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First city: Sarajevo. Regional roadmap next.

The first Adria Tech Arena event is confirmed for Sarajevo: Adria Hack, the first hackathon edition, running overnight from Saturday 12 to Sunday 13 September 2026. Around 50 builders from across Europe and the wider EMEA region. Applications closed on 16 August and the teams are selected.

[01]Upcoming

The first Sarajevo edition.

Applications closed24-hour startup hackathon

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Adria Hack Sarajevo

The first Adria Tech Arena event: a 24-hour startup hackathon for ~50 selected builders from across Europe and the wider EMEA region.

Date
12–13 September 2026
Location
Sarajevo — hosted at HTEC
Applications
Closed 16 Aug · teams selected

Tracks

  • AI Infrastructure
  • HealthTech
  • Fintech

Confirmed partners

Backing the first Sarajevo edition.

BuilderBase

Hosting platform

Microsoft AzureMicrosoft Azure

Cloud & API credits

MongoDB

Cloud & API credits

Google Cloud

Cloud & API credits

HTEC

Venue & mentorship

Infobip

Sponsor & mentorship

Prelint

Sponsor & credits

C&S Asset Management

Sponsor & talent

GDG Sarajevo — Google Developers GroupGDG Sarajevo

Community partner

BiscuitBiscuit

Technology partner

Bloomteq

Mentorship partner

Ministry of Programming

Mentorship partner

Zira Group

Supporting partner

qla.dev

Supporting partner

BH Futures Foundation

Community partner

LovableLovable

Supporting partner

Fondacija 787Fondacija 787

Supporting partner

BHBAN — Business Angels NetworkBHBAN

Supporting partner

[02]Launch timeline

How the arena rolls out.

A deliberate sequence, launched step by step from Sarajevo. Each stage is announced only when it is real.

  1. [01]

    Open

    Founding community opens

    Builders, mentors, and partners join the founding list.

  2. [02]

    Next up · 12–13 Sep

    First hackathon

    Adria Hack Sarajevo — selected teams build around partner-backed tracks.

  3. [03]

    Follows the hackathon

    Demo night

    Builders demo publicly to sponsors, investors, founders, and mentors.

  4. [04]

    Roadmap

    Regional city scouting

    The model expands city by city across the region.

[03]What participants build

Real products, not slide decks.

Teams build working projects around partner-backed challenge tracks: AI Infrastructure, HealthTech, and Fintech. The strongest projects get mentors, a public demo stage, and follow-up with partners after the event.

What comes next

Sarajevo is set. The region is next.

Adria Hack Sarajevo is closed and the teams are selected. Join the founding community to hear about the next edition before it opens.