{"id":11944,"date":"2026-03-16T11:25:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/2026\/03\/16\/what-happens-after-mwc-4yfn-ends\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:43:41","slug":"what-happens-after-mwc-4yfn-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/en\/2026\/03\/16\/what-happens-after-mwc-4yfn-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens after MWC-4YFN ends?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;This edition was completely different from previous ones. Not only because of the level of the projects, but also because of the energy of the ecosystem and the connections that were created\u201d<\/h3>\n\n<p id=\"ember61\">The first week of March, Barcelona once again became the center of the global startup ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>During <strong>4YFN and MWC<\/strong>, thousands of founders, investors, and professionals came together to <strong>share ideas and discover new opportunities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>At <strong>Bcombinator<\/strong>, we experienced it in the best possible way: <strong>surrounded by our community<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>From our <strong>stand at 4YFN<\/strong> to the <strong>event we hosted during the week<\/strong>, which brought together <strong>more than 1,100 people from the ecosystem<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p id=\"ember61\">Because <strong>startups don\u2019t grow alone<\/strong>. They grow <strong>thanks to the people who build the ecosystem<\/strong>. \ud83d\ude80 <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-bcombinator-hub-de-innovacion-1024x133.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-bcombinator-hub-de-innovacion-1024x133.png 1024w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-bcombinator-hub-de-innovacion-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-bcombinator-hub-de-innovacion-768x100.png 768w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-bcombinator-hub-de-innovacion-1536x200.png 1536w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-bcombinator-hub-de-innovacion-600x78.png 600w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-bcombinator-hub-de-innovacion.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>During the four days of the event, <strong>Bcombinator\u2019s stand at 4YFN became a meeting point for founders and professionals across the ecosystem<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>We welcomed<strong> dozens of founders interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/en\/accelerator\/\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/en\/accelerator\/\">Learning more about our acceleration program<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/en\/investor\/\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/en\/investor\/\">Presenting their startups as investment opportunities for investors<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/en\/contact\/\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/en\/contact\/\">Sharing the current stage of their projects<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/en\/events\/\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/en\/events\/\">Connecting with other entrepreneurs <\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Beyond the scheduled meetings, many of the most interesting conversations happened spontaneously.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>And very often,<strong> that\u2019s where something new begins<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto-1280x640.png 1280w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In the middle of <strong>4YFN<\/strong> week, we also took a moment for something just as important: <strong>coming together as a community<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Portfolio founders, mentors, and Bcombinator partners<\/strong> gathered at <a href=\"https:\/\/partnerships.qonto.com\/Bcombinator-BQONTO\"><strong>Qonto Garden<\/strong> <\/a>to share conversations and <strong>keep building together<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Thanks to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/qonto\/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_pulse_read%3Bu2bafjWbQjOVYQrzDwjPpA%3D%3D\">Qonto<\/a><\/strong> for opening the doors to their space.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>And if you\u2019re <strong>launching or managing a startup<\/strong>, you can get 3 months FREE on any paid plan with the code: <strong>BQONTO3M<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/partnerships.qonto.com\/Bcombinator-BQONTO\">Discover it here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-web-bcombinator-SEO-1024x133.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-web-bcombinator-SEO-1024x133.png 1024w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-web-bcombinator-SEO-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-web-bcombinator-SEO-768x100.png 768w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-web-bcombinator-SEO-1536x200.png 1536w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-web-bcombinator-SEO-600x78.png 600w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner-web-bcombinator-SEO.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto-1-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto-1-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto-1-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto-1-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto-1-1280x640.png 1280w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Articulo-Linkedin-foto-1.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Some nights during <strong>MWC\u20134YFN<\/strong> week just hit differently. <strong>This was one of them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>More than <strong>1,100 founders, investors, corporates, and ecosystem professionals<\/strong> gathered at the <strong>event organized by Bcombinator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Our <strong>VIP Cocktail <\/strong>was a great success: <strong>a curated and exclusive space<\/strong> where many of the next collaborations began to take shape.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>M\u00e1s tarde, junto a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vtex.com\/en-us\/\">VTEX<\/a><\/strong>, patrocinador principal del <strong>Afterwork<\/strong>, organizamos <strong>uno de los encuentros m\u00e1s concurridos de toda la semana<\/strong>, reuniendo en una sola noche a gran parte del <strong>ecosistema emprendedor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Because in the end, ecosystems are built this way: people meeting and deciding to build together. <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/what-comes-after-4YFN-2026-1024x133.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/what-comes-after-4YFN-2026-1024x133.png 1024w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/what-comes-after-4YFN-2026-300x39.png 300w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/what-comes-after-4YFN-2026-768x100.png 768w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/what-comes-after-4YFN-2026-1536x200.png 1536w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/what-comes-after-4YFN-2026-600x78.png 600w, https:\/\/bcombinator.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/what-comes-after-4YFN-2026.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 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