Next Block Expo

What Next Block Expo does

Next Block Expo (NBX), operated by NBX Sp. z o.o., is a Warsaw-based conference and event organizer focused on the blockchain, Web3, and cryptocurrency sectors. Its flagship product is the annual NBX Warsaw Summit — a two-day in-person event branded as 'The Blockchain Festival of Europe' — which aggregates builders, investors, exchanges, regulators, and students. Since launching in Berlin in November 2022, NBX has held editions in Warsaw and Berlin, with the upcoming NBX 2026 scheduled for March 24–25, 2026 at a larger Warsaw venue, targeting approximately 2,500 attendees, 140+ speakers, and 40+ exhibitors.

The company's core technology is its event platform stack: an AI-powered networking mobile app (Networking 3.0) that handles attendee matchmaking, badge scanning, and meeting scheduling, layered with a separate VOD platform (powered by PPV Stream) that distributes recorded sessions for 45–180 days depending on ticket tier. Programming is organized around six content tracks (DeFi, Blockchain Gaming, Metaverse/NFT, Scaling & Infrastructure, Web3 Discovery, Fundraising & Investing), supported by dedicated sub-products such as the Pitch Contest, Web3 Gaming Zone, Women in Web3 program, and an Ambassador Program.

The business model is event-driven and multi-stream. Direct consumer revenue comes from tiered ticket sales — General ($95), Startup ($215), Investor ($263), VIP ($1,089), Student ($25), and Women in Web3 ($59) — distributed through the company website and accepting fiat and crypto payments. The higher-margin enterprise revenue comes from corporate sponsorships and exhibition booth sales (with Bybit EU, MEXC, KuCoin EU, and CoinW among named core partners for NBX 2026), supplemented by financial partnerships with VC firms (Draper, Delphi Digital) for the Pitch Contest and media partnership fees. A standalone VOD offering at $19 per access extends monetization beyond the two-day in-person window. Distribution runs through the website, 100+ media partners, 25+ community partners, and an ambassador referral network.

Name

Next Block Expo

Legal name

NBX Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://nextblockexpo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Next Block Expo (NBX) is a Warsaw-based conference organizer that runs annual blockchain and Web3 festivals in Central and Eastern Europe, serving crypto builders, investors, exchanges, and regulators through tiered ticketing, sponsorships, and an AI-powered networking app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Tiered ticket pricing for different attendee categories including General ($95), Startup ($215), Investor ($263), VIP ($1089), Student ($25), and Women in Web3 ($59). Revenue generated through direct online sales via the website.
2. Sponsorship & Exhibition: Corporate sponsorships and exhibition booth sales at the conference, with various partnership tiers including branding opportunities, speaking slots, and networking access.
3. Media Partnership: Partnership arrangements with crypto and blockchain media outlets providing brand visibility, content distribution, and promotional support.
4. VOD Access Sales: Sale of video-on-demand access to recorded conference content for $19 per access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Next Block Expo organizes large-scale Web3 and blockchain conference events, anchored by its flagship NBX Summit (held in Berlin and moving to Warsaw for 2026). The company sells tiered event tickets to individual attendees (General, Student, VIP, Women in Web3) and sponsorship/exhibition booth packages to crypto and Web3 enterprises, supported by an AI-powered Networking 3.0 mobile app, an on-demand VOD platform, and a Web3 Startup Pitch Contest.

Product overview

Next Block Expo (NBX) operates as an annual conference platform and event series centered on blockchain, Web3, AI, and crypto. The core product is the NBX Warsaw Summit — a 2-day in-person conference branded as 'The Blockchain Festival of Europe' — supplemented by several add-on modules: the Networking 3.0 Mobile App (AI-based matchmaking for attendees), the VOD Platform (on-demand recorded session access), the Pitch Contest (startup pitching competition for Web3 projects), the Web3 Gaming Zone (dedicated gaming exhibition area), the Women in Web3 Program (a specialized track and community for women), and the Ambassador Program (community leader partnership with ticket discounts and co-branding tools). Ticket tiers (General, Startup, Investor, VIP, Women in Web3, Student) gate access across these modules, with the VIP tier providing full access to all areas and features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Women in Web3: A dedicated track and community initiative at NBX supporting women in the Web3 space with special badges, VIP contests, and networking opportunities.
• Networking 3.0
• Pitch Arena
• Web3 Gaming Zone
• Genesis Stage

