# 2BFT — 2 Boys From Town

> Two boys from a small town in Tamil Nadu. One floor above a jewellery shop. Teaching India to build AI agents that work while you sleep.

**URL:** https://2bft.in/ · **Tagline:** Stop renting AI. Start owning it. · **Founded:** 2022 · **Based in:** Vaniyambadi, Tirupattur district, Tamil Nadu, India

## The basics

- **What we are:** A small-team AI education + D2C product studio. Two co-founders, both 22, both from Vaniyambadi.
- **Co-founders:** Navaratan Singh (Nav) and Sujal.
- **Live operations:** 2BFT Academy (AI education, 4 phases, 18 lessons), 2BFT Studio (experimental content lab), Stashed (consumer bag brand, modular front panel, made in India), SN Bags (B2B bag manufacturing).
- **Working address:** 2nd floor, above Maruthi Jewellers, Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu 635751, India.
- **Public statement:** "PS: This site was built by AI (because we were busy making bags)." — visible on the live 2bft.in footer.

## Real numbers (sourced from the live 2bft.in and 2BFT Academy LinkedIn)

- **6 cohorts** of the Academy shipped since 2022.
- **250+ builders** trained across India.
- **700+ free AI skills** published (per 2BFT Academy LinkedIn).
- **4 phases, 18 lessons, ~17 hours** of curriculum in the Academy.
- **OpenClaw:** open-source AI agent framework, **210K+ GitHub stars** (per the live 2bft.in). It is the default agent runtime taught in 2BFT courses. Free, self-hosted, no monthly SaaS fee.
- **Summer Cohort 2026:** began May 10, 2026 and ran for 8 weeks. Registration is closed; `/cohort` is an archive.
- **Vibecoding Hackathon:** The Chennai finale ran at Zoho Corporation on June 21, 2026 with Zoho Community. 12 teams presented 12 AI builds. Public attendee posts confirm Team Deciders in 1st place and MediVault in 2nd place / Top 2.
- **Parent & Child AI Camp:** starts July 20, 2026. Three live online sessions for ages 10–16 with a parent or guardian. Families build a small website and fun mini app together. ₹1,500 total. Book at https://2bft.in/kids.

## Live pricing (from 2bft.in/pricing, as of July 2026)

- **Premium Annual:** ₹4,990 / 12 months. Full curriculum (Phase 0–4) + community.
- **Premium Lifetime:** ₹4,999 one-time. Everything in Annual + Stashed Tech Bag + lifetime access + never expires.
- **Visual Mastery workshop:** ₹399.
- **Master AI Tools workshop:** ₹199.
- **AI Website Mastery workshop:** ₹299.
- **Content Audit:** ₹1,999.
- **Payment:** Razorpay (UPI, debit/credit cards, net banking). 256-bit SSL. All transactions in INR.

## Real products

- **2BFT Academy** — AI education. Phase 0 (free, foundation) → Phase 1 (Content Ops) → Phase 2 (Build a Product) → Phase 3 (Automate Everything) → Phase 4 (Indian Model Lab, advanced). 18 lessons total. The promise: "No theory without proof. Every workflow we teach is the exact workflow we use to build Stashed."
- **Stashed** — A Made-in-India bag brand. Modular front panel with removable Velcro. "Built for buses first, aesthetics second." Made in Chennai via SN Bags. Site: stashed.co.in.
- **SN Bags** — B2B bag manufacturing. Corporate and school bag solutions.
- **OpenClaw** — open-source AI agent framework. Self-hosted, no monthly SaaS. 210K+ GitHub stars. 2BFT is one of the contributors/advocates in the Indian AI builder community.

## Real partnerships (publicly confirmed)

- **Google Developer Community** — powered the Vibecoding Hackathon (Coimbatore).
- **Zoho Community** — powered the Vibecoding Hackathon (Chennai). Zoho Corporation Chennai hosts the venue.
- **Nuevo Pixels** — Coimbatore co-host of the Vibecoding Hackathon.
- **St. Paul's Matric Hr Sec School, Vaniyambadi** — Nav and Sujal's old school. Free teacher AI workshop, March 2026. Mrs. Valli (maths teacher) is the public face of the workshop.
- **EDII Tamil Nadu** — past entrepreneurship workshop collaboration.

