4YFN Awards 2025

Deadline: October 01, 2024

Competitions

Business Plan Tech & IT

Location(s)

Online
Spain

Overview

The most prestigious global startup competition to discover the best digital startups on the planet and for the planet. It is the most outstanding recognition for startups at Mobile World Congress Barcelona, guaranteeing visibility and international exposure.

Details

This year, for the first time, the list of “Top 50 startups” will be published! Five finalists, from the Top 50 list, selected by a remote committee of international investors will make it to the grand finale. The finalists will then pitch on the main stage at 4YFN 2025 to a jury panel of investors. After the pitches, the winner will be announced on main stage and offered an attractive prize package.

Timeline

Opportunity is About

Computers & IT Economics & Business Engineering Media, Marketing & PR

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Eligibility

Candidates should be from:

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo: Democratic Republic Congo: Republic Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic East Timor Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Korea, North Korea, South Kosovo UN1244 (*not recognized by majority of countries) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau North Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian Authority Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Description of Ideal Candidate

Applicant eligibility rules:

Startups already incorporated and duly registered with no more than five years of existence
Startups from any sector are welcome, but they must be related with digital technologies
Startups must be contributing to one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goal

Dates

Deadline: October 01, 2024

Cost/funding for participants

Fully Funded

Prizes and perks

More prizes by our partners and sponsors will be announced soon!

Top 50 startups

2 MWC 2025 Discovery passes
Pitch opportunity at 4YFN 2025
Invites to networking activities and speed dating session
Inclusion on 4YFN startup catalogue
Mentions on 4YFN web and marketing channels
Digital trophy
4 days access to the Executive Lounge, 8.1

Finalists

4 MWC 2025 Discovery passes
Pitch opportunity at the main 4YFN stage 2025
Meet international press to promote your project
Invites to networking activities
Inclusion on 4YFN startup catalogue
Exposure on social media and 4YFN Newsletter
Interview with the 4YFN crew during the event
Invite to the 4YFN VIP activity
GSMA Foundry showcase package
Digital trophy

Winner

€20,000 cash prize, courtesy of the GSMA Foundry
Free startup exhibition pod for 4 days at 4YFN MWC Barcelona 2025
Speaking opportunity on main stage at 4YFN Barcelona 2025
Complimentary passes for MWC Barcelona 2025
Meet international press for promotion of the winning project
Interview with Mobile World Live for the LinkedIn preview
A dedicated article on 4YFN news
Mentions on social media and newsletter
Digital trophy

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