Edwin J. Frondozo is the founder of UpNext Global and co-founder of Flashpoint Global, a category growth firm that helps founders build the systems behind scalable growth. He has spent the last decade inside startup ecosystems across North America and internationally as a founder, operator, podcast host, and ecosystem builder.
Builds growth systems with founders. Not theory. Systems that work.
He is the founder of UpNext Global, a media and ecosystem platform that surfaces the world's most promising startups through editorial coverage, live events, and global tours across Lisbon, Helsinki, Dubai, Doha, and beyond. He co-founded Flashpoint Global, a category growth firm that helps post-revenue founders build narrative-led, category-defining ventures through community growth and go-to-market execution.
Edwin is the author of
Future Narrator (#1 Amazon bestseller) and the executive producer and host of the
Business Leadership Podcast, a Top 10 Global Business Podcast with thousands of interviews featuring leaders from Google, Microsoft, Wealthsimple, RBC, Mastercard, and Dell.
He has spoken at and covered major global startup ecosystems including Web Summit, Collision, Slush, and Expand North Star. Based in Toronto, he works at the intersection of AI, narrative strategy, and founder ecosystem development.
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