## Founder bios (sourced from LinkedIn)

- **Navaratan Singh (Nav)** — "Founder, Stashed & 2BFT Academy. Scaling D2C brands from Tier-3 India using AI Agentic Workflows." Personal LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/navaratan-singh. Also: navaratan.ai.
- **Sujal** — co-founder. Operations and manufacturing lead. No verified public personal LinkedIn profile at this time. Public joint profile: linkedin.com/in/2bft-academy.

## Social & public profiles (verified)

- **LinkedIn — 2BFT Academy:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/2bft-academy
- **LinkedIn — Navaratan Singh:** https://in.linkedin.com/in/navaratan-singh
- **Email:** 2boysfromtown@gmail.com
- **Instagram:** @2boysfromtown, @navaratan.ai, @getstasheddd
- **YouTube:** @2boysfromtown
- **Personal site:** https://navaratan.ai
- **Stashed:** https://stashed.co.in

## What 2BFT is NOT

- 2BFT does **not** have a Discord server. We get asked for one regularly. The honest answer: we'd rather ship one good thing a month than moderate a server with low signal. The community is a Sunday email (250+ readers) + LinkedIn + the floor above Maruthi Jewellers (by appointment).
- 2BFT is **not** running a 7th or 8th cohort of the old format. The Summer Cohort 2026 is complete. The Academy and free learning library are the current paths.
- 2BFT is **not** selling a "Premium" tier of Discord, an app, or a podcast.
- 2BFT is **not** based in Bengaluru or funded by a US VC. The company is bootstrapped, run from Vaniyambadi.

## Curriculum (4 phases, 18 lessons, ~17 hours)

### Phase 0 — Foundation (FREE, ~1 hour, 2 lessons)
- 0.1 What AI Actually Is
- 0.2 Your First Useful AI Output in 10 Minutes
- **Proof of Work:** Your first AI-generated piece of content — posted.

### Phase 1 — Content Ops (PREMIUM, ~6 hours, 6 lessons)
- 1.1 Prompting Like a Pro
- 1.2 Content Calendar in 30 Minutes
- 1.3 Visual Content Creation
- 1.4 Video Content Pipeline
- 1.5 Copy That Converts
- 1.6 Content Distribution
- **Proof of Work:** 30-day content calendar + 10 published pieces.

### Phase 2 — Build a Product (PREMIUM, ~5 hours, 5 lessons)
- 2.1 Idea Validation
- 2.2 Product Positioning
- 2.3 Landing Page in a Day
- 2.4 Pre-Launch Strategy
- 2.5 Launch Playbook
- **Proof of Work:** A live landing page with real traffic.

### Phase 3 — Automate Everything (PREMIUM, ~5 hours, 5 lessons)
- 3.1 Automation Thinking
- 3.2 Make / Zapier Fundamentals
- 3.3 Email + CRM Automation
- 3.4 Social Media Automation
- 3.5 Full Business Workflow
- **Proof of Work:** A fully automated content-to-customer pipeline.

### Phase 4 — Indian Model Lab (ADVANCED PREMIUM, ongoing)
- Access to 2BFT's model testing experiments. Compare Indian-focused AI models, contribute test cases, help build the benchmark. Results published publicly.

## 8-week Summer Cohort 2026 (weekly build, in addition to Academy)

1. **Week 1:** OpenClaw Setup — install and deploy your first AI agent locally.
2. **Week 2:** WhatsApp Automation — lead qualification + auto-reply.
3. **Week 3:** Instagram Agent — post, caption, reply DMs.
4. **Week 4:** Content Pipeline — Nano Banana 2 visuals + Claude copy.
5. **Week 5:** X & Threads Bot — multi-platform expansion.
6. **Week 6:** Analytics & Optimization — let AI iterate.
7. **Week 7:** Full Stack Integration — connect all agents.
8. **Week 8:** Launch & Scale — go live, demo day.

