What's UpNext
What’s UpNext: Signals for a Global 2026
A look at the founders, points of view, and signals shaping what’s coming next as we expand the UpNext World Tour and go deeper into global ecosystems.
Edwin J. Frondozo
Edwin Frondozo is an award-winning podcaster, entrepreneur, and founder of UpNext Global. He spotlights innovators shaping the future through stories, interviews, and insights from the world’s top startup stages.
What's UpNext
What’s UpNext: From Slush to 2026
A look back at Slush, the standout founders shaping What’s UpNext, and how we’re gearing up for a bigger, more global 2026.
Web Summit
Inside Slush 100: Diffraqtion Wins It All, Plus the Finals and Standout Founders
A full recap of the Slush 100 finals including the winner, the runner ups, and the standout startups that shaped Slush 2025 and showed where global tech is headed next.
What's UpNext
What’s UpNext: Web Summit to Slush
From Web Summit to Slush, this week brings us to the final stop of the 2025 UpNext World Tour. Inside: founder stories, pitch winners, signals from the road, and a look at what is coming in 2026.
Web Summit
Web Summit PITCH 2025: The Finals That Point to What’s UpNext
A look inside the Web Summit PITCH 2025 finals with the winner the runners up and the standout startups shaping what happens next in tech.
What's UpNext
What’s UpNext: From SAAS NORTH to Web Summit
From SAAS NORTH to Web Summit Lisbon to Slush Helsinki: discover the founder stories, global stages, and future perspectives shaping what’s UpNext in 2026.
SaaS North
SaaS North 2025 PitchFest Highlights: Xena Intelligence Takes the Win
SaaS NORTH marked its 10th anniversary in Ottawa, celebrating a decade of SaaS innovation. UpNext Global was on-site to spotlight 23 founders and the PitchFest-winning moment from Xena Intelligence.
Expand North Star
Inside Expand North Star 2025: 80+ Founder Stories, Global Finals, and the Future of Innovation in Dubai
Celebrating 10 years of Expand North Star, UpNext Global captured 80+ founder stories in Dubai — from the Supernova Challenge 2.0 Grand Finale to The Firehood Women in Tech Stage and Japan’s Web3 Founder Challenge — spotlighting the innovators shaping what’s next.