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Free, self-paced 10-week course. New content released weekly — complete it in your own time.

What we're looking for: Curiosity about building compassionate AI. Commitment to animal advocacy, climate action, and/or AI safety. No technical skills required.

Full scholarships available for SCs, OBCs, EWS, DNTs, and the Transgender community.

The bootcamp is free and self-paced — start anytime

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Full scholarships available for SCs, OBCs, EWS, DNTs, and the Transgender community.

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Applications reviewed on rolling basis. Response within 2 weeks.

Full-Time Accelerator Application

12-week program: In-person at C4C Campus in Bengaluru. Intensive development, mentorship, pitch preparation, and investor introductions.

Animal Rights Coding Camp (ARCC): Optional 4-week programme for animal protection projects. Teams arrive with prototypes, pitch to investors in week 1, and successful teams graduate to the main accelerator.

What we're looking for: Developers with an existing prototype or MVP. We provide accommodation, meals, compute access, and per-team stipends (INR 200,000 - 1,000,000).

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Who will use this tool? *

What do you need help with to get to production? *

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Can you commit to the 12-week program in-person in Bengaluru? *

Are you building a for-profit or non-profit? *

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I understand C4C provides accommodation, meals, compute access, and stipends for accelerator participants in Bengaluru.

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Applications reviewed within 2 weeks. Interviews for shortlisted candidates.

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Year-round events worldwide. All skill levels welcome. We run hackathons globally in cities like London, Silicon Valley, Washington DC, Berlin, and Mumbai. Each event has its own registration process.

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Past Events

COMPLETED

Code 4 Compassion Bengaluru

Bengaluru, India

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Code for Compassion Campus event held at The Yard, Carlton Towers. Focused on building AI tools for animal advocacy and climate action.

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Code 4 Compassion DC

November 9, 2025 • Washington, DC

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Held at The George Washington University Law School. Paired legal professionals with developers to prototype AI-powered tools for animal protection law.

COMPLETED

Code 4 Compassion Berlin

November 16, 2025 • Berlin, Germany

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Berlin's first AI for animals hackathon at ProVeg International. Part of the Kickstarting 4 Good Summit.

Other Previous Locations

London • Silicon Valley • Mumbai

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