SPRINT ZAGREB

Junction Hackathon Event

April 22, 2026, 16h00-21h30
Bird Incubator - UI. Franje Petracica 4, 10110, Zagreb, Croatia

What is it?

Collaborative session between startups, students, and corporate actors.

7 startups showcase their projects. Participants support them for 2 hours to improve the concept, build an execution strategy, and create a pitch deck.

FOR INVESTORS

Join us to meet the most promising SEE startups in one place and learn more about the regional startup ecosystem.

FOR STARTUPS

Showcase your product or an idea to all key Venture Capital investors, media and leading business executives.

FOR ENTREPRENEURS

Join us, present your company and listen talks from our top notch speakers from startup world and tech industry.

FOR STUDENTS

Listen to tech talks with multiple tracks on multiple stages and expand your business network.

The Sprint

16h00

Introduction

16h15

Conferences

Founders - A talk on sharing real-world experience
Corporates & Students - Cross Vision

16h50

The Hackathon Rules

17h00

Hackathon

Collaborative work on startup projects

19h00

Conference

VCs & Investors — insights on the future of investing

19h20

Hackathon participants' pitch

20h20

Awarding of prizes to the winners

20h30

Networking

What's at stake

Winning startup:

The startup that proposed the best project wins:

Plane tickets to Finland
Accommodation covered
Access to the major Junction event (November)

Winning team:

The team that worked on the winning project wins:

€500 prize

2026 SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

Evan Ray

Directeur créatif

Ben Cole

Responsable du compte

Jane Ford

Media Strategist

Mia Lee

Analyste marketing