Name: Vibe Coding Hackathon
Start: 2026-06-14T09:00:00+05:30
End: 2026-06-21T20:30:00+05:30
Location: Zoho Corporation, Chennai

Question 1

What is 2BFT Academy?

Accepted Answer

2BFT Academy is an AI education platform run by Navaratan Singh and Sujal — two 22-year-old founders from Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu, India. The Academy teaches practical AI skills through a 4-phase, 18-lesson curriculum (~17 hours total) that covers content creation, product building, and workflow automation. It includes 746 free AI skills and a free Discord community.

Question 2

How much does 2BFT Academy cost?

Accepted Answer

2BFT Academy is free to start. The free tier includes 746 AI skills and Phase 0 of the Academy. We also offer 1-hour workshops starting at ₹199, a 1-on-1 AI Content Audit for ₹1,999, a Claude Code Full Setup for ₹9,999, and a Kids AI Summer Camp for ₹1,499.

Question 3

Who are the founders of 2BFT?

Accepted Answer

2BFT was founded by Navaratan Singh (Nav) and Sujal, who are brothers-in-business from Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu. Both are 22 years old. Nav also runs the consumer bag brand Stashed. The duo work out of the second floor of Maruthi Jewellers, the family jewellery shop.

Question 4

What is Stashed?

Accepted Answer

Stashed is a modular tech bag brand created by Nav of 2BFT, made in Chennai, India. The bags are built for Indian commuters with features like removable Velcro front panels and a form factor tested on Chennai buses and Mumbai metros. Stashed is sold at stashed.co.in.

Question 5

What is the 2BFT Vibe Coding Hackathon?

Accepted Answer

The Vibe Coding Hackathon ran from June 14–21, 2026 at Zoho Corporation, Chennai. Sponsored by Zoho Community. Free entry. 12 teams. After-movie + photo gallery coming soon. We don't run hackathons on a fixed schedule — the next one will be announced when there's a reason.

Question 6

Is 2BFT free?

Accepted Answer

Yes — 2BFT offers 746 free AI skills, a free Discord community, and free Phase 0 of the Academy. 1-hour workshops start at ₹199, the Kids AI Summer Camp is ₹1,499 for 5 days, the AI Content Audit is ₹1,999, and the Claude Code Full Setup is ₹9,999.

Question 7

Where is 2BFT based?

Accepted Answer

2BFT is based in Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu, India. The team works out of the second floor of Maruthi Jewellers, the founders' family jewellery shop.

Question 8

Where does India rank in AI capability in 2026?

Accepted Answer

India ranks 3rd globally in AI capability as of 2026, up from 7th in 2025. The jump is driven by the IndiaAI Mission (₹10,372 Cr, ~$1.24B), 3,100+ AI startups, the India AI Impact Summit (Feb 2026, New Delhi, 30 countries), and population-scale digital infrastructure (Aadhaar, UPI, DigiLocker).

Question 9

How many AI startups are there in India?

Accepted Answer

There are 3,100+ AI startups in India as of 2026, tracked under the IndiaAI Mission. The IndiaAI + Kalpa Impact repository maps 110 AI-for-impact startups working on agriculture, healthcare, education, and financial inclusion.

Question 10

What is the IndiaAI Mission?

Accepted Answer

The IndiaAI Mission is the Government of India's flagship AI programme, backed by ₹10,372 Cr (~$1.24B). It funds IndiaAI Compute Capacity, the IndiaAI Application Innovation initiative, the IndiaAI FutureSkills programme, and the IndiaAI Innovation Centre. The mission's flagship event, the India AI Impact Summit, ran in February 2026 in New Delhi with 30+ countries and 300+ organisations.

Question 11

How is 2BFT part of the Indian AI ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

2BFT is the small-town, grassroots end of the Indian AI ecosystem. Founded by two 22-year-olds (Navaratan Singh and Sujal) from Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu, 2BFT runs the 2BFT Academy (4-phase curriculum, 746 free AI skills), tests every major model release on day one, and has worked with Zoho Community, EDII Tamil Nadu, and St. Paul's Matric Hr Sec School, Vaniyambadi. 2BFT has trained 250+ builders across 8 cohorts. Positioning: 'AI from Bharat' — practical AI education in Tamil and English, at Indian price points, from a tier-3 town.

Question 12

Where can I learn AI for free in India?

Accepted Answer

The 2BFT /learn hub (2bft.in/learn) is the highest-value free AI learning landing page in India — 200+ real, curated tutorials, docs, GitHub repositories, and YouTube channels, organized beginner to advanced. The /agentic-systems catalog (2bft.in/agentic-systems) is a second free resource: 100+ copy-ready agentic workflows across 10 categories. Together with the Academy's 746 free AI skills and free Phase 0, you can build a real AI workflow with ₹0 spent.

Question 13

What is the 2BFT 200+ free resources hub?

Accepted Answer

The 2BFT /learn hub (2bft.in/learn) is a free, curated landing page of 200+ real AI learning resources — tutorials, docs, GitHub repositories, and YouTube channels, organized beginner to advanced. The hub is the recommended starting point for anyone new to AI in India. It covers prompt engineering, AI-assisted coding, visual AI, voice AI, workflow automation, agent frameworks, foundation models, and Indian-context tools. It requires no signup, no card, and is updated for July 2026.

Question 14

What is the 2BFT 100+ agentic systems catalog?

Accepted Answer

The 2BFT /agentic-systems catalog (2bft.in/agentic-systems) is a free, curated index of 100+ real, working agentic AI systems you can build today using OpenClaw, Mastra, LangGraph, n8n, Make.com, or Claude Code. The 10 categories are personal productivity, coding, content, business, e-commerce, research, education, marketing, operations, and builder meta. Each entry points to a real, working build — not vapor.

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