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Silicon Canals is the leading English language technology media source for the Benelux and wider Europe. We cover news, knowledge, and insights from the European technology and startup ecosystem, providing a growing number of startups CEOs, technology scale-up founders, angel investors, venture capitalists, innovation managers, and other interested parties from the tech and startup community with invaluable and indispensable information.
Silicon Canals
Silicon Canals was founded in 2014. Currently, founder, CEO and owner Remco Janssen serves as the publisher and Rahul Raj as the editor in chief.
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See all- Network event2 attendees from 6 groups hostingUpstream Festival 2025Annabel, Rotterdam
📣 Special invite for our community with a 15% discount using "SiliconUpstream"
Two days of everything a startup needs for growth. Upstream is where innovation meets community. Join us for an electrifying blend of inspiration, collaboration, and forward-thinking. Whether you’re a founder, investor or a corporate change maker, this community-driven festival is your gateway to cutting-edge ideas, meaningful connections, and endless possibilities.
On 21 and 22 May 2025, Upstream Festival returns, bringing together everything startups need for growth. Together with our partners and a highly curated group of founders of startups and scale-ups, investors, corporates and policy makers from all over Europe we will gather for this one common goal. The main location for the event is Rotterdam’s pop music venue Annabel.
❗️Tickets are available here. Use code “SiliconUpstream” to receive a 15% discount.
Founded in 2020, Upstream Festival has quickly become a well known community-led event for startups. Every year, the event brings together a carefully selected group of over 2,000 founders, investors and change makers with one common goal: to build companies that contribute to a better world. Upstream helps startups and scale-ups with the connections, inspiration and people they need to realize their full potential. With an impressive main program and over 35 side events, the two-day event offers everything startups need to grow.
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See all- Network event5 attendees from 6 groups hostingCompetitive B2B content with Marketing IntelligenceThis event has passed