About UpNext Global
UpNext Global is the infrastructure layer connecting startup ecosystems to the founders expanding into them.
We cover the global startup circuit — from South Summit Madrid and Web Summit Rio to GITEX Africa, Hello Tomorrow, START Summit, and CIX Toronto — through editorial, events, and community. Thirteen events and 300+ founder companies profiled across six regions in 2026, with 45+ more on the calendar.
We don't just report on ecosystems. We connect them.
What We Do
UpNext World
Editorials, founder spotlights, and a weekly newsletter reaching ecosystem builders, founders, and investors across North America, Europe, MENA, Latin America, and Africa. We tell the stories of the companies positioned to scale beyond their home market — global readiness, early traction, breakout momentum.
UpNext Events
Virtual and in-person events running alongside the biggest conferences on the international startup circuit. Webinars, collaborative showcases with our platform partner Gatherly, and the UpNext Global Summit — where the ecosystems we cover all year come together in one room.
UpNext Space
A curated founder community for companies in the messy middle — past launch, before scale. Application-based, mentor-supported, and built for the founders doing the hard work between funding rounds.
Founding Partner
Flashpoint Global is UpNext's founding partner — the soft landing experts for international companies entering North America. Flashpoint clients get published through UpNext World, access to UpNext Events, and mentorship through UpNext Space. Two organizations, one infrastructure layer.
Spotlight Criteria
We focus on companies positioned to scale beyond their home market. What we look for: global readiness, early traction, and breakout momentum from leading competitions and accelerators. If you're building something that matters beyond your borders, we want to hear about it.
Events, Accelerators, and Ecosystems
If you run an event, accelerator, or ecosystem program and want your pitch competitions, demo days, or showcases covered by UpNext — reach out. We're always looking for the next stage worth watching.
Partner
We partner with accelerators, venture funds, corporate innovation teams, government trade agencies, service providers, and brands that want to reach international founders at the moment they're expanding.
If your audience is the global startup ecosystem, let's talk → Partner
UpNext Global — the infrastructure layer connecting startup ecosystems to the founders expanding into them.