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Barcelona Activa promotes 35 start-ups at 4YFN and reinforces its support for local entrepreneurship

Barcelona Activa promotes 35 start-ups at 4YFN and reinforces its support for local entrepreneurship

The municipal agency participated once again in the 4YFN-MWC trade fair, in a week marked by entrepreneurship, innovation and connection.

Barcelona, 07 Mar 2025

Mobile World Congress and 4YFN closed a new edition with a total of 109,000 attendees from 205 countries, matching the figures for 2019. This world-class event counted on more than 2,900 exhibitors, sponsors and partners, as well as more than 1,200 thought leaders and speakers, of whom 41% were women.   

This year, the conference focused on artificial intelligence and the evolution of 5G, technologies that are shaping the future of connectivity and innovation. In this context, 4YFN welcomed more than 1,000 start-ups, 380 speakers and more than 900 investors with collective funds totalling 60 billion euros. 

Once again, Barcelona Activa has reinforced its commitment to the city's entrepreneurial ecosystem at 4YFN, accompanying 35 start-ups linked to the agency and offering its own space to showcase their solutions: 

In this way, the Barcelona Activa space at the fair has been a key meeting point for start-ups, investors and innovation professionals, where they can generate new business opportunities and do networking. 

MWC and 4YFN will return next year with more innovation and new companies from 2nd to 5th March, 2026. 

Find out about the participation of Barcelona Activa at the trade fair and watch the video summary

Within the framework of the MWC, the first edition of the Talent Arena was also held, an initiative promoted by Mobile World Capital Barcelona that brought together more than 20,000 developers from 115 countries at the Fira Montjuïc venue. This event was attended by 53% senior professionals from more than 1,500 companies, who participated in a total of 223 sessions. With a new edition already confirmed for 2nd to 4th March, 2026, Talent Arena aims to consolidate itself as the major European meeting place for digital talent.