4YFN presents 150 startups at the first edition of GSMA Mobile World Congress Americas

• 4YFN, the business platform for the growing community of technology startups, promoted by Mobile World Capital Barcelona (MWCapital), reaches San Francisco after its editions in Barcelona, Shanghai and Tel Aviv 
• MWCapital travels to San Francisco with a delegation of 28 technology and innovation companies, organised in collaboration with Barcelona City Council, Acció and Red.es
• The participating startups will have the opportunity to take a tour of the innovative Silicon Valley ecosystem, where they will visit, amongst other places, Google HQ

August 31, 2017

4 Years From Now (4YFN), a Mobile World Capital Barcelona (MWCapital) programme that offers a global business platform for the growing community of technology startups, touches down in Silicon Valley for the first time ever. The meeting, in which 150 international startups will participate, will be held within the framework of the first edition of GSMA Mobile World Congress Americas, in partnership with CTIA, from 12  to 14 September.

The participating startups will have the opportunity to exhibit their projects to more than 30,000 representatives from across the mobile industry. The entrepreneurs will offer a wide range of solutions from within various sectors such as gaming, entertainment, marketing and finance. 4YFN Americas has entrepreneurs from more than 20 countries, including Colombia, Greece, Spain, Singapore, South Korea, Finland and USA.

Over the three days, entrepreneurs, investors and large corporations will take part in a programme of activities, including presentations from industry experts such as: David Fisher, Vice President, Business & Marketing Partnerships, Facebook; Robert Scoble, Partner, Transformation Group; Azita Aravani, Head of Innovation Partnering & Ecosystem Ventures, Nokia; Kurt Hoppe, Connected Car, IoT and Disruptive Innovation, General Motors, and Chris Gottschalk, Principal, Blumberg Capital.

The event schedule will also include startup pitching sessions, workshops, networking activities and the 4YFN Awards, which recognises the best startup taken from three main categories: identity, blockchain and cyber-security; IoT and artificial intelligence; and augmented and virtual reality.

4YFN offers journalists the opportunity to take part in the pitch the press sessions, where you will be able to discover the best stories among targeted and sector-specific startups exhibiting at the venue. Please submit your interest here.

In addition to the 4YFN editions in Barcelona, Shanghai and Tel Aviv, 4YFN is increasing its presence at large international events in order to unite industry professionals with the digital entrepreneurial ecosystem to strengthen and establish further ties between worldwide markets.

Tour of the innovative Silicon Valley ecosystem

The startups will be taken on a tour of the innovative Silicon Valley ecosystem, where they will have the chance to visit, among other places, Google HQ. This activity has been organised so that entrepreneurs can witness first-hand the technology giant’s latest solutions and most innovative projects.

Esteban Redolfi, Executive Director of 4YFN says, “Through the creation of 4YFN at Mobile World Congress Americas, we are building a much-needed bridge between European ecosystems and the various ones across the US.The presence of 4YFN in Silicon Valley was a must, given that it is home to some of the largest technological brands, and a place we simply must explore together with the technology startups.”

Delegation of Spanish companies in San Francisco

MWCapital will travel to San Francisco with a delegation of 28 Spanish companies, all associated with technology and innovation. This initiative is being promoted in conjunction with the Ministry of Energy, Tourism and the Digital Agenda, represented by the Secretary of State for the Information Society and Digital Agenda, and Red.es, the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, along with ACCIÓ and Barcelona City Council, through Barcelona Activa, to promote the Spanish corporate fabric within the technological sector and to strengthen ties with the American market.

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