Upstream Festival 2022

This May and June, the Rotterdam Metropolitan area will again transform into the place where startups, scale-ups, investors, bold corporates, policy-makers and students come together to make a positive impact in the world. Upstream provides access to capital, new markets and talent for entrepreneurs who want to scale their business.

This is where you meet, learn and connect through a plethora of events, carefully curated with a common goal: enabling innovations that will drive the transition to a future proof economy. An economy that is digital, carbon-neutral, circular and inclusive. Driven by you. The change-makers.

Main events of Upstream Festival take place at Bird Rotterdam. A three-day programme, with matchmaking, fireside chats, unconferences and networking. All accessible with a three-day ticket (except the invite-only events):

31.05 Capital Day
01.06 Talent Day
02.06 International Growth Day

In addition, Upstream co-creators organise independent events spread all over the region. Ranging from a founder investor padel tournament to ecosystem tours. And from VC cooking workshops to superconnectors.