4YFN Awards 20234YFN Awards 2023
The 4YFN Awards is a global startup competition aimed at finding the best digital startups around the globe. It is the highest official recognition offered exclusively to startups during MWC Barcelona 2023.
Don’t miss the Awards Ceremony – Wednesday, 1 March, 17:00, Banco Sabadell Stage.
Top 50 startups
Competition Timeline
Call for Entries Closes
18 October
Top 50 Startups list published
24-28 October
Finalists Announcement
11 November
4YFN Awards Finale
1 March
Meet the remote evaluation panel
Chris Smith
Managing Partner at Playfair Capital
Lourdes Álvarez
Partner at JME Ventures
Borja Breña
Principal at Nauta Capital
Raquel Bernal
Managing Partner at Draper B1
Andy Lurling
Founding Partner at LUMO Labs
Alex WC Chueh
Senior Investment Manager at Harbinger VC
Laureen Cook
Executive TMTS Adviser & CEO at Extelcon
Faisal Zia
Technical Director at GSMA Foundry
Ines de Lestapis
Associate at Notion Capital
Luisa Rubio
Head of Wayra X
Cristina Alcocer
Venture Capital Investor at Seaya
Jorge Baron
Associate at Adara Ventures
Prizes and Perks
Finalists
- 4 MWC 2023 Discovery passes
- Pitch Opportunity at the main 4YFN Stage
- Meet international press for promotion of the finalists projects
- Mentions on Social Media and Newsletter
- Invite to the 4YFN VIP Activity
- Digital trophy
Top 50 startups
- 2 MWC 2023 Discovery passes
- Pitch Opportunity at 4YFN
- Mentions on 4YFN web and marketing channels
- Digital trophy
Winner
- Free Startup exhibition pod for 4 days at 4YFN MWC Barcelona 2024
- Pitch Opportunity at the main Stage during 4YFN Barcelona 2024
- Complimentary passes for MWC Barcelona 2024**
- Meet international press for promotion of the winning project
- Interview with Mobile World Live
- A dedicated article on 4YFN news
- Mentions on Social Media and Newsletter
- Digital trophy
More prizes by our partners and sponsors will be announced soon!
Rules and regulations
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 Goals
Read the full Rules of Entry.
