funding and expansion. JETRO, ICEX and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council appeared among the pavilion organizations. Their presence gives the floor a delegation-led international character, alongside individual ventures. The mix is useful for discovering a product and then finding the corporate or ecosystem partner that can help bring it to market.

Last year's exhibitors

1. 

   Odoo

2. 

   Dell

3. 

   Deloitte

4. 

   Boehringer Ingelheim

5. 

   Garmin International

6. 

   Nvidia

7. 

   Remote

8. 

   Apex-Brasil

9. 

   Qonto

10. 

    Chift

11. 

    Sofnt

12. 

    PACK2EARTH

13. 

    Büyütech

14. 

    DMCC

15. 

    Kiwontech

16. 

    ENERZAi

17. 

    Yongatek

18. 

    Uraphex

19. 

    Shoptimus AI

20. 

    Ringover

21. 

    Cailabs

22. 

    Navlungo

23. 

    Fizix

24. 

    GoGoChart Technology

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4YFN Barcelona 2027

4YFN 2027 continues its independent startup program alongside MWC, with curated meetings for founders, investors and corporations. The Awards again provide a route onto the pitch stages: the Top 20 receive exhibition pods and passes, and finalists present on the main 4YFN Stage. The previous winner, Spanish health technology company Biorce, works on faster and more transparent clinical trials. That choice shows the competition's reach beyond mobile hardware into the application of technology to specific industries.

• Use the North entrance beside Hall 8 for 4YFN; the event's visitor route differs from the main MWC arrival flow.
• For investment scouting, combine the Awards pitches with 4YFN's curated startup-investor meetings; the competition and meeting program serve different stages of discovery.
• A delegation pavilion can connect you with an ecosystem as well as a product: JETRO, ICEX and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council participated in 2026.

Exhibiting

4YFN sells exhibition space and sponsorship through its sales team, with prime positions allocated first-come, first-served. The Awards offer a separate, selective route to an exhibition pod for the Top 20 startups. Participation makes particular sense for ventures that can demonstrate a product to corporate buyers while pursuing investment; institutions can also bring a startup delegation through a pavilion.