What's UpNext
What’s UpNext: Signals from the Global Startup Circuit
The F1 Circuit of the Startup Ecosystem. Tracking founders, momentum, and signals as they emerge.
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.
UpNext World Tour
Web Summit Rio 2026: Dalton Lab Wins the PITCH on a Record Stage
The 2026 edition was Web Summit Rio's biggest — 40,287 attendees, 1,572 startups, 688 investors. All three startups in the PITCH final on Center Stage were Brazilian. Dalton Lab, an UpNext founder, took the win. Here's the full cohort.
UpNext World Tour
Hello Tomorrow 2026: Deep Tech Reports From the Field
The 11th edition of the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge came to Amsterdam for the first time. The 26 finalists weren't pitching moonshots, they were reporting from the field.
UpNext World Tour
South Summit Madrid 2026: Mitiga Solutions Wins, Plus the Standouts
Mitiga Solutions took the Global Winner title as Madrid's most international edition pushed AI into health, capital markets, water, and defense.
What's UpNext
What’s UpNext: Signals from the Global Startup Circuit
The F1 Circuit of the Startup Ecosystem. Tracking founders, momentum, and signals as they emerge.
What's UpNext
What’s UpNext: Signals from the Global Startup Circuit
The F1 Circuit of the Startup Ecosystem. Tracking founders, momentum, and signals as they emerge.
UpNext Ecosystem
Google for Startups Accelerator Canada 2026
Canada's AI ecosystem has moved from research credibility to deployment infrastructure. The 2026 Google Accelerator cohort signals the shift — 14 startups building for enterprise buyers, not labs, with technical stacks vetted for scale.
What's UpNext
What’s UpNext: Signals from the Global Startup Circuit
The F1 Circuit of the Startup Ecosystem. Tracking founders, momentum, and signals as they emerge.
UpNext World Tour
Web Summit Vancouver 2026: Enterprise AI Deployment Recap
Enterprise AI projects stalled as buyers demanded working systems. Clean tech competed on economics, not ESG. Vancouver surfaced constraint-driven founders.
What's UpNext
What’s UpNext: Signals from the Global Startup Circuit
The F1 Circuit of the Startup Ecosystem. Tracking founders, momentum, and signals as they emerge.
What's UpNext
What’s UpNext: Signals from the Global Startup Circuit
The F1 Circuit of the Startup Ecosystem. Tracking founders, momentum, and signals as they emerge.
UpNext Ecosystem
ScaleUp 10: Ones to Watch
OneEleven’s ScaleUp 10: Ones to Watch spotlighted Canadian scaleups building across AI, healthcare, manufacturing, mobility, and enterprise systems at DiscoveryX 2026. The cohort reflected where commercial traction and operational scale are emerging across Canada’s tech ecosystem.