Fydemy Accelerator

Name of the competition: Fydemy Accelerator

About the competition: Fydemy Accelerator is a startup-focused innovation programme based in Indonesia designed to support ambitious builders in transforming early-stage ideas into impactful products. Through its ecosystem of hackathons, mentorship, community engagement, and founder-focused development opportunities, Fydemy provides participants with a platform to refine their solutions, validate real-world applications, and accelerate their journey from prototype to scalable venture. The accelerator brings together emerging entrepreneurs, developers, and innovators to collaborate, receive feedback, and gain exposure within a global builder ecosystem.

Date of competition: 16 July 2026

Achievement: First Place 

Prize: Rakit.dev Credits, Sumopod Credits, Certification and LiftOff Accelerator Acceptance

REP Student: Anirudh Mannattil

Product/Proposal: CarbonCredible - an AI-powered platform designed to enhance transparency, credibility, and accountability within the carbon offset market.

Description: CarbonCredible is an AI-driven sustainability intelligence platform that evaluates carbon offset projects by analysing environmental documents, extracting critical insights through natural language processing, and combining data-driven assessments to identify project credibility and potential risks. The platform was created to address a major challenge in the carbon market: ensuring that carbon credits represent genuine environmental impact rather than contributing to greenwashing. By providing automated screening, feasibility evaluation, and structured insights, CarbonCredible aims to help organisations, investors, governments, and sustainability stakeholders make more informed decisions when supporting climate projects.

After participating in the BitBash S2 Hackathon, CarbonCredible was selected among the top four projects, earning advancement into the Fydemy Accelerator. Through the accelerator stage, the team further refined the product vision, strengthened its market potential, and competed against other high-impact solutions, ultimately achieving First Place. As the next stage of its growth journey, CarbonCredible has been accepted into the LiftOff Accelerator, where the team will collaborate with global builder communities and innovators connected with ecosystems such as MIT, Stanford, Harvard, and Y Combinator. This opportunity will support further product development, market expansion, partnership exploration, and the continued mission of building a scalable AI solution for improving trust and transparency in the global carbon economy.

Center: Anirudh Mannattil