Verda is one of the main sponsors at Junction 2026, alongside Arduino and DeepMind, and we own the AI Infrastructure Track.
We’ll be giving free credits to all participants. We’ll also offer a bounty and give two talks. Our engineers will be on site all weekend to answer your questions.
Junction is Europe’s biggest hackathon with over 2,000 participants from 100+ countries and €100k in prizes. It takes place on November 13-15, 2026, at Hyper Areena in Espoo, Finland. That’s just under 30 minutes away from the Verda HQ.
Verda credits
Every team competing at Junction gets Verda credits.
No matter the challenge you solve, Verda credits unlock all services on our Cloud Platform. You can choose anything from Instant Clusters for distributed GPU workloads to Inference API with Kimi K3.1 Pro for long-horizon coding or agentic workflows.
With the credits, you’ll get access to the same platform and services that the world’s leading AI teams use to push the AI frontier. Get the full overview.
As a participant, you can get coupon codes through the official Junction Platform. You can redeem them by following our docs. If you’re having issues, reach out to us via Junction’s Discord or by clicking the chat icon in the bottom right corner of our website or console.
Best use of Verda
In addition to free credits, you can compete in our “Best use of Verda” challenge. You’re eligible as long as you solve any challenge at Junction 2026 by using any of Verda’s services.
Document your process and submit it via the official Junction Platform. We’re looking for teams that won’t shy away from tackling the hardest problems and that show how their solutions can scale beyond early prototypes.
The winning team gets 10,000 EUR in cloud credits and Verda merch, including hoodies. Runner-up teams in second and third places get 2,500 EUR in cloud credits.
Where to find us
Our team will be on-site the entire weekend! If you have questions, make sure to find us and say hi!
Keynote
Our CTO, Arturs Polis, will give a keynote on Sunday, November 15, at 14:10. This is right before participants start pitching their projects.
You can expect a concise talk on how our engineers make compute, storage, networking, and software work in unison to squeeze peak performance. You’ll also get an insider’s look into our in-house AI Lab and how we minimize the carbon footprint of AI compute.
Workshop
Our engineers will host a 30-minute workshop to onboard all participants to the Verda Cloud Platform. You can join it on Friday, November 13, at 20:30, right after the opening ceremony.
Booth
You can find our team on-site throughout the entire weekend at our booth. We’ll be on the 3rd floor, booth 6. That’s right behind the main stage!
Come say hi, ask your questions, and grab some Verda merch! By popular request, we’ll have our “Hot coffee, cold GPUs” stickers!
Get in touch
Got any questions? Drop us a line via our contact form with “Junction” in the subject line!