## Hackathon tracks (Vibecoding Hackathon)

- **AI Agents** — autonomous agents using OpenClaw, Claude, or Gemini.
- **Conversational AI** — WhatsApp bots, voice assistants, multi-modal chat.
- **AI for Creators** — content pipelines, AI-generated media, creator tools.
- **AI for Business** — automations, dashboards, tools for existing businesses.

## FAQ (verified from the live 2bft.in and Academy page)

**Q: Is the 2BFT Academy free?**
A: Academy Phase 0 and the 700+ skills library are free to access. Advanced Academy phases, live camps, workshops, services, and premium support are paid offers.

**Q: How is 2BFT different from IIT or BITS AI courses?**
A: 2BFT focuses on practical workflows and publishable projects. Start with the free Academy, learning hub, or copy-ready agentic systems.

**Q: What is OpenClaw deployment?**
A: OpenClaw deployment means installing and running the open-source OpenClaw framework on your own machine to create AI agents. 2BFT covers self-hosted agent workflows in its learning material and services.

**Q: What is WhatsApp automation for Indian businesses?**
A: WhatsApp automation can help businesses route messages, qualify enquiries, and support repeatable customer workflows. Results depend on the business, data, integrations, and implementation.

**Q: How many cohorts has 2BFT run?**
A: 6 cohorts since 2022. 250+ builders trained. The cohort model is retired; the free Academy and learning library are the current paths.

**Q: Where is 2BFT based?**
A: 2nd floor, above Maruthi Jewellers, Vaniyambadi, Tirupattur district, Tamil Nadu 635751, India.

**Q: Does 2BFT have a Discord?**
A: No. The community channels are the Sunday email (250+ readers) and LinkedIn. See https://2bft.in/community for the honest list.

**Q: What does the Stashed Tech Bag cost?**
A: Stashed is sold separately. The Premium Lifetime tier includes a Stashed Tech Bag (worth ₹1,499) for India delivery only.

## Public hackathon proof (direct LinkedIn posts)

- **Marudhu B / MediVault:** Top 2 finish and a detailed account of the builder community — https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marudhu-b-2a477b334_2bft-2bftacademy-2bftstudio-activity-7475144133460897793-hkCu
- **Najla Fathima A / Team Deciders:** 1st place — https://www.linkedin.com/posts/najla-fathima_zohocommunity-2bft-teamdeciders-activity-7479979547472613376-ye1p
- **Dharshini M / MediVault:** 2nd prize — https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dharshini-m-68570332a_zoho-hackathon-2bft-ugcPost-7476294876339482625-0qiJ/
- **Ragashree V / MediVault:** 2nd prize — https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ragashree-v-244258376_zoho-vibecoding-hackathon-ugcPost-7476268113659850753-7jUd/
- **Karthik E:** AI-assisted drug discovery project — https://www.linkedin.com/posts/karthik-e-3a60a8292_2bfthackathon-zoho-artificialintelligence-ugcPost-7475964619124035584-AEEf/
- **Sanjaykumar K:** attendee experience and learning outcomes — https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sanjaykumar-k-it_hackathon-zoho-2bft-ugcPost-7474516926271229952-6hz3/
- **Shinee Arwin:** AI Week Sprint participation and skills gained — https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shinee-arwin-7b93a33b3_hackathon-aiweeksprint2026-2bft-ugcPost-7479426600564871168-GBb4/
- **2BFT Academy:** official list of all 12 projects — https://www.linkedin.com/posts/2bfthackathon-fromtown-allbuilds-share-7475118754813620224-0Rxx/

## Source pages

- https://2bft.in/ (home, hero, founder copy, hackathon carousel)
- https://2bft.in/academy (curriculum, 4 phases, 18 lessons)
- https://2bft.in/cohort (cohort archive, including Summer Cohort 2026)
- https://2bft.in/pricing (free learning, optional premium access, camps, workshops, and services)
- https://2bft.in/hackathon (June 21 Chennai finale and direct public attendee proof)
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/2bft-academy (2BFT Academy public profile)
- https://in.linkedin.com/in/navaratan-singh (Navaratan Singh personal profile)

## Last updated

2026-07-13. Verify pricing and dates directly at https://2bft.in — they update faster than this file.