Products and services

• NBX Summit Conference Flagship multi-track Web3 and blockchain conference organized annually by Next Block Expo, drawing 2,500 attendees, 140+ speakers, 40+ exhibitors, 100+ investors, and 50+ vetted startups across six parallel content tracks. Tiered individual tickets (General, Student, VIP, Women in Web3) are sold to attendees, with the 2026 edition hosted in Warsaw.
• NBX VOD Platform On-demand video streaming platform that lets paying viewers replay NBX Summit content after the live event, sold separately from in-person tickets at $19 one-time access.
• Web3 Startup Pitch Contest Competition offering at the NBX Summit where vetted Web3 startups pitch on stage to attending investors, gaining funding exposure and ecosystem visibility. Startups apply and pay to participate.
• Sponsorship & Exhibition Packages Tiered B2B sponsorship and exhibition booth packages sold to crypto exchanges, blockchain foundations, and Web3 enterprises (e.g., Bybit, MEXC, KuCoin, CoinW), including booth space, panel slots, logo placement, and badge-scan lead capture for the 40+ exhibitors per edition.
• Web3 Gaming Zone Dedicated exhibition zone at the NBX Summit for Web3 gaming projects, offering 30 limited booths to gaming-focused teams within the broader conference exhibition floor.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,500+ attendees, 140+ speakers, 40+ exhibitors expected at NBX 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bybit EUcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026Bybit EU is a major cryptocurrency exchange operating in the EU market under MiCAR license. Co-CEO Georg Harer serves as a speaker at NBX 2026, contributing to conference content on regulatory compliance and European crypto market development.
• MEXCcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026MEXC is a global cryptocurrency exchange. COO Vugar Usi serves as a speaker at NBX 2026, sharing expertise on global expansion and market operations.
• KuCoin EUcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026KuCoin EU is the European arm of the KuCoin exchange. Managing Director Sabina Liu speaks at NBX 2026, bringing institutional finance expertise to the conference.
• CoinWcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026CoinW is a leading digital asset trading platform. Chief Strategy Officer Nassar Al Achkar speaks at NBX 2026 on global strategy and ecosystem partnerships.
• Gumi Cryptos CapitalcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026Silicon Valley investment fund with over $500M in assets. General Partner Miko Matsumura speaks at NBX 2026 and has called the conference 'an absolutely terrific world-class conference for blockchain'.
• Kanga ExchangecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026Global cryptocurrency platform with over 350 physical exchange points. CEO Sławomir Zawadzki speaks at NBX 2026.
• DL Invest GroupcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026One of the fastest-growing Polish investment and development platforms in commercial real estate (portfolio worth PLN 5 billion). CEO Dominik Leszczyński speaks at NBX 2026.
• AdvapayminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026Fintech and compliance advisory firm. Managing Director Ivan Aleksandrov speaks at NBX 2026 on licensing options for crypto businesses.
• Cookie3minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026AI-powered data layer for crypto. CEO Filip Wielanier speaks at NBX 2026 on crypto analytics and decentralized intelligence.
• CointelegraphcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026Leading blockchain media outlet. Head of Cointelegraph Accelerator David Shengart speaks at NBX 2026.
• Investing.comminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026Global financial media platform serving as a media partner for NBX.
• U.TodayminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026Cryptocurrency news outlet serving as a media partner.
• PPV StreamcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2026Technical partner responsible for distribution of access to live broadcasts and VOD platform. Handles payment processing, access delivery, and claims processing for online viewing.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Consensus (CoinDesk): Consensus is the longest-running major crypto industry conference, organized by CoinDesk, drawing tens of thousands of attendees. It targets the same investor, exchange, and developer audience as NBX, but at significantly larger scale.
• Devconnect: Devconnect is an Ethereum Foundation-supported event series hosting week-long gatherings of Ethereum builders, researchers, and protocol teams. It overlaps with NBX's Web3 infrastructure and developer tracks and competes for similar builder and VC audiences.
• Web3 Summit: Web3 Summit is a Berlin-based Web3 conference historically focused on protocol-level infrastructure and decentralized governance. As another European competitor with a developer and builder focus, it is a close peer to NBX's Warsaw/Berlin footprint.
• Messari Mainnet: Messari Mainnet is an annual crypto research and investor conference hosted by Messari. It targets VCs, funds, and institutional participants — directly overlapping with NBX's Investor tier and Fundraising & Investing track.
• ETHDenver: ETHDenver is one of the largest annual Web3 hackathons and conferences, combining builder programming with investor and sponsor activation. It is highly comparable to NBX's combined pitch-contest, conference, and networking model.
• Paris Blockchain Week: Paris Blockchain Week is a major European Web3 conference covering DeFi, NFTs, infrastructure, and regulation. It directly competes with NBX for European attendees, sponsors, and thought leadership, making it the closest geographic comparable.
• ETHGlobal: ETHGlobal organizes Ethereum-focused hackathons and conferences worldwide. It targets the same developer, startup, and VC audiences as NBX's Web3 Discovery and Pitch Arena tracks and represents a comparable event-driven Web3 community operator.
• Solana Breakpoint: Solana Breakpoint is the flagship annual conference for the Solana ecosystem, combining protocol updates, builder programming, and ecosystem sponsorship. It parallels NBX's mix of keynote content, Web3 Gaming Zone, and exchange sponsorship model.
• Token2049: Token2049 is one of the largest global Web3 conferences, held annually in Singapore and Dubai. It targets the same audience of builders, investors, exchanges, and protocol teams as NBX, making it the most direct global comparable in the crypto-conference category.
• NFT.NYC: NFT.NYC is a major annual Web3/NFT conference held in New York that combines conference content, exhibitions, and side events. It overlaps with NBX's Metaverse/NFT content track and builder/investor networking focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/NextBlockExpo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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