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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

10 Sep 2026 — 9 min read

Welcome back. September is moving fast. Global Fintech Fest is running this week in Mumbai. The Head Start, our advance networking session for Elevate, is today. Next week, Montreal takes over with back-to-back events. The Canada Fintech Forum opens Monday. ALL IN follows right after with 6,500 people and 200 speakers on AI. And Elevate Festival is 12 days out in Toronto.

We just published our full Elevate preview on upnext.world. More on that below.

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